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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
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)
(OJ L 34, 5.2.2002, p. 26)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 2002/233/EC of 20 March 2002 L 78 14 21.3.2002
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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)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/43/EEC of 14 June 1993 on the
hygiene of foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Dried figs and pistachios and to a lesser extent hazelnuts origi-
nating in or consigned from Turkey have been found to be, inmany cases, contaminated with excessive levels of aflatoxin B1
and total aflatoxin.
(2)The Scientific Committee for Food has noted that aflatoxin B1,
even at extremely low levels, causes cancer of the liver and inaddition is genotoxic.
(3)Commission Regulation (EC) No 194/97 of 31 January 1997setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs(
2),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1566/1999(3), sets
maximum levels for certain contaminants and in particular afla-toxins in foodstuffs. These limits have been considerablyexceeded in particular in samples of dried figs originating in orconsigned from Turkey.
(4)This constitutes a serious threat to public health within theCommunity and it is therefore imperative to adopt protectivemeasures at Community level.
(5)A mission has been carried out by the European Commission'sFood and Veterinary office (FVO) in Turkey from 4 to 8September 2000 to assess the control systems in place to prevent
aflatoxin contamination in hazelnuts, pistachios and dried figs
intended for export to the European Community. The missionrevealed, 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 in
EC legislation. Insufficient training of responsible officials,
insufficient sampling and testing procedures and insufficientevidence that the export certificates correlate to the concernedconsignment have been observed. For these commodities origi-nating in or consigned from Turkey, non-compliance with the
maximum levels for aflatoxins are continuously observed and
reported through the Rapid Alert System for Food. It is thereforeappropriate to subject hazelnuts, pistachios and dried figs andproducts derived thereof originating in or consigned from Turkeyto special conditions to provide a high level of protection topublic health.2002D0080 — EN — 21.03.2002 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 175, 19.7.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 31, 1.2.1997, p. 48.
(3) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 17.
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(6)It is necessary that dried figs, hazelnuts and pistachios and
products derived thereof have been produced, sorted, handled,
processed, packaged and transported following good hygienepractices. It is necessary to establish the levels of aflatoxin B1and total aflatoxin in samples taken from the consignment imme-diately prior to leaving Turkey.
(7)The Turkish authorities should provide documentary evidence toaccompany each consignment of dried figs, hazelnuts and pista-chios originating in or consigned from Turkey, relating to the
conditions of production, sorting, handling, processing, packa-
ging and transport, as well as the results of laboratory analysisof the consignment for levels of aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin.
(8)It is necessary in order to safeguard public health that consign-ments of dried figs, hazelnuts and pistachios originating in orconsigned from Turkey, imported into the European Community,are subjected to random sampling and analysis for their aflatoxinlevel by the competent authority of the importing Member State.
(9)The Standing Committee for Foodstuffs has been consulted on 2April 2001,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. Member States may not import products falling in any of the
following categories, originating in or consigned from Turkey, whichare intended for human consumption or to be used as an ingredient in
foodstuffs, unless the consignment is accompanied by the results of
official sampling and analysis, and by the health certificate in Annex Icompleted, signed and verified by a representative of the GeneralDirectorate of Protection and Control of the Ministry of Agricultureand Rural Affairs of the Republic of Turkey:
— figs and dried figs falling within CN code 0804 2010 or
0804 2090,
— hazelnuts ( Corylussp) in shell or shelled falling within CN code
0802 2100 or 0802 2200,
— pistachios falling within CN code 0802 50 00,
— mixtures of nuts or dried fruits falling within CN code 0813 50 and
containing figs, hazelnuts or pistachios,
— hazelnuts, figs and pistachios, prepared or preserved, including
mixtures falling within CN code 2008 19.
2. Consignments may only be imported into the Community through
one of the points of entry listed in Annex II.
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 analysisreferred to in paragraph 1.
4. The competent authorities in each Member State shall ensure that
imported dried figs, hazelnuts and pistachios, as mentioned in para-graph 1, originating in or consigned from Turkey are subject todocumentary checks to ensure that the requirement for the health certi-ficate and sampling results referred to in paragraph 1 are complied
with.
5. Member States shall undertake at random sampling and analysis
of the consignments of dried figs, hazelnuts and pistachios originatingin or consigned from Turkey for aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin andshall inform the Commission of the results.
Article 1a
By derogation from Article 1(1), Member States shall authorise the
imports of consignments not accompanied by the results of official2002D0080 — EN — 21.03.2002 — 001.001 — 3
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sampling and analysis or by a health certificate, which left Turkey
before 11 March 2002, when it can be demonstrated by the operatorby sampling and analysis, according to the provisions of Commission
Directive 98/53/EC(
1) that these consignments comply with the provi-
sions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 194/97 as regards maximumpermitted levels for aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin.
Article 2
This Decision shall be reviewed before 1 July 2002, in order to assess
whether the special conditions, referred to in Article 1, provide a suffi-cient level of protection of public health within the Community. The
review shall also assess whether there is a continuing need for the
special conditions.
