EXPORT OF GRAPES RULES *

EXPORT OF GRAPES

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 85.05

EXPORT OF GRAPES RULES *

15th January, 1960

LEGAL NOTICE 3 of 1960, as amended by Legal Notices 38 of 1968 and

408 of 2007.

The title of these Rules is Export of Grapes Rules.

Grapes intended for export shall be of the Insolia type or of

any other variety approved by the Director of Agriculture.

Each bunch of grapes shall be of good shape and shall

weigh not less than two hundred and twenty seven grams.

The berries shall be of good quality and in a state of

maturity; moreover they shall be clean and free from mould,

damage or disease.

Grapes shall be packed for export in standard containers

which shall be new, each capable of containing not more than eight

thousand one hundred and sixty five grams net weight of grapes,

sufficiently strong to warrant arrival to their destination in a sound

condition and so made as to permit adequate ventilation of the

grapes.

A container shall contain grapes of the same variety and

colour.

Every container shall carry a label showing the name of the

exporter and the net weight of the contents. The sides and bottom

of the containers shall be lined with suitable paper approved for the

purpose by an inspector of the Department of Agriculture.

Every consignment of grapes shall be examined by an

inspector of the Department of Agriculture, who may, in his

discretion, examine all or any one of the containers in any

consignment and the contents thereof.

An inspector of the Department of Agriculture may refuse

to pass for export any consignment of grapes, in which case he

must have inspected not less than ten per centum of such

consignment.

Any consignment approved for export shall be liable to a

new inspection if not shipped within twelve hours of the previous

inspection.

Applications for inspection shall be made to an inspector

or to the Director of Agriculture at least twenty-four hours before

shipment

Provided that applications may also be made within the

said period of twenty-four hours, but in such case the Department

of Agriculture shall not be under any obligation to make the

inspection within the required time.

*These Rules have been repealed by Act XXXIV of 2023.

EXPORT OF GRAPES

Every application for inspection shall specify the name of

the exporter, the number of the containers and the description of

their contents and the destination of the consignment.

No application for inspection shall be considered unless

the grapes duly packed in the containers are exhibited in a place

approved for the purpose by the Director of Agriculture.

No fees shall be charged for the inspection of a

consignment. If a consignment or part thereof which is refused for

export is subsequently re-submitted for inspection after re-sorting,

regrading or repacking as the case may be. A fee calculated on the

basis of €0.005 per container examined shall be charged for the

inspection, provided that the fee for the inspection of any one

consignment or part thereof shall not be less than fifty-eight cents

(0.58).

If a consignment when inspected is found to conform in all

respects to the provisions of these Rules and to be fit for export, the

Director of Agriculture shall furnish the exporter with certificates

of health, quality and origin of the grapes.

To meet the requirements of any particular trade agreement

or of any special demand the Director of Agriculture may permit

the export of grapes which are classified, graded, packed and

marked otherwise than in the manner specified in these Rules.

The Board of Reference referred to in article 18 of the

Agricultural Produce (Export) Ordinance shall be composed of the

Di re c t o r of Ag r ic ulture o r a n off icer of the De pa rtment o f

Agriculture acting on his behalf as Chairman and two members to

be chosen from a panel of ten persons engaged in the agricultural

produce export trade or vinting trade. The panel shall be nominated

by the Minister responsible for Agriculture before the beginning of

each export season. On each Board of Reference one of the panel

members shall be selected by the complainant and one by the

Chairman. No panel member shall sit on a Board in connection with

any produce in which he has any interest.

A fee at the rate of twelve cents (0.12) per package shall be

deposited with the inspector by the exporter requiring reference to

a Board of Reference, provided that the fee shall in no case be less

than six euros and ninety-nine cents (6.99).