Almonds to Israel

Prunus dulcis

Common Name: Almond, In shell seeds or nuts for consumption

Conditions:
Phytosanitary import permit not required. Phytosanitary certificate required.

Treatment:
The consignment has undergone a vapour treatment with methyl bromide in accordance with the requirements detailed in the treatment manual.

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Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Consumption to Israel

Every consignment shall be free from soil, sand, compost and organic waste.

Conditions:

Phytosanitary import permit not required. Phytosanitary certificate not required.

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Israel General Requirements

General Information

For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Team:

PlantExports@mpi.govt.nz

To help Plant Exports process your email please record in the subject line of your email descriptive keywords which are relevant to your enquiry i.e. ICPR enquiry-Country-specific details.

For urgent enquiries phone, fax or email the Plant Exports Group

• Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4) Fax: 64 4 894 0733; or
• Email: PlantExports@mpi.govt.nz

Scope

This standard specifies Israel's phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities and commodity classes only. If a commodity or commodity group is not identified within Commodity Class Requirements or Commodity Specific Requirements exporters should contact:

• Israel directly to ascertain requirements refer Phytosanitary Import Permits

or

Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), New Zealand (Plant Exports)

Please note the determination and provision of phytosanitary requirements for a commodity not identified within an ICPR, is undertaken on a cost recovery basis. A link to the list of Plant Exports Fees and Charges is available on http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/regs/exports/plants/fees

• You may contact the country you wish to export to directly or
• contact the Plant Exports Team.

Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for the determination of a commodity's phytosanitary requirements.

Phytosanitary Legislation

The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into Israel:

• Plant Import Regulations 1970 (revoked)
• Regulations Concerning Plant Protection (Import of Plant Products, Pests and Regulated Articles) 2009 (PPIS)

Definitions

The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into Israel:

Area – Country, part of a country or all parts of several countries;

Pest free area – An area in which a specific pest doesnot occur or is being officially controlled;

International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) – A convention on Plant Protection published in 1997 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and deposited for public view in the library of the Plant Protection and Inspection Services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (hereafter, the Ministry of Agriculture);

Country – A state, and in respect to a union of states any of the states forming part of the union;

Country of exit - The country from which the consignment was sent to Israel;

Country of origin – The country where the plants, plant products or regulated articles were grown or produced;

Director – The director of the Plant Protection and Inspection Services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or a person appointed for the purpose of these regulations;

Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) – International Agreement on the application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures published in 1994 by the World Trade Organization (WTO);

Post Entry Quarantine – Quarantine applied to a consignment after entry, according to regulations;

Propagation Material – seedlings, cuttings, plantlets, budwood, tissue cultures, roots, bulbs, tubers, seeds, mushroom spores, or any other part of a plant imported for propagation and cultivation;

Treatment – Action taken in accordance with the methods described in the regulations, with the purpose of preventing introduction of pests into Israel;

Re-Export – A consignment imported to Israel and later exported, without being exposed to contamination by pests;

Plant Product – As defined by the Law and excluding those products of plant origin that underwent a process of freezing at a temperature below -18°C or roasting at a temperature above 185°C for a period of at least 15 minutes;

Package - A packing unit for the import of a consignment;

Official Laboratory – A laboratory recognized by the Plant Protection Organization of the Country of Origin or the Country of Exit, as applicable; should a laboratory test be required after arrival of the consignment to Israel, it will be done by the laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture or by another laboratory approved by the Director;

Inspector – Any person appointed under section 10 of the Israel Law;

Growing Medium – Any material in which plants are sown, rooted or grown, excluding soil, sand compost and organic waste;

Consignment - Plants, plant products, pests, or any other regulated articles moved from one country to another;

Consignment in Transit – A consignment imported to Israel for the purpose of being passed to another country as is;

Pest – Any species, strain, or biotype of plant or animal, including bacteria, viruses, fungi or weeds, injurious to plants;

Quarantine Pest - Any pest listed in Annex 2 (Quarantine Pests)or any other pest not present in Israel or not established therein;

Latent Pest – A pest existing in a plant without showing symptoms;

Port of Entry – The sea ports of Ashdod, Haifa and Eilat, Ben-Gurion airport, or any other entry point authorized by the Director;

Treatment Manual – A manual describing the treatments of a consignment, amended periodically by the Director, and deposited for public view in the library of the Ministry of Agriculture;

Genetically Modified Plant – A plant modified by means of Genetic Engineering;

Official Quarantine Station – A place officially held and managed by the Government for the purpose of inspection and growing of a consignment of plants according to regulation 10(C);

Phytosanitary Certificate – Certificate of Plant Health patterned according to the IPPC;

Certificate of Origin – A certificate issued in the Country of Origin by an authority recognized by the Director for the purpose of identifying the origin of the consignment.

General Requirements

Prohibitions

The following commodities and or items are prohibited entry from New Zealand unless accompanied by a valid import permit:

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Part Prohibited
Aquatic plants; Sagittaria sagittifolia Ipomoea aquatica Cyperus difformis Cyperus esculentus Eichhornia crassipes Monochoria spp. Salvinia auriculata Solanum dulcamara		Vegetative propagation material (excluding seeds), cut flowers and branches
	Cultures of fungi, bacteria and viruses	All
Gossypium Morus Ficus carica Cannabis		Vegetative propagation material (excluding seeds), cut flowers and branches
All genera & species (other than those mentioned in other sections or permitted by an import permit) Gramineae (Poaceae)		Vegetative propagation material (excluding seeds), cut flowers and branches
All genera & species Lauraceae		Vegetative propagation material (excluding seeds), cut flowers and branches
Lilium spp.	Lily	Bulbs
All genera & species Loranthaceae		Vegetative propagation material (excluding seeds), cut flowers and branches
Miscellaneous		(1) Soil and compost; sand, organic manure, compost (except peat) (2) Waste from airplanes, ships, or any other transport vehicles; (3) Live invertebrate animals, of any developmental stage, including insects, snails, worms, mites and fungal cultures (but not including those for mushrooms for human consumption), bacteria and viruses, or any other organisms considered pests; (4) Packaging material of unprocessed plant origin, excluding; dried moss, peat, ground cork and rock wool or those permitted by an import permit.
All genera & species Musaceae		Vegetative propagation material (excluding seeds), cut flowers and branches
	Noxious weeds	All
All genera & species (other than roses) Rosaceae		Vegetative propagation material (excluding seeds), cut flowers and branches
Feijoa Psidium Olea Fraxinus Syringa Phoenix spp. (other than tissue culture plantlets) Mangifera Pistacia Annona Berberis Carica Diospyros Arbutus Vaccinium Fagus Quercus Castanea Rhamnus Ziziphus		Vegetative propagation material (excluding seeds), cut flowers and branches
All genus & species Pinaceae		Vegetative propagation material (excluding seeds), cut flowers and branches
All genera & species Rutaceae		Vegetative propagation material (excluding seeds), cut flowers and branches
All genera & species Sapotaceae		Vegetative propagation material (excluding seeds), cut flowers and branches
All genera & species Sapindaceae		Vegetative propagation material (excluding seeds), cut flowers and branches
	Tropical and subtropical fruit trees and shrubs	All parts including fresh fruits; excluding dried fruits, almond nuts, copra, commercially packaged cured dates
All genera & species Vitaceae		Vegetative propagation material (excluding seeds), cut flowers and branches

Note: No person shall import articles listed above, however Israel may grant an import permit for these articles if the importation is needed for purposes of research or the development of agriculture in Israel. If an import permit is granted the consignment will be held in an Official Quarantine Station or in another place authorized by the Director with the consent and at the expense of the importer, and will not be released until inspected by an inspector and found free from pests.

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation. The application should be submitted 45 days before the required date of import.

No person shall import plants, plant products, pests or regulated articles without a written import permit unless specified in the specific commodity requirements.

