Persons desirous of obtaining Agmark Certification
for onions under Agmark should have valid Certificate of Authorization (C.A.)
for grading of onions. Provisions contained in Fruits and
Vegetables Grading and Marking Rules, 2004 (G.S.R. No. 220 dated
I. Procedure for
grant of
(1)
Persons desirous of obtaining
(2)
Necessary particulars and documents as prescribed in Annex-A
shall be enclosed with the application.
(3)
Demand draft for Rs. 1000/- plus statutory
service tax, as applicable, as the
(4)
Applicant for grant of
(5)
Concerned office of the DMI will process the documents, inspect the
proposed premises and grant
(6)
Grade designation mark (Agmark insignia) shall be securely affixed to
or printed on each container. Since each and every container is
accounted for in exports, it is not necessary to have running replica serial No.
on each container. It is also not necessary that Agmark insignia shall be
printed in printing presses permitted by the Directorate.
However, authorised packer shall inform the
name and address of the printing press from whom he is getting the containers
bearing Agmark replica printed.
II.
Procedure for obtaining Certificate of Agmark Grading (CAG) for export of onion.
1.
The
2.
The following
documents shall be enclosed with the application :
Self attested copy of commercial invoice.
b.
Declaration by the exporter in the prescribed
proforma (Annex C-II).
3. Demand draft of the requisite value in favour of the respective DMI offices of the region shall be submitted along with the application. The exact name in which the demand draft is to be prepared may be checked from the respective office of DMI.
4. The demand draft towards grading charges will be payable @ 0.2% of FOB value plus statutory service tax, as applicable, subject to a minimum of Rs. 200/- plus the statutory service tax, per lot.
5. The laboratories approved by APEDA/AGMARK shall attend to grading and analysis of residues of pesticides and heavy metals.
6.
The detailed procedure for sampling and inspection of the lots of onion
consignments by the authorized representative of the approved laboratories is
given in
Annex-D.
7. The approved laboratory will send the Inspection Report of grading along with report of analysis of residues of pesticides and heavy metals and enclosures listed at S. No. 2&3 above to the concerned office of DMI for issue of Certificate of Agmark Grading.
10. The DMI officers will keep a random check on grading.
11. DMI will issue the CAG in the prescribed proforma. Only those officers whose signatures have been sent
to the European Commission shall issue the CAG. Inspecting officer and the CAG issuing officer shall
put the rubber stamp below their signatures.
12.
Item 14 of each CAG requires Certificate No. The procedure for
giving the Certificate Nos. shall be as follows :
First two alphabets shall be
office code. Next two alphabets
shall be the inspecting
officer code. Next shall be year
code and then running S. No., e.g., CAG issued by Mr. V.K. VERMA of Mumbai Office during
the year
2003 shall have
the Certificate No. MU/VV/03/O1 and so on. The
Office Codes are as follows :
Mumbai
- MU Ahmedabad
- AH
Nashik
- NK
Chennai
-
CH
Pune
-
PN
Sangli -
SN
13.
First and second copy of the CAG shall be
given to
Application for Grant of Certificate of Authorisation for Grading and Marking of ______________ (Name of
Commodity) for Export Grading
To,
The
Dy. Agri. Marketing Adviser/
Asstt.
Agri. Marketing Adviser/
Senior Marketing Officer
Directorate of Marketing & Inspection
___________________ (name of city)
Sir/Madam,
I/We _________________________of
M/s______________________ (full postal address) being desirous of marking
____________________ [Name(s) of commodity] with a grade designation mark in
accordance with the rules made under the provisions of Agricultural Produce
(Grading & Marking) Act 1937, hereby, request for grant of Certificate of
Authorisation.
I/We have carefully gone through the provisions of AP (G&M) Act,
1937, the General Grading & Marking Rules 1988, relevent commodity Grading &
Marking Rules and the instructions issued by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser
to the Govt. of India or an Officer authorised by him in this regard for grading
& marking of the said commodity and agree to abide by them.
The requisite particulars are furnished herewith in the prescribed proforma and
the requisite documents are enclosed.
Yours faithfully,
(Signature of the applicant)
Place:
Designation:
Date:
for M/s_________________
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SLIP
Received the application dated __________ of M/s
_______________ alongwith the
enclosures and D.D. No. _________ dated ___________ for Rs. ___________ for
grant of Certificate of Authorisation for Grading & Marking of ____________
under Agmark for export grading.
(Office Seal with Signature)
PARTICULARS TO BE FURNISHED
WITH THE APPLICATION
FOR CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHORISATION
1. Name
and full postal address of the party.
2. Name(s)
of the commodity proposed to be
graded.
3. Status of
the firm, i.e., Proprietary/Partnership/
Pvt. Ltd./Public Ltd./Regd.
Society/Public
Undertaking etc. (copy of the relevant
document be enclosed).
4. Period for
which the applicant has been
in the business.
5. Name(s)
and address of two representatives
of the firm who will attend the grading work
and correspond in the matter (specimen
signatures to be furnished separately).
6. *(a) RBI Code No., if any
*(b) Import Export Code No. (issued by DGFT)
(c) Membership of the
Commodity Boards
(APEDA, etc.), if any
7. ST/CST
No., if allotted.
8. Full
address of the premises where grading
and marking will be carried out.
9. Status
of the said premises
owner/lessee
(strike out whichever is not applicable).
*10. Details of the
machinery/packing
machines/cold storage etc. available in
the plant/premises with their capacity.
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S. No |
Name of the Machinery |
Nos. |
Capacity |
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11. Any other
information relevant to
grading of the commodity.
12. Trade name, if
any.
Designation for M/s
Place :
Date
:
* Not required in case of APEDA recognized
pack houses.
LIST OF THE DOCUMENTS TO BE
FURNISHED ALONG WITH THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF
1. Application for grant of CA in the prescribed
Proforma-I.
2. Signatures of authorized persons of the firm on
the letter pad.
*3.Copy of the proprietorship declaration/partnership deed/ memorandum and
articles of association/bye-laws of society etc.
*4. Blue print or neatly drawn sketch of the premises showing all
dimensions duly singed by the authorized person of the firm.
5. Medical fitness certificates issued by the
Registered Medical Practitioner certifying that the workers engaged in the
handling of the product in various operations, are free
from any communicable and contagious diseases.
*6. Copy of import export code No. issued by DGFT.
7. Copy of APEDA registration, if registered.
Note : (i) Photocopies of all documents should be signed
and stamped by
authorized
person of the firm.
(ii) Three sets of the
documents are to be submitted to the concerned office of the Directorate.
*Not applicable in case of APEDA recognized pack
houses.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IN THE
PREMISES FOR GRADING OF ONIONS
To,
The Asstt./Dy. Agricultural Marketing Adviser, ______________________
Subject : Request for grant of Certificate of Agmark Grading (CAG) for
consignment of ___________________________ for export.
Sir,
I/We intend to export ________________________________ (name of the commodity)
to ___________________ (destination). Details of the consignment are as
follows :
|
S. No. |
Commodity |
No. of Boxes |
Qty. (in MT)
(in each box) |
Total Qty.
(in MT) |
FOB value
(in Rs.) |
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The above mentioned consignment will be inspected by
_____________________ (Name of the laboratory) at
(a)
our approved premises at
________________________________.
OR (b) airport/seaport at
________________________________.
Copies of commercial invoice, residue analysis report of pesticides and
declaration in Annex-‘C-II’ are enclosed. D.D. for Rs._________________
towards grading charges is also enclosed.
It is requested that the CAG may be issued.
Yours faithfully,
Dated : _____________
(
)
for M/s.
(to be given by the exporter on their letter-head)
(1) I, _________________________ of M/s _________________ have/operate from the pack house which is located at
the following address :
__________________________________
___________________________________
(2) The pack house is registered/ not registered with APEDA vide Recognition No. _____________ dated
_____________.
(3) We wish to export
___________ (name of the commodity), whose details are as
follows :
|
S. No. |
Commodity |
No. of Boxes |
Qty. (in MT)
(in each box) |
Total Qty.
(in MT) |
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(4) The analysis
report bearing No. ______ dated __________ of the laboratory M/s
_____________________________ pertains to ________________ (name of the
commodity) referred to in item (3) above.
(5) I, propose to effect export of the __________________ (name of the commodity) referred to above to
____________________ (destination) and these have been processed and packed under my supervision in the
pack house referred to in item (1) above.
(6) I, further certify that the ____________________ (name of the commodity) referred to above are contained in
_____________ number of boxes/cartons and that the laboratory analysis report establishes that
_________________ (name of the commodity) do not contain pesticide residues exceeding the MRLs with
respect to the destination.
Place :
(Signature of the applicant/
Date :
Authorized person)
Designation
for M/s
(A)
Sampling and inspection procedure to be followed for lot intended for shipment in containers before stuffing at
the
pack-house.
iii. The sample shall be graded according to prescribed standards, appropriate grade will be assigned and prescribed Inspection Report will be filled up in the format given at Appendix – (ii).
iv. The sample for residues of pesticides and heavy metals shall be drawn simultaneously while drawing the sample for grading.
(B) Sampling and inspection procedure to be followed for lot intended for shipment in containers at the
time of stuffing
iii. The sample shall be graded according to prescribed standards, appropriate grade will be assigned and prescribed Inspection Report will be filled up in the format given at Appendix – (ii).
iv. The sample for residues of pesticides and heavy metals shall be drawn simultaneously while drawing the sample for grading.
SAMPLING PLAN
No. of bags/packages
Minimum No. of bags/packages
in the lot
to be sampled.
-----------------
---------------------------------------
Up to 50
2
51 to 100
3
101 to 200
6
201 to 500
12
501 to 1000
25
1001 and above
2.5 % of the
bags/packages
Appendix – (ii)
INSPECTION REPORT FOR ONIONS
a)
Name of the authorized packer :_____________________________________.
b)
Address of the pack house :
________________________________________.
c)
Lot No./Batch No. :
________________________________________________.
d)
Shipping mark, (if any) :
____________________________________________.
e)
5. No. of Bags
X Qty. in each bag =
Total quantity.
___________
_____________ _______ MT
Quality
parameters :
1.
Cleanliness :
_______________________________________________________.
2.
Soundness
:
_______________________________________________________.
3.
Foreign matter _____________________________________________________.
4.
Pests :
_____________________________________________________________.
5.
General appearance
________________________________________________.
6.
Damage caused by frost pests or diseases :__________________________.
7.
Abnormal external moisture : ______________________________________.
8.
Sufficiently dried or not :
___________________________________________.
9. Damages caused by high/low
temperature : ________________________.
10.
Hollow or tough stems :
___________________________________________.
11.
Foreign smell/taste :
______________________________________________.
12.
Sprouted or not :
__________________________________________________.
13. Root
tufts present or not :
_________________________________________.
14.
Defects in shape :
_________________________________________________.
15.
Defects in colouring :
______________________________________________.
16.
Superficial cracks, if any :
_________________________________________.
17.
Healed cracks, if any :
_____________________________________________.
18.
Traces of rubbing :
________________________________________________.
19. Early
signs of shoot growth visible from outside ____________________.
20.
Percentage Grade tolerances :
_____________________________________.
21. Grade
assigned : __________________________________________________.
22.
Diameter of the equatorial section :
________________________________.
23. Size
Tolerances : __________________________________________________.
24. Size
Code assigned :_______________________________________________.
25.
Remarks (if any) :
_________________________________________________.
26. C.A.G.
may be/may not be issued _________________________________.
