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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/...  
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on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the 
entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing 
Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council an d repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No  669/2009, (EU) No 884/2014, 
(EU) No 2015/175, (EU) No 2017/186 and (EU) 2018/1660  
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of XXX  
on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the 
entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing 
Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No  669/2009, (EU) No 884/2014, 
(EU) No 2015/175, (EU) N o 2017/186 and (EU) 2018/1660  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union , 
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council  of 
15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the 
application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant 
protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) 
No 1069/2009, (EC) 1107/2009, (EU) 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and 
(EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) 
No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 
2007/43/EC, 200 8/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 
and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 
89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 60/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and 
Council Decision  92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation)1, and in particular Article 
34(6)(a), Article 47(2)(b), Article 54(4)(a) and (b) and Article 90 (c) thereof,  
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, 
establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of 
food safety2, and in particular Article 53(1)(b)(ii) thereof,  
Whereas:  
(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 i ntegrates into a single legislative framework the rules 
applicable to official controls on animals and goods entering the Union in order to 
verify compliance with Union agri -food chain legislation. For that purpose, it repeals 
and replaces Regulation (EC) No 882/20043 and other Union acts governing official 
controls in specific areas.  
(2) Pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/625, certain categories of animals and goods from 
certain third countries are always to be presented at border control posts for official 
controls to be performed prior to their entry into the Union. In addition, Article 
47(1)(d) and (e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 stipulate that goods subject to measures 
                                                 
1 OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1.  
2 OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p.  1. 
3 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 (OJ L 165 30.4.2004, p. 1).  EN 2  EN requiring a temporary increase of off icial controls or emergency measures 
respectively, should be subject to official controls at border control posts at their entry 
into the Union.  
(3) In that regard, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/625, certain goods from certain third 
countries should be sub ject to a temporary increase of official controls at border 
control posts in those cases where the Commission has decided, by means of 
implementing acts, that these controls are necessary due to a known or emerging risk 
or because there is evidence of wide spread serious non -compliance with the Union 
agri-food chain legislation. To that effect, the Commission should establish the list of 
such goods, indicating their codes from the Combined Nomenclature (CN) as laid 
down in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658 /874 (hereinafter, "the list") and update 
the list as necessary to reflect any developments in that regard.  
(4) The list referred to in recital (3) should at this stage consist of an updat ed list of food 
and feed  of non -animal origin set out in Commission Reg ulation (EC) No  669/20095, 
which lays down rules concerning the increased level of official controls to be carried 
out at designated points of entry into the Union on imports of certain food and feed  of 
non-animal origin from certain third countries.  It is therefore appropriate to set out in 
Annex I to this Regulation the list of food and feed  of non -animal origin from certain 
third countries to be subject to a temporary increase of official controls at the entry 
into the Union, in accordance with Article 4 7(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.  
(5) Moreover, the Commission should establish rules on the frequency of identity checks 
and physical checks for the food and feed  of non -animal origin from certain third 
countries subject to a temporary increase of controls , in accordance with Article 
54(4)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, taking into account in particular the level of 
risk associated with the hazard under consideration and the frequency of border 
rejections.  
(6) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and delegated and implem enting acts adopted pursuant to 
Articles 47 to 64 of that Regulation, provide for one single system of official controls 
which applies to the areas covered by Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 
No 884/20146, (EU) No 2015/1757, (EU) No 2017/1868, (EU)  2018/16609 and by 
                                                 
4 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 Ju ly 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on 
the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256 7.9.1987, p. 1).  
5 Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) 
No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council a s 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).  
6 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 884/2014 of 13 August 2014 imposing sp ecial 
conditions governing the import of certain feed and food from certain third countries due to 
contamination risk by aflatoxins and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1152/2009 (OJ L 242 14.8.2014, 
p. 4).  
7 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/175 o f 5 February 2015 laying down special 
conditions applicable to the import of guar gum originating in or consigned from India due to 
contamination risks by pentachlorophenol and dioxins (OJ L 30, 6.2.2015, p. 10).  
8 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/186 of 2 February 2017 laying down specific 
conditions applicable to the introduction into the Union of consignments from certain third countries 
due to microbiological contamination and amending Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2017, 
p. 24).   
