COMMI SSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2015/1607 
of 24 September 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 
impor ts of certain feed and food of non-animal origin 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regar d 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 Apr il 2004 on 
official controls perf ormed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal 
welf are rules (1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (2) lays down rules concer ning the increased level of official controls 
to be carried out on impor ts of feed and food of non-animal origin liste d in Annex I thereto (‘the list’), at the 
points of entr y into the territories referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. 
(2)  Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 provides that the list is to be reviewed on a regular basis, and at least 
quar terly , taking into account at least the sources of information refer red to in that Article. 
(3)  The occur rence and relevance of recent food incidents notified through the Rapid Aler t System for Food and 
Feed, the findings of audits to third countr ies carried out by the Food and Veterinar y Office, as well as the 
quar terly repor ts 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. 
(4)  In particular , for consignments of groundnuts and derived products originating from Gambia and raspber ries 
originating from Serbia the relevant sources of information indicate the emerg ence of new risks requir ing the 
introduction of an increased level of official controls. Entr ies concer ning those consignments should theref ore be 
included in the list. 
(5)  In addition, the list should be amended by deleting the entr ies for commodities for which the available 
information indicates an overall satisfact ory degree of compl iance with the relevant safety requirements provided 
for in Union legislation and for whic h an increased level of official controls is theref ore no long er justified. The 
entr ies in the list concer ning vine fruit from Uzbekistan, bete l leav es from Thailand and mint from Morocco 
should theref ore be deleted. 
(6)  In order to ensure consistency and clarity, it is appropr iate to replace Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 
by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. 
(7)  Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 should theref ore be amended according ly. 
(8)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. 25.9.2015 L 249/7 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1. 
(2)Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implem enting Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on impor ts of certain feed and food of non-animal origin and 
amending Decision 2006/504/EC (OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11). Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the Europ ean 
Union. 
It shall apply from 1 October 2015. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member State s. 
Done at Brussels, 24 September 2015. 
For the Commission 
The Presid ent 
Jean-Claude JUNCKER  25.9.2015 L 249/8 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX 
‘ANNEX I 
Feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls at the 
designated point of entr y 
Feed and food 
(intended use) CN code (1) TARIC 
sub-divi ­
sion Countr y of origin Hazard Frequency 
of phys ical 
and identity 
checks (%) 
Dried grapes (vine fruit) 0806 20  Afghanis tan 
(AF) Ochrat oxin A 50 
(Food)   
—  Almonds, in shell —  0802 11  Aust ralia (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 butt er —  2008 11 10  
—Groundnuts (peanuts), other ­
wise prepared or preser ved —  2008 11 91; 
2008 11 96; 
2008 11 98  
(Feed and food)   
—  Yardlong beans 
(Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipe ­
dalis) —  ex 0708 20 00; 
ex 0710 22 00 10 
10 Cambodia 
(KH) Pesticide 
residues (2)(3) 50 
—  Aubergines —  0709 30 00;  
ex 0710 80 95 72 
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen 
vegetables)   
Chinese celer y (Apium graveolens) ex 0709 40 00 20 Cambodia 
(KH) Pesticide 
residues (2)(4) 50 
(Food — fresh or chilled herb)   
Brassica oleracea 
(other edible Brassica, “Chinese 
Broccoli”) (5) ex 0704 90 90 40 China (CN) Pesticide 
residues (2) 50 
(Food — fresh or chilled)   
Tea, whether or not flavoured 0902  China (CN) Pesticide 
residues (2)(6) 10 
(Food)   25.9.2015 L 249/9 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Feed and food 
(intended use) CN code (1) TARIC 
sub-divi ­
sion Countr y of origin Hazard Frequency 
of phys ical 
and identity 
checks (%) 
—  Aubergines —  0709 30 00;  Dominican 
Republic (DO) Pesticide 
residues (2)(7) 10 
ex 0710 80 95 72 
—Bitter melon (Momor dica charan­
tia) —  ex 0709 99 90; 
ex 0710 80 95 70 
70 
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen 
vegetables)   
—  Yardlong beans 
(Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipe ­
dalis) —  ex 0708 20 00; 
ex 0710 22 00 10 
10 Dominican 
Republic (DO) Pesticide 
residues (2)(7) 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 
Stra wber ries (fresh) 0810 10 00  Egypt (EG) Pesticide 
residues (2)(8) 10 
(Food)   
Peppers (sweet and other than 
sweet) (Capsicum spp.) 0709 60 10;  Egypt (EG) Pesticide 
residues (2)(9) 10 
ex 0709 60 99; 20 
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen) 0710 80 51;  
ex 0710 80 59 20 
—  Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell —  1202 41 00  Gambia (GM) Aflatoxins 50 
—  Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled —  1202 42 00  
—  Peanut butt er —  2008 11 10  
—Groundnuts (peanuts), other ­
wise prepared or preser ved —  2008 11 91; 
2008 11 96; 
2008 11 98  
(Feed and food)   
Bete l leaves (Piper betle L.) ex 1404 90 00 10 India (IN) Salmonella (10) 50 
(Food)   
Sesamum seeds 1207 40 90  India (IN) Salmonella (10) 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 25.9.2015 L 249/10 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Feed and food 