Article 3
Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this
Decision. They shall inform the Commission thereof.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2002D0080 — EN — 21.03.2002 — 001.001 — 4
(1) OJ L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 93.▼B
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ANNEX I
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ANNEX II
Listofpointsofentrythroughwhichfigs,hazelnutsandpistachiosandproductsderivedtherof
originatinginorconsignedfromTurkeymaybeimportedintotheCommunity
Member State Point of Entry
Belgique-België Antwerpen, Zeebrugge, Brussel/Bruxelles
Danmark All Danisch harbours and airports and all border stations
Deutschland HZA Lörrach — ZA Weil am Rhein-Autobahn, HZA Stuttgart — ZA
Flughafen, HZA München-Flughafen, HZA Hof — ZA Schirnding, HZA
Weiden — ZA Furth im Wald-Schafberg, HZA Weiden — ZA Waid-
haus-Autobahn, Bezirksamt Reinickendorf von Berlin, Abteilung
Finanzen, Wirtschaft und Kultur, Veterinär- und Lebensmittelaufsichtsamt,
Grenzkontrollstelle, HZA Frankfurt (Oder) — ZA Autobahn, HZA Cottbus
— ZA Forst-Autobahn, HZA Bremen — ZA Neustädter Hafen, HZA
Bremerhafen — ZA Container Terminal, HZA Bremerhaven — ZA Roter-
sand, HZA Hamburg-Freihafen — Abfertigungsstelle, HZA Hamburg-
Freihafen — ZA Ericus-Abfertigungsstelle Südbahnhof, HZA Hamburg-
Freihafen — ZA Köhlfleetdamm, HZA Hamburg-ST Annen — ZA Altona,
HZA Hamburg-Waltershof — Abfertigungsstelle, HZA Hamburg-Walter-
shof — ZA Flughafen, HZA Frankfurt-am-Main-Flughafen, HZA
Braunschweig — Abfertigungsstelle, HZA Hannover — Abfertigungs-
stelle, HZA Lüneburg — ZA Stade, Stadtverwaltung Dresden,
Lebensmittelüberwachungs- und Veterinäramt, Grenzkontrollstelle
Dresden-Friedrichstadt (für Bahntransport), Landratsamt Weisseritzkreis,
Lebensmittelsüberwachungs- und Veterinäramt, Grenzkontrollstelle (für
Straßentransport), Landratsamt Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis,
Lebensmittelüberwachungs- und Veterinäramt, Grenzkontrollstelle
Ludwigsdorf (für Straßentransport), HZA Itzehoe — ZA Pinneberg, HZA
Trier — ZA Idar-Oberstein, HZA Oldenburg — ZA Wilhelmshaven
Ελλάδα Athina, Pireas, Elefsis, Aerodromio ton Athinon, Thessaloniki, Volos,
Patra, Iraklion tis Kritis, Aerodromio tis Kritis, Euzoni, Idomeni, Ormenio,
Kipi, Kakavia, Niki, Promahonas, Pithio, Igoumenitsa, Kristalopigi
España Algeciras (Puerto), Alicante (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Almería (Aeropuerto,
Puerto), Asturias (Puerto), Barcelona (Aeropuerto, Puerto, Ferrocarril),
Bilbao (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Cádiz (Puerto), Cartagena (Puerto), Castellón
(Puerto), Ceuta (Puerto), Gijón (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Huelva (Puerto), Irún
(Carretera), La 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,
Aeropuerto), San Sebastián (Aeropuerto), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Puerto),
Santander (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Santiago de Compostela (Aeropuerto),
Sevilla (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Tarragona (Puerto), Tenerife Norte (Aero-
puerto), Tenerife Sur (Aeropuerto), Valencia (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), Agen
(Lot-et-Garonne)
Ireland Alle harbours, airports and border stations
Italia Ufficio di Sanità marittima ed aerea di Ancona
Ufficio di Sanità marittima ed aerea di Bari
Ufficio di Sanità marittima ed aerea di Genova
Ufficio di Sanità marittima di Livorno
Ufficio di Sanità marittima ed aerea di Napoli
Ufficio di Sanità marittima di Ravenna
Ufficio di Sanità marittima di Salerno
Ufficio di Sanità marittima ed aerea di Trieste
Dogana di Fernetti-Interporto Monrupino (Trieste)
Ufficio di Sanità marittima di La Spezia
Ufficio di Sanità marittima e aerea di Venezia
Ufficio di Sanità marittima e aerea di Reggio Calabria
Luxembourg Centre douanier, Croix de Gasperich, Luxembourg2002D0080 — EN — 21.03.2002 — 001.001 — 6
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Member State Point of Entry
Nederland All harbours and airports and all border stations
Österreich HZA Graz, Nickelsdorf, Spielfeld, HZA Wien, ZA WelsPortugal Lisboa, Leixões
Suomi-Finland All Finnish customs offices
Sverige Göteborg, Ystad, StockholmUnited Kingdom Belfast, Channel Tunnel Terminal, 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
Container Port, Manchester (including Ellesmere Port), Medway, Middles-
borough, Newhaven, Poole, Shoreham, Southampton, Stansted Airport2002D0080 — EN — 21.03.2002 — 001.001 — 7