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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1021/2014

of 26 September 2014

amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 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

(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 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(1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009(2) 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 aubergines, Chinese celery and yardlong beans originating from Cambodia, sesamum seeds originating from India and dragon fruit originating from Viet Nam, 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, the list should be amended by deleting the entries for commodities for which 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 the list concerning frozen strawberries and pomelos from China should therefore be deleted.

(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 U.K.

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

Article 2 U.K.

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 October 2014.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2014.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel Barroso

ANNEX U.K.

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

a Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined and no specific subdivision under that code exists, the CN code is marked “ex”.
b In particular, residues of: Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Chlorbufam, Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate).
c In particular, residues of: Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Hexaconazole, Phenthoate, Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol).
d Species of Brassica oleracea L. convar. botrytis (L) Alef var. italica Plenck, cultivar alboglabra. Also known as “Kai Lan”, “Gai Lan”, “Gailan”, “Kailan”, “Chinese bare Jielan”.
e In particular, residues of: Chlorfenapyr, Fipronil (sum fipronil + sulfone metabolite (MB46136) expressed as fipronil), Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Acetamiprid, Dimethomorph and Propiconazole.
f In particular, residues of: Buprofezin; Imidacloprid; Fenvalerate and Esfenvalerate (Sum of RS & SR isomers); Profenofos; Trifluralin; Triazophos; Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol), Cypermethrin (cypermethrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)).
g In particular, residues of: Amitraz (amitraz including the metabolites containing the 2,4 -dimethylaniline moiety expressed as amitraz), Acephate, Aldicarb (sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide and its sulfone, expressed as aldicarb), Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Chlorfenapyr, Chlorpyrifos, Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Diafenthiuron, Diazinon, Dichlorvos, Dicofol (sum of p, p′ and o,p′ isomers), Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Endosulfan (sum of alpha- and beta-isomers and endosulfan-sulphate expresses as endosulfan), Fenamidone, Imidacloprid, Malathion (sum of malathion and malaoxon expressed as malathion), Methamidophos, Methiocarb (sum of methiocarb and methiocarb sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as methiocarb), Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Monocrotophos, Oxamyl, Profenofos, Propiconazole, Thiabendazole, Thiacloprid.
h In particular, residues of: Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Cyfluthrin (cyfluthrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)) Cyprodinil, Diazinon, Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Ethion, Fenitrothion, Fenpropathrin, Fludioxonil, Hexaflumuron, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Methiocarb (sum of methiocarb and methiocarb sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as methiocarb), Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Oxamyl, Phenthoate, Thiophanate-methyl.
i In particular, residues of: Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Chlorpyrifos, Cypermethrin (cypermethrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)), Cyproconazole, Dicofol (sum of p, p′ and o,p′ isomers), Difenoconazole, Dinotefuran, Ethion, Flusilazole, Folpet, Prochloraz (sum of prochloraz and its metabolites containing the 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol moiety expressed as prochloraz), Profenofos, Propiconazole, Thiophanate-methyl and Triforine.
j Reference method EN/ISO 6579 or a method validated against it as referred to in Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1).
l In particular, residues of: Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Chlorpyrifos, Acephate, Methamidophos, Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Diafenthiuron, Indoxacarb as sum of the isomers S and R.
k In particular, residues of: Chlorpyrifos, Cypermethrin (cypermethrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)), Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Endosulfan (sum of alpha- and beta-isomers and endosulfan-sulphate expresses as endosulfan), Hexaconazole, Parathion-methyl (sum of Parathion-methyl and paraoxon-methyl expressed as Parathion-methyl), Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Flutriafol, Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Flubendiamide, Myclobutanyl, Malathion (sum of malathion and malaoxon expressed as malathion).
m In particular, residues of Dichlorvos.
n In particular, residues of: Diniconazole, Ethephon and Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl).
o In particular, residues of: Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Triazophos, Malathion (sum of malathion and malaoxon expressed as malathion), Profenofos, Prothiofos, Ethion, Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Triforine, Procymidone, Formetanate: Sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate(hydrochloride).
p In particular, residues of: Acephate, Carbaryl, Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Chlorpyrifos, Chlorpyrifos-methyl, Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Ethion, Malathion (sum of malathion and malaoxon expressed as malathion), Metalaxyl and metalaxyl-M (metalaxyl including other mixtures of constituent isomers including metalaxyl-M (sum of isomers)), Methamidophos, Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Monocrotophos, Profenofos, Prothiofos, Quinalphos, Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol), Triazophos, Dicrotophos, EPN, Triforine.
q Reference methods: EN 1988-1:1998, EN 1988-2:1998 or ISO 5522:1981.
r In particular, residues of: Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Oxamyl, Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Clofentezine, Diafenthiuron, Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Formetanate: Sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate(hydrochloride), Malathion (sum of malathion and malaoxon expressed as malathion), Procymidone, Tetradifon, Thiophanate-methyl.
s In particular, residues of: Azoxystrobin, Boscalid, Chlorpyrifos, Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Endosulfan (sum of alpha- and beta-isomers and endosulfan-sulphate expresses as endosulfan), Kresoxim-methyl, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Metalaxyl and metalaxyl-M (metalaxyl including other mixtures of constituent isomers including metalaxyl-M (sum of isomers)), Methoxyfenozide, Metrafenone, Myclobutanil, Penconazole, Pyraclostrobin, Pyrimethanil, Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol), Trifloxystrobin.
t In particular, residues of: Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Chlorpyrifos, Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Profenofos, Permethrin (sum of isomers), Hexaconazole, Difenoconazole, Propiconazole, Fipronil (sum fipronil + sulfone metabolite (MB46136) expressed as fipronil), Propargite, Flusilazole, Phenthoate, Cypermethrin (cypermethrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)), Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Quinalphos, Pencycuron, Methidathion, Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Fenbuconazole.’”
Feed and food(intended use)	CN codea	TARIC sub-division	Country of origin	Hazard	Frequency of physical and identity checks (%)
Dried grapes (vine fruit) (Food)	0806 20		Afghanistan (AF)	Ochratoxin A	50
— Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell	— 1202 41 00		Brazil (BR)	Aflatoxins	10
— Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled	— 1202 42 00
— Peanut butter	— 2008 11 10
— Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved	— 2008 11 91; 2008 11 96; 2008 11 98
(Feed and food)
— Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis)	— ex 0708 20 00; ex 0710 22 00	10 10	Cambodia (KH)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodsb	50
— Aubergines	— 0709 30 00; ex 0710 80 95	72
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)
Chinese celery (Apium graveolens) (Food — fresh or chilled herb)	ex 0709 40 00	10	Cambodia (KH)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodsc	50
Brassica oleracea (other edible Brassica, “Chinese Broccoli”)d (Food — fresh or chilled)	ex 0704 90 90	40	China (CN)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodse	50
Tea, whether or not flavoured (Food)	0902		China (CN)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodsf	10
— Aubergines	— 0709 30 00; ex 0710 80 95	72	Dominican Republic (DO)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodsg	10
— Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)	— ex 0709 99 90; ex 0710 80 95	70 70
— Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis)	— ex 0708 20 00; ex 0710 22 00	10 10	Dominican Republic (DO)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodsg	20
— Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)	— 0709 60 10; ex 0709 60 99	20
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)	— 0710 80 51; ex 0710 80 59	20
— Oranges (fresh or dried)	— 0805 10 20; 0805 10 80		Egypt (EG)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodsh	10
— Strawberries (fresh) (Food)	— 0810 10 00
Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)	0709 60 10; ex 0709 60 99;	20	Egypt (EG)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodsi	10
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen)	0710 80 51; ex 0710 80 59	20
Betel leaves (Piper betle L.) (Food)	ex 1404 90 00	10	India (IN)	Salmonellaj	10
Sesamum seeds (Food — fresh or chilled)	1207 40 90		India (IN)	Salmonellaj	20
— Capsicum annuum, whole	— 0904 21 10		India (IN)	Aflatoxins	10
— Capsicum annuum, crushed or ground	— ex 0904 22 00	10
— Dried fruit of the genus Capsicum, whole, other than sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum)	— 0904 21 90
— Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) (Food — dried spices)	— 0908 11 00; 0908 12 00
Enzymes; prepared enzymes (Feed and food)	3507		India (IN)	Chloramphenicol	50
— Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) (Food — dried spices)	— 0908 11 00; 0908 12 00		Indonesia (ID)	Aflatoxins	20
— Peas with pods (unshelled)	— ex 0708 10 00	40	Kenya (KE)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodsl	10
— Beans with pods (unshelled) (Food — fresh or chilled)	— ex 0708 20 00	40
Mint (Food — fresh or chilled herb)	ex 1211 90 86	30	Morocco (MA)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodsk	10
Dried beans (Food)	0713 39 00		Nigeria (NG)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodsm	50
Table grapes (Food — fresh)	0806 10 10		Peru (PE)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodsn	10
Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus lanatus) seeds and derived products	ex 1207 70 00; ex 1106 30 90; ex 2008 99 99	10 30 50	Sierra Leone (SL)	Aflatoxins	50
(Food)
— Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell	— 1202 41 00		Sudan (SD)	Aflatoxins	50
— Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled	— 1202 42 00
— Peanut butter	— 2008 11 10
— Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved	— 2008 11 91; 2008 11 96; 2008 11 98
(Feed and food)
Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) (Food — fresh or chilled)	ex 0709 60 99	20	Thailand (TH)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodso	10
Betel leaves (Piper betle L.) (Food)	ex 1404 90 00	10	Thailand (TH)	Salmonellaj	10
— Coriander leaves	— ex 0709 99 90	72	Thailand (TH)	Salmonellaj	10
— Basil (holy, sweet)	— ex 1211 90 86	20
— Mint (Food — fresh or chilled herbs)	— ex 1211 90 86	30
— Coriander leaves	— ex 0709 99 90	72	Thailand (TH)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodsp	10
— Basil (holy, sweet) (Food — fresh or chilled herbs)	— ex 1211 90 86	20
— Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis)	— ex 0708 20 00; ex 0710 22 00	10 10	Thailand (TH)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodsp	20
— Aubergines	— 0709 30 00; ex 0710 80 95	72
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)
Dried apricots (Food)	0813 10 00		Turkey (TR)	Sulphitesq	10
— Sweet Peppers (Capsicum annuum) (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)	— 0709 60 10; 0710 80 51		Turkey (TR)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodsr	10
Vine leaves (Food)	ex 2008 99 99	11; 19	Turkey (TR)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodss	10
Dried grapes (vine fruit) (Food)	0806 20		Uzbekistan (UZ)	Ochratoxin A	50
— Coriander leaves	— ex 0709 99 90	72	Viet Nam (VN)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodst	20
— Basil (holy, sweet)	— ex 1211 90 86	20
— Mint	— ex 1211 90 86	30
— Parsley (Food — fresh or chilled herbs)	— ex 0709 99 90	40
— Dragon fruit	— ex 0810 90 20	10	Viet Nam (VN)	Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methodst	20
— Okra	— ex 0709 99 90	20
— Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) (Food — fresh or chilled)	— ex 0709 60 99	20

(1)

OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(2)

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).