G/SPS/N/EU/337  
 
7 August 2019  
(19-5130) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, Health and Food Safety 
Directorate -General  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Food and feed of non -animal origin from certain third countries listed 
in Annex I  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affe cted, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Brazil, Cambodia, 
China, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, India, 
Kenya, Lebanese Repu blic, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, 
Serbia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, 
Uganda, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document:  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1249 
of 22 July 2019 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) . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number 
of pages:  8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_4233_00_e.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_4233_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_4233_00_s.pdf  
6. Description  of content:  This Regulation reviews the list of imports of feed and food of 
non-animal origin which are subject to an increased level of official controls.  
The changes to Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 concern:  
the listing of jackfruit ( Artocarpus heterophyllus ) from Malaysia, groundnuts (peanuts) 
from the United States of America and apricot kernels from Turkey; the increase in the 
frequency of identity and physical controls to be performed on consignments of tea and 
goji berries from Ch ina and peppers and yardlong beans from the Dominican Republic; 
the decrease in the frequency of identity and physical controls to be performed on 
consignments of apricots from Turkey; the modification of the scope of the existing entry 
concerning turnips (Brassica rapa spp . Rapa) from Lebanon and from Syria; The 
modification of the scope of the testing to be performed on goji berries from China to 
include nicotine.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EU/337  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
 Codex Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Pesticides, Codex Maximum Levels 
(MLs) for contaminants, Codex principles and guidelines for the conduct of 
microbiological risk assessment, Codex principles and guidelines for the conduct 
of microbiological risk assessment and Codex general principles of food hygiene . 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  This measure is based on EU MRLs and MLs, so me of which 
being different from Codex MRLs and MLs . 
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
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).   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 22 July 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 July 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/ or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 July 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295  4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 299  8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(32 2) 295  4263 
Fax: +(32 2) 299  8090 
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu