Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/625 of 6 May 2020 amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 and Commission Implementing Decision 2014/88/EUText with EEA relevance.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/625 of 6 May 2020 amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 and Commission Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. , and in particular Article 53(1)(b)(i) and (ii) thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1. , and in particular point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 47(2) and points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 54(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 669/2009, (EU) No 884/2014, (EU) 2015/175, (EU) 2017/186 and (EU) 2018/1660 (OJ L 277, 29.10.2019, p. 89). lays down rules concerning the temporary increase of official controls at the entry into the Union on certain food and feed of non-animal origin from certain third countries listed in Annex I to that Regulation and special conditions governing the entry into the Union of certain food and feed from certain third countries due to the risk of contamination by aflatoxins, pesticide residues, pentachlorophenol and dioxins and microbiological contamination, listed in Annex II to that Regulation.

(2) Certain categories of consignments of food and feed are excluded from the scope of application of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 provided that their gross weight does not exceed 30 kg. Since hazards relate to the products themselves and not to their immediate containers or packaging, this weight limit should relate only to the products themselves. It is therefore appropriate to amend Article 1(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 to replace the reference to the gross weight therein by a reference to the net weight. (3) Article 12 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 provides that the lists set out in its Annexes I and II are to be reviewed on a regular basis not exceeding a period of six months, in order to take into account new information related to risks and non-compliance. (4) The occurrence and relevance of recent food incidents notified through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), as established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, information regarding official controls performed by Member States on food and feed of non-animal origin, as well as the biannual reports on consignments of food and feed of non-animal origin submitted by Member States to the Commission in 2019 in accordance with Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC (OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11). , indicate that the lists set out in Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 should be amended. (5) In particular, for consignments of oranges, mandarins, clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids from Turkey, the data resulting from notifications received through the RASFF and information regarding official controls performed by Member States indicate the emergence of new risks to human health, due to possible pesticide residues contamination, requiring an increased level of official controls. In addition, for spice mixes from Pakistan, data resulting from notifications received through the RASFF and information regarding official controls performed by Member States indicate the emergence of new risks to human health due to possible aflatoxin contamination, which require an increased level of official controls. Entries concerning those consignments should therefore be included in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793. (6) Due to the high frequency of non-compliance with the relevant requirements provided for in Union legislation detected during official controls performed by Member States in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 in the first semester of 2019, it is appropriate to increase the frequency of identity and physical checks to be performed on beans from Kenya and dried grapes and pomegranates from Turkey. Entries concerning those consignments in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7) Sesamum seeds from Sudan and Uganda are already subject to an increased level of official controls as regards the presence of Salmonella since July and January 2017, respectively. The official controls carried out on those foodstuffs by the Member States show an increase of the rate of non-compliance since the establishment of the increased level of official controls. Those results provide evidence that the entry of those foodstuffs into the Union constitutes a serious risk for human health. (8) In order to protect human health in the Union, it is therefore necessary, in addition to the increased level of official controls, to provide for special conditions in relation to Sesamum seeds from Sudan and Uganda. In particular, all consignments of Sesamum seeds from Sudan and Uganda should be accompanied by an official certificate stating that all results of sampling and analysis show the absence of Salmonella in 25 g. The results of the sampling and analysis should be attached to that certificate. The entries concerning Sesamum seeds from Sudan and Uganda should therefore be deleted from Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 and included in Annex II thereto. (9) In addition, peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet) from India and Pakistan are already subject to an increased level of official controls as regards the presence of pesticide residues since January 2018. That frequency rate was increased already in January 2019 from 10 % to 20 % due to a high degree of non-compliance with the relevant requirements provided for in Union legislation. The official controls carried out on these foodstuffs by the Member States show a persistent high rate of non-compliance for peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet) from India and an increase of the rate of non-compliance for peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet) from Pakistan since the increased level of official controls. Several RASFF notifications were transmitted concerning both commodities since the establishment of an increased level of official controls. Those results provide evidence that the entry of those foods into the Union constitutes a serious risk for human health. (10) In order to protect human health in the Union, it is therefore necessary in addition to the increased level of official controls, to provide for special conditions in relation to peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet) from India and Pakistan. In particular, all consignments of peppers (other than sweet) from India and Pakistan should be accompanied by an official certificate stating that the products have been sampled and analysed for pesticide residues and all results show that the relevant maximum residue levels of pesticides have not been exceeded. The results of the sampling and analysis should be attached to that certificate. The entries concerning peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet) from India and Pakistan should therefore be deleted from Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 and included in Annex II thereto.