9 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1660 of 7 November 2018 imposing special 
conditions governing the import of certain food of non -animal origin from certain third countries due to 
the risks of contamination with pesticides residues, amending  Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 and 
repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 885/2014 (OJ L 278, 8.11.2018, p. 7).  EN 3  EN Regulation (EC) 669/2009. For this reason and since the  rules covered in these 
regulations are substantively linked as they all concern the imposition of additional 
measures governing the entry into the Union of certain food and feed  from certain 
third countries, due to an identified risk and which continue to apply depending on the 
gravity of the risk, it is appropriate to facilitate the correct and comprehensive 
application of the relevant rules by establishing in a single act the provi sions 
concerning the temporary increase of official controls on certain food and feed  of non -
animal origin and the emergency measures currently set out in these Regulations.   
(7) The food and feed  of non -animal origin subject to the emergency measures set out in 
Commission Implementi ng Regulations (EU) No 884/2014, (EU) No 2015/175 , (EU) 
No 2017/186 and (EU) 2018/1660 still pose a serious risk to public health which 
cannot be contained satisfactori ly by means of measures taken by the Member States. 
It is therefore appropriate to set out in Annex II to this Regulation a list of food and 
feed of non -animal origin subject to emergency measures which consists of the 
updated lists of food and feed  of non -animal origin  laid down in Commission 
Implementing Regulations (EU) No 884/2014, (EU) No 2015/175 , (EU) No 2017/186 
and (EU) 2018/1660. In addition, with a view to ensure a proper control of the risks to 
public health, compound food containing any of the food of non -animal origin listed in 
Annex II due to the risk of contamination by aflatoxins , in a quantity above 20% of 
either a single product or as the sum of products listed , and falling within the CN 
Codes laid down in Annex II should also be included in that list.  
(8) Moreover, the Commission should establish rules on the frequency of identity checks 
and physical checks for the food and feed  subject to emergency measures pursuant to 
this Regulation, in accordance with Article 54(4)(b) of Regulation  (EU) 2 017/625. It is 
therefore appropriate to establish such rules in this Regulation, taking into account in 
particular the level of risk associated with the hazard under consideration and the 
frequency of border rejections.  
(9) Measures requiring a temporary incre ase of official controls and emergency measures 
set out in this Regulation should apply to food and feed  intended for  placing on the 
Union market since those goods represent a risk from a public health perspective.   
(10) As regards consignments sent as trade s amples, laboratory samples or as display items 
for exhibitions, which are not intended to be placed on the market, consignments 
intended for private use or consumption within the custom territory of the Union and 
consignment intended for scientific purpose s, having regard to the low risk that such 
consignments pose to public health, it would be disproportionate to impose a 
requirement that these consignments be subject to official controls at border control 
posts and be accompanied by an official certificat e or by the results of the sampling 
and laboratory analyses in accordance with this Regulation. However, in order to 
avoid misuse, this Regulation should apply to these consignments in the case where 
their gross weight exceeds a certain weight limit.  
(11) Measu res requiring a temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures 
set out in this Regulation should not apply to food and feed  on board means of 
transport operatin g internationally which are not unloaded and are intended for 
consumption by the crew and passengers since the placing on the Union market is very 
limited.   EN 4  EN (12) The maximum levels of mycotoxins , including of aflatoxins  in food are established by 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/200610 and i n feed by Directive 2002/32/EC of 
the European Parliament and of the Council11. The maximum levels for pesticide 
residues are established by Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council12. The European Union Reference Laboratory for Dioxins and 
polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCBs ) in food and feed  has carried out a study on the 
correlation between pentachlorophenol (PCP) and dioxins in contaminated guar gum 
from India. From this study it can be concluded that guar gum containing a lev el of 
PCP below the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) of 0 .01 mg/kg  does not contain 
unacceptable levels of dioxins. Therefore compliance with the MRL on PCP, ensures 
in this specific case also a high level of human health protection as regards dioxins.  
(13) In relat ion to the rules referred to in recital ( 12), the provisions on sampling and 
analyses for the control of mycotoxins , including aflatoxins,  in food are established by 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/200613 and in feed by Commission Regulation 
(EC) No 152/2 00914. The provisions on sampling for the official control of pesticide 
residues are established by Commission Directive 2002/63/EC15. With a view to 
ensure uniform methods of sampling and laboratory analyses in third countries and 
Member States, the samplin g and the analyses for food and feed  subject to this 
Regulation should be carried out in accordance with the aforementioned Union rules 
on sampling and analyses both in Member States and third countries, as appropriate.  
(14) Moreover, R egulation (EU) 2017/186 lays down sampling procedures and analytical 
reference methods for the control of Salmonella  in food subject to that regulation. 
Such rules should be consolidated in this Regulation and they should also apply for the 
control of Salm onella  in all food subject to this regulation.  
(15) Model official certificates for the entry into the Union of certain food and feed  are laid 
down in Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) No 884/2014, (EU) No 
2015/175, (EU) No 2017/186 and (EU) 2018/1660. In order to facilitate the 
performance of official controls at the entry into the Union it is appropriate to establish 
a single model official certificate for the entry into the Union of food and feed subject 
to special conditions for the entry into the Un ion pursuant to this Regulation.  
(16) Such official certificates should be issued either on paper or in electronic form. 
Therefore, it is appropriate to establish common requirements as regards issuance of 
official certificates  in both cases , in addition to the  requirements laid down in Chapter 
VII of Title II of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. In this regard,  Article 90(f) of Regulation 
(EU) 2017/625 makes provisions for the establishment by the Commission of rules for 
the issuance of electronic certificates and for the use of electronic signatures  including 
                                                 
10 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain 
contaminants in foodstuffs (OJ L 364, 20.12.2 006, p. 5).  
11 Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2002 on undesirable 
substances in animal feed (OJ L 140 30.5.2002, p. 10).  
12 Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February  2005 on 
maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending 
Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1.).  
13 Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the methods of s ampling 
and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs, OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 12.  
14 Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 January 2009 laying down the methods of sampling 
and analysis for the official control of feed  (OJ L 054 26.2.2009, p. 1).  
15 Commission Directive 2002/63/EC of 11 July 2002 establishing Community methods of sampling for 
the official control of pesticide residues in and on products of plant and animal origin and repealing 
Directive 79/700/EEC (OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 30).  EN 5  EN in relation to official certificates issued in accordance with this Regulation .  In 
addition, provisions should be made in this Regulation to ensure that  the requirements 
for official certificates not submitted in  IMSOC laid down in Commission 
Implementing Regulation  (EU) 2019/62816 also apply to official certificates issued in 
accordance with this Regulation.  
(17) Model certificates are included in the electronic system TRACES, set up by 
Commission Decision 2003/623/EC17, to facilitate and accelerate administrative 
procedures at Union borders and to enable electronic communication between the 
competent authorities which helps preventing possible fraudulent or deceptive 
practices in respect of the official certificates. S ince 2003, computer technology has 
evolved considerably and the TRACES system has been modified to improve the 
quality, processing and secure exchange of data. In accordance with Article 133(4) of 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the TRACES system is to be integr ated into the 
Information Management System for Official Controls referred to in Article 131 of 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (IMSOC). The model official certificate laid down in this 
Regulation should therefore be adapted to IMSOC.  
(18) Point (c) of Article 90 of R egulation (EU) 2017/625 empowers the Commission to lay 
down, by means of implementing acts, rules concerning the procedures to be followed 
for the issuance of replacement certificates. To avoid misuse and abuse, it is important 
to define the cases where a replacement official certificate may be issued and the 
requirements that need to be met by such certificate. Such cases have been laid down 
in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 in relation to official 
certificates issued in accordance with t hat Regulation. With a view to ensure a 
coherent approach, it is appropriate to provide that , in the case of issuing replacement 
certificates, official certificates issued in accordance with this Regulation should be 
replaced in accordance with the procedu res for the replacement certificates laid down 
in Commission Implementing Regulation  (EU) 2019/628   
(19) Provisions should be established to regularly review whether modifications of the lists  
out in Annexes I and II to this Regulation , including of the frequency of identity and 
physical checks, are necessary. This should take into account new information related 
to risks and non -compliance, such as the data resulting from notifications received 
through the Rapid Alert System for Food and  Feed (RASFF), data and information 
concerning consignments and the results of the documentary, identity and physical 
checks  communicated by the Member States to the Commission , reports and 
information received from third countries , information resulting f rom the controls 
carried out by the Commission in third countries  and information exchanged between 
the Commission and Member States and between the Commission and the European 
Food Safety Authority.  
(20) The rules to be established by the Commission in accord ance with Articles 34(6)(a), 
47(2)(b), and 54(4)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 are substantively linked since they 
all concern requirements on official controls at the entry into the Union on certain 
goods from certain third countries subject to a tempora ry increase of official controls 
at their entry into the Union and should therefore apply from the same date. To 
                                                 
16 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 of 8 April 2019 concerning model official 
certificates for certain animals and goods and amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these model certificates, O J L 131, 17.5.2019, p. 
101.  
17 Commission Decision 2003/623/EC of 19  August 2003 concerning the development of an integrated 
computerised veterinary system known as Traces (OJ L 216, 28.8.2003, p. 58).  EN 6  EN facilitate the correct and comprehensive application of those rules, it is appropriate to 
establish them in a single act.  
(21) The rules to be estab lished by the Commission in accordanc e with Articles 54(4)(b) 
and 90  (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and with Article 53(1)(b)(ii) of Regulation 
(EC) 178/2002 are substantively linked since they all concern requirements for the 
entry into the Union of good s subject to emergency measures pursuant to Article 
53(1)(b)(ii) of Regulation (EC) 178/2002 and should therefore apply from the same 
date. To facilitate the correct and comprehensive application of those rules, it is 
appropriate to establish them in a sin gle act.  
(22) For the purposes of simplification and rationalization, the rules laid down in 
Commission Regulations (EC) 669/2009, (EU) No 884/2014, (EU) No 2017/186, (EU) 
No 2015/175 and (EU) 2018/1660 are consolidated into this Regulation. These 
Regulations s hould therefore be repealed and replaced with this Regulation.  
(23) 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:  
SECTION 1 
Common provisions  
Article 1  
Subject matter and scope  
1. This Regulation lays down:  
a) the list of food and feed  of non -animal origin  from certain third countries 
subject to a temporary increase of official cont rols at their entry into the Union, 
established in An nex I, falling within the CN Codes and TARIC classifications 
laid down in that Annex, in accordance with Article 47(2)(b) of Regulation 
(EU) 2017/625.  
b) special conditions governing the entry into the Union  of the following 
categories of consignments of food and feed  due to the risk of contamination 
by mycotoxins, including aflatoxins, pesticide residues, pentachlorophenol and 
dioxins an d microbiological contamination,  in accordance with Article 
53(1)(b)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 : 
i. consignments of food and feed  of non -animal origin  from third countries 
or parts of those third countries listed in Table 1 to Annex II  and falling 
within the CN Codes and TARIC classifications laid down in that Annex ; 
ii. consignments of compound food co ntaining any of the food listed in 
Table 1  to Annex II due to the risk of contamination by aflatoxins in a 
quantity above 20% of either a single product or as the sum of those 
products and falling within the CN Codes laid down in table 2 to that 
Annex .  
c) rules on the frequency of identity checks and physical checks for the 
consignments of food and feed  referred to in points (a) and (b) of this 
paragraph.  EN 7  EN d) rules on the methods to be used for sampling and for laboratory analyses for 
the consignments of food and feed   referred to in points (a) and (b) of this 
paragraph, in accordance with Article 34(6)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.  
e) rules concerning the model official certificate required to accompany 
consignments of food and feed  referred to in point ( b) of this paragraph  and the 
requirements for such official certificate, in accordance with Article 
53(1)(b)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.  
f) rules for the issuance of replacement official certificates required to accompany 
consignments of food and feed referred to in point (b) of this paragraph, in 
accordance with Article 90(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.  
2. This Regulation applies to consignments of food and feed  referred to in points (a) 
and (b) of paragraph 1 intended for placing on the Union ma rket. 
3. This Regulation does not apply  to the following categories of consignments  of food 
and feed  unless their gross weight exceeds 30 kg:  
a) consignments of food and feed  sent as trade samples, laboratory samples or as 
display items for exhibitions, which are not intended to be placed on the 
market;  
b) consignments of food and feed  which form part of passengers personal luggage 
and are intended for personal consumption or use;  
c) consignments of food and feed  sent to natural persons which are not inten ded 
to be placed on the market;  
d) consignment s of food and feed   intended for scientific purposes .  
