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Plant Export Operations

Work Plan

Australian Table Grape Exports to Thailand

Version Number 1.5

Owner Assistant Secretary, Plant Export Operations

Contact Director, Horticulture Export Program HorticultureExports@agriculture.gov.au

Availability Internal and External

File No. 2014/20175E

Date Published March 2018

ISSUE/REV DATE REVISION DESCRIPTION BY

1 Aug 2011 New PP

1.2 Nov 2011 Edited CG

1.3 Nov 2015 Review and reformatting PI/GW

1.4 Feb 2018 General update AG/LH/PI

1.5 Mar 2018 VINEYARD: TGXXX (block number not required) AG/LH

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CONTENTS

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SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Import Permit ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Registered establishments ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Permitted table grape varieties ............................................................................................................................................. 4 1.4 Mixed consignments .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.5 Production areas ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.6 Fruit fly pest free area ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.7 Quarantine pests and diseases ............................................................................................................................................... 4 1.8 Transfer certificates ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 2. GROWER REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Export approval ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Integrated Pest Management ................................................................................................................................................. 6 2.3 Departmental audit of growers ............................................................................................................................................. 6 3. PACKHOUSE REQUIREMENTS/LOADOUT FACILITY RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................. 7 3.1 Export approval ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Packhouse requirements.......................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.3 In-field packing ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.4 Documentation ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.5 Packaging and security requirements ................................................................................................................................ 7 3.6 Labelling requirements ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 4. COLD TREATMENT ............................................................................................................................................... 10 4.1 General requirements .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 4.2 Cold treatment schedule ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 4.3 Calibration of pulp temperature sensors ........................................................................................................................ 10 5. ONSHORE COLD TREATMENT ........................................................................................................................... 11 5.1 Registered establishment and export approval ............................................................................................................ 11 5.2 Requirements for temperature recording systems ..................................................................................................... 12 5.3 Requirements for temperature sensors ........................................................................................................................... 12 5.4 Calibration and recalibration of temperature sensors .............................................................................................. 12 5.5 Placement of temperature sensors .................................................................................................................................... 13 5.6 Verification of treatment ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 5.7 Continuation of a failed treatment ..................................................................................................................................... 13 5.8 Storage and loading .................................................................................................................................................................. 13 5.9 EXDOC certificate request functionality .......................................................................................................................... 14 6. IN-TRANSIT COLD TREATMENT ....................................................................................................................... 15 6.1 General requirements .............................................................................................................................................................. 15 6.2 Pre-cooling requirements ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 6.3 Requirements for temperature recorders ...................................................................................................................... 15 6.4 Placement of temperature sensors .................................................................................................................................... 15 6.5 Security and loading ................................................................................................................................................................. 17 6.6 Verification of treatment ........................................................................................................................................................ 17 7. INDUSTRY RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................................................................................................ 18 7.1 Grower/Crop monitor training ............................................................................................................................................ 18 8. DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................................ 19 8.1 Pre–season requirements ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 8.2 Cold treatment supervision................................................................................................................................................... 19 8.3 Export inspection .................................................................................................................................................................... 19 8.4 Rejection and suspension criteria ...................................................................................................................................... 19 8.5 Phytosanitary certification/ EXDOC functionality ....................................................................................................... 20 8.6 Treatment certification and additional declarations .................................................................................................. 20 9. IMPORTING COUNTRY RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................................................. 22 9.1 Audit .................................................................................................................................................................... 22 9.2 Import inspection .................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Appendix 1. Quarantine Pest List............................................................................................................................. 23

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INTRODUCTION

This work plan incorporates the formal requirements of the protocol as agreed between the Department of Agriculture, Thailand (DOA) and the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department).

The major pests of concern for Thailand are Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) and Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni). To address these pests of concern, table grapes must undergo one of the following risk management measures:

Fruit fly pest free area – State of Tasmania and the Riverland district of South Australia.

Cold treatment - Conducted onshore in Australia or in-transit during sea voyage to Thailand.

This work plan is not a standalone document and must be read in conjunction with the “Plant quarantine import requirements for the export of fresh table grapes from Australia to Thailand” protocol.

This document is available on the Manual of Importing Country Requirements (MICoR) database (http://micor.agriculture.gov.au/Plants/Pages/default.aspx).

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1. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS

All table grapes for export to Thailand must be produced and sourced from commercial vineyards that are approved for export by the department.

Growers, packhouses and cold treatment facilities must be export approved by the department to grow, pack or cold treat table grapes for export to Thailand. Cold treatment and export inspection facilities must be registered establishments under the Export Control Act 1982.