(11) For curry leaves from India, the frequency of non-compliance with the relevant requirements provided for in Union legislation detected during official controls performed by Member States has decreased. It is therefore appropriate to delete from Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 and include in Annex I to that Regulation the entry concerning curry leaves from India. It is appropriate to increase the frequency of identity and physical checks to be performed on this commodity, given that the requirements concerning official certification and sampling and analysis for pesticide residues in the third country will be discontinued for this commodity. (12) For raspberries from Serbia, dried apricots and apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved from Turkey and lemons from Turkey, the available information indicates an overall satisfactory degree of compliance with the relevant safety requirements provided for in Union legislation and for which an increased level of official controls is therefore no longer justified. The entries in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 concerning those commodities should therefore be deleted. (13) The Combined Nomenclature code indicated for Sesamum seeds in Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 includes raw and processed Sesamum seeds. It is appropriate from a risk management perspective to cover both raw and processed Sesamum seeds in Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793, as in particular in the case of the countries of origin mentioned in Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793, raw or processed Sesamum seeds present the same risks. All the product descriptions in Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 concerning Sesamum seeds should therefore be amended to cover both raw and processed Sesamum seeds. Additionally, in order to better align with the product description for that Combined Nomenclature code in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1). , these products should be referred to in Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 as Sesamum seeds only, and not as Sesame seeds (Sesamum seeds). (14) Groundnut flours and meals present the same risk as the forms of that food and feed currently listed in Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793. All entries in Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 concerning groundnuts should therefore be amended to include groundnut flours and meals. (15) Similarly, oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil present the same risk as the forms of that commodity currently listed in Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793. Certain entries in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 concerning groundnuts do not include groundnuts in the aforementioned form. It is therefore appropriate to amend all the entries concerning groundnuts in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 to include oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil.

(16) The Combined Nomenclature codes indicated for peppers of the Capsicum species (sweet or other than sweet) from Sri Lanka and India respectively and for apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved from Uzbekistan should be modified in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793, in order to ensure consistency with the description for these commodities in Annexes I and II to that Regulation. (17) In order to ensure consistency and clarity, it is appropriate to replace Annex I and Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 in their entirety. (18) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU Commission Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU of 13 February 2014 suspending temporarily imports from Bangladesh of foodstuffs containing or consisting of betel leaves (Piper betle) (OJ L 45, 15.2.2014, p. 34). prohibits the importation into the Union of foodstuffs containing or consisting of betel leaves originating in or consigned from Bangladesh. It was adopted following a high number of notifications issued in the RASFF due to the presence of a wide range of Salmonella strains, including Salmonella Typhimurium, found in foodstuffs containing or consisting of betel leaves (Piper betle, commonly known as Paan leaf or Betel quid) from Bangladesh. (19) Bangladesh has not submitted a satisfactory action plan. Therefore, it cannot be concluded that the guarantees provided by Bangladesh are sufficient to address the serious risks to human health previously identified. The emergency measures established by Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU should therefore remain in place. (20) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 of 18 June 2015 on emergency measures suspending imports of dried beans from Nigeria and amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (OJ L 154, 19.6.2015, p. 8). suspends the import into the Union of dried beans under CN codes 07133900, 07133500 and 07139000 originating from Nigeria, due to continued presence of dichlorvos. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1256 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1256 of 23 July 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 on emergency measures suspending imports of dried beans from Nigeria, as regards extending its period of application (OJ L 196, 24.7.2019, p. 3). extended the date of application of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 until 30 June 2022, to allow Nigeria to implement the appropriate risk management measures and provide the required guarantees. (21) The rules laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793, in Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU and in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 are substantively linked, as they all concern the imposition of additional measures governing the entry into the Union of certain food and feed from certain third countries due to an identified risk and which apply depending on the gravity of the risk. It is therefore appropriate to facilitate the correct and comprehensive application of the relevant rules by establishing in a single act the provisions concerning the temporary increase of official controls on certain food and feed of non-animal origin and the respective emergency measures. Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 should therefore be repealed and their provisions transferred to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793, and the latter be amended accordingly.

