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of4February2002
imposing special conditions on the import of figs, hazelnuts and pistachios and certain products
derivedthereof originatinginorconsignedfromTurkey
(notified under document number C(2002) 386)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2002/80/EC)
(OJL34,5.2.2002,p.26)
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►M2CommissionDecision2002/679/ECof22August2002 L229 37 27.8.2002
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of4February2002
imposing special conditions on the import of figs, hazelnuts and
pistachios and certain products derived thereof originating in or
consignedfromTurkey
(notified under document number C(2002) 386)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2002/80/EC)
THECOMMISSIONOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective93/43/EECof14June1993onthe
hygieneoffoodstuffs(1),andinparticularArticle10(1)thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Dried figs and pistachios and to a lesser extent hazelnuts origi-
nating in or consigned fromTurkey have been found to be, in
many cases, contaminated with excessive levels of aflatoxin B1andtotalaflatoxin.
(2)The Scientific Committee for Foodhasnoted that aflatoxin B1,even at extremely low levels, causes cancer of the liver and inadditionisgenotoxic.
(3)Commission Regulation (EC) No 194/97 of 31 January 1997settingmaximumlevelsforcertaincontaminantsinfoodstuffs(
2),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1566/1999(3), sets
maximum levels forcertain contaminants andinparticular afla-
toxins in foodstuffs. These limits have been considerably
exceeded in particular in samples ofdried figsoriginating in orconsignedfromTurkey.
(4)This constitutes a serious threat to public health within theCommunity and it is therefore imperative to adopt protectivemeasuresatCommunitylevel.
(5)A mission has been carried out by the European Commission'sFood and Veterinary office (FVO) in Turkey from4 to 8September2000toassessthecontrolsystemsinplacetopreventaflatoxin contamination in hazelnuts, pistachios and dried figsintended for export to the European Community. The mission
revealed,inter alia, that the control procedures in place for
hazelnut, pistachio and dried fig consignments intended forexport into the European Community do not ensure that theconsignments comply with the maximum levels established inEC legislation. Insufficient training of responsible officials,
insufficient sampling and testing procedures and insufficient
evidence that the export certificates correlate to the concernedconsignment have been observed. For these commodities origi-nating in or consigned fromTurkey, non-com pliance with themaximum levels for aflatoxins are continuously observed andreportedthroughtheRapidAlertSystemforFood.Itistherefore
appropriate to subject hazelnuts, pistachios and dried figs and
productsderivedthereoforiginatinginorconsignedfromTurkeyto special conditions to provide a high level of protection topublichealth.
(6)It is necessary that dried figs, hazelnuts and pistachios andproducts derived thereof have been produced, sorted, handled,processed, packaged and transported following good hygienepractices. It is necessary to establish the levels of aflatoxin B12002D0080—EN—27.08.2002—002.001—2
(1) OJL175,19.7.1993,p.1.
(2) OJL31,1.2.1997,p.48.
(3) OJL184,17.7.1999,p.17.
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andtotalaflatoxininsamplestakenfromtheconsignmentimme-
diatelypriortoleavingTurkey.
(7)TheTurkishauthoritiesshouldprovidedocumentaryevidencetoaccompany each consignment ofdriedfigs,hazelnutsandpista-chios originating in or consigned fromTurkey, relating to theconditions of production, sorting, handling, processing, packa-ging and transport, as well as the results of laboratory analysis
oftheconsignmentforlevelsofaflatoxinB1andtotalaflatoxin.
(8)It is necessary in order to safeguard public health that consign-
ments of dried figs, hazelnuts and pistachios originating in orconsignedfromTurkey,importedintotheEuropeanCommunity,
aresubjectedtorandomsamplingandanalysisfortheiraflatoxin
levelbythecompetentauthorityoftheimportingMemberState.
(9)TheStandingCommitteeforFoodstuffshasbeenconsultedon2April2001,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:
Article 1
1. Member States shall not import products falling in any of the
following categories, originating in or consigned fromTurkey, whichareintended forhumanconsumption ortobeusedasaningredient in
foodstuffs, unless the consignment is accompanied by the results of
official sampling and analysis, and by the health certificate set out inAnnex 1 completed, signed and verified by a representative of theGeneralDirectorateofProtectionandControloftheMinistryofAgri-cultureandRuralAffairsoftheRepublicofTurkey:
— driedfigsfallingwithinCNcode08042090,
— hazelnuts (Corylus sp) in shell or shelled falling within CN code
08022100or08022200,
— pistachiosfallingwithinCNcode08025000,
— mixturesofnutsordriedfruitsfallingwithinCNcode081350and
containingfigs,hazelnutsorpistachios,
— figpasteandhazelnutpastefallingwithinCNcode20079998,— hazelnuts, figs and pistachios, prepared or preserved, including
mixturesfallingwithinCNcode200819.
