Entry ban for 85 tons of onions from Russia and Kazakhstan. What did the inspectors question?

Published 2024년 6월 10일

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In April and May 2024, inspectors from the Border Branch in Koroszczyn of the Provincial Inspectorate of Plant Health and Seed Inspection in Lublin examined 38 shipments of plant goods sent to the European Union and rejected them due to failure to meet EU phytosanitary import requirements. The shipments included fresh onions totaling 85,000 kg from Russia and Kazakhstan with incorrect or false phytosanitary certificates or non-compliant wooden packaging. The inspections were primarily conducted at the Border Branch in Koroszczyn, covering six border crossings in the Lublin Voivodeship, with the majority of shipments originating from Russia, Belarus, Central Asia, and China.

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In April and May 2024, inspectors from the Border Branch in Koroszczyn of the Provincial Inspectorate of Plant Health and Seed Inspection in Lublin questioned 38 shipments of plant goods sent to the European Union. The reason for refusing import was failure to meet EU phytosanitary import requirements. “The goods banned/refused to be imported into the territory of the Union included fresh onions with a total weight of 85,000 kg, originating from Russia and Kazakhstan. The detained onion shipments were provided with incorrect phytosanitary certificates containing false information, or were transported on wooden packaging material that was not compliant with the ISPM 15 standard," we read in a statement from the State Plant Health and Seed Inspection Service (PIORiN). As it added, the ISPM 15 standard is an international standard on phytosanitary measures that specifies the rules for the treatment and marking of wooden packaging and fastening wood, commonly used in the international ...

Source: AgroPolska