(22) In the interest of legal certainty, it is appropriate to provide that Member States may authorise the entry into the Union of consignments of Sesamum seeds from Sudan and Uganda and of peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet) from India and Pakistan which are not accompanied by an official certificate and the results of sampling and analysis if they left their country of origin or the country of dispatch if that country is different from the country of origin, before the date of entry into force of this Regulation. (23) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 should therefore be amended accordingly. (24) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 is amended as follows: (1) Article 1 is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph 1, the following point (ba) is inserted: (ba) suspension of the entry into the Union of the food and feed listed in Annex IIa;; (b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: 3. This Regulation does not apply to the following categories of consignments of food and feed referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 unless their net weight exceeds 30 kg: (a) consignments of food and feed sent as trade samples, laboratory samples or as display items for exhibitions, which are not intended to be placed on the market; (b) consignments of food and feed which form part of passengers personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use; (c) non-commercial consignments of food and feed sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market; (d) consignments of food and feed intended for scientific purposes.; (2) the heading of Section 3 is replaced by the following: SPECIAL CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE ENTRY INTO THE UNION AND SUSPENSION OF ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF CERTAIN FOOD AND FEED FROM CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES; (3) the following Article 11a is inserted:

Article 11a

Suspension of entry into the Union

1. Member States shall prohibit the entry into the Union of the food and feed listed in Annex IIa.
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply to food and feed intended for placing on the Union market, and to food and feed intended for private use or consumption within the custom territory of the Union.; (4) Annexes I and II are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation; (5) an Annex IIa is inserted in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Repeals

1. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 and Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU are repealed.
2. References to the repealed acts shall be construed as references to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793.

Article 3

Transitional measures Consignments of Sesamum seeds from Sudan and Uganda and of peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet) from India and Pakistan having left the country of origin, or the country of dispatch if that country is different from the country of origin, before the date of entry into force of this Regulation may enter the Union without being accompanied by the results of sampling and analyses and the official certificate provided for in Articles 10 and 11 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793.

Article 4

Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 6 May 2020. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

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ANNEX

1. Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 are amended as follows: (1) Annex I is replaced by the following: (2) Annex II is replaced by the following:
2. The following Annex IIa is inserted in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793:

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ANNEX I Food and feed of non-animal origin from certain third countries subject to a temporary increase of official controls at border control posts and control points Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined, the CN code is marked ex. The sampling and the analyses shall be performed in accordance with the sampling procedures and the analytical reference methods set out in point 1(a) of Annex III to this Regulation. Residues of at least those pesticides listed in the control programme adopted in accordance with Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1) that can be analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS (pesticides to be monitored in/on products of plant origin only). Residues of Amitraz. Residues of Nicotine. The sampling and the analyses shall be performed in accordance with the sampling procedures and the analytical reference methods set out in point 1(b) of Annex III to this Regulation. Residues of Tolfenpyrad. Residues of Amitraz (amitraz including the metabolites containing the 2,4 -dimethylaniline moiety expressed as amitraz), Diafenthiuron, Dicofol (sum of p, p’ and o,p’ isomers) and Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram). Residues of Dicofol (sum of p, p’ and o,p’ isomers), Dinotefuran, Folpet, Prochloraz (sum of prochloraz and its metabolites containing the 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol moiety expressed as prochloraz), Thiophanate-methyl and Triforine. For the purposes of this Annex, Sudan dyes refers to the following chemical substances: (i) Sudan I (CAS Number 842-07-9); (ii) Sudan II (CAS Number 3118-97-6); (iii) Sudan III (CAS Number 85-86-9); (iv) Scarlet Red; or Sudan IV (CAS Number 85-83-6). Residues of acephate. Residues of Diafenthiuron. Residues of Phenthoate. Residues of Chlorbufam. Residues of Formetanate (sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate (hydrochloride)), Prothiofos and Triforine. Residues of Prochloraz. Residues of Diafenthiuron, Formetanate (sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate (hydrochloride)) and Thiophanate-methyl.

Unprocessed products as defined in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1). Placing on the market and final consumer as defined in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1). Reference methods: EN 1988-1:1998, EN 1988-2:1998 or ISO 5522:1981. Residues of Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Phenthoate and Quinalphos.; Food and feed (intended use)CN codeTARIC sub-divisionCountry of originHazardFrequency of identity and physical checks (%) Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell 12024100 Bolivia (BO)Aflatoxins50 Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled 12024200 Peanut butter 20081110 Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved 20081191; 20081196; 20081198 Groundnut flours and meals ex12089000 20 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil (Food and feed) 23050000 Black pepper (Piper) (Food – neither crushed nor ground) ex0904110010Brazil (BR)Salmonella20 Goji berries (wolfberries) (Lycium barbarum L.) (Food – fresh, chilled or dried) ex08134095;10China (CN)Pesticide residues 20ex0810907510 Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum) (Food – crushed or ground) ex0904220011China (CN)Salmonella20 Tea, whether or not flavoured (Food) 0902China (CN)Pesticide residues 20 Aubergines (Solanum melongena) (Food – fresh or chilled) 07093000Dominican Republic (DO)Pesticide residues20 Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum) 07096010; 07108051 Dominican Republic (DO)Pesticide residues 50 Peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet) ex07096099; 20ex0710805920 Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis, Vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) ex07082000; 10ex0710220010 Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum) 07096010; 07108051 Egypt (EG)Pesticide residues 20 Peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) ex07096099; 20ex0710805920 Sesamum seeds (Food) 12074090Ethiopia (ET)Salmonella50 Hazelnuts, in shell 08022100 Georgia (GE)Aflatoxins50 Hazelnuts, shelled 08022200 Flour, meal and powder of hazelnuts ex11063090 40 Hazelnuts, otherwise prepared or preserved (Food) ex20081919; 30ex20081995;20ex2008199930 Palm oil (Food) 15111090;Ghana (GH)Sudan dyes5015119011;ex15119019;9015119099 Curry leaves (Bergera/Murraya koenigii) (Food – fresh, chilled, frozen or dried) ex1211908610India (IN)Pesticide residues 50 Okra (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) ex07099990;20India (IN)Pesticide residues 10ex0710809530 Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) (Food – fresh or chilled) 070820Kenya (KE)Pesticide residues10 Chinese celery (Apium graveolens)

(Food – fresh or chilled herb) ex0709400020Cambodia (KH)Pesticide residues 50 Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis, Vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables) ex07082000;10Cambodia (KH)Pesticide residues 50ex0710220010 Turnips (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa) (Food – prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid) ex2001909711; 19Lebanon (LB)Rhodamine B50 Turnips (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa) (Food – prepared or preserved by brine or citric acid, not frozen) ex2005998093Lebanon (LB)Rhodamine B50 Peppers of the Capsicum species (sweet or other than sweet) (Food – dried, roasted, crushed or ground) 09042110;Sri Lanka (LK)Aflatoxins50ex09042190;20ex09042200;11; 19ex20059910;10; 90ex2005998094 Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell 12024100 Madagascar (MG)Aflatoxins50 Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled 12024200 Peanut butter 20081110 Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved 20081191; 20081196; 20081198 Groundnut flours and meals ex12089000 20 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil (Food and feed) 23050000 Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) (Food – fresh) ex0810902020Malaysia (MY)Pesticide residues20 Sesamum seeds (Food) 12074090Nigeria (NG)Salmonella50 Spice mixes (Food) 09109110; 09109190 Pakistan (PK)Aflatoxins50 Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus spp.) seeds and derived products (Food) ex12077000;10Sierra Leone (SL)Aflatoxins50ex12089000;10ex2008999950 Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell 12024100 Senegal (SN)Aflatoxins50 Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled 12024200 Peanut butter 20081110 Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved 20081191; 20081196; 20081198 Groundnut flours and meals ex12089000 20 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil (Food and feed) 23050000 Turnips (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa) (Food – prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid) ex2001909711; 19Syria (SY)Rhodamine B50 Turnips (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa) (Food – prepared or preserved by brine or citric acid, not frozen) ex2005998093Syria (SY)Rhodamine B50 Peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) ex07096099;20Thailand (TH)Pesticide residues 10ex0710805920 Dried grapes (including dried grapes cut or crushed into a paste, without any further treatment) (Food) 080620Turkey (TR)Ochratoxin A10 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids (Food – fresh or dried) 080521; 080522; 080529 Turkey (TR)Pesticide residues5 Oranges (Food – fresh or dried) 080510Turkey (TR)Pesticide residues10 Pomegranates (Food – fresh or chilled) ex0810907530Turkey (TR)Pesticide residues 20 Sweet Peppers (Capsicum annuum) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) 07096010; 07108051 Turkey (TR)Pesticide residues 10 Unprocessed whole, ground, milled, cracked, chopped apricot kernels intended to be placed on the market for the final consumer