Date :
Signature
:
Place :
Name of authorized :
representative of
approved Laborato
Official address
:
Appendix – (iii)
SAMPLE SLIP
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1 |
Sample Slip No. |
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Name & Address of the |
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3 |
APEDA RCMC
No. |
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4 |
Name & Address of the pack-house |
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5 |
APEDA Recognition No. of the pack-house, where applicable |
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6 |
Consignment details:
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7 |
Grade and variety of the produce |
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Date :
Signature & Name of
Place :
CERTIFICATE
1. This is to
certify that, I have drawn this sample personally from the above mentioned APEDA/AGMARK recognised pack-house (as applicable) of the C.A. holder by
adopting the sampling plan given in Appendix-(i)
and procedure given in Annex-‘D’.
2. I have
sealed the consignment bearing seal Nos. as follows:
|
Lot No. |
Number of bags |
Quantity (MT) |
Date of sealing |
Seal No. |
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3. Address and
location of drawl of samples :
………………….
4. I have also
verified the APEDA/AGMARK recognition of the pack-house, as applicable.
5. As on date,
APEDA/AGMARK recognition of this laboratory is valid.
Date :
Signature
:
Place :
Name of authorized :
representative of
approved Laboratory
Official address
:
Annex – ‘E’
CERTIFICATE OF RESIDUE ANALYSIS
(i)
General Details
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1 |
Lab Test Certificate No. |
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2 |
Name & Address of the |
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3 |
Name & Address of the
pack-house from where sample drawn |
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4 |
APEDA Recognition No.
of the pack-house, as applicable |
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5 |
Consignment Details
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(ii)
Test Details
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S.
No |
Name of Pesticide
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EU MRL
(mg/kg) |
Residue content
(mg/kg) |
Limits of Detection (LoD) |
Method of analysis |
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1.
This is
to certify that the sample of onion pertaining to the above consignment was
drawn by our authorized representative from the APEDA/AGMARK recognised
pack-house (as applicable) having Recognition No. _____ and
has been analysed by us. The residue
content in the sample is given in the above table.
2.
The
samples were drawn from …% of the bags/packages/lot selected on a random basis
as per the prescribed procedure and were thoroughly mixed & made up into
composite samples. One sealed sample has been retained by us
for a period of
sixty days from the date of sampling.
3.
The APEDA/AGMARK
recognition of this laboratory is valid as on date.
4.
This certificate is not valid if the seal numbers indicated above do
not match with the seal numbers on the bags/packages/lots or if the seals are
tampered.

Place:
approved Laboratory
1. MUMBAI :
Dr. S. S. P. Rao,
Dy. A.M.A.
Directorate of Marketing &
Inspection, New CGO, Building
IIIrd Floor, New Marine Lines
Mumbai- 400020.
Telephone No.
- 22036801(Direct), 22032699
Fax No.
- 22091103
E-mail
- dmiwrmbi@bom.nic.in
-
agmarknet@bom.nic.in
2.
Sr. Marketing Officer
Directorate of Marketing &
Inspection, New Kamal Niwas,
Behind Hotel Vasco Tourist
Telephone No.
- 2465437
Fax No.
- No fax
E-mail
- dmimh@hub.nic.in
Marketing Officer
Directorate of Marketing &
Inspection, APMC Seva Grah
Market Yard,
Sangli
Telephone No.
- 2670629
Fax No.
- No fax
E-mail
- dmimh04@hub.nic.in.
4. PUNE Smt. Surinder
Kaur,
Marketing Officer
Directorate of Marketing &
Inspection, Graders Training
Centre, Beej Bhavan,
MarketYard,
Pune-411007.
Telephone No.
- 24268598
Fax No.
- No fax
E-mail - dmimh07@hub.nic.in
Asstt. AMA
Directorate of Marketing &
Inspection, Kendriya Sadan
Block-1, Sultan Bazar,
Telephone No. - 040- 24657446
Fax No.
