India today said the European Union's decision to ban import of vegetables and mangoes was pre-mature and shocking and asked the 28-nation bloc to lift the restrictions. The ban on the import of Indian mangoes came into force today. Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher said in New Delhi that EU's action of banning vegetables and mangoes in our view is pre-mature. He said concerned agencies from both the sides had reached at an understanding and India had already initiated the process to put in place the proper mechanism to deal with exports of vegetables and mangoes from India to EU. On Monday, the EU banned the import of Alphonso mangoes, the king of fruits, and four vegetables from India for the period from May 1 to December 2015 after authorities found consignments infested with fruit flies.