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E U B a n o n I m p o r t o f A l p h o n s o M a n g o e s European Union (EU) has prohibited import from India of five fruits and vegetables which include mango, effective from 01st May, 2014 on account of interceptions of export consignments not compliant with EU Phytosanitary regulations. The Government of India has taken several measures including enhancement of capacity and numbers of inspecting staff and improvement in infrastructure, implementation of a Standard Operating Procedure to guarantee safe exports and routing of all export consignments of perishables to EU through approved pack houses from 01.04.2014 to enable better inspection and certification. India has not only informed the EU regarding implementation of these control systems but have also formally conveyed our disagreement on the temporary restriction imposed by the EU.

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EU Ban on Import of Alphonso Mangoes

European Union (EU) has prohibited import from India of five fruitsand vegetables which include mango, effective from 01st May, 2014on account of interceptions of export consignments not compliant withEU Phytosanitary regulations.The Government of India has taken several measures includingenhancement of capacity and numbers of inspecting staff andimprovement in infrastructure, implementation of a StandardOperating Procedure to guarantee safe exports and routing of allexport consignments of perishables to EU through approved packhouses from 01.04.2014 to enable better inspection and certification.India has not only informed the EU regarding implementation of thesecontrol systems but have also formally conveyed our disagreement onthe temporary restriction imposed by the EU.