(Food) ex1212999520Turkey (TR)Cyanide50 Peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) ex07096099;20Uganda (UG)Pesticide residues20ex0710805920 Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell 12024100 United States (US)Aflatoxins10 Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled 12024200 Peanut butter 20081110 Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved 20081191; 20081196; 20081198 Groundnut flours and meals ex12089000 20 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil (Food and feed) 23050000 Pistachios, in shell 08025100 United States (US)Aflatoxins10 Pistachios, shelled 08025200 Pistachios, roasted (Food) ex20081913; 20ex2008199320 Dried apricots 08131000 Uzbekistan (UZ)Sulphites50 Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved (Food) 200850 Coriander leaves ex07099990 72Vietnam (VN)Pesticide residues 50 Basil (holy, sweet) ex12119086 20 Mint ex12119086 30 Parsley (Food – fresh or chilled herbs) ex07099990 40 Okra (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) ex07099990;20Vietnam (VN)Pesticide residues 50ex0710809530 Peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) ex07096099;20Vietnam (VN)Pesticide residues 50ex0710805920

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ANNEX II Food and feed from certain third countries subject to special conditions for the entry into the Union due to contamination risk by mycotoxins, including aflatoxins, pesticide residues, pentachlorophenol and dioxins and microbiological contamination

1. Food and feed of non-animal origin referred to in Article 1(1)(b)(i) Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined, the CN code is marked ex. The sampling and the analyses shall be performed in accordance with the sampling procedures and the analytical reference methods set out in point 1(b) of Annex III to this Regulation. The analytical report referred to in Article 10(3) of this Regulation shall be issued by a laboratory accredited in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 17025 for the analysis of PCP in food and feed. The analytical report shall indicate: a) the results of sampling and analysis for the presence of PCP, performed by the competent authorities of the country of origin or of the country where the consignment is consigned from if that country is different from the country of origin; b) the measurement uncertainty of the analytical result; c) the limit of detection (LOD) of the analytical method; and d) the limit of quantification (LOQ) of the analytical method. The extraction before analysis shall be performed with an acidified solvent. The analysis shall be carried out according to the modified version of the QuEChERS method as set out on the website of the European Union Reference Laboratories for Residues of Pesticides or according to an equally reliable method Residues of at least those pesticides listed in the control programme adopted in accordance with Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1) that can be analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS (pesticides to be monitored in/on products of plant origin only).

Residues of Carbofuran. The sampling and the analyses shall be performed in accordance with the sampling procedures and the analytical reference methods set out in point 1(a) of Annex III to this Regulation. Residues of dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram) and metrafenone. Residues of dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Phenthoate and Quinalphos. Food and feed (intended use)CN codeTARIC sub-divisionCountry of originHazardFrequency of identity and physical checks (%) Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell 12024100 Argentina (AR)Aflatoxins5 Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled 12024200 Peanut butter 20081110 Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved 20081191; 20081196; 20081198 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil 23050000 Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) ex12089000 20 Hazelnuts (Corylus sp.) in shell 08022100 Azerbaijan (AZ)Aflatoxins20 Hazelnuts (Corylus sp.) shelled 08022200 Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits containing hazelnuts ex08135039; ex08135091; ex08135099 70 70 70 Hazelnut paste ex20071010; ex20071099; ex20079939; ex20079950; ex20079997 70 40 05; 06 33 23 Hazelnuts, otherwise prepared or preserved, including mixtures ex20081912; ex20081919; ex20081992; ex20081995; ex20081999; ex20089712; ex20089714; ex20089716; ex20089718; ex20089732; ex20089734; ex20089736; ex20089738; ex20089751; ex20089759; ex20089772; ex20089774; ex20089776; ex20089778; ex20089792; ex20089793; ex20089794; ex20089796; ex20089797; ex20089798 30 30 30 20 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Flour, meal and powder of hazelnuts ex11063090 40 Hazelnut oil (Food) ex15159099 20 Brazil nuts in shell 08012100 Brazil (BR)Aflatoxins50 Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits containing Brazil nuts in shell. (Food) ex08135031; ex08135039; ex08135091; ex08135099 20 20 20 20 Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell 12024100 Brazil (BR)Aflatoxins10 Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled 12024200 Peanut butter 20081110 Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved 20081191; 20081196; 20081198 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil 23050000 Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) ex12089000 20 Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell 12024100 China (CN)Aflatoxins20 Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled 12024200 Peanut butter 20081110 Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved 20081191; 20081196; 20081198 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil 23050000 Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) ex12089000 20 Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell 12024100 Egypt (EG)Aflatoxins20 Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled 12024200 Peanut butter 20081110 Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved

20081191; 20081196; 20081198 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil 23050000 Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) ex12089000 20 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta 0904 Ethiopia (ET)Aflatoxins50 Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices (Food – dried spices) 0910 Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell 12024100 Ghana (GH)Aflatoxins50 Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled 12024200 Peanut butter 20081110 Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved 20081191; 20081196; 20081198 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil 23050000 Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) ex12089000 20 Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell 12024100 Gambia (GM)Aflatoxins50 Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled 12024200 Peanut butter 20081110 Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved 20081191; 20081196; 20081198 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil 23050000 Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) ex12089000 20 Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) (Food – dried spices) 09081100; 09081200 Indonesia (ID)Aflatoxins20 Betel leaves (Piper betle L.) (Food) ex1404900010India (IN)Salmonella10 Peppers of the Capsicum species (sweet or other than sweet) (Food – dried, roasted, crushed or ground) 09042110;India (IN)Aflatoxins20ex09042200;11; 19ex09042190;20ex20059910;10; 90ex2005998094 Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) (Food – dried spices) 09081100; 09081200 India (IN)Aflatoxins20 Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell 12024100 India (IN)Aflatoxins10 Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled 12024200 Peanut butter 20081110 Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved 20081191; 20081196; 20081198 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil 23050000 Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) ex12089000 20 Guar gum (Food and feed) ex1302329010India (IN)Pentachlorophenol and dioxins5 Peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) ex07096099; ex07108059 20 20 India (IN)Pesticide residues 10 Sesamum seeds (Food) 12074090India (IN)Salmonella20 Pistachios, in shell 08025100 Iran (IR)Aflatoxins50 Pistachios, shelled 08025200 Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits containing pistachios ex08135039; ex08135091; ex08135099 60 60 60 Pistachio paste ex20071010; ex20071099; ex20079939; ex20079950; ex20079997 60 30 03; 04 32 22 Pistachios, prepared or preserved, including mixtures ex20081913; ex20081993; ex20089712; ex20089714; ex20089716; ex20089718; ex20089732; ex20089734; ex20089736; ex20089738; ex20089751; ex20089759; ex20089772; ex20089774; ex20089776; ex20089778; ex20089792; ex20089793; ex20089794; ex20089796; ex20089797; ex20089798

20 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 Flour, meal and powder of pistachios (Food) ex11063090 50 Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus spp.) seeds and derived products (Food) ex12077000; ex12089000; ex20089999 10 10 50 Nigeria (NG)Aflatoxins50 Peppers of the Capsicum species (other than sweet) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) ex07096099; ex07108059 20 20 Pakistan (PK)Pesticide residues 20 Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell 12024100 Sudan (SD)Aflatoxins50 Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled 12024200 Peanut butter 20081110 Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved 20081191; 20081196; 20081198 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil 23050000 Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) ex12089000 20 Sesamum seeds (Food) 12074090Sudan (SD)Salmonella20 Dried figs 08042090 Turkey (TR)Aflatoxins20 Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits containing figs ex08135099 50 Dried fig paste ex20071010; ex20071099; ex20079939; ex20079950; ex20079997 50 20 01; 02 31 21 Dried figs, prepared or preserved, including mixtures ex20089712; ex20089714; ex20089716; ex20089718; ex20089732; ex20089734; ex20089736; ex20089738; ex20089751; ex20089759; ex20089772; ex20089774; ex20089776; ex20089778; ex20089792; ex20089793; ex20089794; ex20089796; ex20089797; ex20089798; ex20089928 ex20089934; ex20089937; ex20089940; ex20089949; ex20089967; ex20089999 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 60 95 60 Flour, meal or powder of dried figs (Food) ex11063090 60 Hazelnuts (Corylus sp.) in shell 08022100 Turkey (TR)Aflatoxins5 Hazelnuts (Corylus sp.) shelled 08022200 Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits containing hazelnuts ex08135039; ex08135091; ex08135099 70 70 70 Hazelnut paste ex20071010; ex20071099; ex20079939; ex20079950; ex20079997 70 40 05; 06 33 23 Hazelnuts, otherwise prepared or preserved, including mixtures ex20081912; ex20081919; ex20081992; ex20081995; ex20081999; ex20089712; ex20089714; ex20089716; ex20089718; ex20089732; ex20089734; ex20089736; ex20089738; ex20089751; ex20089759; ex20089772; ex20089774; ex20089776; ex20089778; ex20089792; ex20089793; ex20089794; ex20089796; ex20089797; ex20089798 30 30 30 20 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Flour, meal and powder of hazelnuts ex11063090 40 Hazelnut oil (Food) ex15159099 20 Pistachios, in shell 08025100 Turkey (TR)Aflatoxins50 Pistachios, shelled 08025200 Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits containing pistachios ex08135039; ex08135091; ex08135099 60 60 60 Pistachio paste ex20071010; ex20071099 60 30 Pistachios, prepared or preserved, including mixtures ex20079939; ex20079950; ex20079997; ex20081913; ex20081993; ex20089712; ex20089714; ex20089716; ex20089718; ex20089732; ex20089734; ex20089736; ex20089738; ex20089751; ex20089759; ex20089772; ex20089774; ex20089776; ex20089778; ex20089792; ex20089793; ex20089794; ex20089796; ex20089797; ex20089798 03; 04 32 22 20 20 19

19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 Flour, meal and powder of pistachios (Food) ex11063090 50 Vine leaves (Food) ex2008999911; 19Turkey (TR)Pesticide residues 20 Sesamum seeds (Food) 12074090Uganda (UG)Salmonella20 Pitahaya (dragon fruit) (Food – fresh or chilled) ex0810902010Vietnam (VN)Pesticide residues 10 2. Compound food referred to in Article 1(1)(b)(ii) Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined, the CN code is marked ex. The description of the goods is as laid down in the description column of the CN in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87. For further explanation of the exact coverage of the Common Customs Tariff, please refer to the latest amendment to that Annex. Compound food containing any of the individual products listed in table 1 of this Annex due to risk of contamination by aflatoxins in a quantity above 20 % of either a single product or as the sum of products listedCN CodeDescriptionex170490Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa, other than chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coatedex 1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoaex 1905Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’ wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products

Annex

ANNEX IIa Food and feed from certain third countries subject to suspension of entry into the Union referred to in Article 11a Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined, the CN code is marked ex. Foodstuffs containing or consisting of betel leaves (Piper betle) including, but not limited to, those declared under CN code 14049000. Country of origin and/or country of dispatch. Food and feed (intended use)CN codeTARIC sub-divisionCountry of originHazard Foodstuffs containing or consisting of betel leaves (Piper betle) (Food) 14049000 Bangladesh (BD)Salmonella Foodstuffs consisting of dried beans (Food) 07133500 07133900 07139000 Nigeria (NG)Pesticide residues