COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 996/2012  
of 26 October 2012  
imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from 
Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station and repealing Implementing 
Regulation (EU) No 284/2012  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European 
Union,  
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 safety (  1 ), and in particular 
Article 53(1)(b)(ii) thereof,  
Whereas:  
(1) Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 provides for 
the possibility to adopt appropriate Union emergency 
measures for food and feed imported from a third 
country in order to protect public health, animal health 
or the environment, where the risk cannot be contained 
satisfactorily by means of measures taken by the Member 
States individually.  
(2) Following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power 
station on 11 March 2011, the Commission was 
informed that radionuclide levels in certain food 
products originating in Japan exceeded the action levels 
in food applicable in Japan. Such contamination may 
constitute a threat to public and animal health in the 
Union and therefore Commission Implementing Regu ­
lation (EU) No 297/2011 of 25 March 2011 imposing 
special conditions governing the import of feed and food 
originating in or consigned from Japan following the 
accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station (  2 ) was 
adopted. That Regulation was replaced by Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2011 (  3 ) which 
was later replaced by Commission Implementing Regu ­
lation (EU) No 284/2012 (  4 ). 
(3) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2012 has been 
amended several times to take into account the devel ­
opment of the situation. Since now further amendments 
are required, it is appropriate to replace Implementing 
Regulation (EU) No 284/2012 by a new Regulation.  
(4) The existing measures have been reviewed taking into 
account more than 26 000 occurrence data on radio ­
activity in feed and food provided by the Japanese auth ­
orities concerning the second growing season after the 
accident.  (5) It is appropriate to exclude personal consignments from 
the application of the provisions of this Regulation. For 
food and feed of animal orgin reference should be made 
to the provisions provided for in Commission Regulation 
(EC) No 206/2009 of 5 March 2009 on the introduction 
into the Community of personal consingments of 
products of animal origin and amending Regulation 
(EC) 136/2004 (  5 ). For other feed and food, it should 
be provided that consignments can only be considered 
as personal consignments if they are non-commercial 
and are destined to a private person for personal 
consumption or use.  
(6) The Japanese authorities have provided extensive 
information to the Commission that in addition to the 
already exempted alcoholic beverages (sake, whiskey and 
shochu) also other alcoholic beverages do not contain 
measurable levels of radioactivity. The process of 
polishing and fermentation reduces the radioactivity in 
the alcoholic beverage to a significant extent. It is 
therefore appropriate to exclude certain other alcoholic 
beverages from the scope of this Regulation in order to 
reduce the administrative burden for the Japanese auth ­
orities and the competent authorities of the importing 
Member States.  
(7) The data submitted by the Japanese authorities provide 
evidence that it is no longer necessary to require the 
sampling and analysis of feed and food originating in 
the prefectures of Yamanashi and Shizuoka on the 
presence of radioactivity before export to the Union. 
The requirement for sampling and analyses should only 
be maintained for tea from Shizuoka and mushrooms 
from Shizuoka and Yamanashi.  
(8) Since non-compliant or significant levels of radioactivity 
continue to be found in feed and food originating in the 
prefecture of Fukushima, it is appropriate to maintain the 
existing requirement of sampling and analysis before 
export to the Union for all feed and food originating 
in that prefecture. However, the general exemptions, 
such as for alcoholic beverages and personal consign ­
ments, should continue to apply in relation to such 
feed and food.  
(9) As regards the prefectures of Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, 
Miyagi, Saitama, Tokyo, Iwate, Chiba and Kanagawa for 
which it is currently required to sample and analyse all 
feed and food before export to the Union, it is appro ­
priate to limit that requirement to mushrooms, tea, 
fishery products, certain edible wild plants, certain 
vegetables, certain fruits, rice and soybeans and the 
processed and derived products thereof. The sameEN 27.10.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 299/31  
( 1 ) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.  
( 2 ) OJ L 80, 26.3.2011, p. 5.  
( 3 ) OJ L 252, 28.9.2011, p. 10.  
