eu ban on mangoes and certain vegetables from india in july 2014 india noted that as of 1 may 2014 the european union had banned the import of mangoes and four other vegetables from india on the grounds of the increasing number of interceptions of harmful pests and organisms in the consignments exported to the european union. india had held discussions with the european union to share information on the various control measures which it had taken to address this issue. the eu ban had been imposed prior to the consideration of the outcome of several alternative methods for treating mangoes such as hot water treatments or irradiation. as a result the entire mango cro destined for the eu market could not be exported. an eu technical team would visit india in september 2014 to inspect the various facilities and india welcomed an early solution to this concern. the european union explained that its measures had been introduced on 24 april 2014 due to the growing number of interceptions at the eu border of consignments of plants and plant products with harmful organisms. several meetings had been held with india to discuss problems related to its insufficient phytosanitary export checks and inadequate certification systems. in 2010 and 2013 the eu food and veterinary office undertook two missions to india which revealed significant shortcomings in the certification system of plants exported to the european union. to date there had been no improvement in this situation and the number of consignments of plant products with harmful organisms intercepted at the eu border continued to grow. on this basis the european union had temporarily prohibited the import of five commodities until the end of 2015 to allow india to take corrective measures and upgrade its certification system. this temporary ban would be reviewed in light of i the outcome of future audits the first one planned for september 2014 ii the receipt of sufficient guarantees from the indian authorities and iii the decrease in the number of interceptions on plants and plant products for which imports from india are not prohibited. the european union hoped that india would take the necessary measures to allow resumption of export of all plants and plant products to the european union. in october 2014 india reiterated its concern regarding the eu ban on its exports of mangoes and four other vegetables on the grounds of increasing numbers of interceptions of harmful pests and organisms. india had informed the european union of various measures taken to reduce the interceptions such as treating mangoes with hot water against fruit flies. eu authorities had agreed to visit the indian pack houses and the systems in place and india requested the european union to remove the restrictions at the earliest. the european union explained that its measures had been introduced in april 2014 due to the growing number of interceptions of five problematic commodities at the eu border. several meetings had been held with india to discuss problems related to insufficient phytosanitary export checks and inadequate certification systems. in 2010 and 2013 the eu food and veterinary office had undertaken two missions to india which had revealed significant shortcomings in the certification system of plants. the european union clarified that the current temporary ban was in force until the end of 2015 and that an audit report would be released in the next few weeks. before reviewing the ban the european union was looking forward to sufficient guarantees from india that it would take effective corrective measures. in march 2015 india recalled its previously-raised concern regarding the eu ban on exports of mangoes and four types of vegetables. india reported that the ban on mangoes had been lifted in february 2015 however the ban on four types of vegetables remained. india had informed the european union on various measures to improve its packaging quarantine and inspection system. india also recalled the commissions f