Peru: Phytosanitary requirements established for importing blueberry plants from Spain

Published Oct 14, 2024

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The National Agrarian Health Service of Peru (Senasa) has made it mandatory for blueberry plants imported from Spain to meet certain phytosanitary requirements. The importer must obtain a phytosanitary import permit from Senasa and the shipment must be certified and shipped from a authorized nursery in Spain. The plants must be free of certain pests and viruses. Upon entry into Peru, a sample will be sent for testing and the shipment will be quarantined for 16 months with inspections during this time. The results of these inspections will determine the final destination of the product.

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The National Agrarian Health Service of Peru (Senasa) established, through Ministerial Resolution No. D000038-2024-MIDAGRI-SENASA-DSV, the mandatory phytosanitary requirements for the importation of blueberry plants (Vaccinium ssp.) of origin and originating in Spain. Published in the Official Gazette of Peru, the resolution indicates that the shipment must have the phytosanitary import permit issued by Senasa, obtained by the importer or interested party, prior to certification and shipment in the country of origin and origin. In addition, at the beginning of each season, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain must send Senasa the list of nurseries authorized to export the plants. In terms of phytosanitary protection, the plants must be free of Botryosphaeria dothidea, Phytophthora cambivora, Phytophthora cryptogea, Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi, Phomopsis vaccinii, Godronia cassandrae, Pseudomonas viridiflava, Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae, Xylella ...

Source: MXfruit