( 4 ) OJ L 92, 30.3.2012, p. 16.  (  5 ) OJ L 77, 24.3.2009, p. 1.requirements should apply to compound foodstuffs 
containing more than 50 % of (an) ingredient(s) for 
which pretesting before export to the Union is required.  
(10) The controls performed at import show that the special 
conditions provided for by Union law are correctly 
implemented by the Japanese authorities and non- 
compliance has not occurred for more than a year. 
Therefore it is appropriate to reduce the frequency of 
controls at import and the reporting of the results to 
the Commission.  
(11) It is appropriate to foresee a next review of the 
provisions when the results of sampling and analysis 
on the presence of radioactivity of feed and food of 
the third growing season after the accident will be 
available, i.e. by 31 March 2014. However, for the 
products for which the harvest is mainly in the second 
part of the second growing season and therefore all the 
data of the second growing season are not yet available, 
it is appropriate to foresee a review of the provisions for 
these products by 31 March 2013.  
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in 
accordance with the opinion of the Standing 
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,  
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Article 1  
Scope  
This Regulation shall apply to feed and food within the 
meaning of Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (Euratom) No 
3954/87 (  1 ) originating in or consigned from Japan, with the 
exclusion of:  
(a) products which left Japan before 28 March 2011;  
(b) products which have been harvested and/or processed 
before 11 March 2011;  
(c) alcoholic beverages falling within CN codes 2203 to 2208;  
(d) personal consignments of feed and food of animal origin 
which are covered by Article 2 of Regulation (EC) 
206/2009;  
(e) personal consignments of feed and food other than of 
animal origin which are not-commercial and destined to a 
private person for personal consumption and use only. In 
case of doubt, the burden of proof lies with the recipient of 
the consignment.  
Article 2  
Definitions  
For the purposes of this Regulation,  'transitional measures 
provided in the Japanese legislation ' means the transitional 
measures adopted by the Japanese authorities on 24 February 
2012 as regards the maximum levels for the sum of caesium- 
134 and caesium-137 as set out in Annex III.  ‘Consignment’ means a quantity of any of the feed or food 
falling within the scope of this Regulation of the same class 
or description, covered by the same document(s), conveyed by 
the same means of transport and coming from the same prefec ­
ture(s) of Japan, within the limits permitted by the declaration 
referred to in Article 5.  
Article 3  
Import into the Union  
Feed and food (hereinafter - 'the products ') referred to in 
Article 1 may only be imported into the Union if they 
comply with this Regulation.  
Article 4  
Maximum levels of caesium-134 and caesium-137  
1. The products referred to in Article 1, except those 
appearing in Annex III, shall comply with the maximum level 
for the sum of caesium-134 and caesium-137 as as set out in 
Annex II.  
2. Products appearing in Annex III shall comply with the 
maximum level for radioactive caesium set out in that Annex.  
Article 5  
Declaration  
1. Each consignment of products referred to in Article 1 
shall be accompanied by a valid declaration drawn up and 
signed in accordance with Article 6.  
2. The declaration referred to in paragraph 1 shall:  
(a) attest that the products comply with the legislation in force 
in Japan and  
(b) specify whether the products are falling or not under the 
transitional measures provided for in the Japanese legis ­
lation.  
3. The declaration referred to in paragraph 1 shall 
furthermore certify that:  
(a) the product has been harvested and/or processed before 
11 March 2011; or  
(b) the product, other than tea and mushrooms originating in 
the prefecture Shizuoka and other than mushrooms orig ­
inating in the prefecture Yamanashi, originates in and is 
consigned from a prefecture other than Fukushima, 
Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, 
Kanagawa and Iwate; or  
(c) the product originates in and is consigned from Gunma, 
Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa 
and Iwate but is not listed in Annex IV to this Regulation 
(and consequently no analysis before export is required); or  
(d) the product is consigned from Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, 
Tochigi, Miyagi, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa and Iwate 
prefectures, but does not originate in one of those 
prefectures and has not been exposed to radioactivity 
during transiting; orEN L 299/32 Official Journal of the European Union 27.10.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 371, 30.12.1987, p. 11.(e) where the product is tea or mushrooms originating in 
Shizuoka prefecture or mushrooms originating in 
Yamanashi prefecture, or a derived product thereof or a 
compound feed or food containing more than 50 % of 
these products, the product is accompanied by an analytical 
report containing the results of sampling and analysis; or  
(f) where the product, listed in Annex IV to this Regulation, 
originates in Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, 
Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa and Iwate prefectures, 
or is a compound feed or food containing more than 
50 % of these products, the product is accompanied by an 
analytical report containing the results of sampling and 
analysis. The list of products in Annex IV is without 
prejudice to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 
258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food 
ingredients (  1 ); or  
(g) where the origin of the product or of the ingredients 
present at more than 50 % is unknown, the product is 
accompanied by an analytical report containing the results 
of sampling and analysis.  
4. Point (f) of paragraph 3 shall apply also to products 
caught or harvested in the coastal waters of the prefectures 
referred to therein, irrespective of where such products are 
landed.  
Article 6  
Drawing up and signing of the declaration  
1. The declaration referred to in Article 5 shall be drawn up 
in accordance with the model set out in Annex I.  
2. For the products referred to in the points (a), (b), (c) or (d) 
of Article 5(3), the declaration shall be signed by an authorised 
representative of the competent Japanese authority or by an 
authorised representative of an instance authorised by the 
competent Japanese authority under the authority and super ­
vision of the competent Japanese authority.  
3. For the products referred to in the point (e), (f) and (g) of 
Article 5(3), the declaration shall be signed by an authorised 
representative of the competent Japanese authority and shall be 
accompanied by an analytical report containing the results of 
sampling and analysis.  
Article 7  
Identification  
Each consignment of products referred to in Article 1 shall be 
identified by means of a code which shall be indicated on the 
declaration referred to in Article 5(1), on the analytical report 
referred to in Article 5(3), on the sanitary certificate and on any 
commercial documents accompanying the consignment.  
Article 8  
Border inspection posts and designated point of entry  
Consignments of products referred to in Article 1, except those 
falling within the scope of Council Directive 97/78/EC (  2 ), shall be introduced into the Union through a designated point of 
entry within the meaning of point (b) of Article 3 of 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (  3 ) (hereinafter –  
'the designated point of entry '). 
Article 9  
Prior notification  
Feed and food business operators or their representatives shall 
give prior notification of the arrival of each consignment of the 
products referred to in Article 1, at least two working days 
prior to the physical arrival of the consignment to the 
competent authorities at the border inspection post or at the 
designated point of entry.  
Article 10  
Official controls  
1. The competent authorities of the border inspection post 
or designated point of entry shall carry out:  
(a) documentary checks on all consignments of products 
referred to in Article 1;  
(b) physical checks and identity checks, including laboratory 
analysis on the presence of caesium-134 and caesium- 
137, on 5 % of the consignments.  
2. Consignments shall be kept under official control, for a 
maximum of five working days, pending the availability of the 
results of the laboratory analysis.  
3. In case the result of the laboratory analysis provides 
evidence that the guarantees provided in the declaration are 
false, the declaration is considered not to be valid and the 
consignment of feed and food does not comply with the 
provisions of this Regulation.  
Article 11  
Costs  
All costs resulting from the official controls referred to in 
Article 10 and any measures taken following non-compliance 
shall be borne by the feed and food business operators.  
Article 12  
Release for free circulation  
The consignments may only be released into free circulation if 
the feed and food business operator or its representative 
submits to the customs authorities the declaration referred to 
in Article 5(1), which:  
(a) has been duly endorsed by the competent authority at the 
border inspection post or designated point of entry; and  
(b) provides evidence that the official controls referred to in 
Article 10 have been carried out and that the results of 
those controls have been favourable.  
Article 13  
Non-compliant products  
Products which do not comply with the provisions of this 
Regulation shall not be placed on the market. Such products 
shall be safely disposed of or returned to the country of origin.EN 27.10.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 299/33  
( 1 ) OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1.  