All fruit presented for export must comply with the Export Control Act 1982, its subordinate orders and Thailand’s import requirements.

1.1 Import Permit

A valid import permit issued by the DOA is required for each consignment.

1.2 Registered establishments

Packhouses, inspection facilities, loadout facilities and treatment facilities must be a Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Registered Establishment and meet the requirements of the Export Control Act 1982 and its subordinate orders when:

they are the final establishment inside the fruit fly pest free area (PFA), and thereafter

export inspections are performed, or containers are loaded

onshore cold treatment is performed, and thereafter.

1.3 Permitted table grape varieties

All varieties of fresh table grapes (Vitis vinifera) are permitted for export to Thailand.

1.4 Mixed consignments

Mixed consignments of different species of fresh fruits undergoing in-transit cold treatment (ITCT) or onshore cold treatment (OSCT) are not permitted by DOA (for example, a consignment consisting of grapes and plums is not permitted).

1.5 Production areas

Table grapes from the following states are permitted to be exported to Thailand: State of Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.

1.6 Fruit fly pest free area

Table grapes picked and packed in fruit fly pest free areas (PFAs) (Tasmania and the Riverland district of South Australia) only can be exported to Thailand without undergoing cold treatment, provided that product security is maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the Plant Export Operations Manual and product movement outside of the PFA is undertaken.

In the event of an outbreak, the department will suspend area freedom certification for fruit produced in the suspension areas and advise DOA of the outbreak. If area freedom is suspended from defined areas due to an outbreak, cold disinfestation (OSCT or ITCT) of fruit must be undertaken. Regular monitoring of fruit fly PFAs is to be undertaken for Queensland fruit fly and Mediterranean fruit fly.

1.7 Quarantine pests and diseases

The major pests of concern for Thailand are Mediterranean fruit fly and Queensland fruit fly. Thailand may action other pests if detected on the exported commodity and deemed of economic

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concern. A complete quarantine pest list in Appendix 1.

The department must inform DOA immediately of fruit fly outbreaks in the recognised fruit fly PFAs and re-instatement dates for the outbreak area. This includes any species of fruit fly that are of economic importance as well as those listed in Appendix 1.

1.8 Transfer certificates

Transfer certificates are required for consignments to be transported between registered establishments. A transfer certificate is required for each consignment in the following situations:

transportation from the PFA

transportation after treatment

transportation after export inspection.

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2. GROWER REQUIREMENTS

Growers are responsible for ensuring that their vineyard and export fruit meets all the protocol requirements for Thailand.

2.1 Export approval

Growers are responsible for ensuring that their orchards and export fruit meet Thailand’s requirements.

All commercial vineyards from which the grower intends to export table grapes to Thailand must be export approved by the department through the Australian Table Grape Association (ATGA). Growers must register using the ATGA online registration system by the nominated date as specified in the Industry Advice Notice (IAN).

Vineyards may be divided into patches which can be separately identified and registered with the physical address. Maps must be clearly marked with the separation of each patch. Each patch also must be individually crop monitored, inspected and audited.

The department will audit and approve vineyard / patches registrations prior export approval. Vineyards / patches will be issued with an individual registration number upon the approval.

Growers are responsible for keeping a copy of the vineyard’s export approval for consecutive auditing purposes.

Growers who wish to suspend their registration must immediately provide the department with written notification of suspension.

2.2 Integrated Pest Management

Growers are responsible for implementing an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program, including pest control measures.

Growers must maintain vineyard hygiene through pruning, remove remaining fruits, weed control and trimming of dead branches, etc.

2.2.1 Control program

The growing season commences at bud burst. Growers must implement the following measures to manage all Thailand’s quarantine pests of concern:

apply regular and routine in-field monitoring and controls

implement good agricultural practice, including maintaining vineyard hygiene

implement integrated pest management

keep records of vineyard pest control, including spray records.

2.2.2 Crop monitoring

Growers or crop monitors (CMs) can choose to complete the department approved crop monitor (CM) training prior to implementing orchard monitoring and IPM control procedures. CM training can be accessed through the Tocal College online system (https://tocal.instructure.com/enroll/HDYJDE).

2.3 Departmental audit of growers

Each season the department will audit growers (vineyard / patches) to ensure that the requirements of the work plan are being met prior export approve is granted.

Vineyards / patches will be issued with an individual registration number upon approval.

