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2001
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER |
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17 October 2001
Administrative
Order No. 22
Series of
2001
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TEMPORARY BAN ON THE IMPORTATION OF APPLE, AND
OTHER HOSTS OF CODLING MOTH PEST SUCH AS PEAR, APRICOT, PEACH,
PLUM, QUINCE, CHERRY, ALMOND, WALNUT, ORNAMENTAL APPLE AND CORN
FROM IDENTIFIED PLACES IN 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 several shipments of apples
from China; |
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| WHEREAS, |
the
codling moth belongs to the family of Tortricidae 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 many 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, and corn (CABI, 1998). |
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| WHEREAS, |
it
has been determined that the origin of the infested consignments
are from Yantai, Longkou, Weihai and Qingdao (Tsinglao) in the
province of Shandong and also from Dalian province in China; |
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| WHEREAS, |
there
is a need to prevent the entry and spread of codling moths (Cydia
pomonella) into 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, and corn from identified places in
China namely : Yantai, Longkou, Weihai, and Qingdao (Tsingtao)
in the province of Shandong; as well as in the Dalian province
and prescribe the following:
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1.) Immediate suspension
of the processing, evaluation and issuance of Import Permits
relevant to the importation of the above-stated commodities from
the above-mentioned places in China by the Bureau of Plant Industry; |
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2.) Strict inspection
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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3.) Upon arrival
at Philippine ports, all imports of the affected commodities
from China 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, and supersedes Administrative
Order No. 21 series of 2001 dated 11 October 2001.
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(Signed)
LEONARDO Q. MONTEMAYOR
Secretary |
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