APEDA/Dir/RMP-GRAPES/ March 06, 2006 |
| 1. All Grape Exporters/Farmers 2. All Grape Growers’ Federations 3. Maharashtra Rajya Draksha Bagaitdar Sangh, Pune 4. Fruit & Vegetable Association, Mumbai 5. All nominated laboratories 6. Director, National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune 7. All concerned Agri./Horti.Officers – A P, Karnataka & Maharashtra 8. All PSC issuing Authorities – A P, Karnataka & Maharashtra 9. Commissioner, Horticulture, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 10. Secretary, Agriculture, Govt. of Karnataka 11. Commissioner, Agriculture, Govt. of Maharashtra 12. Director, Agriculture – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Maharashtra 13. Managing Director, M S A M B, Pune 14. Agriculture Marketing Adviser, DMI, New Delhi1 15. All regional Agmark offices – A P, Karnataka, Maharashtra 16. Apeda Regional offices – Bangalore, Hyderabad & Mumbai 17. Existing recognized Packhouses |
| Sub: “Regulation of export of fresh grapes to the European Union through control of pesticide residues” for the 2006 grape season – Amendment 4. |
Dear Sirs, Vide Amendment – I issued by APEDA on January 27, 2006, a revised Annexure – 11 (list of pesticides to be analysed) was circulated. S. No. 63 indicates a pesticide called 'Flusilazole' and MRL value indicated is ‘#’ meaning, thereby, that no MRL value exists. However, a clarification was provided that a provisional MRL value of 0.5 mg/kg. will be followed for export of grapes to the EU, UK and The Netherlands. We have now been informed by NRC-Grapes, Pune (NRL) that the MRL value for Flusilazole would be 0.05 mg./kg. for The Netherlands. This has been done after observing that 0.05 mg./kg. is a general MRL fixed by the Dutch laboratories at the LOQ level and is mentioned under the category 'All'. In light of the above a revised Annexure – 11 applicable for export
of grapes to the European Union during the current season is enclosed. |
Yours faithfully,
S. Dave |
| Encl: Revised Annexure – 11 (as on 06 Mar. 2006) |