GUIDELINES TO METHYL BROMIDE FUMIGATION FOR EXPORT AND

GUIDELINES TO METHYL BROMIDE FUMIGATION FOR EXPORT AND IMPORT CONSIGNMENTS Ms. I K Warshamana, Head, Treatment Technology Division, National Plant Quarantine Service

New Procedure of Me. Br Fumigations Overall responsibility of coordinating the monitoring of Me. Br fumigation activities has been entrusted to the Deputy Director of NPQS by Director /SCPPC letter no: SCPPC/AFAS/TECH 2012 dated 03. 02. 2012.

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Fumigation Request Format

Errors Incomplete requests Country of destination is not mentioned The name of the commodity- Confused… Whether you need supervision Purpose of Me. Br fumigation- QPS or OTHER Date of degassing is not mentioned Date of export……. ? ? Packing material – state the condition Contact information of the person who handle… Proposed time of fumigation …………. . necessary

Date of fumigation and Degassing - Not indicated Country ofis very important in This destination - not indicated monitoring the fumigation How do we find destination country activities requirements!!!!!!! INCOMPLETE REQUESTS Because Proposed date of export – not indicated “DEGASSING We a huge activity in fumigation ” -isof vital number of requests per day Name getthe treatment provider – not given How do we prioritize!!!!!!!!!! -AQIS needs monitoring of How do we find the proper treatment Me. Br levels @ certain provider to send our the fumigation intervals of recommendation process Time of fumigation is also important if you need fumigation supervision

Please!!!!!!! Mark whether you need supervision or not Some need material are If youpacking supervision impermeable to Me. Br you. How do you know whether have to inform you (Main office), NPQS need supervision or not “Packing material” and Katunayake is “packing status” If the phytosanitory “Compactness” determines certificate should very important certify that your commodity is the Me. Br the exposure level to fumigated with Me. Br treatment and hence the required dosage YES you need supervision

If you need to fumigate wooden Example: pellet/ packing Yougeneral (except for special requirements), In are exporting food stuff in cardboard boxes material food stuff are not fumigated with poisonous Me. Br Your export commodity: food stuff That is box Your fumigation commodity: cardboardthe If you do not clearly indicate the commodity, “commodity” for your the Me. Br fumigation request may berequest : rejected In “Commodity” means The commodity that you are going to fumigate

Contact number has not mentioned Why it is so important ? ? !!!!! Do you aware of the optionus the MOST OF YOU send “purpose same use”? ? ? request on theof Me. Brday that the fumigation activity is scheduled If there’s any problem we nee to clarify, we have to contact you

with respect to methyl bromide Quarantine purposes -means the treatment is done to prevent the introduction, establishment and/or spread of quarantine pests - to ensure their official control (Official control : activities performed /authorized by, a national authority of plant, animal, environmental protection or health) -to meet the official requirements of the importing country or the exporting country (Official requirements : are requirements stated by, a national authority of plant, animal, environmental, health /stored product) Pre-shipment purposes -are non-quarantine applications done within 21 days prior to export

OTHER!!!! Other purposes: If not a Quarantine purpose or pre-shipment purpose OTHER If it is Quarantine or pre-shipment purpose -the import permit gives you the relevant guidelines If you have a copy of Import permit or any other official guideline of Me. Br fumigation requirement Please attach it with the request That will be a great help for us in the future as well !!!

This exporter has attached the destination Country requirements A complete request With the request Carefully filled to A complete request makes our job easy Made our responsibility less-troublesome give us maximum information -Made decision making easy -Quick response to the exporter

Country Requirements The NPPOs of the importing countries were contacted to get their Me. Br fumigation requirements. Following are the comments received…….

