Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1295/2014 of 4 December 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
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1295/2014 of 4 December 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:
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.
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 entries in the list concerning oranges from Egypt and coriander leaves, basil and mint from Thailand 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 dried spices from India, betel leaves from India and Thailand 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
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 January 2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 2014.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude Juncker
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(1)
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)
— ex07082000;
ex07102200
10
10
Cambodia (KH)
Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods(2)
50
— Aubergines
— 0709 30 00;
ex07108095
72
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)
Chinese celery (Apium graveolens)
(Food — fresh or chilled herb)
ex07094000
20
Cambodia (KH)
Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods(3)
50
Brassica oleracea
(other edible Brassica, “Chinese Broccoli”)(4)
(Food — fresh or chilled)
ex07049090
40
China (CN)
Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods(5)
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 methods(6)
10
— Aubergines
— 0709 30 00;
ex07108095
72
Dominican Republic (DO)
Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods(7)
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 analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods(7)
20
— Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)
— 0709 60 10;
ex07096099
20
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)
— 0710 80 51;
ex07108059
20
Strawberries (fresh)
(Food)
0810 10 00
Egypt (EG)
Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods(8)
10
Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)
0709 60 10;
ex07096099;
20
Egypt (EG)
Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods(9)
10
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen)
0710 80 51;
ex07108059
20
Betel leaves (Piper betle L.)
(Food)
ex14049000
10
India (IN)
Salmonella(10)
50
Sesamum seeds
(Food — fresh or chilled)
1207 40 90
India (IN)
Salmonella(10)
20
— Capsicum annuum, whole
— 0904 21 10
India (IN)
Aflatoxins
20
— Capsicum annuum, crushed or ground
— ex09042200
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
(Feed and food)
3507
India (IN)
Chloramphenicol
50
— Nutmeg
(Myristica fragrans)
— 0908 11 00;
0908 12 00
Indonesia (ID)
Aflatoxins
20
(Food — dried spices)
— Peas with pods (unshelled)
— ex07081000
40
Kenya (KE)
Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods(11)
10
— Beans with pods (unshelled)
— ex07082000
40
(Food — fresh or chilled)
Mint
(Food — fresh or chilled herb)
ex12119086
30
Morocco (MA)
Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods(12)
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 methods(13)
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 methods(14)
10
Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus lanatus) seeds and derived products
(Food)
ex12077000;
ex11063090;
ex20089999
10
30
50
Sierra Leone (SL)
Aflatoxins
50
— 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)
ex07096099
20
Thailand (TH)
Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods(15)
10
Betel leaves (Piper betle L.)
(Food)
ex14049000
10
Thailand (TH)
Salmonella(10)
50
— Yardlong beans
(Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis)
— ex07082000;
ex07102200
10
10
Thailand (TH)
Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods(16)
20
— Aubergines
— 0709 30 00;
ex07108095
72
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)
Dried apricots
(Food)
0813 10 00
Turkey (TR)
Sulphites(17)
10
— Sweet Peppers (Capsicum annuum)
— 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 methods(18)
10
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)
Vine leaves
(Food)
ex20089999
11; 19
Turkey (TR)
Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods(19)
20
Dried grapes (vine fruit)
(Food)
0806 20
Uzbekistan (UZ)
Ochratoxin A
50
— Coriander leaves
— ex07099990
72
Viet Nam (VN)
Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods(20)
20
— Basil (holy, sweet)
— ex12119086
20
— Mint
— ex12119086
30
— Parsley
— ex07099990
40
(Food — fresh or chilled herbs)
— Pitahaya (dragon fruit)
— ex08109020
10
Viet Nam (VN)
Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods(20)
20
— Okra
— ex07099990
20
— Peppers (other than sweet)(Capsicum spp.)
— ex07096099
20
(Food — fresh or chilled)