2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

7.   Fruits and vegetables

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    (1)   Admissibility of fruits and vegetables for importation shall be determined by the plant quarantine service at the time application for permit for importation is submitted.

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    (2)   Entry status shall be determined according to the pests present in the exporting country.

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    (3)   Importation of soft, fleshy fruits and vegetables is prohibited from all countries where the Mediterranean, Mexican, Oriental, Queensland and other fruitflies of the family tephritidae are known to occur, unless approved treatment can be performed.

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    (4)   Fruits and vegetables arriving in passenger baggage or personal effects without the necessary permit shall be confiscated and destroyed.

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    (5)   Dried, frozen, processed, preserved or canned fruits and vegetables that have been prepared or processed in such a manner as to make them innocuous as pest carriers, and are not otherwise prohibited under these Regulations and in particular, Schedule 3, are enterable subject to verification of their condition and freedom from pests.