Chile adapts to India’s new GM rules Apples are the main Chilean export affected by the new import regulations Related Articles Chilean fruit exporters say they are working hard to comply with new Indian import regulations requiring certain fruit and vegetable imports to be certified as non-GMO. The law, which came into force on 1 March following a three-month postponement, means that a selection of fresh produce imports to India – including apples, melons, plums, peppers, and tomatoes – must now carry proof they have not been genetically modified. Charif Christian Carvajal of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (Asoex) said: “Chilean phytosanitary authorities and Embassy officials in New Delhi have been collaborating with their Indian counterparts to comply with the countries new non-GMO certificate requirement”.