( 2 ) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.  (  3 ) OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11.Article 14  
Reports  
Member States shall inform the Commission every three 
months through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed 
(RASFF) of all analytical results obtained. That report shall be 
submitted during the month following each quarter.  
Article 15  
Repeal  
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2012 is repealed.  
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as 
references to this Regulation.  
Article 16  
Transitional measure  
By way of derogation from Article 3, products referred to in 
Article 1 may be imported into the Union if they comply with 
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2012 where:  (a) the products left Japan before the entry into force of this 
Regulation; or  
(b) the products are accompanied by a declaration in 
accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 
284/2012 which was issued before 1 November 2012 
and the products have left Japan before 1 December 2012.  
Article17  
Entry into force and period of application  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 
that of its publication in the  Official Journal of the European 
Union.  
It shall apply from the date of entry into force until 31 March 
2014.  
This Regulation shall be reviewed before 31 March 2013 as 
regards the products of which the harvest is mainly between 
August and November and as regards fish and fishery products.  
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels, 26 October 2012.  
For the Commission  
The President  
José Manuel BARROSOEN L 299/34 Official Journal of the European Union 27.10.2012ANNEX I  
Declaration for the import into the Union of  
................................................................................................. (Product and country of origi n) 
Batch identification Code .............................................................. Declaration Number ................... ...........................................  
According to the provisions of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012 imposing special conditions 
governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima 
nuclear power station the  
............................................................................................................................... ...............................................................................................  
(authorised representative referred to in Article 6 (2) or 6(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012)  
DECLARES that the ............................................................................................................. ...........................................................................  
............................................................................................................................... .............................. (products referred to in Article 1)  
of this consignment composed of: .............................................................................................. ..............................................................  
..................................................... (description of consignment, product, number and type of packages, gross or net weight)  
embarked at ................................................................................................................... ............................................. (embarkation place)  
on ............................................................................................................................ ................................................... (date of embarkation)  
by ............................................................................................................................ ..................................... (identification of transporter)  
going to ...................................................................................................................... ...................... (place and country of destination)  
which comes from the establishment ............................................................................................ ............................................................  
............................................................................................................................... .......................... (name and address of establishment)  
is compliant with the legislation in force in Japan as regards the maximum levels for the sum of caesium-134 and 
caesium-137.  
DECLARES that the consignment concerns feed or food  
 not falling under the transitional measures  provided in the Japanese legislation (see Annex III to Implementing 
Regulation (EU) No 996/2012) as regards the maximum level for the sum of caesium-134 and caesium-137  
 falling under the transitional measures  provided in the Japanese legislation (see Annex III to Implementing 
Regulation (EU) No 996/2012) as regards the maximum level for the sum of caesium-134 and caesium-137  
DECLARES that the consignment concerns:  
 feed or food that has been harvested and/or processed before 11 March 2011;  
 feed or food that originates in and is consigned from a prefecture other than Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, 
Miyagi, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa and Iwate, other than tea and mushrooms originating in Shizuoka 
prefecture and other than mushrooms originating in Yamanashi prefecture;  
 feed and food that is consigned from Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa 
and Iwate prefectures, but does not originate in one of those prefectures and has not been exposed to radioactivity 
during transiting;  
 feed and food not listed in Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012, that originates in and is 
consigned from Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa and Iwate;  
 tea or mushrooms or a compound feed or food containing more than 50 % of these products, originating in 
Shizuoka prefecture, and has been sampled on ...................... (date), subjected to laboratory analysis on ............... .......  
(date) in the ................................................................................................................. .............................................................................  
(name of laboratory), to determine the level of the radionuclides, caesium-134 and caesium-137. The analytical report 
is attached;EN 27.10.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 299/35 mushrooms or a compound feed or food containing more than 50 % of these products, originating in Yamanashi 
prefecture, and has been sampled on .............................. (date), subjected to laboratory analysis on ................ ..............  
