COMMI SSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2015/943 
of 18 June 2015 
on emergency measures suspending impor ts of dried beans from Niger ia and amending Annex I to 
Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Having regar d to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 Januar y 2002 
laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Author ity and 
laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53(1) thereof, 
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 (2), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1)  Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 lays down the general principles governing food in general, and food safety in 
particular , at Union and national level. It provides for emerg ency measures to be taken by the Commission, 
where there is evidence that food impor ted from a third countr y is likely to constitute a serious risk to human 
health. 
(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (3) provides for an increased level of official controls on impor ts of 
certain feed and food of non-animal origin listed in Annex I to that Regulation. Concer ning dried beans from 
Nigeria such an increased level is provided for since 1 July 2013, as regards the presence of pesticide residues. 
(3)  The results of the official controls carried out by the Member States in the framewor k of Regulation (EC) 
No 669/2009 on dried beans from Nigeri a show a continuous high frequency of non-comp liance with food law 
requirements as regar ds pesticide residues. No improvement of the situation could be obser ved after more than 
one year of increased frequency of controls at Union borders. 
(4)  Since Januar y 2013, more than 50 notifications have been issued to the Rapid Aler t System for Food and Feed in 
relation to dried beans originating from Nigeri a, nearly all of them repor ting the presence of the unauthor ised 
active substance dichlor vos at levels largely exceed ing the acute referen ce dose tentatively established by the 
European Food Safety Author ity. 
(5)  These results provide evidence that the impor t of this food presents a serious risk for human health and that 
such risk cannot be contained satisf actor ily by means of measures taken by the Member States concer ned. It is 
theref ore appropr iate to suspend the import into the Union of dried beans from Nigeria, until the Nigeri an 
author ities can provide substantial guarant ees that they have put in place an adequat e official control system to 
ensure that the products concer ned compl y with the relevant food law requirements. 
(6)  As a consequence of that suspension, no increased level of official controls on the import of dried beans 
originating from Nigeri a should be required. It is theref ore necessar y to amend Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 
according ly. 
(7)  In order to allow the time necessar y for Niger ia to provide feedback and to consider the appropr iate risk 
manag ement measures, the suspension of impor ts of dried beans should apply until 30 June 2016. 
(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, 19.6.2015 L 154/8 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. 
(2)OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1. 
(3)Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 impl ementing 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 
This Regulation shall apply to all dried beans originating from Nigeri a declared under CN code 0713 39 00. 
Article 2 
The impor tation into the Union of the foodstuffs refer red to in Article 1 is prohibit ed. 
Article 3 
All expenditure incur red in the application of this Regulation shall be charg ed to the consignee or his agent. 
Article 4 
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009, the following entr y is deleted: 
‘Dried beans 
(Food) 0713 39 00  Niger ia (NG) Pesticide residues (2) 50’  
Article 5 
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 until 30 June 2016. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member State s. 
Done at Brussels, 18 June 2015. 
For the Commission 
The Presid ent 
Jean-Claude JUNCKER  19.6.2015 L 154/9 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN