G/SPS/N/EU/514  
 
10 November 2021  
(21-8517) Page: 1/3 
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):  HS Code(s): 0805 50 10; 1202 41 00; 1202 42 00; 2008 11 10; 
2008 11 91; 2008 11 96; 2008 11 98; 2305 00 00; ex 1208 90 00 20; 0802 51 00; 
0802 52 00; ex 0813 50 39 60; ex 0813 50 91 60; ex 0813 50 99 60; ex 2007 10 10 60; 
ex 2007 10 99 30; ex 2007 99 39 03; ex 2007 99 39 0 4; ex 2007 99 50 32; ex 2007 99 
97 22; ex 2008 19 13 20; ex 2008 19 93 20; ex 2008 97 12 19; ex 2008 97 14 19; 
ex 2008 97 16 19; ex 2008 97 18 19; ex 2008 97 32 19; ex 2008 97 34 19; ex 2008 97 
36 19; ex 2008 97 38 19; ex 2008 97 51 19; ex 2008 97 59 19; e x 2008 97 72 19; 
ex 2008 97 74 19; ex 2008 97 76 19; ex 2008 97 78 19; ex 2008 97 92 19; ex 2008 97 
93 19; ex 2008 97 94 19; ex 2008 97 96 19; ex 2008 97 97 19; ex 2008 97 98 19; 
ex 1106 30 90 50; 0805 10; 0805 21; 0805 22; 0805 29; 0709 60 10; 0710 80 51;  
ex 0709 60 99 20; ex 0710 80 59 20; ex 0810 90 20 20; ex 0709 60 99 20; ex 0710 80 
59 20; ex 0709 99 90 20; ex 0710 80 95 30; 0802 21 00; 0802 22 00; ex 0813 50 39 70; 
ex 0813 50 91 70; ex 0813 50 99 70; ex 2007 10 10 70; ex 2007 10 99 40; ex 2007 99 
39 05; ex 2007 99 39 06; ex 2007 99 50 33; ex 2007 99 97 23; ex 2008 19 12 30; 
ex 2008 19 19 30; ex 2008 19 92 30; ex 2008 19 95 20; ex 2008 19 99 30; ex 2008 97 
12 15; ex 2008 97 14 15; ex 2008 97 16 15; ex 2008 97 18 15; ex 2008 97 32 15; 
ex 2008 97 34 15; e x 2008 97 36 15; ex 2008 97 38 15; ex 2008 97 51 15; ex 2008 97 
59 15; ex 2008 97 72 15; ex 2008 97 74 15; ex 2008 97 76 15; ex 2008 97 78 15; 
ex 2008 97 92 15; ex 2008 97 93 15; ex 2008 97 94 15; ex 2008 97 96 15; ex 2008 97 
97 15; ex 2008 97 98 15; ex 11 06 30 90 40; ex 1515 90 99 20; 1207 40 90; ex 2008 19 
19 40; ex 2008 19 99 40; 0904 21 10; ex 0904 21 90 20; ex 0904 22 00 11; ex 0904 22 
00 19; ex 2005 99 10 10; ex 2005 99 10 90; ex 2005 99 80 94; ex 2008 99 99 11; 
ex 2008 99 99 19  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1900 
of 27 October 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary 
increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of 
certain goods from certain thi rd countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and 
(EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA 
relevance) . Language(s):  English, French and Spanish . Number of pages:  32 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7102_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/20 21/SPS/EEC/21_7102_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/EEC/21_7102_00_s.pdf  G/SPS/N/EU/514  
 
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  6. Description of content:  Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 lays down rules concerning the 
temporary increase of official controls upon entry into the Union on certain food and feed 
of non -animal origin from certain third countries (in Annex I); special import conditions for 
certain food and feed from certain third countries due to the contamination risk by 
mycotoxins, including aflatoxins, pesticide residues, pentachlorophenol and dioxins and 
microbiological contamination (in Annex II - increased official border controls and official 
certificate accompanied by the results of sampling and analysis in the third country); and, 
suspension of entry into the Union for certain food and feed from certai n third countries (in 
Annex IIa).  
This Implementing Regulation amends Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation 
(EU) 2019/1793, in particular for the for commodities from Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, 
Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, India, Malaysia, Sri La nka, Sudan, Turkey, Uganda, 
United States, by introducing the following changes:  
− Inclusion in Annex I of lemons from Turkey, and of groundnuts from Brazil;  
− Deletion from Annex I of pistachios from the United States;  
− Increase in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex I for 
oranges, mandarins, clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids, and sweet 
peppers and peppers of the Capsicum  species (other than sweet) from Turkey, for 
jackfruit from Malaysia, for peppers (other than sw eet) from Uganda, and for 
groundnuts from the United States;  
− Increase in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex I and 
addition of ethylene oxide to the analysis performed on okra from India;  
− Decrease in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex I for 
hazelnuts and de rived products from Georgia;  
− Amendment to the entry concerning hazelnuts from Georgia to ensure consistency with 
other similar entries concerning the same products;  
− Deletion from Annex I and inclusion in Annex II of Sesamum  seeds from Ethiopia and 
of pep pers of the Capsicum  species (sweet or other than sweet) from Sri Lanka;  
− Increase in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex II for 
Sesamum  seeds from Sudan and for vine leaves from Turkey.  
In addition, this Implementing Regulation amends several Articles of Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2019/1793, in particular concerning the definition of country of origin, the 
replacement of 'compound food'  by 'food consisting of two or more ingredients', and the 
transitional period.  
Furthermore, Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 was amended to 
ensure consistency with other import certificates.  
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.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius  Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/EU/514  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the 
temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into 
the Union of certain goods from certain third coun tries implementing Regulations 
(EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council and 
repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 669/2009, (EU) No 884/2014, (EU) 2015/175, 
(EU) 2017/186 and (EU) 2018/1660 (Text with EEA relevanc e) (OJ L 277, 29 October 
2019, p. 89)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 27 October 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 November 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 23 November 2021  
[ ] 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: +(322) 29 54263  
Fax: +(322) 29 98090  
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: +(322) 29 54263  
Fax: +(322) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu