Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/525 of 27 March 2015 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)
EU Regulation 2015/525 · Adopted 27 March 2015 · Extends to United Kingdom
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/525
of 27 March 2015
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 rulesf1, and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009f2 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, for consignments of almonds originating from Australia, pistachios originating from the United States and dried apricots originating from Uzbekistan, the relevant sources of information indicate the emergence of new risks requiring the introduction of an increased level of official controls. Entries concerning those consignments should therefore be included in the list.
(5)
In addition, it is necessary to amend the endnotes set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 in order to ensure that the controls carried out by the Member States in accordance with that Regulation target at least the pesticides listed in the control programme adopted in accordance with Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005f3 that can be analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS. It is also appropriate to maintain individual endnotes as regards certain pesticides which are not listed in that control programme or which may require, in one or more Member States, a single-residue method in order to be analysed.
(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:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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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).
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Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1).
Contents
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Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
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 April 2015.
Signature
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 March 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude Juncker
‘ANNEX I
Feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls at the designated point of entry
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”.
Residues of at least those pesticides listed in the control programme adopted in accordance with Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1) that can be analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS (pesticides to be monitored in/on products of plant origin only).
Residues of Chlorbufam.
Residues of Phenthoate.
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”.
Residues of Trifluralin.
Residues of Acephate, Aldicarb (sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide and its sulfone, expressed as aldicarb), Amitraz (amitraz including the metabolites containing the 2,4-dimethylaniline moiety expressed as amitraz), Diafenthiuron, Dicofol (sum of p, p′ and o,p′ isomers), Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram) and Methiocarb (sum of methiocarb and methiocarb sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as methiocarb).
Residues of Hexaflumuron, Methiocarb (sum of methiocarb and methiocarb sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as methiocarb), Phenthoate and Thiophanate-methyl.
Residues of Dicofol (sum of p, p′ and o,p′ isomers), Dinotefuran, Folpet, Prochloraz (sum of prochloraz and its metabolites containing the 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol moiety expressed as prochloraz), Thiophanate-methyl and Triforine.
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).
Residues of Acephate and Diafenthiuron.
Residues of Flubendiamide.
Residues of Ethephon.
Residues of Formetanate: sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate (hydrochloride), Prothiofos and Triforine.
Residues of Acephate, Dicrotophos, Prothiofos, Quinalphos and Triforine.
Reference methods: EN 1988-1:1998, EN 1988-2:1998 or ISO 5522:1981.
Residues of Diafenthiuron, Formetanate: sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate (hydrochloride) and Thiophanate-methyl.
Residues of Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram) and Metrafenone.
Residues of Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Phenthoate and Quinalphos.’
Feed and food(intended use) CN codef1 TARIC sub-division Country of origin Hazard Frequency of physical and identity checks (%) Dried grapes (vine fruit) 0806 20 Afghanistan (AF) Ochratoxin A 50 (Food) —
Almonds, in shell
—
0802 11
Australia (AU) Aflatoxins 20 —
Almonds, shelled
—
0802 12
(Food) —
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 residuesf2 f3 50 —
Aubergines
—
0709 30 00;
ex 0710 80 95
72 (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables) Chinese celery (Apium graveolens) ex 0709 40 00 20 Cambodia (KH) Pesticide residues f4 50 (Food — fresh or chilled herb) Brassica oleracea
(other edible Brassica, “Chinese Broccoli”)f5
ex 0704 90 90 40 China (CN) Pesticide residues 50 (Food — fresh or chilled) Tea, whether or not flavoured 0902 China (CN) Pesticide residues f6 10 (Food) —
Aubergines
—
0709 30 00;
ex 0710 80 95
72 Dominican Republic (DO) Pesticide residues f7 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 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) 0810 10 00 Egypt (EG) Pesticide residues f8 10 (Food) Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) 0709 60 10;
ex 0709 60 99;
20 Egypt (EG) Pesticide residues f9 10 (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen) 0710 80 51;
ex 0710 80 59
20 Betel leaves (Piper betle L.) ex 1404 90 00 10 India (IN) Salmonellaf10 50 (Food) Sesamum seeds 1207 40 90 India (IN) Salmonella 20 (Food — fresh or chilled) —
Capsicum annuum, whole
0904 21 10
ex 0904 22 00
10 India (IN) Aflatoxins 20 —
Capsicum annuum, crushed or ground
—
0904 21 90
Dried fruit of the genus Capsicum, whole, other than sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum)
Nutmeg
(Myristica fragrans)
—
0908 11 00;
0908 12 00
(Food — dried spices) Enzymes; prepared enzymes 3507 India (IN) Chloramphenicol 50 (Feed and food) —
Nutmeg
(Myristica fragrans)
—
0908 11 00;
0908 12 00
Indonesia (ID) Aflatoxins 20 (Food — dried spices) —
Peas with pods (unshelled)
ex 0708 10 00
ex 0708 20 00
40
40
Kenya (KE) Pesticide residues f11 10 —
Beans with pods (unshelled)
(Food — fresh or chilled) Mint ex 1211 90 86; 30 Morocco (MA) Pesticide residues f12 10 (Food — fresh or chilled herb) ex 2008 99 99 70 Dried beans 0713 39 00 Nigeria (NG) Pesticide residues 50 (Food) Table grapes 0806 10 10 Peru (PE) Pesticide residues f13 10 (Food — fresh) Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus lanatus) seeds and derived products ex 1207 70 00;
ex 1106 30 90;
ex 2008 99 99
10
30
50
Sierra Leone (SL) Aflatoxins 50 (Food) —
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.) ex 0709 60 99 20 Thailand (TH) Pesticide residues f14 10 (Food — fresh or chilled) Betel leaves (Piper betle L.) ex 1404 90 00 10 Thailand (TH) Salmonella 50 (Food) —
Yardlong beans
(Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis)
—
ex 0708 20 00;
ex 0710 22 00
10
10
Thailand (TH) Pesticide residues f15 20 —
Aubergines
—
0709 30 00;
ex 0710 80 95
72 (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables) —
Dried apricots
—
0813 10 00
Turkey (TR) Sulphitesf16 10 —
Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved
—
2008 50 61
(Food) —
Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum)
—
0709 60 10;
0710 80 51
Turkey (TR) Pesticide residues f17 10 (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables) Vine leaves ex 2008 99 99 11; 19 Turkey (TR) Pesticide residues f18 20 (Food) —
Pistachios, in shell
—
0802 51 00
United States (US) Aflatoxins 20 —
Pistachios, shelled
—
0802 52 00
(Food) —
Dried apricots
—
0813 10 00
Uzbekistan (UZ) Sulphites 50 —
Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved
—
2008 50 61
(Food) Dried grapes (vine fruit) 0806 20 Uzbekistan (UZ) Ochratoxin A 50 (Food) —
Coriander leaves
—
ex 0709 99 90
72 Viet Nam (VN) Pesticide residues f19 20 —
Basil (holy, sweet)
—
ex 1211 90 86;
ex 2008 99 99
20
75
—
Mint
—
ex 1211 90 86;
ex 2008 99 99
30
70
—
Parsley
—
ex 0709 99 90
40 (Food — fresh or chilled herbs) —
Pitahaya (dragon fruit)
—
ex 0810 90 20
10 Viet Nam (VN) Pesticide residues 20 —
Okra
—
ex 0709 99 90
20 —
Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)
—
ex 0709 60 99
20 (Food — fresh or chilled)