2002/679/EC: Commission Decision of 22 August 2002 amending Decision 2002/80/EC imposing special conditions on the import of figs, hazelnuts and pistachios and certain products derived thereof originating in or consigned from Turkey (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 3109)
Date: 2002-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Türkiye, health certificate, import, nut, originating product, pip fruit

27.8.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 August 2002

amending Decision 2002/80/EC imposing special conditions on the import of figs, hazelnuts and
pistachios and certain products derived thereof originating in or consigned from Turkey

(notified under document number C(2002) 3109)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/679/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,

through which the products concerned by Decision
2002/80/EC may be imported.

(6)

(7)

Decision 2002/80/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal
Health has been consulted,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 2 of Commission Decision 2002/80/EC (2), as
amended by Decision 2002/233/EC (3), provides for a
review of that decision before 1 July 2002, in order to
assess whether the special conditions set out in that
Decision provide a sufficient level of protection of public
health within the Community, and whether there is a
continuing need for the special conditions.

The results of random sampling and analysis of consign-
ments of dried figs, hazelnuts and pistachios originating
in or consigned from Turkey demonstrate that there is a
continuing need for the special conditions set out in
Decision 2002/80/EC in order to provide a sufficient
level of protection of public health within the
Community.

Fresh figs are not known to be contaminated by afla-
toxins and it is therefore appropriate to exclude fresh
figs from the scope of Decision 2002/80/EC. Fig and
hazelnut pastes have been found to be contaminated by
aflatoxins and it is therefore appropriate to include fig
and hazelnut pastes within the scope of that Decision.

the random sampling and
In order to ensure that
analysis of consignments of dried figs, hazelnuts and
pistachios originating in or consigned from Turkey are
performed in a harmonised manner throughout
the
Community,
is appropriate to fix an approximate
frequency for the random sampling and analysis, as well
to specify the sampling method to apply for hazelnuts,
including vacuum packs.

it

(5)

It is necessary to update the list of points of entry for
Belgium, Germany, France, Ireland, Austria and Sweden

(1) OJ L 175, 19.7.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 34, 5.2.2002, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 78, 21.3.2002, p. 14.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2002/80/EC is amended as follows:

1. Article 1 is amended as follows:

(a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. Member States shall not import products falling in
the following categories, originating in or
any of
consigned from Turkey, which are intended for human
consumption or to be used as an ingredient in food-
stuffs, unless the consignment is accompanied by the
results of official sampling and analysis, and by the
health certificate set out in Annex 1 completed, signed
and verified by a representative of the General Direc-
torate of Protection and Control of
the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Republic of Turkey:

— dried figs falling within CN code 0804 20 90,

— hazelnuts (Corylus sp)

in shell or shelled falling

within CN code 0802 21 00 or 0802 22 00,

— 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,

— fig paste and hazelnut paste falling within CN code

2007 99 98,

— hazelnuts, figs and pistachios, prepared or preserved,
including mixtures falling within CN code 2008 19.’

(b) The following paragraph is added:

‘6.
The random sampling and analysis referred to in
paragraph 5 shall be carried out on approximately 10 %
of the consignments of products for each category of
the products referred to in paragraph 1.

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to be subjected to sampling and
Any consignment
analysis, shall be detained before release onto the
market from the point of entry into the Community for
a maximum of 10 working days.
In this event, the
competent authorities in the Member States shall issue
an accompanying official document establishing that the
consignment has been subjected to official sampling and
analysis and indicating the result of the analysis.

the

For hazelnuts
shall be performed
sampling
according to the sampling procedure set out in point
5.2 of Annex I to Commission Directive 98/53/EC (*).
In the case of hazelnuts traded in vacuum packs, for lots
equal or more than 15 tonnes at least 25 incremental
samples 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 taken according to Directive
98/53 have to be taken.

(*) OJ L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 93.’

2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

This Decision shall be kept under review in the light of
information and guarantees provided by the competent

authorities of Turkey and on the basis of the results of
the tests carried out by Member States.

This Decision shall be reviewed by 31 December 2002 at
the latest,
in order to assess whether the special condi-
tions, referred to in Article 1, provide a sufficient level of
protection of public health within the Community. The
review shall also assess whether there is a continuing
need for the special conditions.’

3. Annex II
Decision.

is replaced by the text in the Annex to this

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 August 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX ΙΙ

List of points of entry through which figs, hazelnuts and pistachios and products derived thereof originating in
or consigned from Turkey may be imported into the Community

Member State

Point of entry

Belgique-België

Antwerpen, Zeebrugge, Brussel/Bruxelles, Aalst

Danmark

All Danish harbours and airports and all border stations

Deutschland

Ελλάς

España

France

Ireland

Italia

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 Rei-
nickendorf von Berlin, Abteilung Finanzen, Wirtschaft und Kultur, Veterinär- und Lebens-
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, HZA Pirna — ZA Altenberg, HZA
Löbau — Zollamt Ludwigsdorf-Autobahn, HZA Itzehoe — ZA Pinneberg, HZA Koblenz
— ZA Hahn-Flughafen, HZA Oldenburg — ZA Wilhelmshaven, HZA Bielefeld — ZA
Eckendorfer Straße Bielefeld, HZA Erfurt — ZA Eisenach, HZA Potsdam — ZA Ludwigs-
felde, 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 — ZA Bahnhof, HZA Lörrach — ZA Weil-am-Rhein-Schusterinsel

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

Algeciras (Puerto), Alicante (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Almería (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Asturias
(Aeropuerto), Barcelona (Aeropuerto, Puerto, Ferrocarril), 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 (Aero-
puerto, Puerto), Pasajes (Puerto), San Sebastián (Aeropuerto), Santa Cruz de Tenerife
(Puerto), Santander (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Santiago de Compostela (Aeropuerto), Sevilla
(Aeropuerto, Puerto), Tarragona (Puerto), Tenerife Norte (Aeropuerto), Tenerife Sur (Aero-
puerto), Valencía (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Vigo (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Villagarcía (Puerto),
Vitoria (Aeropuerto), Zaragoza (Aeropuerto)

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), Port de la Pointe des Galets à la
Réunion

Dublin — Port and Airport,
Cork — Port and Airport,
Shannon — Airport

Ufficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di Ancona
Ufficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di Bari
Ufficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di Genova
Ufficio Sanità Marittima di Livorno
Ufficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di Napoli
Ufficio Sanità Marittima di Ravenna
Ufficio Sanità Marittima di Salerno
Ufficio 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

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Member State

Point of entry

Luxembourg

Centre douanier, Croix de Gasperich, Luxembourg

Nederland

Österreich

All harbours and airports and all border stations

HZA Feldkirch, HZA Graz, Nickelsdorf, Spielfeld, HZA Wien, ZA Wels, ZA Kledering, ZA
Flughafen Wien, HZA Salzburg, ZA Klingenbach/Zweigstelle Sopron, ZA Karawanken-
tunnel, ZA Villach

Portugal

Lisboa, Leixões

Suomi-Finland

All Finnish customs offices

Sverige

Göteborg, Ystad, Stockholm, Helsingborg, Karlskrona, Karlsham, Landvetter, Arlanda

United Kingdom

Belfast, Channel Tunnel Terminal, Dover, Felixstowe, Gatwick Airport, Goole Grange-
mouth, 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,
Middlesborough, Newhaven, Poole, Shoreham, Southampton, Stansted Airport’