A person importing articles listed in Annex 3 (see below) or goods identified in the specific commodity section as being exempt from import permits but requiring phytosanitary certificates, excluding Genetically Modified Plants or Plant products and excluding articles for re-export and articles imported in hand baggage, will be exempt from the need of an import permit provided that;

1) The importer of an article listed in Annex 3 (see below) will attach to the consignment a Certificate of Origin;

2) The importer of an article identified in the specific commodity section as not requiring an import permit will attach to the consignment a phytosanitary certificate, and in the case of propagation material, a certificate from a relevant authority in the country of origin, recognized by the Director, stating that the plant is not Genetically Modified;

3) The importer of plants listed in Annex 3 (see below) and specific commodities listed not requiring an import permit will not use the plants for propagation, unless they were imported for this stated purpose.

Annex 3: Goods exempt from the requirement for an import permit and phytosanitary certificate but requiring a certificate of origin

(1) Dried fruit, dried vegetables and dried herbs;
(2) Dried flowers, leaves and branches for herbal infusions;
(3) Dried grains for human consumption, animal feed or oil extraction, excluding cotton seeds (Gossypium hirsutum);
(4) Wood products and railway sleepers, excluding wood logs, wood bark and wood chips;
(5) Nuts, for human consumption, without shells, excluding peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) and pecans (Carya illinoinensis);
(6) One Etrog (Citrus medica) for personal use for religious purposes;
(7) Cut flowers and branches
(a) Dried, having undergone a chemical or fumigation treatment prior to shipment, in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Treatment Manual, and accompanied by an official Treatment Certificate issued by the Plant Protection Organization or of the country of origin or the country of export, as appropriate;
(8) Packing material

Phytosanitary import permits are required for the importation of the following commodity classes from New Zealand:

• fresh fruit and vegetables where specified
• fresh and dried cut flowers and foliage
• all nursery stock (unless specified)
• seeds, grains and nuts for sowing
• nuts with shell for processing
• growing media
• scientific samples
• genetically modified plants

Phytosanitary import permits and conditions of import may be requested from:

The Director
Plant Protection and Inspection Services
Plant Quarantine Services
P.O.B 78, Bet-Dagan 50250

Tel. 03-9681550/1/2
Fax. 03-9681507/71
Mail: PPIS@moag.gov.il
Website: www.gov.il

Phytosanitary Certificates

An importer of a consignment, unless containing a commodity listed in Annex 3 (Phytosanitary Import Permit section), must attach to the consignment a phytosanitary certificate, in the original, of the Country of Origin, and present it to an Inspector at the Port of Entry.

A consignment coming from a Country of Exit different from the Country of Origin will be accompanied in addition to a phytosanitary certificate of the Country of Origin with a phytosanitary certificate of the Country of Exit and will bear the stamp and signature of an authorized person by the NPPO of the Country of Exit.

A phytosanitary certificate will not be valid unless the consignment was inspected by an authorized person in the Country of Origin-
(1) Within 14 days prior to dispatch of the consignment if it contains vegetative propagation material, fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers or pot plants;
(2) Within 30 days prior to dispatch of the consignment if it contains articles not listed in paragraph (1).

Phytosanitary certificates are required to accompany the following commodity classes from New Zealand:

• fresh fruit and vegetables
• fresh and dried cut flowers and foliage
• all nursery stock
• seeds, grains, and nuts for sowing
• nuts with shell
• growing media

Phytosanitary certificates are not required to accompany the following commodity classes from New Zealand:

• frozen fruit and vegetables

Annex 3: Goods exempt from the requirement for an import permit and phytosanitary certificate but requiring a certificate of origin

(1) Dried fruit, dried vegetables and dried herbs;
(2) Dried flowers, leaves and branches for herbal infusions;
(3) Dried grains for human consumption, animal feed or oil extraction, excluding cotton seeds (Gossypium hirsutum);
(4) Wood products and railway sleepers, excluding wood logs, wood bark and wood chips;
(5) Nuts, for human consumption, without shells, excluding peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) and pecans (Carya illinoinensis);
(6) One Etrog (Citrus medica) for personal use for religious purposes;
(7) Cut flowers and branches
(a) Dried, having undergone a chemical or fumigation treatment prior to shipment, in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Treatment Manual, and accompanied by an official Treatment Certificate issued by the Plant Protection Organization or of the country of origin or the country of export, as appropriate;
(8) Packing material

