COMMI SSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2015/1012 
of 23 June 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 , the list should be amended by deleting the entr ies for commodities for whic h 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 y in the list concer ning beans from Kenya should theref ore be deleted. 
(5)  In addition, the list should be amended by increasing the frequency of official controls for the commodities for 
whic h the same sources of information show a higher degree of non-com pliance with the relevant Union 
legislation, thereby warranting an increased level of official controls. The entr ies in the list concer ning coriander 
leav es, basil, mint, parsley , chilli peppers and okra from Vietnam, and vine leav es from Turke y, should theref ore 
be amended according ly. 
(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, 27.6.2015 L 162/26 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). 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. 
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 July 2015. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member State s. 
Done at Brussels, 23 June 2015. 
For the Commission 
The Presid ent 
Jean-Claude JUNCKER  27.6.2015 L 162/27 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- 
division Countr y of origin Hazard Frequency of 
physical and 
identity 
chec ks (%) 
Dried grapes (vine fruit) 0806 20  Afghanis tan (AF) Ochrato xin 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 ungui ­
culata spp. sesquipedalis) —  ex 0708 20 00; 
ex 0710 22 00 10 
10 Cambodia (KH) Pesticide resi­
dues (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 resi­
dues (2)(4) 50 
(Food — fresh or chilled herb)   
Brassica oleracea (other edible 
Brassica, “Chinese Broccoli”) (5) ex 0704 90 90 40 China (CN) Pesticide resi­
dues (2) 50 
(Food — fresh or chilled)   
Tea, whether or not flavoured 0902  China (CN) Pesticide resi­
dues (2)(6) 10 
(Food)   27.6.2015 L 162/28 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Feed and food 
(intended use) CN code (1) TARIC sub- 
division Countr y of origin Hazard Frequency of 
physical and 
identity 
chec ks (%) 
—  Aubergines —  0709 30 00; 
ex 0710 80 95 72 Dominican Re­
public (DO) Pesticide resi­
dues (2)(7) 10 
—  Bitter melon (Momor dica 
charantia) —  ex 0709 99 90; 
ex 0710 80 95 70 
70 
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen 
vegetables)   
—Yardlong beans (Vigna ungui ­
culata spp. sesquipedalis) —  ex 0708 20 00; 
ex 0710 22 00 10 
10 Dominican Re­
public (DO) Pesticide resi­
dues (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 resi­
dues (2)(8) 10 
(Food)   
Peppers (sweet and other than 
sweet) (Capsicum spp.) 0709 60 10; 
ex 0709 60 99; 20 Egypt (EG) Pesticide resi­
dues (2)(9) 10 
(Food — fresh, chilled or 
frozen) 0710 80 51; 
ex 0710 80 59 20 
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 
—  Dried fruit of the genus 
Capsicum, 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) Chloramphe ­
nicol 50 
(Feed and food)   27.6.2015 L 162/29 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Feed and food 
(intended use) CN code (1) TARIC sub- 
division Countr y of origin Hazard Frequency of 
physical and 
identity 
chec ks (%) 
—  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 resi­
dues (2)(11) 10 
(Food — fresh or chilled)   
Mint ex 1211 90 86; 30 Morocco (MA) Pesticide resi­
dues (2)(12) 10 
(Food — fresh or chilled herb) ex 2008 99 99 70 
Table grapes 0806 10 10  Peru (PE) Pesticide resi­
dues (2)(13) 10 
(Food — fresh)   
Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus 
lanatus) seeds and derived pro­
ducts 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) 
(Capsicum spp.) ex 0709 60 99 20 Thailand (TH) Pesticide resi­
dues (2)(14) 10 
(Food — fresh or chilled)   
Bete l leaves (Piper betle L.) ex 1404 90 00 10 Thailand (TH) Salmonella (10) 50 
(Food)   
—Yardlong beans (Vigna ungui ­
culata spp. sesquipedalis) —  ex 0708 20 00; 
ex 0710 22 00 10 
10 Thailand (TH) Pesticide resi­
dues (2)(15) 20 
—  Aubergines —  0709 30 00; 
ex 0710 80 95 72 
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen 
vegetables)   27.6.2015 L 162/30 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Feed and food 
(intended use) CN code (1) TARIC sub- 
division Countr y of origin Hazard Frequency of 
physical and 
identity 
chec ks (%) 
—  Dried apricots —  0813 10 00  Turke y (TR) Sulphites (16) 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 resi­
dues (2)(17) 10 
(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen 
vegetables)   
Vine leav es ex 2008 99 99 11; 19 Turke y (TR) Pesticide resi­
dues (2)(18) 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  Uzbekist an (UZ) Sulphites (16) 50 
—  Apr icots, other wise prepared 
or preser ved —  2008 50 61  
(Food)   
Dried grapes (vine fruit) 0806 20  Uzbekist an (UZ) Ochrato xin A 50 
(Food)   
—  Coriander leav es —  ex 0709 99 90 72 Vietnam (VN) Pesticide resi­
dues (2)(19) 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 Vietnam (VN) Pesticide resi­
dues (2)(19) 50 27.6.2015 L 162/31 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Feed and food 
(intended use) CN code (1) TARIC sub- 
division Countr y of origin Hazard Frequency of 
physical and 
identity 
chec ks (%) 
—  Peppers (other than sweet) 
(Capsicum spp.) —  ex 0709 60 99 20    
(Food — fresh or chilled)      
—  Pitaha ya (dragon fruit) —  ex 0810 90 20 10 Vietnam (VN) Pesticide resi­
dues (2)(19) 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 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) 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. conv ar. Botr ytis (L) Alef var.Italica Plenck, cultivar albog labra. Also kno wn 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 Flubendiamide. 
(13)  Residues of Ethephon. 
(14)  Residues of Formetanate: Sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate(h ydrochloride) , Prothiof os and Triforine. 
(15)  Residues of Acephate, Dicrotophos, Prothiof os, Quinalphos and Triforine. 
(16)  Reference methods: EN 1988-1:1998, EN 1988-2:1998 or ISO 5522:1981. 
(17)Residues of Diafenthiuron, Formetanate: Sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate(h ydrochlorid e) and Thiopha ­
nate-meth yl. 
(18)  Residues of Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and 
ziram) and Metrafenone. 
(19)  Residues of Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and 
ziram), Phenthoate and Quinalphos.’  27.6.2015 L 162/32 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN