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 S C O T T I S H  S T A T U T O R Y  I N S T R U M E N T S  
2022  No. 
AGRICULTURE  
FOOD  
The Official  Controls  (Import  of High  Risk Food  and Feed  of 
Non-Animal  Origin)  Amendment  (Scotland)  Regulations  2022  
Made  - - - - 2022  
Laid before  the Scottish  Parliament  2022  
Coming  into force  - - 2022 
The Scottish  Ministers  make the following Regulations  in exercise  of the powers  conferred  by 
Article  53(1)(b)  of Regulation  (EC)  No. 178/2002  of the European  Parliament  and of the Council  
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 (a) (“Regulation  
178/2002”) , and Articles  47(2)(b)  and 54(4)(a)  and (b)  of Regulation  (EU)  2017/625  of the 
European  Parliament  and of the Council  on offici al controls  and other  official  activities  performed  
to ensure  the application  of food and feed law, rules  on animal  health  and welfare,  plant  health  and 
plant  protection  products  (b) and all other powers enabling them to do so . 
There has been consultation as required  by Article  9 of Regulation  178/2002 . 
Citation,  commencement  and extent  
1.—(1) These  Regulations  may be cited  as the Official  Controls  (Import  of High  Risk Food  and 
Feed  of Non-Animal  Origin)  Amendment  (Scotland)  Regulations  2022 and come  into force  on 
xxxxxxxxx.  
(2) These  Regulations  extend  to Scotland  only.  
 
(a) EUR 178/2002, as amended by S.I. 2019/641 and S.I. 2020/1504.  
(b) EUR 2017/625, as amended by S.I. 2020/1481 .  2 Amendment  of Commission  Implementing  Regulation  (EU)  2019/1793   
2.—(1) Commission  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  third  countries (a) is amended as follows .  
(2) For Annex 1, substitute the Annex in schedule 1.  
(3) For Annex 2, substitute the Annex in schedule 2.  
(4) For Annex 2(a), s ubstitute the Annex in schedule 3.  
 
 
     
 Authorised  to sign by the Scottish  Ministers  
St Andrew’s  House,  
Edinburgh  
        2022  
 
(a) EUR  2019/1793, as amended by S.I. 2020/1631.   3  SCHEDULE  1 Regulation  2(2) 
New Annex 1  
“ANNEX I  
Food and feed of non -animal origin from certain third countri es 
subject to a temporary increase of official controls at border control 
posts and control points  
 
Country  of 
origin  Food  and feed 
(intended  use)  CN code(1) TARIC  
sub-
division  Hazard  Frequency  of 
physical  and 
identity  checks  
(%) 
Bolivia  (BO)  Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  in shell  12024100   Aflatoxin s 50 
Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  shelled  12024200   
Peanut  butter  20081110   
Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  
otherwise  
prepared  or 
preserved  20081191;  
20081196;  
20081198   
Groundnut  flours  
and meals  ex12089000  20 
Oilca ke and other  
solid  residues,  
whether  or not 
ground  or in the 
form  of pellets,  
resulting  from  the 
extraction  of 
groundnut  oil 
(Food  and feed. 
This applies to all 
the above entries 
relating to  
groundnuts from  
Bolivia. ) 23050000   
Brazil  (BR) Black  pepper  
(Piper)  
(Food  – neither  
crushed  nor 
ground)  ex09041100  10 Salmonella(2) 50 
Brazil  (BR) Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  
in shell 12024100   Aflatoxins  10 
Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  shelled  12024200   
Peanut  butter  20081110    4 Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  
otherwise  
prepared  or 
preserved  20081191;   
20081196;  
20081198   
Oilcake  and other  
solid  residues,  
whether  or not 
ground  or in the 
form  of pellets,  
resulting  from  the 
extraction  of 
groundnut  oil 23050000   
Groundnut  flours  
and meals  
(Food  and feed. 
This applies to all 
the above ent ries 
relating to 
groundnuts from 
Brazil. ) ex12089000  20 
Brazil  (BR)  Groundnuts  
(peanuts)  in shell  12024100   Pesticide  
residues(3) 20 
Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  shelled  12024200   
Peanut  butter  20081110   
Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  
otherwise  
prepared  or 
preserved  20081191;  
20081196;   
20081198   
Oilcake  and other  
solid  residues,  
whether  or not 
ground  or in the 
form  of pellets,  
resulting  from  the 
extraction  of 
groundnut  oil 23050000   
Groundnut  flours  
and meals  
(Food  and feed. 
This applies to all 
the above entries 
relating to 
groundnuts from 
Brazil. ) ex 12089000  20 
China  (CN)  Groundnuts  
(peanuts)  in shell  12024100   Aflatoxins  10 
Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  shelled  12024200   
Peanut  butter  20081110   
Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  
otherwise  20081191;  
20081196;  
20081198    5 prepa red or 
preserved  
Oilcake  and other  
solid  residues,  
whether  or not 
ground  or in the 
form  of pellets,  
resulting  from  the 
extraction  of 
groundnut  oil 23050000   
Groundnut  flours  
and meals  
(Food  and feed.  