4. This Regulation does not apply to food and feed  referred to in points  (a) and (b) of 
paragraph 1 on board means of transport operating internationally which are not 
unloaded and are intended for consump tion by the crew and passengers.  
5. In case of doubt on the intended use  of the food and feed  referred in points ( b) and 
(c) of paragraph ( 3), the burden of proof lies with the owner of the personal luggage 
and with the recipient of the consignment, respectively.  
Article 2  
Definitions  
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:  
a) ‘consignmen t’ means ‘consignment’ as defined in Article 3(37) of Regulation 
(EU) 2017/625.  
b) ‘placing on the market’ means ‘placing on the market’ as defined in point (8) 
of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 . 
2. However, for the purposes of Articles 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11  and of Annex IV, a 
‘consignment’ means:  
a) a ʻlotʼ as referred to in Annex I  to Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 and in Annex 
I to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009, in relation to food and feed listed in Annex 
II due to contamination risk by mycotoxins , including aflatoxins . EN 8  EN b) a ʻlotʼ as referred to in  the Annex to  Commission Directive 2002/63/EC18, in 
relation to food and feed listed in Annex II due to contamination risk by 
pesticides and pentachlorophenol.  
Article 3  
Sampling and analyses  
The sampling an d the analyses to be carried out by competent authorities at border control 
posts or at control points  referred to in Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 , as part 
of physical checks on consignments of food and feed   referred to in Article 1(1)(a) and (b) or 
in third countries , for the purposes of the results of analyses required by this Regulation to 
accompany consignments of food and feed  referred to in Article 1(1)(b) shall be performed in 
accordance with the following requirements:  
a) for food listed in Annexes I and II due to possible contamination risk by mycotoxins,  
including aflatoxins,  the sampling and the analyses shall be performed in accordance 
with Regulation (EC) No 401/200619. 
b) for feed listed in Annexes I and II  due to possible cont amination risk by mycotoxins, 
including aflatoxins , the sampling and the analyses shall be performed in accordance 
with Regulation (EC) No 152/200920.  
c) for food and feed listed in Annexes I and II due to possible non -compliance with the 
maximum allowed levels of pesticides residues or due to possible contamination with 
pentachlorophenol and dioxins the sampling shall be performed in accordance with 
Directive 2002/63/EC21. 
d) for food listed in Annexes I and II due to the risk of presence of Salmonella , the 
sampling and the analyses for the control of Salmonella  shall be performed in 
accordance with the sampling procedures and the analytical reference methods laid 
down in Ann ex III.  
e) the methods of sampling and analyses referred to in the footnotes to Annexes I and II  
in relation to hazards other than those referred to in points (a), (b), (c) and (d) .  
Article 4  
Release for free circulation  
The custom authorities shall onl y allow t he release for free circulation of consignments of 
food and feed  listed in Annexes I and II upon presentation of a duly finalised Common Health 
Entry Document (CHED) as provided for in Article 57(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/62 5, 
which confirms t hat the consignment is in compliance with the applicable rules referred to in 
Article 1(2) of that Regulation.  
                                                 
18 Commission Directive 2002/63/EC of 11 July 2002 esta blishing Community methods of sampling for 
the official control of pesticide residues in and on products of plant and animal origin and repealing 
Directive 79/700/EEC (OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 30).  
19 Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 20 06 laying down the methods of sampling 
and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs, OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 12.  
20 Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 January 2009 laying down the methods of sampling 
and analysis f or the official control of feed (OJ L 054 26.2.2009, p. 1).  
21 Commission Directive 2002/63/EC of 11 July 2002 establishing Community methods of sampling for 
the official control of pesticide residues in and on products of plant and animal origin and repeal ing 
Directive 79/700/EEC (OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 30).  EN 9  EN SECTION 2 
Temporary increase of official controls at border control posts  and control points on 
certain food and feed  from certain third countries  
Article 5 
List of food and feed  of non -animal origin  
1. Consignments of food and feed  listed in Annex I shall be subject to a temporary 
increase of official controls at border control posts  at their entry into the Union  and at 
control points . 
2. The identification of the food and feed  referred to in paragraph 1 for official controls 
shall be made on the basis of the codes from the Combined Nomenclature and the 
TARIC sub -division indicated in Annex I.  
Article 6 
Frequency of identity checks and physical checks   
The competent authorities at border control posts and at control points referred to in Article 
53(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall carry out identity and physical checks, including 
sampling and laboratory anal yses, on consignments of food and feed   listed in Annex I at the 
frequency set out in that Annex.  
SECTION 3 
Special conditions governing the entry into the Union of certain food and feed  from 
certain third countries  
Article 7 
Entry into the Union  
1. Consignments of food and feed  listed in Annex II shall only enter into the Union in 
accordance with the conditions laid down in this section.  
2. The identification of the food and feed  referred to in paragraph 1 for official controls 
shall be made on the b asis of the codes from the Combined Nomenclature and the 
TARIC sub -division indicated in Annex II.  
3. Consignments referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to official controls at border 
control posts at their entry into the Union  and at control points .  
Article 8 
Frequency of identity checks and physical checks  
 The competent authorities at border control post and at control points referred to in 
Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall carry out identity and physical 
checks, including samplin g and laboratory analyses, on consignments of food and 
feed listed in Annex II, at the frequency set out in that Annex.  EN 10  EN Article 9  
Identification  code  
1. Each consignment of food and feed  listed in Annex II shall be identified with an 
identification code.  
2. Each individual bag  or packaging form of the consignment shall be identified with 
that identification code.  
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, i n case of consignment s of food and feed  
listed in Annex II due to the risk of contamination by mycotoxins  and where  the 
packaging is combining several small packages, it is not necessary for the 
identification code of the consignment to be mentioned individually on all the 
separate small packages as long as it is mentioned at least on the package co mbining 
these small packages . 
Article 10 
Results of sampling and analyses performed by the competent authorities of the third 
country  
1. Each consignment of food and feed  listed in Annex II shall be accompanied by the 
results of sampling and analyses perfo rmed on that consignment by the competent 
authorities of the third country of origin or of the country where the consignment is 
consigned from if that country is different from the country of origin.  
2. On the basis of the results referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authorities shall 
ascertain:  
a) compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1881/200622 and Directive 2002/32/EC23 
on maximum levels of relevant mycotoxins, for consignments of food and feed  
listed in Annex II due to contamination risk by mycotoxins ; 
b) compliance with Regulation (EC) No 396/200524 on maximum residue levels 
of pesticides, for consignments of food and feed  listed in Annex II due to 
contamination risk by pesticide residues ; 
c) that the produ ct does not contain more than 0. 01 mg/kg pentachlorophenol 
(PCP), for consignments of food and feed  listed in Annex II due to 
contamination risk by pentachlorophenol and dioxins ; 
d) the absence of Salmonella  in 25 g, for consignments of food listed in Annex II 
due to risk of microbiologi cal contamination  by Salmonella .  
3. Each consignment of food and feed  listed in Annex II due to contamination risk by 
pentachlorophenol  and dioxins shall be accompanied by an  analytical report which 
shall comply with the requirements set out in Annex II.  
The analytical report shall include the results of the analyses referred to in paragraph 
1. 
                                                 
22 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain 
contaminants in foodstuffs (OJ L 364, 20.12.2006, p. 5).  
23 Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliam ent and of the Council of 7 May 2002 on undesirable 
substances in animal feed (OJ L 140 30.5.2002, p. 10).  
24 Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on 
maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on foo d and feed of plant and animal origin and amending 
Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1.).  EN 11  EN 4. The results of sampling and analyses referred to in paragraph 1 shall bear the 
identification code of the consignment to which they relate  referred to in Articl e 9(1) .  
5. The analyses referred to in paragraph 1 shall be performed by laboratories accredited 
in accordance with the standard ISO/IEC 17025 on ‘General requirements for the 
competence of testing and calibration laboratories’.  
Article 11 
Official certif icate  
1. Each consignment of food and feed  listed in Annex II shall be accompanied by an 
official certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex IV (‘official 
certificate’).  
