Quarantine Inspection Regulations for The Importation of Pear Scions Article 5

The procedures and requirements for the on-site inspections are as follows:1.The plant quarantine authority shall dispatch annually its officer to the countries where the said scions are originated to conduct on-site inspections together with the designated officer of the plant protection and quarantine authority of the exporting countries and to jointly verify whether or not the scion-supplying orchards meet the conditions as required in Article 4;2.The plant protection and quarantine authority of the exporting countries shall make available to the BAPHIQ a list of the approved scion-supplying orchards verified by the joint plant protection and quarantine officers in accordance with the preceding subparagraph; and3.During the annual scion-harvesting period, the BAPHIQ may dispatch its officer to conduct on-site inspections at the sites of pear scions' harvesting, assembling, packing and cold storage or other related areas as deemed necessary. The travel expenses, relating to the on-site quarantine inspections conducted in the exporting countries by the designated officer as required under the preceding subparagraphs 1 and 3, shall be borne by the importer.