This applies to a ll 
the above entries 
relating to  
groundnuts from  
China. ) ex12089000  20 
China  (CN)  Sweet  peppers  
(Capsicum  
annuum)  
(Food  – crushed  
or ground)  ex09042200  11 Salmonella(4) 20 
China  (CN)  Tea, whether  or 
not flavoured  
(Food)  0902   Pesticide  
residues(5) (6) 20 
Dominican  
Republic  
(DO)  Aubergines  
(Solanum  
melongena)  
(Food  – fresh  or 
chilled)  07093000   Pesticide  
residues(5) 20 
Dominican  
Republic  
(DO)  Sweet  peppers  
(Capsicum  
annuum ) 07096010;  
07108051   Pesticide  
residues(5) (7) 50 
Peppers  of the 
Capsicum  species 
(other  than sweet)  ex07096099;  
ex07108059  20 
20 
Yardlong  beans  
(Vigna  
unguiculata  
ssp.sesquipedali  , 
Vigna  
unguiculata  
ssp.unguiculata)  
(Food  – fresh,  
chilled  or frozen . 
This applies to all 
the above entries 
relating to foods 
from Dominican 
Republi c.) ex07082000;  
ex07102200  10 
10 
Egypt  (EG)  Sweet  peppers  
(Capsicum  
annuum)  07096010;  
07108051   Pesticide  
residues(5) (8) 20 
Peppers  of the ex07096099;  20  6 Capsicum  species  
(other  than sweet)  
(Food  – fresh,  
chilled  
or frozen . This 
applies to  all the 
above  entries 
relating to 
peppers from 
Egypt .) ex07108059  20 
Georgia  (GE)  Hazelnuts  
(Corylus  sp.), in 
shell  08022100   Aflatoxins  20 
Hazelnuts  
(Corylus  sp.), 
shelled  08022200   
Flour,  meal  and 
powder  of 
hazelnuts  ex11063090  40 
Hazelnuts,  
otherwise  
prepared  or 
preserved  
(Food . This 
applies to all the 
above entries 
relating to  
hazelnuts from  
Georgia. ) ex20081919;  
ex20081995;  
ex20081999  30 
20 
30 
 
 
Ghana  (GH)  Palm  oil 
(Food)  15111090;  
15119011;  
ex15119019;  
15119099   
90 Sudan  dyes(9) 50 
India  (IN) Curry leaves  
(Bergera/  
Murraya  koenigii)  
(Food  – fresh,  
chilled,  frozen  or 
dried)  ex12119086  10 Pesticide  
residues(5) (10) 50 
India  (IN) Okra  
(Food  – fresh,  
chilled  or frozen ) ex07099990;  
ex07108095  20 
30 Pesticide  
residues(5) (11) 20 
Kenya  (KE)  Beans  (Vigna 
spp.,  Phaseolus  
spp.)  
(Food  – fresh  or 
chilled ) 070820   Pesticide  
residues(5) 10 
Cambodia  
(KH)  Chinese  celery  
(Apium  
graveolens  ) 
(Food  – fresh  or 
chilled  herb)  ex07094000  20 Pesticide  
residues(5) (12) 50 
Cambodia  
(KH)  Yardlong  beans  
(Vigna  
unguicula ta ex07082000;  
ex07102200  10 
10 Pesticide  
residues(5) (13) 50  7 ssp.sesquipedali , 
Vigna  
unguiculata  
ssp.unguiculata)  
(Food  – fresh,  
chilled  or frozen  
vegetables ) 
Lebanon  (LB)  Turnips  (Brassica  
rapa  ssp. rapa  ) 
(Food  – prepared  
or preserved  by 
vinegar  or acetic 
acid)  ex20019097  11; 19 Rhodamine  B 50 
Lebanon  (LB)  Turnips  (Brassica  
rapa  ssp. rapa  ) 
(Food  – prepared  
or preserved  by 
brine  or citric  
acid,  not frozen)  ex20059980  93 Rhodamine  B 50 
Madagascar  
(MG)  Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  in shell  12024100   Aflatoxins  50 
Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  
shelled  12024200   
Peanut  butte r 20081110   
Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  
otherwise  
prepared  or 
preserved  20081191;  
20081196;  
20081198   
Groundnut  flours  
and meals   ex12089000  20 
Oilcake  and other  
solid  residues,  
whether  or not 
ground  or in the 
form  of pellets,  
resulting  from  the 
extraction  of 
groundnut  oil 
(Food  and feed. 
This applies to all 
the above entries 
relating to 
groundnuts from 
Madagascar. ) 23050000   
Malaysia  (MY)  Jackfruit  
(Artocarpus 
heterophyllus  ) 
(Food  – fresh) ex08109020  20 Pesticide  
residues(5) 50 
Nigeria  (NG)  Sesamum  seeds  
(Food)  12074090   Salmonella(2) 50 
Pakistan  (PK)  Spice  mixes  
(Food)  09109110;  
09109190   Aflatoxins  50 
Sierra  Leone  Watermelon  ex12077000;  10 Aflatoxins  50  8 (SL) (Egusi,  Citrullus  
spp.)  seeds  and 
derived  products  
(Food)  ex12089000;  
ex20089999  10 
50 
Senegal  (SN)  Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  in shell  12024100   Aflatoxins  50 
Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  shelled  12024200   
Peanut  butter  20081110   
Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  
otherwise  
prepared  or 
prese rved 20081191;  
20081196;  
20081198   
Groundnut  flours  
and meals   ex12089000  20 
Oilcake  and other  
solid  residues,  
whether  or not 
ground  
or in the form  of 
pellets,  resulting  
from  the 
extraction  of 
groundnut  oil 
(Food  and feed. 
