1 The bananas must be green at the time of export. Inspectors at the port of arrival will determine that the bananas were green at the time of export if: (1) bananas shipped by air are still green upon arrival in the United States; and (2) bananas shipped by sea are either still green upon arrival in the United States or are yellow but firm. 2 Executive Order 12779 of October 28, 1991 (56 FR 55975–55976, published October 30, 1991), prohibits the importation into the United States of any goods of Haitian origin, other than publications and other informational materials, or of services performed in Haiti. Importation of any Haitian produce will not be allowed as long as this Executive order is in effect. 3 No green may be visible on the shoot. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0049) [57 FR 54489, Nov. 19, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 43497, Aug. 17, 1993; 58 FR 69180, Dec. 30, 1993; 59 FR 43711, 43712, Aug. 25, 1994; 60 FR 14208, Mar. 16, 1995; 60 FR 50385, Sept. 29, 1995; 62 FR 596, Jan. 6,1997; 62 FR 50236, Sept. 25, 1997] § 319.56-2u Conditions governing the entry of lettuce and peppers from Israel. (a) Lettuce may be imported into the United States from Israel without fumigation for leafminers, thrips, and Sminthuris viridis only under the following conditions: (1) Growing conditions. (i) The lettuce must be grown in insect-proof houses covered with 50 mesh screens, double self-closing doors, and hard walks (no soil) between the beds; (ii) The lettuce must be grown in growing media that has been sterilized by steam or chemical means; (iii) The lettuce must be inspected during its active growth phase and the inspection must be monitored by a representative of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture; (iv) The crop must be protected with sticky traps and prophylactic sprays approved for the crop by Israel; (v) The lettuce must be moved to an insect-proof packing house at night in plastic containers covered by 50 mesh screens; (vi) The lettuce must be packed in an insect-proof packing house, individually packed in transparent plastic bags, packed in cartons, placed on pallets, and then covered with shrink wrapping; and (vii) The lettuce must be transported to the airport in a closed refrigerated truck for shipment to the United States. (2) Each shipment of lettuce must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture stating that the conditions of paragraph (a)(1) of this section have been met. (b) Peppers (fruit) (Capsicum spp.) from Israel may be imported into the United States only under the following conditions: (1) The peppers have been grown the Arava Valley by growers registered with the Israeli Department of Plant Protection and Inspection (DPPI). (2) Malathion bait sprays shall be applied in the residential areas of the Arava Valley at 6- to 10-day intervals beginning not less than 30 days before the harvest of backyard host material in residential areas and shall continue through harvest. (3) The peppers have been grown in insect-proof plastic screenhouses approved by the DPPI and APHIS. Houses shall be examined periodically by DPPI or APHIS personnel for tears in either plastic or screening. (4) Trapping for Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) shall be conducted by DPPI throughout the year in the agricultural region along Arava Highway 90 and in the residential area of Paran. The capture of a single Medfly in a screenhouse will immediately cancel export from that house until the source of the infestation is delimited, trap density is increased, pesticide sprays are applied, or other measures acceptable to APHIS are taken to prevent further occurrences. (5) Signs in English and Hebrew shall be posted along Arava Highway 90 stat ing that it is prohibited to throw out/ discard fruits and vegetables from passing vehicles. (6) Sorting and packing of peppers shall be done in the insect-proof screenhouses in the Arava Valley. (7) Transportation of the peppers from the Arava Valley to Tel Aviv Airport for export shall be in fruit flyproof containers. (8) The peppers shall be exported directly from Tel Aviv, by air, to the United States. [57 FR 3120, Jan. 28, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 69181, Dec. 30, 1993; 59 FR 46321, Sept. 8, 1994; 60 FR 50385, Sept. 29, 1995; 62 FR 50236, Sept. 25, 1997] § 319.56-2v Conditions governing the entry of citrus from Australia. (a) The Administrator has determined that the irrigated horticultural areas within the following districts of Australia meet the criteria of §319.56–2 (e) and (f) with regard to the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata [Wiedemann]), the Queensland fruit fly (Dacus tryoni [Frogg]), and other fruit flies destructive of citrus: (1) The Riverland district of South Australia, defined as the county of Hamley and the geographical subdivisions, called "hundreds," of