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3. PACKHOUSE REQUIREMENTS/LOADOUT FACILITY RESPONSIBILITIES

3.1 Export approval

Packhouses must be specifically approved for export to Thailand. Exporters are required to register their packhouses and must apply online using the ATGA system by the nominated date as specified in the IAN.

Packhouse export-approval is not required if product is packed in field.

Packhouses will be subject to audit by the department before exporting can begin, then annually or as deemed appropriate by the department. In addition to an audit of the packhouse procedures and documentation, the audit must confirm that the packhouse meets the requirements of this work plan.

3.2 Packhouse requirements

Packhouses must have a documented Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) manual which describes all processes relating to grading, handling and packing of table grapes.

Harvested grapes must be safeguarded to prevent contamination or infestation after packing.

Storage facilities must be maintained in sanitary conditions during all stages of packing and storage, such as regularly cleaning, disinfecting and undertaking pest control activities.

3.3 In-field packing

Where packing takes place in the field, growers must have measures in place to prevent packaging and harvested grapes from being contaminated with soil, weed seeds or other contaminants.

Growers must have a system in place to maintain traceability of harvested grapes from each registered patch. Growers must conduct a check of harvested grapes to confirm compliance with Thailand’s requirements.

Cartons must be lidded in an area that prevents grapes from being contaminated with pests, soil, weed seeds or other contaminants and stored in a manner which prevents pest infestation or contamination.

3.4 Documentation

Packhouses are responsible for maintaining a documented system to provide traceability of fruit back to the orchard.

They must retain records of the following and made available to the department and DOA upon request:

packhouse export application form for Thailand

list of vineyards (including location details) packhouses intend to source table grapes

list of suspensions and voluntary withdrawals of orchards for the season

receival / loading records

hygiene program records

copy of transfer certificates.

3.5 Packaging and security requirements

3.5.1 General requirements

All packaging material must be new and clean. If wooden packaging is used, the wooden packaging including pallets must be compliant with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures

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(ISPM) No. 15.

Consignments must be secured throughout the supply chain to prevent infestation/contamination after harvest.

3.5.2 Packaging requirements for product from a pest free area

Fruit must be packed in the PFA. Following packing product must be secured and transported between registered establishments.

Consignments can be transported by Pantech vehicles or shipping containers. The use of tarpaulins or tautliner type transport is not considered to be secure from fruit fly infestation and cannot be used for security against fruit fly.

Table grapes sourced from PFA which are transported through a declared outbreak area must be transported under one of the following measures:

Carton security

be palletised and fully shrink-wrapped with package holes at the top and bottom of the pallet completely covered

transported by pantech (pantechnicon) vehicles with any vent holes screened with mesh with holes < 1.6 mm and sealed by an authorised officer

transported in a shipping container with any vent holes screened with mesh with holes <1.6 mm and sealed by an authorised officer.

3.5.3 Packaging requirements for product shipping by air freight

All air freighted cartons must meet one of the following conditions:

Cartons are enclosed in non-perforated plastic bags which are sealed by multiple folds and placed in either boxes or net bags or are completely wrapped in netting with maximum openings < 1.6mm.

Cartons are fruit fly proof; all holes, opening or vents in cartons are covered with mesh or gauze with maximum openings ≤ 1.6 mm.

Palletised or bundled table grapes are fully wrapped with maximum openings in the wrapping of ≤ 1.6 mm.

Cartons with unmeshed vents, or other unsecure packages that are placed on a pallet must be secured with insect proof mesh or plastic wrap covering all surfaces of the pallet.

Where goods are secured at pallet level and is transferred after inspection and/or treatment, a label with the following wording in large bold font must be attached to the face of the pallet

“Export secure pallet. Do not deconsolidate for airfreight”

3.5.4 Shipping container requirements

Secure packaging is not required at carton or pallet level if shipping containers are secure. Any open container vents must be covered with fruit fly proof mesh to prevent the entry of pests. Mesh or gauze with maximum openings ≤ 1.6 mm is acceptable.

3.6 Labelling requirements

The information on each package (printed, not handwritten) must include:

EXPORT TO THAILAND

Produce of Australia

Name of exporting company

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Name of fruit (common name)

Packhouse export approval number or export establishment registration number (this is not requirement if product is packed in field)

Vineyard / patch export approval number

If table grapes are shipped to Thailand in palletised boxes, “EXPORT TO THAILAND” must appear on each side of the pallet instead of on the boxes.

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4. COLD TREATMENT

4.1 General requirements

Cold treatment is mandatory for all table grapes not sourced from a fruit fly PFA. Treatment may be conducted either onshore or in-transit.

Table grapes destined for Thailand may be treated onshore (OSCT) at the same time as table grapes destined for other markets.

Containers must be inspected by an approved authorised officer (AO) before loading to ensure pest freedom and that all vents are covered to prevent the entry of pests.

Cold treatment is assessed on table grape pulp temperature sensors only. Air temperature sensors are not used to assess cold treatment efficacy.

Sensors must be calibrated prior to cold treatment using the ice slurry calibration process.

Temperatures must be recorded in 0.1°C units each hour.

Recording units must be capable of storing data, identifying each temperature sensor, the time and temperature, the identification number of the recording unit(s) and the container number. These data must be able to be downloaded and viewed in printed form.

If cold treatment does not meet the required schedule the consignment will be rejected.

Approved AOs are responsible for supervision of cold treatment; however, they are not responsible for operating or setting up cold treatment recording systems.

4.2 Cold treatment schedule

Table 1. Table grapes grown in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria (Treatment for Queensland fruit fly)

Innermost fruit pulp temperature Exposure period (consecutive days)

1 oC or below 12 days or more

2 oC or below 14 days or more

3 oC or below 14 days or more

Table 2. Table grapes grown in Western Australia (Treatment for Mediterranean fruit fly)

Innermost fruit pulp temperature Exposure period (consecutive days)

1 oC or below 16 days or more

2 oC or below 18 days or more

3 oC or below 20 days or more

4.3 Calibration of pulp temperature sensors

Calibration of the temperature recorder and sensors must occur under the supervision of an approved AO before each treatment is started. Temperature sensors must be calibrated in a slurry of ice and distilled water and a calibrated thermometer.

be accurate to ± 0.3 °C in the range of -3 °C to +3 °C

be replaced if it reads more than ±0.3 °C from 0 °C

have an outer sheath diameter of 6.4 mm or less

be numbered with a number identical with the sensor number on the printout produced by

the temperature recording system.

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5. ONSHORE COLD TREATMENT

Mixed consignments consisting of different species cannot be treated in the same room at the same time.

Table grapes for Thailand can be treated at the same time as fruit destined for other markets in the same cold room provided all conditions for Thailand are met.

5.1 Registered establishment and export approval

Any facility intending to carry out OSCT must be a registered establishment, and jointly approved for export to Thailand by DOA and the department. An approved AO must verify OSCT and monitor loading of palletised fruit into the cold room.

All OSCT facilities must meet the requirements of the Export Control Act 1982 and its subordinate Orders.

Registered premises must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times and records of hygiene and cleaning programs must be kept for verification purposes.

Applications for export approval must be received by the Horticulture Exports Program (HEP) (HorticultureExportsProgramACT@agriculture.gov.au) by the date specified in the Industry Advice Notice (IAN). Application forms and supporting documentation must be complete and accurate when submitted.

Participants must complete and sign the export application form verifying their agreement to comply with this work plan. The following details must be provided with the application:

contact details of owner / operator

location and construction plans

internal dimensions (height, width, length)

room capacity (cubic metres)

the type of insulation used in the cold rooms (walls, ceilings and floors)

the make, model, type, and capacity of the refrigeration condenser and evaporator air circulation

temperature range of the equipment, defrost cycle control, and specifications and details of any integrated temperature-recording equipment

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

5.1.1 Audit and export verification

As part of the annual export application process, the department will audit the documentation and procedures of onshore treatment facilities. The department and DOA reserve the right to audit documentation and facilities. The full cost of audit by the department and/or DOA will be borne by industry.

5.1.2 Documentation

Cold treatment facilities are responsible for maintaining a documented system to ensure traceability of fruit from the orchard/block for audit purposes by DOA and/or the department.

The following documentation must be recorded and kept on file:

copy of the departmental establishment registration

copy of export approval notification for table grapes exports to Thailand

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receival /dispatch records for each treatment batch/lot for each cold room

calibration and re-calibration records endorsed by an AO

copy of endorsed treatment records and details of each treatment

maintenance records of all equipment

records of hygiene programs (e.g. baiting and cleaning records).

5.2 Requirements for temperature recording systems

The temperature recording system must:

consist of two additional temperature sensors to measure air temperature

be accurate to ± 0.3 °C in the range of -3 °C to +3 °C

consist of a minimum of four temperature sensors to measure the core pulp temperature of the fruit

be able to record temperatures at least hourly with a resolution of 0.1 °C

be able to store data for the period of treatment

be able to continuously record the date, time, sensor number and temperature for the duration of the treatment

be able to produce data downloads which identify each sensor, time, temperature and the identification number of the cold store.

5.3 Requirements for temperature sensors

The temperature sensors must:

have an optimal accuracy for the temperature range of this cold treatment. Sensors must be accurate to ± 0.3 °C in the range of -3 °C to +3 °C

have an outer sheath diameter of 6.4 mm or less. The sensing unit must be located within the first mm or less of the sensor’s tip

be tagged with a number identical to sensor’s number accompanying it reading in the printout produced by the temperature recording system.

5.4 Calibration and recalibration of temperature sensors

An approved AO must supervise the calibration and re-calibration of the fruit pulp temperature sensors using ice and distilled water.

If any sensor reads more than ± 0.3 °C from 0 °C during the ice slurry re-calibration the treatment is considered to have failed. The faulty sensor must be replaced and the treatment may be re-started.

If a temperature probe shows a higher calibration reading at the completion of the treatment, the recordings provided by the probe(s) in question must be adjusted accordingly. If the adjustment shows that treatment parameters have not been met, the treatment is considered to have failed. Treatment may be re-started.

It is recommended the treatment temperature is maintained until an approved AO has successfully completed probe re-calibration. This will allow for rapid continuation of the treatment if any inconsistencies are found during re-calibration.

Fruit must not be moved from the treatment room until the sensors have been successfully re- calibrated.

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5.5 Placement of temperature sensors

An approved AO must supervise the commencement and completion of OSCT including probe placement.

Palletised fruit must be loaded into the cold room under the supervision of an approved AO.

The sensor tip must not extend beyond the fruit. It must be located within the first 25 mm or less of the sensor tip. With small fruit, more than two pieces of fruit are to be placed on the sensor.

A minimum of two air temperature sensors are to be placed at the air inlet and air outlet locations of the cool room. A minimum of four fruit pulp temperature sensors must be placed in the following locations:

one at the centre of the stack, in the centre of the cold room

one at the corner of the top stack, in the centre of the cold room

one at the centre of the stack near the cold air outlet, and

one at the corner of the top stack near the cold air outlet.

Air temperature sensors are not used to assess cold treatment efficacy.

The treatment is deemed to have commenced once all fruit pulp temperature sensors have reached the nominated treatment temperature.

5.6 Verification of treatment

Temperature readings are to be reviewed once the treatment is completed. If records indicate the nominated treatment schedule (see section 4.2) has been met, the sensors must be re-calibrated under the supervision an approved AO. If the treatment fails to record for more than four consecutive hours the treatment may be restarted.

If additional sensors have been used, they may be used to provide complete data for the missing hours. All readings must not exceed the maximum allowable treatment temperature listed in section 4.2. Treatment records must show that a nominated treatment schedule has been completed.

Printouts of treatment records along with an onshore calibration and re-calibration record are to be signed, stamped and endorsed as ‘COMPLETED’ by an approved AO. The cold treatment is only considered complete once the sensors have been re-calibrated.

5.7 Continuation of a failed treatment

If the temperature of any fruit pulp probe exceeds the parameters specified in section 4.2, the exporter can choose to re-start the treatment, provided the required temperature can be obtained within a period not exceeding 24 hours.

If the treatment fails because of a malfunctioning sensor, the faulty sensor must be replaced and the treatment re-started within 24 hours under the supervision of an approved AO.

5.8 Storage and loading

Table grapes that have been treated, but is not being immediately exported, must be securely stored following the below conditions:

Treated fruit may be stored in the treatment room of the approved treatment provider, providing the treatment rooms doors are sealed; OR

Treated fruit may be moved to another room provided it is moved in a secure manner to prevent possible infestation. The storage room must not contain any untreated fruit.

An approved AO must monitor these movements.

For fruit that is loaded following treatment, fruit must be loaded into the container inside insect

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proof rooms or with insect proof enclosures in place during loading under the supervision of an approved AO.

5.9 EXDOC certificate request functionality

The department strongly recommends clients utilise EXDOC’s Certificate Request “C” functionality for the export of onshore cold treated horticulture produce to Thailand.

EXDOC Certificate Request functionality enables the commodity listed in the Request for Permit (RFP), which has been inspected and treated for export, to be assigned to multiple phytosanitary certificates.

There are specific rules that need to be adhered to when using Certificate Request functionality including ensuring the destination country and exporter are the same for all RFPs.

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6. IN-TRANSIT COLD TREATMENT

6.1 General requirements

An approved AO must supervise all stages of in-transit cold treatment (ITCT) and follow the Initiating an in-transit cold treatment for plant exports work instruction.

ITCT must be carried out in containers suitable for cold treatment (i.e. capable of holding temperature for the required period). Containers must be packed in an appropriate manner which ensures that there is even airflow under and around all pallets and loose stacked carton.

Treatment may commence before vessel departure but must not be completed onshore in Australia. The treatment schedule must be completed during the voyage between Australia and the port of discharge in Thailand.

ITCT is assessed on fruit temperature sensors only.

6.2 Pre-cooling requirements

Fruit must undergo pre-cooling prior to commencement of the ITCT treatment.

The pre-cooling temperature must not exceed the designated temperature listed in s. 4.2.

During loading, it is the exporter’s responsibility to ensure temperatures are maintained as close as possible to the target treatment temperature while sensors are being place in the fruit.

6.3 Requirements for temperature recorders

The temperature recording system must:

be accurate to ± 0.3 °C in the range of -3 °C to +3 °C

must be capable of automatic operation and be able to accommodate a minimum of three fruit pulp temperature sensors

must record temperatures at least hourly with a resolution of 0.1 °C

be able to continuously record the date, time, sensor number and temperature for the duration of the treatment

be able to store and produce data for the period of treatment until examined by a DOA.

6.4 Placement of temperature sensors

All containers must have a minimum of three fruit pulp temperature sensors. Fruit pulp temperature sensors must be placed as below:

Sensor 1 – at mid-height of the stack, on the left side of the container, approximately 1.5 m from the far end of a 12 m (40 ft) container; or approximately 1 m from the far end of a 6 m (20 ft.) container.

Sensor 2 - at mid-height of the stack, in the centre of the container.

Sensor 3 - at mid-height of the stack, on the right side of the container, approximately 1.5 m from the door end of a 12 m (40 ft.) container; or approximately 1 m from the end door of a 6 m (20 ft.) container.

All sensors are to be inserted at half the height of the pallet or stack as shown in Fig. 1 below.

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Fig. 1 Placement of temperature sensors

SIDE VIEW

DOOR VIEW

TOP VIEW 6 metre (20 foot) container

TOP VIEW 12 metre (40 foot) container

Sensor No. 1

Sensor

1.5 metres No. 2

Sensor No. 3

Sensor No. 1

1 metre Sensor No. 2

Sensor No. 3

No.1 No.2 No .3

Sensor No. 3 Sensor No. 2 Sensor No. 1

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6.5 Security and loading

Security must be in place to ensure consignments are not exposed to possible infestation or contamination by quarantine pests following departmental inspection. Containers must be loaded under supervision of an AO.

Load out facilities where export inspections are performed or where containers are loaded must be departmental Export Registered Establishments and must meet the requirements of the Export Control Act 1982 and its subordinate Orders.

An approved AO will inspect containers before loading. Containers must be clean, sound, in good working order, and the doors must have a tight seal.

During loading, it is the exporter’s responsibility to ensure temperatures are maintained as close as possible to the target treatment temperature while sensors are being place in the fruit.

The container is to be loaded so that airflow around the produce inside the container is not restricted, which may affect the readings of the temperature sensors. Packages must not be placed above the load line markings inside the container

Containers must be loaded in a manner to ensure that infestation/contamination by quarantine pests does not occur. Any open container vents must be covered with fruit fly proof mesh to prevent the entry of pests. Mesh or gauze with openings ≤1.6mm is considered acceptable.

An approved AO must supervise the application of a numbered metal seal provided by the exporter onto the loaded container. The officer must record the container and seal number. The seal must not be removed until arrival in Thailand where a DOA officer can confirm that the container seal is not broken or replaced, and the seal number matches that on the phytosanitary certificate.

6.6 Verification of treatment

Temperature records for in-transit containers are to be downloaded by a representative of the shipping company on arrival in Thailand. The downloaded data file(s) from the container must be sent to DOA at the first port of call in Thailand.

DOA will verify the efficacy of the treatment. The treatment is not complete until DOA verifies the data downloads meet the treatment schedule (section 4.2) and checks the calibration of the fruit pulp sensors.

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7. INDUSTRY RESPONSIBILITIES

All costs associated with the delivery of this work plan (i.e. departmental inspection and audits, QIA audits and pre-clearance inspections) are the responsibility of industry.

7.1 Grower/Crop monitor training

Growers or crop monitors (CMs) can choose to complete the department approved crop monitor (CM) training prior to implementing orchard monitoring and IPM control procedures. CM training can be accessed through the Tocal College online system (https://tocal.instructure.com/enroll/HDYJDE).

The department must authorise all crop monitor training packages before commencement of training. Any changes made to these packages must also be authorised by the department.

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8. DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES

8.1 Pre–season requirements

8.1.1 Audit

The department will carry out documented audits each year to ensure compliance for all treatment facilities, packhouses and growers.

All costs associated with departmental audits and inspections, DOA audits etc. are the responsibility of industry.

If the export program is suspended because of interception of a live pest of quarantine concern, or any irregularity, an audit will be conducted by DOA and/or the department to identify failures in the system. If critical failures are identified, the export entity/entities will be suspended until the system is demonstrated to be fully effective.

8.1.2 Maintenance of export list

The department will maintain a list of all export-approved growers, packhouses and treatment facilities.

The approved AO must email to HEP HorticultureExportsProgramACT@agriculture.gov.au if any of the specific pests of concern in appendix 1are detected. HEP will update the export status via the ATG online registration system to withdraw or suspend the premises.

8.2 Cold treatment supervision

An approved AO will supervise the following aspects of OSCT and ITCT:

calibration of fruit pulp temperature sensors

placement of fruit pulp temperature sensors

verification of loading and security

calibration records

treatment verification and recalibration (onshore cold treatment only).

8.3 Export inspection

The purpose of the department‘s export inspection is to ensure that each consignment meets the Australian legislative requirements and Thailand’s import requirements.

AOs will inspect a sample in accordance with the Plant Export Operations Manual (PEOM), consisting of 600 units or 2% of the completed consignment presented for inspection.

All pests of quarantine concern listed in Appendix 1 will be targeted specifically and results recorded by the AO performing the inspection.

8.4 Rejection and suspension criteria

8.4.1 Detection of quarantine pest of concern

If any live pests of specific quarantine concern listed in Appendix 1 are detected on the fruit at export inspection, the entire consignment will be rejected for export to Thailand.

The vineyard block from which the fruit was sourced and the packhouse may be suspended from exporting table grape to Thailand for the season. The department will investigate the cause of non-compliance.

The department must keep records of the interceptions made during these inspections and make them

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available to DOA upon request.

8.4.2 Detection of lives fruit flies

Should any live fruit flies be detected during inspection, the entire consignment will be rejected. The detection must be reported to HEP HorticultureExportsProgramACT@agriculture.gov.au immediately.

Reconditioning is not permitted for consignments with live fruit fly detections.

If after OSCT any live fruit flies are found during inspection, the entire consignment will be rejected. The treatment facility operations will be suspended until the cause of the treatment failure has been investigated.

Suspended treatment operations will only be reinstated to the export program once the department is satisfied the cause of the non-compliance has been identified and suitable corrective measures have been implemented.

8.4.3 Detection of other quarantine pests

If live pests of quarantine concern (Appendix 1), other than fruit fly are detected, the consignment presented for inspection will be rejected. The consignment may be exported after appropriate treatment or reconditioning, and following successful re-inspection.

For consignments inspected after OSCT, the treated lot from the same cold room will be rejected. The treatment facility operations will be suspended until the cause of the failure has been investigated. Suspended OSCT facilities will only be reinstated to the export program once DOA and the department are satisfied the cause of the non-conformance has been identified and suitable corrective measures have been implemented.

8.4.4 Reconditioning

Reconditioning is not an option for fruit fly or quarantine pest/diseases (Appendix 1) detections. Reconditioning of consignments rejected due to other pests may be considered at the exporter’s discretion. The reconditioning method chosen must suitably address the biology of the pest and its quarantine risk.

After reconditioning, the consignment must be re-inspected.

8.5 Phytosanitary certification/ EXDOC functionality

Phytosanitary certificates are required to be completed in accordance with procedures set out in the Phytosanitary Certificate Completion Work Instruction.

Phytosanitary certificates for consignments subject to OSCT will be issued after successful completion of the cold treatment.

For sea freight, both the container and seal numbers must be recorded on the phytosanitary certificate.

Details of export-approved vineyard are to be entered in the "Shipping marks" section of the EXDOC Request for Permit (RFP) as VINEYARD: TGXXX

For grapes sourced from PFAs, the phytosanitary certificate shall specify the relevant PFAs. The phytosanitary certificate must also contain:

Import permit number /reference.

The common name and cultivar of the fruit

8.6 Treatment certification and additional declarations

For ITCT, the original calibration certificate must accompany the phytosanitary certificate. The seal number must be noted on the Phytosanitary Certificate and the certificate of calibration.

