L 25/40
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
27.1.2023
(20)
Chinese celery (Apium graveolens) and yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis, Vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata) from Cambodia have been subjected to an increased level of official controls due to the risk of contamination by pesticide residues since October 2014.
Those commodities have not been imported into the Union for more than three years.
Therefore, their entries in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 should be deleted.
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Turnips (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa) from Lebanon have been subjected to an increased level of official controls due to the risk of contamination by Rhodamine B since July 2018.
The official controls carried out on that commodity by the Member States show a persistent high rate of non-compliance since the establishment of the increased level of official controls.
Those controls provide evidence that the entry of that commodity into the Union constitutes a serious risk for human health.
It is therefore necessary, in addition to the increased level of official controls, to provide for special conditions in relation to the importation of turnips (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa) from Lebanon.
In particular, all consignments of turnips (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa) from Lebanon should be accompanied by an official certificate stating that all the results of sampling and analyses show compliance with Union requirements.
The results of sampling and analyses should be attached to that certificate.
Therefore, the entry on turnips (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa) from Lebanon in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 should be deleted and transferred to Annex II to that Implementing Regulation, with a frequency of identity and physical checks set at 50 % of consignments entering the Union.
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In relation to consignments of gotukola (Centella asiatica) and mukunuwenna (Alternanthera sessilis) from Sri Lanka, a high rate of non-compliance with the relevant requirements provided for in Union legislation with respect to contamination by pesticide residues was detected during official controls performed by the Member States in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793.
It is therefore appropriate to increase the frequency of identity and physical checks to be performed on those consignments entering the Union to 30 %.
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Several CN codes or TARIC sub-divisions have been changed in the TARIC system.
In order to allow for a more precise identification of commodities subject to increased official controls, it is appropriate to correct the TARIC sub-division for CN code ex 1211 90 86 in the entry on gotukola (Centella asiatica) from Sri Lanka in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793.
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Locust beans (carob), locust beans seeds, not decorticated, crushed or ground, mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans or locust beans seeds from Morocco have been subjected to an increased level of official controls due to the risk of contamination by ethylene oxide since January 2022.
The official controls carried out on those commodities by the Member States indicate compliance with the relevant requirements provided for in Union legislation.
Therefore, an increased level of official controls is no longer justified for those commodities and their entry in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 should be deleted.
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Groundnuts and products produced from groundnuts from Madagascar have been subjected to an increased level of official controls due to the risk of contamination by aflatoxins since April 2016.
Those commodities have not been imported into the Union for more than three years.
Therefore, their entry in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 should be deleted.
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In relation to consignments of black eyed beans (Vigna unguiculata) from Madagascar, data from RASFF notifications and information regarding official controls performed by the Member States indicate the emergence of new risks to human health, due to a possible contamination by pesticide residues.
It is therefore necessary to require an increased level of official controls on entries of that commodity from Madagascar.
That commodity should therefore be included in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793, with a frequency of identity and physical checks set at 10 % of consignments entering the Union.
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Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces from Mexico have been subjected to an increased level of official controls due to the risk of contamination by ethylene oxide since January 2022.
The official controls carried out on those commodities by the Member States indicate compliance with the relevant requirements provided for in Union legislation.
Therefore, an increased level of official controls is no longer justified for those commodities and their entry in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 should be deleted.