(intended use) CN code (1) TARIC 
sub-divi ­
sion Countr y of origin Hazard Frequency 
of phys ical 
and identity 
checks (%) 
—Dried fruit of the genus Capsi ­
cum, whole, other than sweet 
peppers (Capsicum annuum) —  0904 21 90     
—  Nutmeg 
(Myr istica fragrans) —  0908 11 00; 
0908 12 00  
(Food — dried spices)   
Enzymes; prepared enzymes 3507  India (IN) Chlorampheni ­
col 50 
(Feed and food)   
—  Nutmeg 
(Myr istica 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) Pesticide 
residues (2)(11) 10 
(Food — fresh or chilled)   
Table grapes 0806 10 10  Peru (PE) Pesticide 
residues (2)(12) 10 
(Food — fresh)   
Raspber ries 0811 20 31;  Serbia (RS) Noro virus 10 
(Food — frozen) ex 0811 20 11; 
ex 0811 20 19 10 
10 
Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus lanatus) 
seeds and derived products ex 1207 70 00; 
ex 1106 30 90; 
ex 2008 99 99 10 
30 
50 Sier ra Leone 
(SL) Aflatoxins 50 
(Food)   
—  Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell —  1202 41 00  Sudan (SD) Aflatoxins 50 
—  Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled —  1202 42 00  
—  Peanut butt er —  2008 11 10  
—Groundnuts (peanuts), other ­
wise prepared or preser ved —  2008 11 91; 
2008 11 96; 
2008 11 98  
(Feed and food)   
Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsi ­
cum spp.) ex 0709 60 99 20 Thailand (TH) Pesticide 
residues (2)(13) 10 
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(intended use) CN code (1) TARIC 
sub-divi ­
sion Countr y of origin Hazard Frequency 
of phys ical 
and identity 
checks (%) 
—  Yardlong beans 
(Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipe ­
dalis) —  ex 0708 20 00; 
ex 0710 22 00 10 
10 Thailand (TH) Pesticide 
residues (2)(14) 20 
—  Aubergines —  0709 30 00;  
ex 0710 80 95 72 
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen 
vegetables)   
—  Dried apricots —  0813 10 00  Turke y (TR) Sulphites (15) 10 
—  Apr icots, other wise prepared or 
preser ved —  2008 50 61  
(Food)   
—  Sweet Peppers (Capsicum 
annuum) —  0709 60 10; 
0710 80 51  Turke y (TR) Pesticide 
residues (2)(16) 10 
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen 
vegetables)   
Vine leav es ex 2008 99 99 11; 19 Turke y (TR) Pesticide 
residues (2)(17) 50 
(Food)   
—  Pistac hios, in shell —  0802 51 00  United States 
(US) Aflatoxins 20 
—  Pistac hios, shelled —  0802 52 00  
(Food)   
—  Dried apricots —  0813 10 00  Uzbekis tan 
(UZ) Sulphites (15) 50 
—  Apr icots, other wise prepared or 
preser ved —  2008 50 61  
(Food)   
—  Coriander leav es —  ex 0709 99 90 72 Viet Nam (VN) Pesticide 
residues (2)(18) 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 
—  Parsle y —  ex 0709 99 90 40 
(Food — fresh or chilled herbs)   
—  Okra —  ex 0709 99 90 20 Viet Nam (VN) Pesticide 
residues (2)(18) 50 
—  Peppers (other than sweet) 
(Capsicum spp.) —  ex 0709 60 99 20 
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(intended use) CN code (1) TARIC 
sub-divi ­
sion Countr y of origin Hazard Frequency 
of phys ical 
and identity 
checks (%) 
—  Pitaha ya (dragon fruit) —  ex 0810 90 20 10 Viet Nam (VN) Pesticide 
residues (2)(18) 20 
(Food — fresh or chilled)    
(1) Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined and no specific subdivision under that code exists, 
the CN code is marked “ex”.  
(2) Residues of at least those pesticides listed in the control programme adopt ed in accordance with Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) 
No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 Febr uary 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticide 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) that can be 
analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS (pesticides to be monitored in/on products of plant origin only).  
(3) Residues of Chlorbufa m.  
(4) Residues of Phenthoate.  
(5) Species of Brassica oleracea L. convar . Botr ytis (L) Alef var. Italica Plenck, cultivar albog labra. Also known as “Kai Lan”, “Gai Lan”, 
“Gailan”, “Kailan”, “Chinese bare Jielan”.  
(6) Residues of Trifluralin.  
(7) Residues of Acephate, Aldicarb (sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide and its sulfone, expressed as aldicarb), Amitraz (amitraz including 
the metabolites containing the 2,4-dimethylaniline moiety expressed as amitraz), Diafenthiuron, Dicof ol (sum of p, p′ and o,p′ iso­
mers), Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram) 
and Methiocarb (sum of methiocarb and methiocarb sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as methiocarb).  
(8) Residues of Hexaf lumuron, Methiocarb (sum of methiocarb and methiocarb sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as methiocarb), 
Phenthoate and Thiophanate-meth yl. 
(9)Residues of Dicof ol (sum of p, p′ and o,p′ isomers), Dinotefu ran, Folpet, Proc hloraz (sum of proc hloraz and its metabolites con­
taining the 2,4,6- Trichlorophenol moiety expressed as proc hloraz), Thiophanate-meth yl and Triforine.  
(10) Reference method EN/ISO 6579 or a method validated again st it as referred to in Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) 
No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1).  
(11) Residues of Acephate and Diaf enthiuron.  
(12) Residues of Ethephon.  
(13) Residues of Formetanate: Sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate(h ydrochloride) , Prothiof os and Triforine.  
(14) Residues of Acephate, Dicrotophos, Prothiof os, Quinalphos and Triforine.  
(15) Reference methods: EN 1988-1:1998, EN 1988-2:1998 or ISO 5522:1981. 
(16)Residues of Diafenthi uron, Formetanate: Sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate (hydroc hlor ide) and Thiopha ­
nate-meth yl.  
(17) Residues of Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and 
ziram) and Metrafenone.  
(18) Residues of Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and 
ziram), Phenthoate and Quinalphos.’   25.9.2015 L 249/13 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN