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Commission Decision of 9 December 2008 amending Decision 2008/798/EC (notified under document number C(2008) 8197) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/921/EC)
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Article 1
Decision 2008/798/EC is amended as follows:
1.
In Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘Member States shall prohibit the import into the Community of products containing milk, milk products, soya or soya products intended for the particular nutritional use of infants and young children within the meaning of Council Directive 89/398/EEC on foods for particular nutritional uses, originating or consigned from China. Member States shall also ensure that any such product found after the entry into force of this Decision on the market shall be immediately withdrawn and destroyed.’
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In Article 2, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘Member States shall carry out documentary, identity and physical checks, including laboratory analysis, on all consignments originating in or consigned from China of ammonium bicarbonate intended for food and feed and of feed and food containing milk, milk products, soya or soya products.
Member States may carry out random checks prior to importing other feed and food products with a high protein content originating from China.
Such checks shall in particular aim at ascertaining that the level of melamine, if any, does not exceed 2,5 mg/kg product. Consignments shall be detained pending the availability of the results of the laboratory analysis.’
3.
Article 3 is replaced by the following:
‘Feed and food business operators or their representatives shall give prior notification to the point of control referred to in Article 2(3) of the estimated date and time of arrival of all consignments originating in or consigned from China of feed and food containing milk, milk products, soya or soya products.’
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