Origin Fruit Group Citrus Packing Protocol

PHYTOSANITARY

Phytosanitary

CITRUS TRISTEZA VIRUS Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is a viral species of the genus Closterovirus that causes the most eco nomically damaging disease to its namesake plant genus, Citrus. The disease has led to the death of millions of Citrus trees all over the world and has rendered millions of others useless for produc tion. Farmers in Brazil and other South American countries gave it the name “tristeza”, meaning sadness in Portuguese and Spanish, referring to the devastation produced by the disease in the 1930s. The virus is transmitted most efficiently by the brown citrus aphid.

REGULATION:

EU 2021/2285 PHYTO CITRUS REGULATION VIRUS 6 no. 7 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 1 - Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Commu nity. OJ L 169/1, 10.7.2000, p. 1–112. 2 - Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Par liament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on pro tective measures against pests of plants. OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4–104.

3 - Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 lay ing down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Au thority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety. OJ L 31/1, 1.2.2002, p. 1–24. 4 - 62 full length genomic sequences available as of 25 August 2017.

5 - Stem pitting (SP).

PROCEDURE:

NO LONG STEMS ALLOWED more than 2mm above the shoulder of the fruit. ZERO TOLLERANCE.

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