2. The official  certificate shall comply with the following requirements:  
a) it shall be issued by the competent authority of the third country of origin or of 
the third country where the consignment is consigned from if that country is 
different from the country of orig in; 
b) it shall bare the identification code of the consignment to which it relates  
referred to in Article 9(1) ; 
b) it shall be issued before the consignment to which it relates leaves the control 
of the competent authority of the third country issuing the  certificate ;  
c) it shall be valid for not more than four months from the date of issue, but in any 
case no longer than six months from the date of the results of the laboratory 
analyses  referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 10 . 
3. An official  certificate  which is not submitted in the Information Management System 
for Official Controls referred to in Article 131 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 
(IMSOC) by the competent authority of the third country issuing the certificate shall 
also meet the requirements for m odel official certificates not submitted in IMSOC 
laid down in Article 3 of Commission Implementing Regulation  (EU) 2019/628.  
4. Competent  authorities may issue a replacement official certificate only in accordance 
with the rules laid down in Article 5 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2019/628.  
5. The official certificate referred to in paragraph 1 shall be completed on the basis of 
the notes set out in Annex IV.  
SECTION 4 
Final provisions  
Article 12 
Updates to Annexes  
The Commission shall review  the lists set out in Annexes I and II on a regular basis not 
exceeding a period of six months , in order to take into account new information related to 
risks and non -compliance . EN 12  EN Article 13 
Repeal  
1. Commission Regulations (EC) No 669/2009, (EU) No 884/201 4, (EU) No 2017/186, 
(EU) No 2015/175 and (EU) 2018/1660 are repealed with effect from 14 December 
2019.  
2. References to Commission Regulations (EC) No 669/2009, (EU) No 884/2014, (EU) 
No 2017/186, (EU) No 2015/175 and (EU) 2018/1660 shall be construed as  
references to this Regulation.  
3. References to ‘the designated point of entry within the meaning of point (b) of 
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009’ or to ‘the designated point of entry’ in 
acts other than those referred to in paragraph 1 shall be  construed as references to a 
‘border control post’ within the meaning of Article 3(38) of Regulation (EU) 
2017/625.  
4. References to ‘the common entry document (CED) referred to in point (a) of Article 
3 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009’, to ‘the common entry document (CED) referred 
to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009’ or to ‘the common entry document 
(CED)’ in act s other than those referred to in paragraph 1 shall be construed as 
references to the ‘Common Health Entry Document (CHED)’ referred to in Article 
56 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.  
5. References to the definition laid down in Article 3(c) of Regulation (EC)  669/2009 in 
acts other than those referred to in paragraph 1 shall be construed as references to the 
definition of ‘consignment’ laid down in Article 3(37) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.  
Article 14 
Transitional period  
1. The reporting obligations set out in  Article 15 of Commission Regulation 669/2009, 
Article 13 of Commission Regulations (EU) No 884/2014, Article 12 of (EU) 
2018/ 1660 , Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 2015/175 and Article 12 
of Commission Regulation (EU) No 2017/186 shall continue  to apply until 
31 January 2020.  
Such reporting obligations shall cover the period until 31 December 2019.  
2. The reporting obligations referred to in paragraph 1 shall be deemed to be satisfied 
where Member States have registered in TRACES the common entr y documents 
issued by their respective competent authorities in accordance with Commission 
Regulation 669/2009, Commission Regulation (EU) No 884/2014, Commission 
Regulation (EU) No 2015/175, Commission Regulation (EU) No 2017/186 and 
Commission Regulation  (EU) 2018/1660 during the reporting period set out in the 
provisions referred to in paragraph 1.  
3. Consignments of food and feed  listed in Annex II accompanied by the relevant 
certificates issued  before 14 February 2020  in accordance with the provisions  of 
Regulation (EU) No 884/2014, Regulation (EU) 2018/1660, Regulation (EU) No 
2015/175 and Regulation (EU) 2017/186 respectively  in force on 13 December 2019  
shall be authorised for the entry into the Union until 13 June 2020.   EN 13  EN Article 15 
Entry into force  and date of application  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union . 
It shall apply from 14 December 2019.  
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and  directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission  
 The Presiden t 
 Jean -Claude JUNCKER