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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX
5. ANNEX I Feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls at the designated point of entry —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules, and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 lays down rules concerning the increased level of official controls to be carried out on imports of feed and food of non-animal origin listed in Annex I thereto (the list), at the points of entry into the territories referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

(2) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 provides that the list is to be reviewed on a regular basis, and at least quarterly, taking into account at least the sources of information referred to in that Article.

(3) The occurrence and relevance of recent food incidents notified through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the findings of audits to third countries carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office, as well as the quarterly reports on consignments of feed and food of non-animal origin submitted by Member States to the Commission in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 indicate that the list should be amended.

(4) In particular, for consignments of almonds originating from Australia, pistachios originating from the United States and dried apricots originating from Uzbekistan, the relevant sources of information indicate the emergence of new risks requiring the introduction of an increased level of official controls. Entries concerning those consignments should therefore be included in the list.

(5) In addition, it is necessary to amend the endnotes set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 in order to ensure that the controls carried out by the Member States in accordance with that Regulation target at least the pesticides listed in the control programme adopted in accordance with Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 that can be analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS. It is also appropriate to maintain individual endnotes as regards certain pesticides which are not listed in that control programme or which may require, in one or more Member States, a single-residue method in order to be analysed.

(6) In order to ensure consistency and clarity, it is appropriate to replace Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

(7) Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8) 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

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 April 2015.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 March 2015. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker

ANNEX

ANNEX

ANNEX I Feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls at the designated point of entry —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Feed and food (intended use) CN code TARIC sub-division Country of origin Hazard Frequency of physical and identity checks (%) Dried grapes (vine fruit) 080620 Afghanistan (AF) Ochratoxin A 50 (Food) Almonds, in shell 080211 Australia (AU) Aflatoxins 20 Almonds, shelled 080212 (Food) Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell 12024100 Brazil (BR) Aflatoxins 10 Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled 12024200 Peanut butter 20081110 Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved 20081191; 20081196; 20081198 (Feed and food) Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis) ex07082000; ex07102200 10 10 Cambodia (KH) Pesticide residues 50 Aubergines 07093000; ex07108095 72 (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables) Chinese celery (Apium graveolens) ex07094000 20 Cambodia (KH) Pesticide residues 50 (Food — fresh or chilled herb) Brassica oleracea (other edible Brassica, Chinese Broccoli) ex07049090 40 China (CN) Pesticide residues 50 (Food — fresh or chilled) Tea, whether or not flavoured 0902 China (CN) Pesticide residues 10 (Food) Aubergines 07093000; ex07108095 72 Dominican Republic (DO) Pesticide residues 10 Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) ex07099990; ex07108095 70 70 (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables) Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis) ex07082000; ex07102200 10 10 Dominican Republic (DO) Pesticide residues 20 Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) 07096010; ex07096099 20 (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables) 07108051; ex07108059 20 Strawberries (fresh) 08101000 Egypt (EG) Pesticide residues 10 (Food) Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) 07096010; ex07096099; 20 Egypt (EG) Pesticide residues 10 (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen) 07108051; ex07108059 20 Betel leaves (Piper betle L.) ex14049000 10 India (IN) Salmonella 50 (Food) Sesamum seeds 12074090 India (IN) Salmonella 20 (Food — fresh or chilled) Capsicum annuum, whole 10 India (IN) Aflatoxins 20 Capsicum annuum, crushed or ground 09042190 09081100; 09081200 (Food — dried spices) Enzymes; prepared enzymes 3507 India (IN) Chloramphenicol 50 (Feed and food) Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) 09081100; 09081200 Indonesia (ID) Aflatoxins 20 (Food — dried spices) Peas with pods (unshelled) 40 40 Kenya (KE) Pesticide residues 10 Beans with pods (unshelled) (Food — fresh or chilled) Mint ex12119086; 30 Morocco (MA) Pesticide residues 10 (Food — fresh or chilled herb) ex20089999 70 Dried beans 07133900 Nigeria (NG) Pesticide residues 50 (Food) Table grapes 08061010 Peru (PE) Pesticide residues 10 (Food — fresh) Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus lanatus) seeds and derived products ex12077000; ex11063090; ex20089999 10 30 50 Sierra Leone (SL) Aflatoxins 50 (Food) Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell 12024100 Sudan (SD) Aflatoxins 50 Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled 12024200 Peanut butter 20081110 Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved 20081191; 20081196; 20081198 (Feed and food) Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) ex07096099 20 Thailand (TH) Pesticide residues 10 (Food — fresh or chilled) Betel leaves (Piper betle L.) ex14049000 10 Thailand (TH) Salmonella 50 (Food) Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis) ex07082000; ex07102200 10 10 Thailand (TH) Pesticide residues 20 Aubergines 07093000; ex07108095 72 (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables) Dried apricots 08131000 Turkey (TR) Sulphites 10 Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved 20085061 (Food) Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum) 07096010; 07108051 Turkey (TR) Pesticide residues 10 (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables) Vine leaves ex20089999 11; 19 Turkey (TR) Pesticide residues 20 (Food) Pistachios, in shell 08025100 United States (US) Aflatoxins 20 Pistachios, shelled 08025200 (Food) Dried apricots 08131000 Uzbekistan (UZ) Sulphites 50 Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved 20085061 (Food) Dried grapes (vine fruit) 080620 Uzbekistan (UZ) Ochratoxin A 50 (Food) Coriander leaves ex07099990 72 Viet Nam (VN) Pesticide residues 20 Basil (holy, sweet) ex12119086; ex20089999 20 75 Mint ex12119086; ex20089999 30 70 Parsley ex07099990 40 (Food — fresh or chilled herbs) Pitahaya (dragon fruit) ex08109020 10 Viet Nam (VN) Pesticide residues 20 Okra ex07099990 20 Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) ex07096099 20 (Food — fresh or chilled)

09042110

ex09042200

Dried fruit of the genus Capsicum, whole, other than sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum)

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)

ex07081000

ex07082000

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