(date) in the ................................................................................................................. .............................................................................  
(name of laboratory), to determine the level of the radionuclides, caesium-134 and caesium-137. The analytical report 
is attached;  
 feed and food listed in Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012 or a compound feed or food 
containing more than 50 % of these products, that originates in Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, Saitama, 
Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa and Iwate prefectures, and has been sampled on ...................................... (date), subjected to 
laboratory analysis on ................................................. (date) in the ........................................ ......... (name of laboratory), to 
determine the level of the radionuclides, caesium-134 and caesium-137. The analytical report is attached;  
 feed and food of unknown origin or containing more than 50 % of (an) ingredient(s) of unknown origin and has 
been sampled on ............................................ (date), subjected to laboratory analysis on ...................... ...................... (date) 
in the .............................................................................. (name of laboratory), to determine the le vel of the radionuclides, 
caesium-134 and caesium-137. The analytical report is attached.  
Done at ................................................................................... ................. on ............... ....................................................................................  
Stamp and signature of the 
authorised representative referred to in Article 6(2) or (3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012,  
Part to be completed by the competent authority at the border inspection post (BIP) or designated point of entry (DPE)  
 The consignment has been accepted to be presented to the custom authorities for release into free circulation in the 
Union 
 The consignment has NOT been accepted to be presented to the custom authorities into release for free circulation in 
the Union  
............................................................................................................................... ...............................................................................................  
(Competent authority, Member State)  
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................... 
Date  Stamp  SignatureEN L 299/36 Official Journal of the European Union 27.10.2012ANNEX II  
Maximum levels for food  ( 1 ) (Bq/kg) as provided in the Japanese legislation  
Foods for infants and 
young children  Milk and milk-based 
drinks  Other food, with the 
exception of - mineral 
water and similar 
drinks - tea brewed 
from unfermented 
leaves  Mineral water and 
similar drinks and tea 
brewed from 
unfermented leaves  
Sum of caesium-134 and 
caesium-137  50 (  2 ) 50 (  2 ) 100 (  2 ) 10 (  2 ) 
( 1 ) For dried products that are intended to be consumed in a reconstituted state, the maximum level applies to the reconstituted product as 
ready for consumption. 
For dried mushrooms a reconstitution factor of 5 is of application. 
For tea, the maximum level applies to the infusion brewed from tea leaves. The processing factor for dried tea is 50, and there fore a 
maximum level of 500 Bq/kg on dried tea leaves ensures that the lev el in the brewed tea does not exceed the maximum level of 10  
Bq/kg. 
( 2 ) In order to ensure consistency with maximum levels currently applied in Japan, these values replace on a provisional basis th e values 
laid down in Council Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87.  
Maximum levels for feed  ( 1 ) (Bq/kg) as provided in the Japanese legislation  
Feed intended for cattle 
and horses  Feed intended for pigs  Feed intended for 
poultry  Feed for fish (  3 ) 
Sum of caesium-134 and 
caesium-137  100 (  2 ) 80 (  2 ) 160 (  2 ) 40 (  2 ) 
( 1 ) Maximum level is relative to a feed with a moisture content of 12 %. 
( 2 ) In order to ensure consistency with maximum levels currently applied in Japan, this value replaces on a provisional basis the  value laid 
down in Commission Regulation (Euratom) No 770/90 (OJ L 83, 30.3.1990, p. 78). 
( 3 ) With the exemption of feed for ornamental fish.EN 27.10.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 299/37ANNEX III  
Transitional measures provided in Japanese legislation and of application for this Regulation  
(a) Milk and dairy products, mineral water and similar drinks that are manufactured and/or processed before 31 March 
2012 shall not contain radioactive caesium more than 200 Bq/kg. Other foods, except for rice, soybean and processed 
products thereof that are manufactured, and/or processed before 31 March 2012 shall not contain radioactive caesium 
more than 500 Bq/kg.  
(b) Products made from rice that are manufactured, and/or processed before 30 September 2012 shall not contain 
radioactive caesium more than 500 Bq/kg.  
