1.Member States shall prohibit the import of sunflower oil, falling within CN code 1512 11 91, originating in or consigned from Ukraine (hereafter referred to as sunflower oil), unless the consignment of sunflower oil is accompanied by a valid certificate, certifying the absence of unacceptable levels of mineral oil and the results of sampling and analysis for the presence of mineral oil.
2.The certificate provided for in paragraph 1 shall only be valid for imports of consignments of sunflower oil into the Community if the sampling and analysis of the consignment and the issuance of the certificate have taken place after the European Commission has assessed and formally accepted the control and certification system put in place by the Ukrainian authorities.
3.Member States will be informed of the details of the control and certification system put in place by the Ukrainian authorities and of the formal acceptance of it by the Commission through the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.
4.Member States shall take the appropriate measures to sample and analyse each consignment of sunflower oil originating in and consigned from Ukraine, accompanied by a valid certificate, presented for import to ensure the sunflower oil does not contain levels of mineral oil, making the sunflower oil unfit for human consumption.
They shall inform the Commission of unfavourable results through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed. Favourable results shall be reported to the Commission on a three-monthly basis.