Wood (except for logs) & Coir products For all countries 48 g/ m 3 24 hrs

Germany Methyl bromide treatment is banned They do not require the import consignments to be fumigated with Me. Br Methyl bromide fumigation is not a requirement for Germany (for the plants and plant products )

Japan Does not require Metheyl Bromide fumigation for import consignments from Sri Lanka. If quarantine pests are detected by Japan NPPO, the consignment should be subject to quarantine measures Disinfestations (Methyl Bromide fumigation) Destructions (incineration) or Re-shipping Get your consignment tested and confirmed, for absence of pests by submitting a sample NPQS prior to the export

Peru Methyl Bromide fumigation requirements for some of the commodities imported from Sri Lanka to Peru as follows: 1. Cinamomum verum (cinnamon), natural dry whole bark: and 2. Syzygium aromaticum (clove), natural dry flower buds: Methyl Bromide : 40 g/m³ for 12 h (T ≥ 32°C) 56 g/m³ for 12 h (27°C ≤ T ≤ 31°C) 72 g/m³ for 12 h (21°C ≤ T ≤ 26°C)

Peru Peumus boldus, (boldo) natural dry leaves: Methyl Bromide : 64 g/m³ for 12 h (T ≥ 32°C) 96 g/m³ for 12 h (27°C ≤ T ≤ 31°C) 128 g/m³ for 12 h (21°C ≤ T ≤ 26°C) Straw, dry fiber: Methyl Bromide : 40 g/m³ for 12 h (T ≥ 32°C) 56 g/m³ for 12 h (27°C ≤ T ≤ 31°C) 72 g/m³ for 12 h (21°C ≤ T ≤ 26°C)

Mauritus Following products are imported from Sri Lanka: (i) Dehusked coconuts (ii) Cocopeat abd derived products (iii) Ekel brooms Methyl Bromide 48 g/m 3 for 24 hours over 21 o. C

Australia According to AQIS standards at 210 C or above Vegetables - 32 g/ m 3 for 24 hrs Cotton - 32 g/ m 3 for 24 hrs Wooden pallets – 48 g/ m 3 for 24 hrs Coir - 48 g/ m 3 for 24 hrs Sesame seed - 80 g/ m 3 for 48 hrs Treatment for Trogoderma granarium (Khapra beetle)– 80 g/ m 3 for 48 hrs Giant African snail – 128 g/ m 3 for 24 hrs

Switzerland phased out Me. Br for QPS purposes anymore Heat treatment is performed It is up to you to choose the appropriate method However, standard for Me. Br treatment for wood packaging material: phytosanitary measures as specified in the ISPM-15

USA & Canada USA Cinnamon, Cardamom ( any spice) - 32 g/m 3 - 2 hrs Wooden pallets - According to ISPM 15 Coir - 48 g/m 3 24 hrs Canada Wheat granules/ Coffee/ Cocoa -48 g/m 3 24 hrs spices- 24 g/m 3 16 hrs For Khapra beetle – 96 g/m 3 24 hrs

Ireland The use of Methyl Bromide is banned in the EU for a number of years and therefore the EU does not require the treatment of any product with methyl bromide in order to be permitted entry. However there is no problem in accepting products treated with Methyl Bromide from outside the EU if used elsewhere for quarantine purposes.

Slovakia Slovakia, as other EU member states, accept Mr. Br treated pallets, but the use of MB within the territory of EU is not allowed. The conditions of MB treatment should be in accordance with ISPM 15.

Liberia has stop the use of Me. Br as chemical treatment for all agricultural commodities intended for export, import and internal use in the agrosector since 2010. The alternative chemical for fumigation is "Phostoxin 56% (aluminum phosphates)".

Mozambique Use of Methyl bromide fumigation is approved for quarantine purpose. Therefore wood package and pallets materials imported to Mozambique are required to be fumigated with Me. Br or Heat treatment according to ISPM Nr 15 from IPPC.

When we get information from other countries - We will summarize the data - Publish the list in our web site www. agridept. gov. lk - Send you the e-link via email (Please give us your contact details)

For any clarification Contact us: Deputy Director, National Plant Quarantine Service, Canada Friendship Road, Katunayake 011 -2252028 or 011 -2252029 011 -2253709 npqssl@gmail. com

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