(c) Soybean harvested and placed on the market before 31 December 2012 shall not contain radioactive caesium more 
than 500 Bq/kg.  
(d) Products made from soybean that are manufactured and/or processed before 31 December 2012 shall not contain 
radioactive caesium more than 500 Bq/kg.EN L 299/38 Official Journal of the European Union 27.10.2012ANNEX IV  
Feed and food for which a sampling and analysis on the presence of caesium 134 and caesium-137 is required 
before export to the Union  
(a) products originating in the prefecture Fukushima:  
— all products, taking into account the exemptions provided for in Article 1 of this Regulation.  
(b) products originating in the prefecture Shizuoka:  
— tea and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0902 2101 20 and 2202 90 10;  
— mushrooms and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 51, 0709 59, 0710 80 61, 
0710 80 69, 0711 51 00, 0711 59, 0712 31, 0712 32, 0712 33, 0712 39, 2003 10, 2003 90 and 2005 99 80.  
(c) products originating in the prefecture Yamanashi:  
— mushrooms and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 51, 0709 59, 0710 80 61, 
0710 80 69, 0711 51 00, 0711 59, 0712 31, 0712 32, 0712 33, 0712 39, 2003 10, 2003 90 and 2005 99 80.  
(d) products originating in the prefectures Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa or Iwate:  
— tea and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0902, 2101 20 and 2202 90 10;  
— mushrooms and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 51, 0709 59, 0710 80 61, 
0710 80 69, 0711 51 00, 0711 59, 0712 31, 0712 32, 0712 33, 0712 39, 2003 10, 2003 90 and 2005 99 80;  
— fish and fishery products falling within CN codes 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307 and 0308 (*);  
— rice and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 1006, 1102 90 50, 1103 19 50, 1103 20 50, 
1104 19 91, 1104 19 99, 1104 29 17, 1104 29 30, 1104 29 59, 1104 29 89, 1104 30 90, 1901, 
1904 10 30, 1904 20 95, 1904 90 10 and 1905 90 (*);  
— soybeans and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 1201 90, 1208 10, 1507 (*);  
— Adzuki beans falling within CN codes 0708 20, 0713 32 00 and processed products thereof falling under CN 
code such as 1106 10 (*);  
— blueberries and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0810 40 30, 0810 40 50, 0811 90 50, 
0811 90 70, 0812 90 40, 0813 40 95;  
— ginkgo nut falling within CN code 0802 90 85 and processed products thereof falling within CN codes such as 
0811 90 19, 0811 90 39, 0811 90 95, 0812 90 98, 0813 40 95;  
— Japanese apricot falling within CN codes 0809 40 05, and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 
such as 0811 90 19, 0811 90 39, 0811 90 95, 0812 90 98, 0813 40 95;  
— citrus fruit falling within CN code 0805, peel of citrus fruit falling within CN code 0814 00 00 and processed 
products thereof falling within CN codes such as 0811 90 19, 0811 90 39, 0811 90 95, 0812 90 25, 
0812 90 98, 0813 40 95 (*);  
— Japanese persimmon falling within CN code 0810 70 00 and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 
such as 0811 90 19, 0811 90 39, 0811 90 95, 0812 90 98, 0813 40 95 (*);  
— pomegranate falling within CN code 0810 90 75 and processed products thereof falling within CN codes such as 
0811 90 19, 0811 90 39, 0811 90 95, 0812 90 98, 0813 40 95 (*);  
— chocolate vine ( Akebia quinata ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0810 90 75, 0811 90 19, 
0811 90 39, 0811 90 95, 0812 90 98 and 0813 40 95;  
— pome fruit ( Chaenomeles ) falling within CN code 0810 90 75 and processed products thereof falling within CN 
codes such as 0811 90 19, 0811 90 39, 0811 90 95, 0812 90 98, 0813 40 95 (*);  
— pawpaws ( Asimina triloba ) falling within CN code 0810 90 75 and processed products thereof falling within CN 
codes such as 0811 90 19, 0811 90 39, 0811 90 95, 0812 90 98, 0813 40 95 (*);EN 27.10.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 299/39— pears falling within CN code 0808 30 10 and processed products thereof falling within CN codes such as 
0811 90 19, 0811 90 39, 0811 90 95, 0812 90 98, 0813 40 30 (*);  
— chestnuts falling within CN codes 0802 41 00 and 0802 42 00 and processed products thereof falling within CN 
codes such as 0811 90 19, 0811 90 39, 0811 90 95, 0812 90 98, 0813 40 95 (*);  
— walnuts falling within CN codes 0802 31 00 and 0802 32 00 and processed products thereof falling within CN 
codes such as 0811 90 19, 0811 90 39, 0811 90 95, 0812 90 98, 0813 40 95 (*);  
— Ashitaba ( Angelica keiskei ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 0711 90 
and 0712 90;  
— giant butterbur (fuki), Japanese butterbur scape ( Petasites japonicus ) and processed products thereof falling within 
CN codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 0711 90 and 0712 90;  
— Japanese ginger (Myoga) falling within CN codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 0711 90, 0712 90 and processed products 
thereof such as those falling within CN codes 2008 99 49, 2008 99 67;  
— edible parts of  Aralia  sp. and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 0711 90 and 
0712 90;  
— bamboo shoot ( Phyllostacys pubescens ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 
0711 90, 0712 90, 2004 90 and 2005 91;  
— bracken ( Pteridium aquilinum ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 0711 90 
and 0712 90;  
— edible parts of Japanese horseradish or wasabi ( Wasabia japonica ) and processed products thereof falling within CN 
codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 0711 90, 0712 90 and 0910 99;  
— Japanese parsley ( Oenanthe javanica ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 
0711 90 and 0712 90;  
— Japanese pepper ( Zanthoxylum piperitum ) falling within CN code 0910 99;  
— Japanese royal fern ( Osmunda japonica ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 
0711 90 and 0712 90;  
— koshiabura (shoot of  Eleuterococcus sciadophylloides ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 
0709 99, 0710 80, 0711 90 and 0712 90;  
— momijigasa ( Parasenecio delphiniifolius ) and processed products thereof falling within CN code 0709 99,, 0710 80, 
0711 90 and 0712 90;  
— ostrich fern ( Matteuccia struthioptheris ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 
0711 90 and 0712 90;  
— plantain lily ( Hosta Montana ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 0711 90 
and 0712 90;  
— uwabamisou ( Elatostoma umbellatum var. majus ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 99, 
0710 80, 0711 90 and 0712 90;  
— victory onion ( Allium victorialis subsp. Platyphyllum ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 
0703 10, 0710 80, 071190071220 and 0712 90;  
— thistle ( Cirsium japonicum ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 0711 90 
and 0712 90 (*);  
— yobusumaso (Honma) ( Cacalia hastata ssp orientalis ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 
0709 99, 0710 80, 0711 90 and 0712 90 (*);  
— Synurus pungens  (Oyamabokuchi) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 
0711 90 and 0712 90 (*);  
— field horsetail ( Equisetum arvense ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 
0711 90 and 0712 90 (*);  
— Actinidia polygama  (silver vine) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0810 90 75, 0811 90 19, 
0811 90 39, 0811 90 95, 0812 90 98 and 0813 40 95 (*).EN L 299/40 Official Journal of the European Union 27.10.2012— Taro ( Colocasia esculenta ) and processed products thereof falling within CN code 0714 40 (*);  
— Yacon ( Smallanthus sonchifolius ) and processed products thereof falling within CN codes 0709 99, 0710 80, 
0711 90, 0712 90 and 0714 90 (*);  
(*) the listing of these products will be reviewed before 31 March 2013 taking into account the analytical results 
obtained in the period from September 2012 until December 2012.  
(e) compound products containing more than 50 % of the products referred to in the headings (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this 
Annex.EN 27.10.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 299/41