Opening of specific export campaigns

The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has announced the opening on the CEXVEG platform of several export campaigns with plant health requirements to countries that are strategic for the Catalan agri-food sector, such as China, Mexico, South Korea and the United States. Catalan companies now have the information and deadlines for submitting documentation.  

Specific export campaigns are agreements made with third countries setting plant health protocols and conditions for specific fruit and vegetable products that companies wishing to export must comply with   

The campaigns announced by the Ministry are as follows: 

• Citrus to China
• Citrus to Australia
• Citrus to Mexico
• Oranges to South Korea
• Fino lemon to the United States
• Oranges and mandarins to Peru
• Oranges and mandarins  to Ecuador
• Oranges to New Zealand
• Avocado to the USA
• Tomato to Canada
• Tomato to the USA
• Pepper to the USA

In the campaigns for citrus to Australia and Mexico and oranges and mandarins to Ecuador, the deadlines are as follows:

• Period for submitting plot and warehouse applications by the operator:
  • 1st deadline: 9 to 20 September 2024
  • 2nd deadline: 2 to 16 December 2024
• Period for review and formalisation of applications by the authorised exporter (AE):
  • 9 to 30 September 2024
• Period for submitting modifications by the operator:
  • 9 to 20 September 2024
  • 26 to 30 September 2024
• Period for review and validation by the autonomous community:
  • 9 September to 2 October 2024
• Period for the first warehouse inspection:
  • South Korea: 9 to 20 September 2024
  • Australia: 
    • 1st deadline: 9 September to 2 October 2024
    • 2nd deadline: 2 to 27 December 2024
• Campaign duration:
  • 9 September 2024 to 31 August 2025

For the remaining products and countries, the deadlines are: 

• Period for submitting plot and warehouse applications by the operator:
  • 9 to 20 September 2024
• Period for review and formalisation of applications by the authorised exporter (AE):
  • 9 to 30 September 2024
• Period for submitting modifications by the operator:
  • 9 to 20 September 2024.
  • 26 to 30 September 2024
• Period for review and validation by the autonomous community:
  • 9 September to 2 October 2024
• Period for the first warehouse inspection:
  • 9 September to 2 October 2024
• Campaign duration:
  • 9 September 2024 to 31 August 2025, except "Avocado to the USA", which ends on 31 May 2025, and "Tomatoes to Canada" and "Tomatoes and Peppers to the USA", which end on 30 April 2025.