This applies to all 
the a bove entries 
relating to 
groundnuts from 
Senegal. ) 23050000   
Syria  (SY)  Turnips  (Brassica  
rapa  ssp. rapa  ) 
(Food  – prepared  
or preserved  by 
vinegar  or acetic  
acid)  ex20019097  11; 19 Rhodamine  B 50 
Syria  (SY)  Turnips  (Brassica  
rapa  ssp. rapa  ) 
(Food  – prepared  
or preserved  by 
brine  or citric  
acid,  not frozen)  ex20059980  93 Rhodamine  B 50 
Thailand  (TH)  Foodstuffs  
containing  or 
consisting  of betel  
leaves  (Piper  
betle)  (Food)  14049000   Salmonella(4) 10 
Thailand  (TH)  Peppers  of the 
Capsicum  species  
(other  than sweet)  
(Food  – fresh,  
chilled  or frozen ) ex07096099;  
ex07108059  20 
20 Pesticide  
residues(5) (14) 20 
Turkey  (TR)  Hazelnuts  
(Corylus  sp.) in 08022100   Aflatoxins  5  9 shell  
Hazelnuts  
(Corylus  sp.) 
shelled  08022200   
Mixtures  of nuts 
or dried  fruits  
containing  
hazelnuts  ex08135039;  
ex08135091;  
ex08135099  70 
70 
70 
Hazelnut  paste  ex20071010;  
ex20071099;  
ex20079939;  
ex20079950;  
ex20079997  70 
40 
05;06  
33 
23 
Hazelnuts,  
otherwise  
prepared  or 
preserved,  
including  
mixtures  ex20081912;  
ex20081919;  
ex200 81992;  
ex20081995;  
ex20081999;  
ex20089712;  
ex20089714;  
ex20089716;  
ex20089718;  
ex20089732;  
ex20089734;  
ex20089736;  
ex20089738;  
ex20089751;  
ex20089759;  
ex20089772;  
ex20089774;  
ex200 89776;  
ex20089778;  
ex20089792;  
ex20089793;  
ex20089794;  
ex20089796;  
ex2008979 7; 
ex20089798  30 
30 
30 
20 
30 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
Flour,  meal  and 
powder  of 
hazelnuts  ex11063090  40 
Hazelnut  oil 
(Food . This 
applies to all the  
above entries 
relating to  
hazelnuts from 
Turkey. ) ex15159099  20 
Turkey  (TR)  Lemons  (Citrus 
limon,  Citrus  
limonum ) 
(Food  – fresh,  
chilled  or dried)  08055010   Pesticide  
residues(5) (15) 20 
Turkey  (TR)  Mandarins  080521;   Pesticide  20  10 (including  
tangerines  and 
satsumas);  
clementines,  
wilkings  and 
similar  citrus  
hybrids  
(Food  – fresh  or 
dried ) 080522;  
080529  residues(5) 
Turkey  (TR)  Oranges  
(Food  – fresh  or 
dried)  080510   Pesticide  
residues(5) 20 
Turkey  (TR)  Pomegranates  
(Food  – fresh  or 
chilled)  ex08109075  30 Pesticide  
residues(5) (16) 20 
Turkey  (TR)  Sweet  Peppers  
(Cap sicum  
annuum)  
(Food  – fresh,  
chilled  or frozen)  07096010;  
07108051   Pesticide  
residues(5) (17) 20 
Turkey  (TR)  Peppers  of the 
Capsicum  species  
(other  than sweet)  
(Food  – fresh,  
chilled  or frozen ) ex07096099;  
ex07108059  20 
20 Pesticide  
residues(5) 20 
Turke y (TR)  Unprocessed  
whole,  ground,  
milled,  cracked,  
chopped  apricot  
kernels  intended  
to be placed  on 
the market  for the 
final consumer(18) 
(19) 
(Food)  ex12129995  20 Cyanide  50 
Uganda  (UG)  Peppers  of the 
Capsicum  species  
(other  than sweet)  
(Food  – fresh,  
chilled or frozen)  ex07096099;  
ex07108059  20 
20 Pesticide  
residues(5) 50 
United  States  
(US)  Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  in shell  12024100   Aflatoxins  10 
Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  shelled  12024200   
Peanut  butter  20081110   
Groundnuts  
(peanuts),  
otherwise  
prepared or 
preserved  20081191;  
20081196;  
20081198   
Groundnut  flours  
and meals  ex12089000  20 
Oilcake  and other  
solid  residues,  
whether  or not 23050000    11 ground  or in the 
form  of pellets,  
resulting  from  the 
extraction  of 
groundnut  oil 
(Food  and feed.  