Bookpurnong, Cadell, Gordon, Holder, Katarapko, Loveday, Markaranka, Morook, Murtho, Parcoola, Paringa, Pooginook, Pyap, Stuart, and Waikerie; (2) The Riverina district of New South Wales, defined as: (i) The shire of Carrathool; and (ii) The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, which is within the administrative boundaries of the city of Griffith and the shires of Leeton, Narrendera, and Murrumbidgee; and (3) The Sunraysia district, defined as the shires of Wentworth and Balranald in New South Wales and the shires of Mildura, Swan Hill, Wakool, and Kerang, the cities of Mildura and Swan Hill, and the borough of Kerang in Victoria. (b) Oranges (Citrus sinensis [Osbeck]); lemons (C. limonia [Osbeck] and meyeri [Tanaka]); limes (C. aurantiifolia [Swingle] and latifolia [Tanaka]); mandarins, including satsumas, tangerines, tangors, and other fruits grown from this species or its hybrids (C. reticulata [Blanco]); and grapefruit (C. paradisi [MacFad.]) may be imported from the Riverland, Riverina, and Sunraysia districts without treatment for fruit flies, subject to paragraph (c) of this section and all other applicable requirements of this subpart. (c) If surveys conducted in accordance with §319.56-2d(f) detect, in a district listed in paragraph (a) of this section, the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata [Wiedemann]), the Queensland fruit fly (Dacus tryoni (Frogg]), or other fruit flies that attack citrus and for which a treatment is listed in the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Treatment Manual, citrus fruit from that district will remain eligible for importation into the United States in accordance with §319.56-2(e)(2), provided the fruit undergoes cold treatment in accordance with the PPQ Treatment Manual, which is incorporated by reference at $300.1 of this chapter, and provided the fruit meets all other applicable requirements of this subpart. Entry is limited to ports listed in §319.56-2d(b)(1) of this subpart if the treatment is to be completed in the United States. Entry may be through any port if the treatment has been completed in Australia or in transit to the United States. If no approved treatment for the detected fruit fly appears in the PPQ Treatment Manual, importation of citrus from the affected district or districts is prohibited. [61 FR 8207, Mar. 4, 1996] tion; conditions governing the entry of papayas from Costa Rica. The Solo type of papaya may be imported into the continental United States, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands from the provinces of Guanacaste, San Jose, and Puntarenas, Costa Rica, only under the following conditions: (a) The papayas papayas were grown and packed for shipment to the United States in the provinces of Guanacaste, San Jose, and Puntarenas, Costa Rica. (b) Beginning at least 30 days before harvest began and continuing through the completion of harvest, all trees in the field where the papayas were grown were kept free of papayas that were 1⁄2 or more ripe (more than 4 of the shell surface yellow), and all culled and fallen fruits were removed from the field at least twice a week. (c) When packed, the papayas were less than 1⁄2 ripe (the shell surface was no more than 14 yellow, surrounded by light green), and appeared to be free of all injurious insect pests. (d) The papayas were packed in an enclosed container or under cover so as to prevent access by fruit flies and other injurious insect pests, and were not packed with any other fruit, including papayas not qualified for importation into the United States. (e) All activities described in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section were carried out under the general supervision and direction of plant health officials of the national Ministry of Agriculture. (f) Beginning at least 1 year before harvest begins and continuing through the completion of harvest, fruit fly traps were maintained in the field where the papayas were grown. The traps were placed at a rate of 1 trap per hectare and were checked for fruit flies at least once weekly by plant health officials of the national Ministry of Agriculture. Fifty percent of the traps were of the McPhail type, and fifty percent of the traps were of the Jackson type. The national Ministry of Agriculture kept records of fruit fly finds for each trap, updated the records each time the traps were checked, and made the records available to APHIS inspectors upon request. The records were maintained for at least 1 year. (g) All shipments must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national Ministry of Agriculture stating that the papayas were grown, packed, and shipped in accordance with the provisions of this section. [62 FR 50237, Sept. 25, 1997] § 319.56-2x Administrative instructions; conditions governing the entry of certain fruits and vegetables for which treatment is required. (a) The following fruits and vegetables may be imported into the United States only if they have been treated |