Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1295/2014 of 4 December 2014 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, animal feedingstuffs, customs inspection, food inspection, foodstuff, import (EU), surveillance concerning imports, third country








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5.12.2014   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 349/33








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1295/2014
of 4 December 2014
         
amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (2) lays down rules concerning the increased level of official controls to be carried out on imports of feed and food of non-animal origin listed in Annex I thereto (‘the list’), at the points of entry into the territories referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.












(2)


Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 provides that the list is to be reviewed on a regular basis, and at least quarterly, taking into account at least the sources of information referred to in that Article.












(3)


The occurrence and relevance of recent food incidents notified through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the findings of audits to third countries carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office, as well as the quarterly reports on consignments of feed and food of non-animal origin submitted by Member States to the Commission in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 indicate that the list should be amended.












(4)


In particular, the list should be amended by deleting the entries for commodities for which the available information indicates an overall satisfactory degree of compliance with the relevant safety requirements provided for in Union legislation and for which an increased level of official controls is therefore no longer justified. The entries in the list concerning oranges from Egypt and coriander leaves, basil and mint from Thailand should therefore be deleted.












(5)


In addition, the list should be amended by increasing the frequency of official controls for the commodities for which the same sources of information show a higher degree of non-compliance with the relevant Union legislation, thereby warranting an increased level of official controls. The entries in the list concerning dried spices from India, betel leaves from India and Thailand and vine leaves from Turkey should therefore be amended accordingly.












(6)


In order to ensure consistency and clarity, it is appropriate to replace Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.












(7)


Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(8)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2015.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 2014.


For the Commission


The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC (OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11).




ANNEX




                        ‘ANNEX I
Feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls at the designated point of entry










Feed and food
(intended use)


CN code (1)



TARIC sub-division


Country of origin


Hazard


Frequency of physical and identity checks (%)




Dried grapes (vine fruit)

(Food)



0806 20 


 


Afghanistan (AF)


Ochratoxin A


50










—


Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell












—

1202 41 00 





 


Brazil (BR)


Aflatoxins


10










—


Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled












—

1202 42 00 





 










—


Peanut butter












—

2008 11 10 





 










—


Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved












—


2008 11 91 ;
2008 11 96 ;
2008 11 98 






 





(Feed and food)



 


 










—


Yardlong beans
(Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis)












—


ex 0708 20 00 ;
ex 0710 22 00 






10
10


Cambodia (KH)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (2)



50










—


Aubergines












—


0709 30 00 ;
ex 0710 80 95 






72





(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)



 


 




Chinese celery (Apium graveolens)

(Food — fresh or chilled herb)



ex 0709 40 00 


20


Cambodia (KH)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (3)



50





Brassica oleracea

(other edible Brassica, “Chinese Broccoli”) (4)


(Food — fresh or chilled)



ex 0704 90 90 


40


China (CN)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (5)



50




Tea, whether or not flavoured

(Food)



0902 


 


China (CN)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (6)



10










—


Aubergines












—


0709 30 00 ;
ex 0710 80 95 






72


Dominican Republic (DO)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (7)



10










—


Bitter melon (Momordica charantia)













—


ex 0709 99 90 ;
ex 0710 80 95 






70
70





(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)



 


 










—


Yardlong beans
(Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis)












—


ex 0708 20 00 ;
ex 0710 22 00 






10
10


Dominican Republic (DO)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (7)



20










—


Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)












—


0709 60 10 ;
ex 0709 60 99 






20





(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)









—


0710 80 51 ;
ex 0710 80 59 






20




Strawberries (fresh)

(Food)



0810 10 00 


 


Egypt (EG)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (8)



10




Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)


0709 60 10 ;
ex 0709 60 99 ;


20


Egypt (EG)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (9)



10





(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen)



0710 80 51 ;
ex 0710 80 59 


20




Betel leaves (Piper betle L.)

(Food)



ex 1404 90 00 


10


India (IN)


Salmonella (10)



50




Sesamum seeds

(Food — fresh or chilled)



1207 40 90 


 


India (IN)


Salmonella (10)



20










—



Capsicum annuum, whole












—

0904 21 10 





 


India (IN)


Aflatoxins


20










—



Capsicum annuum, crushed or ground












—

ex 0904 22 00 





10










—


Dried fruit of the genus Capsicum, whole, other than sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum)













—

0904 21 90 





 










—


Nutmeg

(Myristica fragrans)













—


0908 11 00 ;
0908 12 00 






 





(Food — dried spices)



 


 




Enzymes;prepared enzymes

(Feed and food)



3507 


 


India (IN)


Chloramphenicol


50










—


Nutmeg

(Myristica fragrans)













—


0908 11 00 ;
0908 12 00 






 


Indonesia (ID)


Aflatoxins


20





(Food — dried spices)



 


 










—


Peas with pods (unshelled)












—

ex 0708 10 00 





40


Kenya (KE)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (11)



10










—


Beans with pods (unshelled)












—

ex 0708 20 00 





40





(Food — fresh or chilled)



 


 




Mint

(Food — fresh or chilled herb)



ex 1211 90 86 


30


Morocco (MA)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (12)



10




Dried beans

(Food)



0713 39 00 


 


Nigeria (NG)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (13)



50




Table grapes

(Food — fresh)



0806 10 10 


 


Peru (PE)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (14)



10




Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus lanatus) seeds and derived products

(Food)



ex 1207 70 00 ;
ex 1106 30 90 ;
ex 2008 99 99 


10
30
50


Sierra Leone (SL)


Aflatoxins


50










—


Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell












—

1202 41 00 





 


Sudan (SD)


Aflatoxins


50










—


Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled












—

1202 42 00 





 










—


Peanut butter












—

2008 11 10 





 










—


Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved












—


2008 11 91 ;
2008 11 96 ;
2008 11 98 






 





(Feed and food)



 


 




Peppers (other than sweet)(Capsicum spp.)

(Food — fresh or chilled)



ex 0709 60 99 


20


Thailand (TH)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (15)



10




Betel leaves (Piper betle L.)

(Food)



ex 1404 90 00 


10


Thailand (TH)


Salmonella (10)



50










—


Yardlong beans
(Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis)












—


ex 0708 20 00 ;
ex 0710 22 00 






10
10


Thailand (TH)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (16)



20










—


Aubergines












—


0709 30 00 ;
ex 0710 80 95 






72





(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)



 


 




Dried apricots

(Food)



0813 10 00 


 


Turkey (TR)


Sulphites (17)



10










—


Sweet Peppers (Capsicum annuum)













—


0709 60 10 ;
0710 80 51 






 


Turkey (TR)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (18)



10





(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)



 


 




Vine leaves

(Food)



ex 2008 99 99 


11; 19


Turkey (TR)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (19)



20




Dried grapes (vine fruit)

(Food)



0806 20 


 


Uzbekistan (UZ)


Ochratoxin A


50










—


Coriander leaves












—

ex 0709 99 90 





72


Viet Nam (VN)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (20)



20










—


Basil (holy, sweet)












—

ex 1211 90 86 





20










—


Mint












—

ex 1211 90 86 





30










—


Parsley












—

ex 0709 99 90 





40





(Food — fresh or chilled herbs)



 


 










—


Pitahaya (dragon fruit)












—

ex 0810 90 20 





10


Viet Nam (VN)


Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (20)



20










—


Okra












—

ex 0709 99 90 





20










—


Peppers (other than sweet)(Capsicum spp.)












—

ex 0709 60 99 





20





(Food — fresh or chilled)



 


 






.

(1)  Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined and no specific subdivision under that code exists, the CN code is marked “ex”.

(2)  In particular, residues of: Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Chlorbufam, Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate).

(3)  In particular, residues of: Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Hexaconazole, Phenthoate, Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol).

(4)  Species of Brassica oleracea L. convar. Botrytis (L) Alef var.Italica Plenck, cultivar alboglabra. Also known as “Kai Lan”, “Gai Lan”, “Gailan”, “Kailan”, “Chinese bare Jielan”.

(5)  In particular, residues of: Chlorfenapyr, Fipronil (sum fipronil + sulfone metabolite (MB46136) expressed as fipronil), Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Acetamiprid, Dimethomorph and Propiconazole.

(6)  In particular, residues of: Buprofezin; Imidacloprid; Fenvalerate and Esfenvalerate (Sum of RS & SR isomers); Profenofos; Trifluralin; Triazophos; Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol), Cypermethrin (cypermethrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)).

(7)  In particular, residues of: Amitraz (amitraz including the metabolites containing the 2,4-dimethylaniline moiety expressed as amitraz), Acephate, Aldicarb (sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide and its sulfone, expressed as aldicarb), Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Chlorfenapyr, Chlorpyrifos, Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Diafenthiuron, Diazinon, Dichlorvos, Dicofol (sum of p, p′ and o,p′ isomers), Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Endosulfan (sum of alpha- and beta-isomers and endosulfan-sulphate expresses as endosulfan), Fenamidone, Imidacloprid, Malathion (sum of malathion and malaoxon expressed as malathion), Methamidophos, Methiocarb (sum of methiocarb and methiocarb sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as methiocarb), Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Monocrotophos, Oxamyl, Profenofos, Propiconazole, Thiabendazole, Thiacloprid.

(8)  In particular, residues of: Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Cyfluthrin (cyfluthrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)) Cyprodinil, Diazinon, Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Ethion, Fenitrothion, Fenpropathrin, Fludioxonil, Hexaflumuron, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Methiocarb (sum of methiocarb and methiocarb sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as methiocarb), Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Oxamyl, Phenthoate, Thiophanate-methyl.

(9)  In particular, residues of: Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Chlorpyrifos, Cypermethrin (cypermethrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)), Cyproconazole, Dicofol (sum of p, p′ and o,p′ isomers), Difenoconazole, Dinotefuran, Ethion, Flusilazole, Folpet, Prochloraz (sum of prochloraz and its metabolites containing the 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol moiety expressed as prochloraz), Profenofos, Propiconazole, Thiophanate-methyl and Triforine.

(10)  Reference method EN/ISO 6579 or a method validated against it as referred to in Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1).

(11)  In particular, residues of: Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Chlorpyrifos, Acephate, Methamidophos, Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Diafenthiuron, Indoxacarb as sum of the isomers S and R.

(12)  In particular, residues of: Chlorpyrifos, Cypermethrin (cypermethrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)), Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Endosulfan (sum of alpha- and beta-isomers and endosulfan-sulphate expresses as endosulfan), Hexaconazole, Parathion-methyl (sum of Parathion-methyl and paraoxon-methyl expressed as Parathion-methyl), Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Flutriafol, Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Flubendiamide, Myclobutanyl, Malathion (sum of malathion and malaoxon expressed as malathion).

(13)  In particular, residues of Dichlorvos.

(14)  In particular, residues of: Diniconazole, Ethephon and Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl).

(15)  In particular, residues of: Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Triazophos, Malathion (sum of malathion and malaoxon expressed as malathion), Profenofos, Prothiofos, Ethion, Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Triforine, Procymidone, Formetanate: Sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate(hydrochloride).

(16)  In particular, residues of: Acephate, Carbaryl, Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Chlorpyrifos, Chlorpyrifos-methyl, Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Ethion, Malathion (sum of malathion and malaoxon expressed as malathion), Metalaxyl and metalaxyl-M (metalaxyl including other mixtures of constituent isomers including metalaxyl-M (sum of isomers)), Methamidophos, Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Monocrotophos, Profenofos, Prothiofos, Quinalphos, Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol), Triazophos, Dicrotophos, EPN, Triforine.

(17)  Reference methods: EN 1988-1:1998, EN 1988-2:1998 or ISO 5522:1981.

(18)  In particular, residues of: Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Oxamyl, Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Clofentezine, Diafenthiuron, Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Formetanate: Sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate(hydrochloride), Malathion (sum of malathion and malaoxon expressed as malathion), Procymidone, Tetradifon, Thiophanate-methyl.

(19)  In particular, residues of: Azoxystrobin, Boscalid, Chlorpyrifos, Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Endosulfan (sum of alpha- and beta-isomers and endosulfan-sulphate expresses as endosulfan), Kresoxim-methyl, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Metalaxyl and metalaxyl-M (metalaxyl including other mixtures of constituent isomers including metalaxyl-M (sum of isomers)), Methoxyfenozide, Metrafenone, Myclobutanil, Penconazole, Pyraclostrobin, Pyrimethanil, Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol), Trifloxystrobin.

(20)  In particular, residues of: Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Chlorpyrifos, Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Profenofos, Permethrin (sum of isomers), Hexaconazole, Difenoconazole, Propiconazole, Fipronil (sum fipronil + sulfone metabolite (MB46136) expressed as fipronil), Propargite, Flusilazole, Phenthoate, Cypermethrin (cypermethrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)), Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Quinalphos, Pencycuron, Methidathion, Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Fenbuconazole’