This applies  to all 
the above entries 
relatin g to 
groundnuts from 
the United 
States. ) 
Uzbekistan  
(UZ)  Dried  apricots  08131000   Sulphites(20) 50 
Apricots,  
otherwise  
prepared  or 
preserved  
(Food . This 
applies to all the 
above entries 
relating to 
apricots f rom 
Uzbekistan. ) 200850   
Vietnam  (VN)  Coriander  leaves  ex07099990  72 Pesticide  
residues(5) (21) 50 
Basil  (holy,  
sweet)   ex12119086  20 
Mint  ex12119086  30 
Parsle y 
(Food  – fresh  or 
chilled  herbs . 
This applies to all 
the above entries 
relating to foods 
from Vietnam. ) ex07099990  40 
Vietnam  (VN)  Okra  
(Food  – fresh,  
chilled  or frozen)  ex07099990;  
ex07108095  20 
30 Pesticide  
residues(5) (21) 50 
Vietnam  (VN)  Peppers  of the 
Capsicum  species  
(other  than sweet)  
(Food  – fresh,  
chilled  or frozen)  ex070960 99; 
ex07108059  20 
20 Pesticide  
residues(5) (21) 50 
(1) Where  only certain  products  under  any CN are required  to be examined,  the CN code  is 
marked  ‘ex’. 
(2) The sampling  and the analyses  shall  be performed  in accordance  with the sampling  
procedures  and the analytical  reference  methods  set out in point  1(a) of Annex  III to this 
Regulation.  
(3) Residues  of Triclopyr  & Haloxyfop . 
(4) The sampling  and the analyses  shall  be performed  in accordance  with the sampling  
procedures  and the analytical  reference  method s set out in point  1(b) of Annex  III to this 
Regulation.  
(5) Residues  of at least those  pesticides  listed  in the control  programme  adopted  in accordance  
with Article  29(2)  of Regulation  (EC)  No 396/2005  of the European  Parliament  and of the 
Council  of on maximum  residue  levels  of pesticides  in or on food and feed of plant  and animal  
origin  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).   12 (6) Residues  of Tolfenpyrad.  
(7) Residues  of Amitraz  (amitraz  including  the metabolites  containing  the 2,4 -dimethylaniline  
moiety  expressed  as amitraz),  Diafenthiuron,  Dicofol  (sum  of p, p’ and o,p’ isomers)  and 
Dithiocarbamates  (dithiocarbamates  expressed  as CS2,  including  maneb,  manc ozeb,  metiram,  
propineb,  thiram  and ziram).  
(8) Residues  of Dicofol  (sum  of p, p’ and o,p’ isomers),  Dinotefuran,  Folpet,  Prochloraz  (sum of 
prochloraz,  BTS 44595  (M201 -04) and BTS 44596  (M201 -03), expressed  as prochloraz ), 
Thiophanate -methyl  and Triforine . 
(9) For the purposes  of this Annex,  ‘Sudan  dyes’  refers  to the following  chemical  substances:  (i) 
Sudan  I (CAS  Number  842-07-9); (ii) Sudan  II (CAS  Number  3118 -97-6); (iii) Sudan  III (CAS  
Number  85-86-9); (iv) Scarlet  Red;  or Sudan  IV (CAS  Number  85-83-6). 
(10) Residues  of acephate.  
(11) Residues  of Diafenthiuron . 
(12) Residues  of Phenthoate.  
(13) Residues  of Chlorbufam.  
(14) Residues  of Formetanate  (sum  of formetanate  and its salts expressed  as formetanate  
(hydrochloride)),  Prothiofos  and Triforine.  
(15) Residues  of chlorpyrifos/chlorpyrifos -methyl  and fenbutatin  oxide . 
(16) Residues  of Prochloraz  (sum  of prochloraz,  BTS 44595  (M201 -04) and BTS 44596  (M201 -
03), expressed  as prochloraz) . 
(17) Residues  of Diafenthiuron,  Formetanate  (sum  of formetanate  and its salts expressed  as 
formetanate  (hydrochloride))  and Thiophanate -methyl.  
(18) ‘Unprocessed  products’  as defined  in Regulation  (EC)  No 852/2004  of the European  
Parliament  and of the Council  on the hygiene  of foodstuffs.  
(19) ‘Placing  on the market’  and ‘final consumer’  as defined  in Regulation  (EC)  No 178/2002.  
(20) Reference  methods:  EN 1988 -1:1998,  EN 1988 -2:1998  or ISO 5522:1981.  
(21) Residues  of Dithiocarbamates  (dithiocarbamates  expressed  as CS2,  including  maneb,  
mancozeb,  metiram,  propineb,  thiram  and ziram),  Phenthoate  and Quinalphos. ”  13  SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 2(3)  
New Annex II  
“ANNEX II  
Food and feed from certain third countries subje ct to special 
conditions for  entry in to Great Britain due to contamination risk by 
mycotoxins, including aflatoxins, pesticide residues, 
pentachlorophenol and dioxins and microbiological contamination  
 
Table 1  
Food and feed of non -animal origin referred to in Article 1 (1)(b)(i)  
Country of 
origin Food and feed 
(intended use)  CN code(1) TARIC 
sub-
division  Hazard  Frequency 
of 
physical 
and 
identity 
checks 
(%) 
Argentina 
(AR)  Groundnuts 
(peanuts), in shell  12024100   Aflatoxins  5 
Groundnuts 
(peanuts), shelled  12024200   
Peanut butter  20081110   
Groundnuts 
(peanuts), 
otherwise 
prepared or 
preserved  20081191;  
20081196;  
20081198   
Groundnut flours 
and meals  ex12089000  20 
Oilcake and other 
solid residues, 
whether or not 
ground or in the 
form of pellets, 
resulting from the 
extraction of 
groundnut oil  
(Food and feed . 
This applies to all 
the above entries 
relating to 
Argentina. ) 23050000   
Azerbaijan 
(AZ)  Hazelnuts 
(Corylus  
sp.), in shell  08022100   Aflatoxins  20  14 Hazelnuts 
(Corylus  
sp.), shelled  08022200   
Mixtures of nuts 
or dried frui ts 
containing 
hazelnuts  ex08135039;  
ex08135091;  
ex08135099  70 
70 
70 
Hazelnut paste  ex20071010;  
ex20071099;  
ex20079939;  
ex20079950;  
ex20079997  70 
40 
05;06  
33 
23 
Hazelnuts, 
otherwise 
prepared or 
preserved, 
including 
mixtures  ex20081912;  
ex20081919;  
ex20081992;  
ex20081995;  
ex20081999;  
ex20089712;  
ex20089714;  
ex20089716;  
ex20089718;  
ex20089732;  
ex20089734;  
ex20089736;  
ex20089738;  
ex20089751;  
ex20089759;  
ex20089772;  
ex20089774;  
ex200 89776;  
ex20089778;  
ex20089792;  
ex20089793;  
ex20089794;  
ex20089796;  
ex200 89797;  
ex20089798  3030  
30 
20 
30 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
Flour, meal and 
powder of 
hazelnuts  ex11063090  40 
Hazelnut  oil 
(Food . This 
applies to all the 
above entries 
relating to  
hazelnuts from  
Azerbaijan. ) ex151590 99 20 
Bangladesh  
(BD)  Foodstuffs 
containing or 
consisting of betel 
leaves ( Piper 
betle ) 
(Food)  ex14049000   Salmonella(2) 50  15 Brazil (BR)  Brazil nuts in 
shell  08012100   Aflatoxins  50 
Mixtures of nuts 
or dried fruits 
containing Brazil 
nuts in shell.  
(Food. This 
applies to all the 
above entries 
relating to  Brazil 
nuts from  Brazil. ) ex08135031;  
ex08135039;  
ex08135091;  
ex08135099  20 
20 
20 
20 
Egypt (EG ) Groundnuts 
(peanuts), in shell  12024100   Aflatoxins  20 
Groundnuts 
(peanuts), shelled  12024200   
Peanut butter  20081110   
Groundnuts 
(peanuts), 
otherwise 
prepared or 
preserved  20081191;  
20081196;  
20081198   
Groundnut flours 
and meals  ex12089000  20 
Oilcake and other 
solid residues, 
whether or not 
ground or in the 
form of pellets, 
resulting from  the 
extraction of 
groundnut oil  
(Food and feed . 
This applies to all 
the above entries 
relating to 
groundnuts from 
Egypt. ) 23050000   
Ethiopia (ET)  Pepper of the 
genus Piper ; dried 
or crushed  
or ground fruit of 
the genus  
Capsicum  
or of the genus  
Pimenta  0904   Aflatoxins  50  16 Ginger,  
saffron, turmeric 
(curcuma), thyme, 
bay leaves, curry  
and other spices  
(Food – dried 
spices . This 
applies to all the 
above entries 
relating to foods 
from Ethiopia. ) 0910   
Ethiopia (ET)  Sesamum  seeds  
(Food)  12074090   Salmon ella(2) 50 
Ghana (GH)  Groundnuts 
(peanuts), in shell  12024100   Aflatoxins  50 
Groundnuts 
(peanuts), shelled  12024200   
Peanut butter  20081110   
Groundnuts 
(peanuts), 
otherwise 
prepared or 
preserved  20081191;  
20081196;  
20081198   
Groundnut flour s 
and meals  ex12089000  20 
Oilcake and other 
solid residues, 
whether or not 
ground or in the 
form of pellets, 
resulting from the 
extraction of 
groundnut oil  
(Food and feed . 
This applies to all 
the above entries 
relating to 
groundnuts from 
Ghana. ) 230500 00  
Gambia 
(GM)  Groundnuts 
(peanuts), in shell  12024100   Aflatoxins  50 
Groundnuts 
(peanuts), shelled  12024200   
Peanut butter  20081110   
Groundnuts 
(peanuts), 
otherwise 
prepared or 
preserved  20081191;  
20081196;  
20081198   
Groundnut flours 
and meals  ex12089000  20  17 Oilcake and other 
solid residues, 
whether or not 
ground or in the 
form of pellets, 
resulting from the 
extraction of 
groundnut oil  
(Food and feed . 
