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2001
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER |
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11 October 2001
Administrative
Order No. 21
Series of
2001
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| Subject : |
TEMPORARY BAN ON THE IMPORTATION OF APPLE, PEAR,
APRICOT, PEACH, PLUM, QUINCE, CHERRY, ALMOND, WALNUT, ORNAMENTAL
APPLE, PEARS AND CORN FROM CHINA. |
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| WHEREAS, |
the
Plant Quarantine Service of the Bureau of Plant Industry recently
intercepted the quarantine pest of apple called codling moth
(Cydia pomonella (L) in a shipment of apples from China; |
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| WHEREAS, |
the
codling moth belongs to the family of Torticidae of the order
Lepidoptera (Peterson, 1962) and such species feeds on living
plant tissue, especially on foliage, or bores on twigs, flowers,
buds, fruits and nuts of may wild and cultivated plants; |
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| WHEREAS, |
the
codling moth is one of the most noxious species whose primary
hosts are apple, pear, apricot, peach, plum, cherry, almond,
quince, walnut, ornamental apple, pears and corn (CABI, 1998). |
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| WHEREAS, |
the
Philippines imports apples and other fruits from China; |
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| WHEREAS, |
there
is a need to prevent the entry and spread of codling moths (Cydia
pomonella) in the country; |
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NOW,
THEREFORE, I LEONARDO Q. MONTEMAYOR, Secretary of the Department
of Agriculture, by the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
institute an emergency measure temporarily banning the importation
of apple, pear, apricot, peach, plum, cherry, almond, quince,
walnut, ornamental apple, pears and corn from China, and prescribe
the following:
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Immediate suspension
of the processing, evaluation and issuance of Import Permits
relevant to the importation of the above-stated commodities from
China by the Bureau of Plant Industry; |
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Stoppage/confiscation
of all shipments arriving into the country of the affected commodities
originating from China by all Plant Quarantine Officers at all
seaports and airports. |
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Upon arrival at
Philippine ports, all imported fruits shall be subjected to immediate
and necessary treatment, and/or returned to country of origin
or destroyed at the expense of the importers. |
This order shall take effect
immediately.
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(Signed)
LEONARDO Q. MONTEMAYOR
Secretary |
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