§ 319.56-46 - Mangoes from India.

§ 319.56-46 Mangoes from India.

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Link to an amendment published at 83 FR 46639, Sept. 14, 2018.

Mangoes (Mangifera indica) may be imported into the continental United States from India only under the following conditions:

(a) The mangoes must be treated with irradiation for plant pests of the class Insecta, except pupae and adults of the order Lepidoptera in accordance with part 305 of this chapter.

(b) The risks presented by Cytosphaera mangiferae and Macrophoma mangiferae must be addressed in one of the following ways:

(1) The mangoes are treated with a broad-spectrum post-harvest fungicidal dip; or

(2) The orchard of origin is inspected prior to the beginning of harvest as determined by the mutual agreement between APHIS and the national plant protection organization (NPPO) of India and the orchard is found free of Cytosphaera mangiferae and Macrophoma mangiferae; or

(3) The orchard of origin is treated with a broad-spectrum fungicide during the growing season and is inspected prior to the beginning of harvest as determined by the mutual agreement between APHIS and the NPPO of India and the fruit found free of Cytosphaera mangiferae and Macrophoma mangiferae.

(c) Each consignment of mangoes must be inspected by APHIS and the NPPO of India as part of the required inspection activities at a time and in a manner determined by mutual agreement between APHIS and the NPPO of India.

(d) The risks presented by Cytosphaera mangiferae, Macrophoma mangiferae, and Xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae must be addressed by inspection.

(e) Each consignment of fruit must be inspected by APHIS and the NPPO of India and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the NPPO of India with two additional declarations confirming that:

(1) The mangoes were subjected to one of the pre- or post-harvest mitigation options described in § 319.56-46(b) and

(2) The mangoes were inspected and found free of Cytosphaera mangiferae, Macrophoma mangiferae, and Xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae.

(f) The mangoes may be imported in commercial consignments only.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0312)

[72 FR 39501, July 18, 2007, as amended at 75 FR 4253, Jan. 26, 2010; 77 FR 42624, July 20, 2012; 77 FR 58471, Sept. 21, 2012; 81 FR 45387, July 14, 2016]