This applies to all 
the above entries 
relating to 
Gambia. ) 23050000   
Indonesia 
(ID) Nutmeg 
(Myristica  
fragrans)  
(Food – dried  
spices)  09081100;  
09081200   Aflatoxins  20 
India (IN)  Foodstuffs 
containing or 
consisting of betel 
leaves (Piper 
betle)  
(Food)  ex14049000   Salmonella(3)  10 
India (IN)  Nutmeg 
(Myristica  
fragrans)  
(Food – dried  
spices)  09081100;  
09081200   Aflatoxins  20 
India (IN)  Peppers of the 
Capsicum  
species (sweet or 
other than sweet)  
(Food – dried,  
roasted, crushed 
or 
ground)  09042110;  
ex09042200;  
ex09042190;  
ex20059910;  
ex20059980  11; 19  
20 
10; 90  
94 Aflatoxins  20 
India  (IN) Groundnuts 
(peanuts), in shell  12024100   Aflatoxins  50 
Groundnuts 
(peanuts), shelled  12024200   
Peanut butter  20081110   
Groundnuts 
(peanuts), 
otherwise 
prepared or 
preserved  20081191;  
20081196;  
20081198   
Groundnut flours 
and meals  ex1208 9000  20  18 Oilcake and other 
solid residues, 
whether or not 
ground or in the 
form of pellets, 
resulting from the 
extraction of 
groundnut oil  
(Food and feed . 
This applies to all 
the above entries 
relating to 
groundnuts from 
India. ) 23050000   
India (IN)  Guar gum  
(Food and  feed)  ex13023290   Pentachloro 
henol and  
dioxins(4) 5 
India (IN)  Peppers of the 
Capsicum  species 
(other than sweet)  
(Food – fresh,  
chilled or frozen ) ex07096099;  
ex07108059  20 
20 Pesticide 
residues(5) (6) 10 
India (IN)  Sesamum seeds 
(Food) 12074090   Salmonella(2) 20 
Pesticides 
residues(5) (6) 50 
Iran (IR)  Pistachios, in 
shell  08025100   Aflatoxins  50 
Pistachios, shelled  08025200   
Mixtures of nuts 
or dried fruits 
containing  
pistachios  ex08135039;  
ex08135091;  
ex08135099  60 
60 
60 
Pistachio paste  ex20071010;  
ex20071099;  
ex20079939;  
ex20079950;  
ex20079997  60 
30 
03; 04  
32 
22  19 Pistachios,  
prepared or  
preserved, 
including  
mixtures  ex20081913;  
ex20081993;  
ex20089712; 
ex20089714;  
ex20089716;  
ex20089718;  
ex20089732;  
ex20089734;  
ex20089736;  
ex20089738;  
ex20089751;  
ex20089759;  
ex20089772;  
ex20089774;  
ex20089776;  
ex20089778;  
ex20089792;  
ex20089793;  
ex20089794;  
ex20089796;  
ex20089797;  
ex20089798  20 
20 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
Flour, meal and  
powder  of 
pistachios  
(Food . This 
applies to all the 
above entries 
relating to  
pistachios from  
Iran. ) ex11063090  50 
Sri Lanka 
(LK)  Peppers of the 
Capsicum  species 
(sweet or other 
than sweet)  
(Food – dried,  
roasted,  crushed 
or ground)  09042110 ; 
ex09042190;  
ex09 042200;  
ex20059910;  
ex20059980  20 
11;19  
10;90 
94 Aflatoxins  50 
Nigeria (NG)  Watermelon 
(Egusi,  Citrullus 
spp.)  seeds and 
derived products  
(Food)  ex12077000;  
ex12089000;  
ex20089999  10 
10 
50 Aflatoxins  50 
Pakistan (PK)  Peppers of the 
Capsicum  
species (othe r 
than sweet)  
(Food – fresh, 
chilled or frozen)  ex07096099;  
ex07108059  20 
20 Pesticide 
residues(5) 20 
Sudan (SD)  Groundnuts 
(peanuts), in shell  12024100   Aflatoxins  50 
Groundnuts 
(peanuts), shelled  12024200   
Peanut butter  20081110    20 Groundnuts 
(peanuts), 
otherwise 
prepared or 
preserved  20081191;  
20081196;  
20081198   
Groundnut flours 
and meals  ex12089000  20 
Oilcake and other 
solid residues, 
whether or not 
ground or in the 
form of pellets, 
resulting from the 
extraction of 
groundnut oil  
(Food and feed . 
This applies to all 
the above entries 
relating to 
groundnuts from 
Sudan. ) 23050000   
Sudan (SD)  Sesamum  seeds  
(Food)  12074090   Salmonella(2) 50 
Turkey (TR)  Dried figs  08042090   Aflatoxins  20 
Mixtures of nuts 
or dried fruits 
containing figs  ex08135099  50 
Dried fig paste  ex20071010;  
ex20071099;  
ex20079939;  
ex20079950;  
ex20079997  50 
20 
01; 02  
31 
21  21 Dried figs, 
prepared or 
preserved, 
including 
mixtures  ex20089712;  
ex20089714;  
ex20089716;  
ex20089718;  
ex20089732;  
ex20089734;  
ex20089736;  
ex20089738;  
ex20089751;  
ex20089759;  
ex20089772;  
ex20089774;  
ex20089776;  
ex20089778;  
ex20089792;  
ex20089793;  
ex20089794;  
ex20089796;  
ex20089797;  
ex20089798;  
ex20089928  
ex20089934; 
ex20089937;  
ex20089940;  
ex20089949;  
ex20089967;  
ex20089999  11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
10 
10 
10 
10 
60 
95 
60 
Flour, meal or  
powder of dried 
figs 
(Food . This 
applies to all the 
above entries 
relating to figs 
from Turkey. ) ex11063090  60 
Turkey (TR)  Hazelnuts 
(Corylus  
sp.), in shell  08022100   Aflato xins 5 
Hazelnuts 
(Corylus  
sp.), shelled  08022200   
Mixtures of nuts 
or dried fruits 
containing  
hazelnuts  ex08135039;  
ex08135091;  
ex08135099  70 
70 
70 
Hazelnut paste  ex20071010;  
ex20071099;  
ex20079939;  
ex20079950;  
ex20079997  70 
40 
05;06  
33 
23  22 Hazelnuts, 
otherwise 
prepared or 
preserved, 
including 
mixtures  ex20081912;  
ex20081919;  
ex20081992;  
ex20081995;  
ex20081999;  
ex20089712;  
ex20089714;  
ex20089716;  
ex20089718;  
ex20089732;  
ex20089734;  
ex20089736;  
ex20089738;  
ex20089751;  
ex20089759;  
ex20089772;  
ex20089774;  
ex200 89776;  
ex20089778;  
ex20089792;  
ex20089793;  
ex20089794;  
ex20089796;  
ex20089797;  
ex20089798  30 
30 
30 
20 
30 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
Flour, meal and 
powder of 
hazelnuts  ex11063090  40 
Hazelnut  oil 
(Food . This 
applies to all the  
above  entries 
relating to 
hazelnuts from 
Turkey. ) ex15159099  20 
Turkey (TR)  Pistachios, in 
shell  08025100   Aflatoxins  50 
Pistachios, shelled  08025200   
Mixtures of nuts 
or dried fruits 
containing  
pistachios  ex08135039;  
ex08 135091;  
ex08135099  60 
60 
60 
Pistachio  
paste  ex20071010;  
ex20071099;  
ex20079939;  
ex20079950;  
ex20079997  60 
30 
03; 04  
32 
22  23 Pistachios,  
prepared or  
preserved, 
including  
mixtures  ex20081913;  
ex20081993;  
ex20089712; 
ex20089714;  
ex20089716;  
ex20089718;  
ex20089732;  
ex20089734;  
ex20089736;  
ex20089738;  
ex20089751;  
ex20089759;  
ex20089772;  
ex20089774;  
ex20089776;  
ex20089778;  
ex20089792;  
ex20089793;  
ex20089794;  
ex20089796;  
ex20089797;  
ex20089798  20 
20 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
Flour, meal and 
powder of 
pistachios  
(Food . This 
applies to all the 
above entries 
relating to 
pistachios from 
Turkey. ) ex11063090  50 
Turkey (TR)  Vine leaves  
(Food)  ex20089999  11; 19  Pesticide 
residues(5) (8 ) 50 
Uganda (UG)  Sesamum  seeds 
(Food)  1207490   Salmonella(2)  20  
Vietnam 
(VN)  Pitahaya (dragon 
fruit)  
(Food – fresh or 
chilled)  ex08109020  10 Pesticide 
residues(5) (9) 10 
(1) Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined, the CN code is 
marked  ‘ex’. 
(2) The sampling  and the analyses shall be performed in accordance with the sampling 
procedures and the analytical refere nce methods set out in point 1(a ) of Annex III to this 
Regulation.  
(3) The sampling and the analyses shall be performed in accordance with the sampling  
procedures and the analytical refere nce methods set out in point 1(b ) of Annex III to this 
Regulation.  
(4) The analytical report referred to in Article 10(3) of this Regulation shall be issued by a 
laboratory accredited in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 17025  for the analysis of PCP in food and 
feed. The analytical report shall indicate: (a) the results of sampling and analysis for the 
presence of PCP, performed by the competent authorities of the country of origin or of the 
country where the consignment is co nsigned from if that country is different from the country of 
origin; (b) the measurement uncertainty of the analytical result; (c) the limit of detection (LOD) 
of the analytical method; and (d) the limit of quantification (LOQ) of the analytical method. T he 
extraction before analysis shall be performed with an acidified solvent. The analysis shall be  24 carried out according to the modified version of the QuEChERS method as set out on the 
website of the European Union Reference Laboratories for Residues of Pe sticides or according 
to an equally reliable method.  
(5) Residues of at least those pesticides listed in the control programme adopted in accordance 
with Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal 
origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC 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). 
(6) Residues  of Carbofuran.  
(7) Residues of ethylene oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2 -chloro -ethanol, expressed as 
ethylene oxide).  
(8) Residues of dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, 
mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thi ram and ziram) and metrafenone.  
(9) Residues of dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, 
mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Phenthoate and Quinalphos.  
 
Table  2 
Compound  food  referred  to in Article  1(1)(b)(ii)  
Compo und food containing  any of the individual  products  listed  in table  1 of this Annex  
due to risk of contamination  by aflatoxins  in a quantity  above  20% of either  a single  
product  or as the sum of products  listed.  
CN Code(1)  Description(2) 
ex170490  Sugar  confectionery  (including  white  chocolate),  not containing  cocoa,  
other  than chewing  gum,  whether  or not sugar -coated.  
ex 1806  Chocolate  and other  food preparations  containing  cocoa.  
ex 1905  Bread,  pastry,  cakes,  biscuits  and other  bakers’  wares,  whether  or not 
containing  cocoa;  communion  wafers,  empty  cachets  of a kind suitable  
for pharmaceutical  use, sealing  wafers,  rice paper  and similar  products.  
