Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1012
of 23 June 2015
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,
Whereas:
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.
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.
In particular, 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 entry in the list concerning beans from Kenya should therefore be deleted.
In addition, the list should be amended by increasing the frequency of official controls for the commodities for which the same sources of information show a higher degree of non-compliance with the relevant Union legislation, thereby warranting an increased level of official controls. The entries in the list concerning coriander leaves, basil, mint, parsley, chilli peppers and okra from Vietnam, and vine leaves from Turkey, should therefore be amended accordingly.
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.
Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
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 July 2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 June 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude Juncker
ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
Feed and food(intended use) | CN code3 | TARIC sub-division | Country of origin | Hazard | Frequency of physical and identity checks (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dried grapes (vine fruit) | 0806 20 | Afghanistan (AF) | Ochratoxin A | 50 | |
(Food) | |||||
—Almonds, in shell | —0802 11 | Australia (AU) | Aflatoxins | 20 | |
—Almonds, shelled | —0802 12 | ||||
(Food) | |||||
—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) | 50 | |
—Aubergines | —0709 30 00;ex 0710 80 95 | 72 | |||
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables) | |||||
Chinese celery (Apium graveolens) | ex 0709 40 00 | 20 | Cambodia (KH) | 50 | |
(Food — fresh or chilled herb) | |||||
Brassica oleracea (other edible Brassica, “Chinese Broccoli”)7 | ex 0704 90 90 | 40 | China (CN) | Pesticide residues4 | 50 |
(Food — fresh or chilled) | |||||
Tea, whether or not flavoured | 0902 | China (CN) | 10 | ||
(Food) | |||||
—Aubergines | —0709 30 00;ex 0710 80 95 | 72 | Dominican Republic (DO) | 10 | |
—Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) | —ex 0709 99 90;ex 0710 80 95 | 70 70 | |||
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables) | |||||
—Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis) | —ex 0708 20 00;ex 0710 22 00 | 10 10 | Dominican Republic (DO) | 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 | |||
Strawberries (fresh) | 0810 10 00 | Egypt (EG) | 10 | ||
(Food) | |||||
Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) | 0709 60 10; ex 0709 60 99; | 20 | Egypt (EG) | 10 | |
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen) | 0710 80 51; ex 0710 80 59 | 20 | |||
Betel leaves (Piper betle L.) | ex 1404 90 00 | 10 | India (IN) | Salmonella12 | 50 |
(Food) | |||||
Sesamum seeds | 1207 40 90 | India (IN) | Salmonella12 | 20 | |
(Food — fresh or chilled) | |||||
—Capsicum annuum, whole | —0904 21 10 | India (IN) | Aflatoxins | 20 | |
—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) | —0908 11 00;0908 12 00 | ||||
(Food — dried spices) | |||||
Enzymes; prepared enzymes | 3507 | India (IN) | Chloramphenicol | 50 | |
(Feed and food) | |||||
—Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) | —0908 11 00;0908 12 00 | Indonesia (ID) | Aflatoxins | 20 | |
(Food — dried spices) | |||||
—Peas with pods (unshelled) | —ex 0708 10 00 | 40 | Kenya (KE) | 10 | |
(Food — fresh or chilled) | |||||
Mint | ex 1211 90 86; | 30 | Morocco (MA) | 10 | |
(Food — fresh or chilled herb) | ex 2008 99 99 | 70 | |||
Table grapes | 0806 10 10 | Peru (PE) | 10 | ||
(Food — fresh) | |||||
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.) | ex 0709 60 99 | 20 | Thailand (TH) | 10 | |
(Food — fresh or chilled) | |||||
Betel leaves (Piper betle L.) | ex 1404 90 00 | 10 | Thailand (TH) | Salmonella12 | 50 |
(Food) | |||||
—Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis) | —ex 0708 20 00;ex 0710 22 00 | 10 10 | Thailand (TH) | 20 | |
—Aubergines | —0709 30 00;ex 0710 80 95 | 72 | |||
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables) | |||||
—Dried apricots | —0813 10 00 | Turkey (TR) | Sulphites18 | 10 | |
—Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved | —2008 50 61 | ||||
(Food) | |||||
—Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum) | —0709 60 10;0710 80 51 | Turkey (TR) | 10 | ||
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables) | |||||
Vine leaves | ex 2008 99 99 | 11; 19 | Turkey (TR) | 50 | |
(Food) | |||||
—Pistachios, in shell | —0802 51 00 | United States (US) | Aflatoxins | 20 | |
—Pistachios, shelled | —0802 52 00 | ||||
(Food) | |||||
—Dried apricots | —0813 10 00 | Uzbekistan (UZ) | Sulphites18 | 50 | |
—Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved | —2008 50 61 | ||||
(Food) | |||||
Dried grapes (vine fruit) | 0806 20 | Uzbekistan (UZ) | Ochratoxin A | 50 | |
(Food) | |||||
—Coriander leaves | —ex 0709 99 90 | 72 | Vietnam (VN) | 50 | |
—Basil (holy, sweet) | —ex 1211 90 86;ex 2008 99 99 | 20 75 | |||
—Mint | —ex 1211 90 86;ex 2008 99 99 | 30 70 | |||
—Parsley | —ex 0709 99 90 | 40 | |||
(Food — fresh or chilled herbs) | |||||
—Okra | —ex 0709 99 90 | 20 | Vietnam (VN) | 50 | |
—Peppers (other than sweet)(Capsicum spp.) | —ex 0709 60 99 | 20 | |||
(Food — fresh or chilled) | |||||
—Pitahaya (dragon fruit) | —ex 0810 90 20 | 10 | Vietnam (VN) | 20 | |
(Food — fresh or chilled) |