Quarantine Pests

Annex 2 (Regulations 2009) List of quarantine pests

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

For all commodities exported to Israel requiring phytosanitary certificates, the MPL's are:

 

Quarantine pests* specified by Israel	0.5%
Soil (excluding seed for sowing)	25g/600units
Soil (seed for sowing)	0.1% by weight

*Quarantine pests for Israel include organisms identified within:

• Additional declarations
• Phytosanitary import permit

Note: Where an importing country does not specify any quarantine pests, the MPL of 5% is to be applied for all injurious pests. Refer Section 4.14.4 of PEO.OAR – refer url below:
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/regs/stds/peo-oar.pdf

Inspection on Arrival

• All consignments of imported plant material are subject to inspection on arrival.
• The importer shall submit to the inspector all original documentation relating to the consignment and present the consignment for inspection in such manner as the inspector may require.
• An inspector may inspect the consignment outside the port of entry; the importer shall move the consignment to the place of inspection at his/her expense and on his/her responsibility.
• As long as an inspector has not allowed the introduction into Israel of a consignment, or allowed its entry for the purpose of inspection it shall not be transferred from its storage place, its packing shall not be opened and it shall not be dealt with in any manner except in accordance with the instructions of the inspector.

NOTE: If an inspector finds that a consignment does not comply with the regulations, or that the consignment is not free from pests, or it appears that the consignment contains latent pests, they may instruct the importer to take one or more of the following measures:
(1) Destroy the consignment or part thereof in such time and such manner as designated by the inspector;
(2) Disinfest the consignment or part thereof in such time and such manner as designated by the inspector;
(3) Test the consignment in an official laboratory;
(4) Remove the consignment to a post-entry quarantine facility and hold or grow it in such a place for such a time and in such manner as designated by the inspector;

(5) Remove it out of Israel within such time and in such manner as designated; if the importer fails in doing so, the inspector may take action at the expense of the importer.

If an inspector finds a quarantine pest listed in Annex 2 (Quarantine pests) or a quarantine pest notified by the Director in a consignment, the importer shall be instructed to destroy the consignment or remove it out of Israel, within such time and in such manner as designated. If the importer fails in doing so, the inspector may take action at the expense of the importer.

The Director may allow, upon a request by the importer, entry of the consignment, in accordance with the treatment and conditions designated by him, provided that the consignment is not propagation material or pot plants.

The inspector will not order the destruction of a consignment, in accordance with this regulation, unless, there is a reasonable pest risk; or, in the event that the exporter fails to remove the consignment from Israel within such time and in such manner as instructed by the inspector.

Sampling Rates (on arrival)

For the following commodity classes, 100% of the consignment will be inspected on arrival:

• propagation material
• fresh produce
• growing media

For all other commodity classes a percentage of consignments will be sampled. Israel has not specified this percentage.

Ports of Entry

No restrictions on the port of entry for plant and plant products

Principal Airports

Natbag
Ben Gurion

Principal Sea Ports

Haifa
Ashdod
Eilat

Transit Requirements

For all produce transitting Israel en-route to a third country, packaging must not be opened or released from customs. Shipments in transit shall be packed and sealed in such a manner as to prevent scattering

Treatments

In every case where a treatment is required, from the treatments listed below, the treatment will be carried out in accordance with the instructions given in the Treatment Manual or according to inspector's instructions.

(1) Fumigation treatments:
(a) Methyl bromide fumigation;
(b) Phosphine fumigation;
(2) Hot water treatment;
(3) Cold treatment:
(a) Cold rooms
(b) In-transit cold treatment
(4) Chemical treatments for: Insects, Mites, Fungi and Bacteria;
(5) Irradiation treatment.

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