091091  Mixtures of spices(3). 
(1) Where  only certain  products  under  any CN code  are required  to be examined , the CN code  is 
marked  ‘ex’. 
(2) The description  of the goods  is as laid down  in the description  column  of the CN in Annex  I 
to Regulation  (EEC)  No 2658/87.  For further  explanation  of the exact  coverage  of the Common  
Customs  Tariff,  please  refer  to the latest amendment  to that Annex.  
(3) Mixtures of two or more of the products of different headings are to be classified in heading 
0910.”  25  SCHEDULE  3 Regulation  2(4) 
New Annex II(a)  
“ANNEX II(a)  
Food and  feed from certain third countries subject to suspension of 
entry into Great Britain referred to in Article 11a  
 
Country  of origin  Food  and feed 
(intended  use) CN code(1) TARIC  
sub-division  Hazard  
Nigeria  (NG)  Foodstuffs  
consisting  of 
dried  beans  
(Food)  07133500  
07133900  
07139000   Pesticide  
residues  
(1) Where  only certain  products  under  any CN code  are required  to be examined,  the CN code  is 
marked  ‘ex’.”  26 EXPLANATORY  NOTE  
(This  note is not part of the Regulations)  
These  Regulat ions amend  Commission  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  third countries . 
Regulation  2 substitutes , with amendments  Annex  1, Annex  2 and Annex  2a. 
The following  entries  have been amended  in respect  of identity  and physical  checks  in Annex  I: 
a) Increase  from  20% to 50% for black  pepper  from  Brazil  for Salmonella . 
b) Decrease  from  50% to 20% for hazelnuts  and associated  products  from  Georgia  for 
aflatoxins.  
c) Increase  from  10% to 20% for okra from  India  for pesticide  residues.  
d) Increase  from  20% to 50% for jackfruit  from  Malaysia  for pesticide  residues.  
e) Increase  from  10% to 20% for peppers  of the Capsicum  species  (other than sweet)  from  
Thailand  for pesticide  residues.  
f) Increase  from  5% to 20% for mandarins  (including  tangerines  and satsumas),  
clementine s, wilkings  and similar  citrus  hybrids  from  Turkey  for pesticide  residues.  
g) Increase  from  10% to 20% for oranges  from  Turkey  for pesticide  residues.  
h) Increase  from  20% to 50% for peppers  of the Capsicum  species  (other  than sweet)  from  
Uganda  for pesticide  residues.  
The following  entries  have been inserted  into Annex  I: 
a) Groundnuts  (peanuts)  and associated  produc ts from  Brazil  in respect  of pesticide  
residues.  
b) Foodstuffs  containing  or consisting  of betel  leaves  from  Thailand.  
c) Lemons  from  Turkey.  
d) Peppers  of the Capsicum  species  (other  than sweet)  from  Turkey.  
The following  entries  have  been  transferred  from Annex  II to Annex  I with no change  in the 
frequency  of identity  and physical  checks:  
a) Groundnuts  (peanuts)  and associated  products  from  Brazil.  
b) Hazelnuts  and associated  products  from  Turkey.  
The entry  for groundnuts  and associated  products  from  Chin a for aflatoxins  has been  transferred  
from  Annex  II, Table  1 to Annex  I. The frequency  of physical  and identity  checks  has been 
decreased  from  20% to 10%.  
The following  entries  have been omitted  from  Annex  1: 
a) Goji berries  from  China  for pesticides  resid ues. 
b) Dried  grapes  (including  dried  grapes  cut or crusted  into a paste  without  further  treatment)  
from  Turkey  for Ochratoxin  A. 
c) Pistachios  and associated  products  from  the United  States  for aflatoxins.  
The following  entries  have  been  transferred  from  Annex  I to Annex  II with no change  in the 
frequency  of identity  and physical  checks:  
a) Sesamum  seeds  from  Ethiopia.  
b) Peppers  of the Capsicum  species  (sweet  or other  than sweet)  from  Sri Lanka.  
The following  entries  have been amended  in respect  of identi ty and physical  checks  in Annex  2: 
a) Increase  from  10% to 50% for groundnuts  (peanuts)  and associated  products  from  India  
for aflatoxins.   27 b) Increase  from  20% to 50% for sesamum  seeds  from  Sudan  for Salmonella . 
c) Increase  from  20% to 50% for vine leaves  from  Turkey  for pesticides  residues.  
The entry  for foodstuffs  containing  or consisting  of betel  leaves  (Piper  betle ) from  Bangladesh  has 
been  transferred  from  Annex  2a to Annex  2, Table  1. 
The entry  for sesamum  seeds  from  Uganda  has been  included  in Annex  2, Table  1. 
The TARIC sub -division for guar g um from India has been removed has been removed from 
Annex 2, Table 1 to reflect changes made by HMRC.  
An impact  assessment  has not been  produced  for this instrument  as no, or no significant  impact  on 
the public,  private  or voluntary  sector  is foreseen.  A Policy  Note  has been  published  alongside  this 
instrument  at www.legislation.gov.uk.