2. ConsignmentsmayonlybeimportedintotheCommunitythrough
oneofthepointsofentrylistedinAnnexII.
3. Each consignment shall be identified with a code, which corre-
sponds to the code on the health certificate and on the accompanyingreport containing the result of the official sampling and analysisreferredtoinparagraph1.
4. ThecompetentauthoritiesineachMemberStateshallensurethat
imported dried figs, hazelnuts and pistachios, as mentioned in para-
graph 1, originating in or consigned fromTurkey are subject todocumentarycheckstoensurethattherequirementforthehealthcerti-ficate and sampling results referred to in paragraph 1 are compliedwith.
5. Member States shall undertake at random sampling and analysis
ofthe consignments ofdried figs,hazelnuts andpistachios originating
in or consigned fromTurkey for aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin and
shallinformtheCommissionoftheresults.
6. The randomsam pling and analysis referred to in paragraph 5
shall be carried out on approximately 10 % of the consignments ofproductsforeachcategoryoftheproductsreferredtoinparagraph1.
Any consignment to be subjected to sampling and analysis, shall be
detained before release onto the market from the point of entry intotheCommunityforamaximumof10workingdays.Inthisevent,the2002D0080—EN—27.08.2002—002.001—3
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competent authorities in the Member States shall issue an accompa-
nying official document establishing that the consignment has beensubjectedtoofficial samplingandanalysisandindicating theresultof
theanalysis.
For hazelnuts the sampling shall be performed according to the
sampling procedure set out in point 5.2 of Annex I to CommissionDirective 98/53/EC(
1). In the case of hazelnuts traded in vacuum
packs, for lots equal or more than 15 tonnes at least 25 incrementalsamples resulting in a 30 kg aggregate sample have to be taken and
for lots less than 15 tonnes, 25 % of the incremental samples to be
takenaccordingtoDirective98/53havetobetaken.
Article 1a
By derogation fromArticle 1(1), Mem ber States shall authorise the
imports of consignments not accompanied by the results of officialsampling and analysis or by a health certificate, which left Turkeybefore 11 March 2002, when it can be demonstrated by the operator
by sampling and analysis, according to the provisions of Commission
Directive 98/53/EC(
1)thattheseconsignmentscomplywiththeprovi-
sionsofCommissionRegulation(EC)No194/97asregardsmaximumpermittedlevelsforaflatoxinB1andtotalaflatoxin.
Article 2
This Decision shall be kept under review in the light of information
and guarantees provided by the competent authorities of Turkey andonthebasisoftheresultsofthetestscarriedoutbyMemberStates.
ThisDecisionshallbereviewedby31December2002atthelatest,in
ordertoassesswhetherthespecialconditions,referredtoinArticle1,
provide a sufficient level of protection of public health within theCommunity.Thereviewshallalsoassesswhetherthereisacontinuingneedforthespecialconditions.
Article 3
Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this
Decision.TheyshallinformtheCommissionthereof.
Article 4
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(1) OJL201,17.7.1998,p.93.▼M1
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ANNEX I
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ANNEX ΙΙ
Listofpointsofentrythroughwhichfigs,hazelnutsandpistachiosandproductsderivedthereof
originatinginorconsignedfromTurkeymaybeimportedintotheCommunity
MemberState Pointofentry
Belgique-België Antwerpen,Zeebrugge,Brussel/Bruxelles,Aalst
Danmark AllDanishharboursandairportsandallborderstations
Deutschland HZA Lörrach — ZA Weil-am-Rhein-Autobahn, HZA Stuttgart — ZA
Flughafen, HZA München — ZA München-Flughafen, HZA Hof —
Schirnding-Landstraße, HZA Weiden — ZA Furth-im-Wald-Schafberg,
HZA Weiden — ZA Waidhaus-Autobahn, Bezirksamt Reinickendorf von
Berlin,AbteilungFinanzen,WirtschaftundKultur,Veterinär-undLebens-
mittelaufsichtsamt, Grenzkontrollstelle, HZA Frankfurt (Oder) — ZA
Autobahn, HZA Cottbus — ZA Forst-Autobahn, HZA Bremen — ZA
Neustädter Hafen, HZA Bremen — ZA Bremerhaven, HZA Hamburg-
Hafen — ZA Waltershof, HZA Hamburg-Stadt, HZA Itzehoe — ZA
Hamburg-Flughafen, HZA Frankfurt-am-Main-Flughafen, HZA Braunsch-
weig — Abfertigungsstelle, HZA Hannover — Abfertigungsstelle, HZA
Lüneburg — ZA Stade, HZA Dresden — ZA Dresden-Friedrichstadt,
HZAPirna—ZAAltenberg,HZALöbau—Zollamt Ludwigsdorf-Auto-
bahn, HZA Itzehoe — ZA Pinneberg, HZA Koblenz — ZA Hahn-Flugh-
afen, HZA Oldenburg — ZA Wilhelmshaven, HZA Bielefeld — ZA
EckendorferStraßeBielefeld,HZAErfurt—ZAEisenach,HZAPotsdam
— ZA Ludwigsfelde, HZA Potsdam— ZA Berlin-Flughafen-Schönefeld,
HZA Augsburg — ZA Memmingen, HZA Ulm — ZA Ulm (Donautal),
HZA Karlsruhe - ZA Karlsruhe, HZA Berlin — ZA Dreilinden, HZA
Gießen — ZA Gießen, HZA Gießen — ZA Marburg, HZA Singen —
ZABahnhof,HZALörrach—ZAWeil-am-Rhein-Schusterinsel
Ελλάς Athina, Pireas, Elefsis, Aerodromio ton Athinon, Thessaloniki, Volos,
Patra,IrakliontisKritis,AerodromiotisKritis,Euzoni,Idomeni,Ormenio,
Kipi,Kakavia,Niki,Promahonas,Pithio,Igoumenitsa,Kristalopigi
España Algeciras (Puerto), Alicante (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Almería (Aeropuerto,
Puerto), Asturias (Aeropuerto), Barcelona (Aeropuerto, Puerto, Ferro-
carril), Bilbao (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Cádiz (Puerto), Cartagena (Puerto),
Castellón (Puerto), Ceuta (Puerto), Gijón (Puerto), Huelva (Puerto), Irún
(Carretera), A Coruña (Puerto), La Junquera (Carretera), Las Palmas de
Gran Canaria (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Madrid (Aeropuerto, Ferrocarril),
Málaga (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Marín (Puerto), Melilla (Puerto), Murcia
(Ferrocarril), Palma de Mallorca (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Pasajes (Puerto),
San Sebastián (Aeropuerto), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Puerto), Santander
(Aeropuerto,Puerto),SantiagodeCompostela(Aeropuerto),Sevilla(Aero-
puerto,Puerto),Tarragona(Puerto),TenerifeNorte(Aeropuerto),Tenerife
Sur (Aeropuerto), Valencía (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Vigo (Aeropuerto,
Puerto),Villagarcía(Puerto),Vitoria(Aeropuerto),Zaragoza(Aeropuerto)
France Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), Rungis MIN
(Val-de-Marne), Lyon Chassieu CRD (Rhône), Strasbourg CRD (Bas-
Rhin), Lille CRD (Nord), Saint-Nazaire Montoir CRD (Loire-Atlantique),
Agen(Lot-et-Garonne),PortdelaPointedesGaletsàlaRéunion
Ireland Dublin—PortandAirport,
Cork—PortandAirport,
Shannon—Airport
Italia UfficioSanitàMarittimaedAereadiAncona
UfficioSanitàMarittimaedAereadiBari
UfficioSanitàMarittimaedAereadiGenova
UfficioSanitàMarittimadiLivorno
UfficioSanitàMarittimaedAereadiNapoli
UfficioSanitàMarittimadiRavenna
UfficioSanitàMarittimadiSalerno
UfficioSanitàMarittimaedAereadiTrieste
DoganadiFernetti-InterportoMonrupino(Trieste)
UfficiodiSanitàMarittimadiLaSpezia
UfficiodiSanitàMarittimaeAereadiVenezia
UfficiodiSanitàMarittimaeAereadiReggioCalabria
Luxembourg Centredouanier,CroixdeGasperich,Luxembourg2002D0080—EN—27.08.2002—002.001—6
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MemberState Pointofentry
Nederland Allharboursandairportsandallborderstations
Österreich HZAFeldkirch,HZAGraz,Nickelsdorf,Spielfeld,HZAWien,ZAWels,
ZA Kledering, ZA Flughafen Wien, HZA Salzburg, ZA Klingenbach/
ZweigstelleSopron,ZAKarawankentunnel,ZAVillach
Portugal Lisboa,Leixões
Suomi-Finland AllFinnishcustomsoffices
Sverige Göteborg, Ystad, Stockholm, Helsingborg, Karlskrona, Karlsham, Land-
vetter,Arlanda
UnitedKingdomBelfast, Channel Tunnel Term inal, Dover, Felixstowe, Gatwick Airport,
Goole Grangemouth, Harwich, Heathrow Airport, Heysham, Hull,
Immingham, Ipswich, King's Lynn, Leith, Liverpool, London (including
Tilbury, Thamesport and Sheerness), Manchester Airport, Manchester
ContainerPort,Manchester(includingEllesmerePort),Medway,Middles-
borough,Newhaven,Poole,Shoreham,Southampton,StanstedAirport2002D0080—EN—27.08.2002—002.001—7