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If the consignment has been cold treated onshore the following information must be inserted into the DISINFESTATION AND/OR DISINFECTION TREATMENT section of the phytosanitary certificate:

treatment temperature

duration (number of consecutive days)

container and seal number

The name and number of the registered establishment and room number where onshore cold treatment was conducted must be entered in the ‘Lot number’ field (a free text field) of the EXDOC Request For Permit (RFP) and be in the example format of: ONSHORE COLD TREATMENT AT REGISTERED ESTABLISHMENT NAME / REGISTERED ESTABLISHMENT NUMBER – TREATMENT ROOM NUMBER.

A Thailand OSCT calibration and re-calibration certificate and treatment temperature record must accompany the phytosanitary certificate for the first commercial export consignment from each treatment room each calendar year.

All table grapes inspected under this work plan must have the relevant additional declarations. Additional declarations can be found on the MICoR database (http://micor.agriculture.gov.au/Plants/).

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9. IMPORTING COUNTRY RESPONSIBILITIES

9.1 Audit

DOA may conduct an audit of the table grape industry as required. OSCT facilities will be approved by DOA.

9.2 Import inspection

All documentation will be checked on arrival before inspection can occur. If the fruit is found to originate from unapproved orchards, packhouses or treatment facilities, the shipment will not be permitted entry.

All consignments are subject to an import inspection on arrival.

If any live stage of fruit flies is found, the consignment will be rejected and returned, re- directed, destroyed at the owner’s expense. DOA immediately suspends importation and notifies to the department of the interception.

If any live quarantine pests other than fruit fly are found, the consignment will be rejected and must be treated (limited to cases where pests can be exterminated effectively)with an appropriate treatment (if available), returned, re- directed, destroyed at the owner’s expense

DOA may suspend the offending orchard, packhouse/treatment facility or the entire export program until the cause of the infestation is investigated.

DOA reserves the right to have fruit re-exporter or destroyed at the owner expense, if one of the followings cases is found:

ITCT was unsuccessful

Container door are not completely closed

Contained seal is broken or replaced or does not match the number on the phytosanitary certificate

Temperature sensors (ITCT) extend beyond the fruit or is not located in specified positions (S.) or sensor fruit was ruptured.

Packaging labeling is missing, incorrect or incomplete.

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Appendix 1. Quarantine Pest List

Scientific name Common name Insects

Pantomorus cervinus Fuller's rose weevil Phlyctinus callosus Vine calandra Carpophilus humeralis Pineapple sap beetle Dilochrosis atripennis Flower chafer Bactrocera tryoni Queensland fruit fly Ceratitis capitata Mediterranean fruit fly Trialeurodes vaporariorum Greenhouse whitefly Macrosiphum euphorbiae Potato aphid Coccus persicae Grapevine scale Parthenolecanium corni European fruit lecanium Aspidiotus nerii Aucuba scale Daktulosphaira vitifoliae Grapevine phylloxera Pseudococcus viburni Californian mealybug Ametastegia glabrata Dock sawfly Cydia molesta Oriental fruit moth Epiphyas postvittana Light brown apple moth Haplothrips froggatti Black plague thrips Haplothrips victoriensis Tubular black thrips Thrips australis Plum thrips Mites

Calepitrimerus vitis Grape leaf rust mite Colomerus vitis grape erineum mite Brevipalpus lewisi Citrus flat mite Brevipalpus obovatus Privet mite Bryobia praetiosa Clover mite Bryobia rubrioculus Brown apple mite Panonychus ulmi European red spider mite Petrobia lateens Tetranychid mite Tetranychus desertorum Tetranychid mite Tetranychus ludeni Red spider mite Spider

Latrodectus hasselti Australian red-back spider Snails

Helix aspersa Brown garden snail Bradybaena similaris snail Plant pathogens

Fungi

Aspergillus aculeatus Berry rot Bipolaris bicolour Leaf spot Botryosphaeria obtuse Dieback Coniella diplodiella Grapevine white rot Gonatobotrys simplex var. simplex

Phaeoacremonium aleophilum Petri disease Phaeomoniella chlamydospora Petri disease Rhizopus arrhizus Fruit rot Bacterium

Pseudomonas viridiflava Bacterial leaf blight Phytoplasma

Grapevine yellows phytoplasmas Bacterial leaf blight Viruses

Arabis mosaic virus Hop bare-bine Grapevine fanleaf virus Grapevine yellow mosaic Grapevine leafroll-associated viruses Leafroll disease Grapevine virus A Grapevine closterovirus Viroids

Grapevine yellows speckle apscaviroid Speckle