- 040-24731636
E-mail :
- dmihyd@ap.nic.in
Asstt. AMA
Directorate of Marketing &
Inspection, APMC Market yard
MG Complex, Yashwant Pur,
Bangalore-560022
Telephone No. - 080-23472924
Fax No. - 080-23473004
E-mail
-
bngdmi@kar.nic.in
Annex-‘G’
CERTIFICATE OF
CONTAINER STUFFING/LOADING
This is to certify that the consignment
of ............... (name of commodity) with the following details has been
stuffed/loaded into the container for export to the European Union :
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1. |
Certificate No. and date |
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2. |
Name & Address of the |
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3. |
Name & Address of consignee |
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4. |
Importer’s order/LC No. |
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5. |
Shipment validity of order/LC |
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6. |
Commodity |
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7. |
Details of consignment:
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8. |
Grade and variety of the produce |
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9. |
Date of stuffing/loading into the container
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10. |
Address where stuffing/loading carried out |
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11. |
Container No. |
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12. |
Bill of Lading No. and date |
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13. |
Voyage/Vessel No./Name |
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14. |
Port of discharge |
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15. |
Country of final destination |
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16. |
Seal No. of the container |
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17. |
Lab Test Certificate No. |
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CERTIFICATE
1.
It is certified
that stuffing/loading of the packages/bags of the above consignment has been
carried out at the place of sampling. In case of shifting/relocation of the
goods has taken place, it is with the prior consent of this laboratory.
2.
The seal numbers
of the packages/bags/lot are the same as those at the time of sampling.
3.
Stuffing/loading
of into the containers has been carried out under the supervision of the
authorized official of this laboratory.
4.
It is certified
that after stuffing/loading, the container has been sealed by the authorized
representative of this laboratory.

Place: approved Laboratory
LIST OF APEDA APPROVED LABORATORIES.
|
S. No. |
Name and Address |
Status |
|
1. |
Reliable Analytical Laboratories,
A-1, 5 Acre, Kothari Compound
Tel: 022-25899490, 25899491
Fax:022-25899492
E-mail : reliablelabs@vsnl.net |
NABL accredited and APEDA
recognized lab |
|
2. |
Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.,
26/27/28/34, Raja Industrial Estate,
1st Floor, Purushottam
Kheraj Marg,
Mulund (West), Mumbai – 400 080.
Tel: 022-55974999; Fax:022-55974616 E-mail: neel@geochemgroup.com |
NABL accredited and APEDA recognized lab |
|
3. |
Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory
Krishibhavan Shivajinagar
Pune-
411 005
Tel : 020-5534348, 25281186 Fax :
020-25537695, 26131064
E-mail : drabhay@satyam.net.in |
Government and APEDA recognized lab |
|
4. |
SGS India Limited
21 New Street,
Kottur
Chennai 600 085
Tel : 044-55850436/24470184
Fax: 044-24470317
E-mail:mariappan_meena@sgs.com
|
NABL accredited and APEDA recognized lab |
|
5. |
M/s. Vimta Labs Ltd.,
142, IDA, Phase – II,
Cherlapally,
Tel: 040-27264141; Fax: 040-27263657
E-mail: vimtahq@vimta.com |
NABL accredited and APEDA recognized lab |
|
S. No. |
PESTICIDES |
EU (mg/kg) |
|
|
ORGANOCHLORINES |
|
|
1 |
Aldrin (expressed as dieldrin) |
0.01 |
|
2 |
Chlordane (cis and trans) |
0.01 |
|
3 |
Chlorthalonil |
# (LOD : 0.05) |
|
4 |
DDT (all isomers) |
0.05 |
|
5 |
Dicofol |
0.02 |
|
6 |
Diclofluanid |
5.00 |
|
7 |
Endosulphan (all
isomers) |
0.05 |
|
8 |
Endrin |
0.01 |
|
9 |
HCH (alpha & beta) |
0.01 |
|
10 |
Heptachlor |
0.01 |
|
11 |
Lindane |
0.01 |
|
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ORGANOPHOSPHORUS |
|
|
12 |
Acephate |
0.02 |
|
13 |
Methamidophos |
0.01 |
|
14 |
Azinphos methyl |
0.50 |
|
15 |
Chlorfenvinphos |
0.50 |
|
16 |
Chlorpyriphos |
0.20 |
|
17 |
Chlorpyriphos-methyl |
0.05 |
|
18 |
Diazinon |
0.02 |
|
19 |
Dichlorvos |
0.50 |
|
20 |
Dimethoate (Including Omethoate) |
0.02 |
|
21 |
Ethion |
0.10 |
|
22 |
Fenitrothion |
0.50 |
|
23 |
Malathion |
3.00 |
|
24 |
Mevinphos |
0.10 |
|
25 |
Monocrotophos |
# (LOD : 0.01) |
|
26 |
Oxydematon-methyl |
0.02 |
|
27 |
Profenophos |
0.05 |
|
28 |
Parathion-methyl |
0.02 |
|
29 |
Parathion-ethyl |
0.05 |
|
30 |
Phosalone |
1.00 |
|
31 |
Quinalphos |
0.05 |
|
32 |
Triazophos |
0.02 |
|
|
SYNTHETIC PYRETHROIDS |
|
|
33 |
Cyfluthrin |
0.02 |
|
34 |
Cypermethrin |
0.10 |
|
35 |
Deltamethrin |
0.10 |
|
36 |
Fenvalerate
& Esfenvalerate (sum of RR & SS isomers) |
0.02 |
|
37 |
Fenvalerate
& Esfenvalerate (sum of RS & SR isomers) |
0.02 |
|
38 |
Lambda-cyhalothrin |
0.02 |
|
39 |
Permethrin |
0.05 |
|
|
ACYLAMINO ACID FUNGICIDES |
|
|
40 |
Benalaxyl |
0.20 |
|
41 |
Metalaxyl |
0.50 |
|
|
CARBAMATES |
|
|
42 |
Carbaryl |
1.00 |
|
43 |
Carbofuran |
0.30 |
|
44 |
Methomyl |
0.05 |
|
45 |
Carbosulfan |
0.05 |
|
46 |
Thiodicarb (see Methomyl) |
|
|
|
PYRIMIDINES |
|
|
47 |
Fenarimol |
0.02 |
|
|
CONAZOLES |
|
|
48 |
Bitertanol |
0.05 |
|
49 |
Hexaconazole |
0.02 |
|
50 |
Myclobutanil |
0.02 |
|
51 |
Penconazole |
0.05 |
|
52 |
Propiconazole |
0.05 |
|
|
IMIDAZOLES |
|
|
53 |
Imazalil |
0.02 |
|
|
DICARBOXIMIDES |
|
|
54 |
Captafol |
0.02 |
|
55 |
Captan |
0.10 |
|
56 |
Iprodione |
5.00 |
|
|
DITHIOCARBAMATES |
|
|
57 |
Dithiocarbamates as
Carbondisulphide |
0.50 |
|
|
NATURAL PRODUCT DERIVATIVES |
|
|
58 |
Spinosad (Sum of Spinosad A+B) |
0.10 |
|
|
NICOTINOIDS |
|
|
59 |
Imidacloprid |
# (LOD : 0.005) |
|
|
|
|
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S. No. |
HEAVY METALS |
Codex (mg/kg) |
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1 |
Cadmium
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0.20 |
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2 |
Lead
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0.10 |
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3 |
Arsenic
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0.10 |
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No EU MRL value available.
Note: All analytical values
above LOQ to be reported
at two decimal points.
Annexure-IV
(TO BE SUBMITTED BY APPROVED
LABORATORIES TO APEDA)
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S. No. |
Name of Pack-house |
Recognition No. |
Lab Test Certificate No. |
Stuffing/Loading Certificate
No. and quantity (MT) |
Summary of Test Results |
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Date:
Signature
Place:
Date: Signature
Place:
Name of authorized signatory
Name of Laboratory