
Article 1 

1. Member States may not import Brazil nuts in shell falling within category CN code 0801 21 00 originating in or consigned from Brazil (‘Brazil nuts’), unless the consignment is accompanied by:
(a) a report containing the results of official sampling and analysis; and
(b) a health certificate issued in accordance with the model set out in Annex 1 and completed, signed and verified by a representative of the competent authority of Brazil, the Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento — (MAPA).
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States shall authorise the import of consignments of Brazil nuts not complying with paragraph 1(a) and (b), which left Brazil before 5 July 2003, provided that the operator can demonstrate by sampling and analysis, in accordance with the provisions of Directive 98/53/EC, that the consignments comply with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 as regards maximum permitted levels for aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin.
Article 2 
The sampling and the analysis of Brazil nuts as provided for in Article 1(1)(a) must be performed in accordance with the provisions of Commission Directive 98/53/EC.
The analysis must be performed by the official control laboratory for the analysis of aflatoxins in Brazil nuts in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, the Laboratório de Controle de Qualidade de Segurança Alimentar — (LACQSA).
Article 3 

1. Each consignment of Brazil nuts shall be identified with a code, which corresponds to the code on the report and health certificate as provided for in Article 1(1)(a) and (b).
2. Consignments of Brazil nuts may only be imported into the Community through one of the points of entry listed in Annex 2.
Article 4 

1. The competent authorities in each Member State shall ensure that Brazil nuts are subject to documentary checks to ensure that the requirements of Article 1(1) are complied with.
2. The competent authorities in each Member State shall undertake sampling and analysis of each consignment of Brazil nuts for aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin before release onto the market from the point of entry into the Community.
3. Member States shall submit to the Commission every three months a report of all analytical results of official controls on consignments of Brazil nuts, as provided for in paragraph 2. This report shall be submitted during the month following each quarter.
4. Any consignment of Brazil nuts to be subjected to sampling and analysis should be detained before release onto the market from the point of entry into the Community for a maximum period of 15 working days.The competent authorities of the importing Member State shall issue an accompanying official document establishing that the consignment has been subjected to official sampling and analysis by the Member State and indicating the result of the analysis.
Article 5 
In case a consignment is split, copies of the report and health certificate as provided for in Article 1(1)(a) and (b) and the accompanying document as provided for in Article 4(4) shall accompany each part of the split consignment. These copies must be certified by the competent authority of the Member State on whose territory the splitting has taken place.
Article 6 
Consignments of Brazil nuts not complying with the maximum levels for aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin total, established by Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 may be returned to the country of origin only where for each individual concerned non-conforming consignment the Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento — (MAPA), provides the following in writing:

((a)) explicit agreement for the return of the concerned consignment, and indicating the consignment code;
((b)) a commitment to put the returned consignment under official control from the date of arrival onwards;
((c)) a concrete indication of:

((i)) the destination of the returned consignment;
((ii)) the intended treatment of the returned consignment; and
((iii)) the intended sampling and analysis to be performed on the returned consignment.
However, if the conditions provided for in points (a), (b) and (c) are not complied with by the Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento — (MAPA), all subsequent consignments that do not comply with the maximum levels for aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin total, established by Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 shall be destroyed by the importing Member State.
Article 7 
This Decision shall be reviewed by 1 May 2004 at the latest, in order to assess whether the special conditions provided for in Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 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 sampling and analysis of each consignment by the competent authority of the importing Member State, as provided for in Article 4(2).
Article 8 
The Decision shall apply from 5 July 2003.
Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Decision. They shall inform the Commission thereof.
Article 9 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 July 2003.
For the Commission
David BYRNE
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I



ANNEX II
Member State Point of entry
Belgium Antwerpen, Zeebrugge, Brussel/Bruxelles, Aalst
Denmark All Danish harbours and airports
Germany 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 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 Bremen - ZA Bremerhaven, HZA Hamburg-Hafen-ZA Waltershof, HZA Hamburg-Stadt, HZA Itzehoe-ZA Hamburg-Flughafen, HZA Frankfurt-am-Main-Flughafen, HZA Braunschweig-Abfertigungsstelle, HZA Hannover-Abfertigungsstelle, HZA Oldenburg-ZA Stade, HZA Dresden - ZA Dresden-Friedrichstadt, HZA Pirna - ZA Altenberg, HZA Löbau - Zollamt Ludwigsdorf-Autobahn, HZA Koblenz - ZA Hahn-Flughafen, HZA Oldenburg-ZA Wilhelmshaven, HZA Bielefeld - ZA Eckendorfer Straße Bielefeld, HZA Erfurt - ZA Eisenach, HZA Potsdam - ZA Ludwigsfelde, 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, HZA Hamburg-Stadt -ZA Oberelbe, HZA Hamburg-Stadt - ZA Oberelbe - Abfertigungsstelle Billbrook, HZA Hamburg-Stadt - ZA Oberelbe - Abfertigungsstelle Großmarkt, HZA Potsdam - ZA Berlin - Flughafen Schönefeld, HZA Düsseldorf - ZA Düsseldorf Nord
Greece 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
Spain Algeciras (Puerto), Alicante (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Almeria (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Asturias (Aeropuerto), Barcelona (Aeropuerto, Puerto, Ferrocarril), Bilbao (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Cadiz (Puerto), Cartagena (Puerto), Castellon (Puerto), Ceuta (Puerto), Gijón (Puerto), Huelva (Puerto), Irun (Carretera), La Coruña (Puerto), La Junquera (Carretera) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Madrid (Aeropuerto, Ferrocarril), Malaga (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Marin (Puerto), Melilla (Puerto), Murcia (Ferrocarril), Palma de Mallorca (Aeropuerto, 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 (Aeropuerto), Valencia (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Vigo (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Villagarcia (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-Atlantique), Agen (Lot-et-Garonne), Port de la Pointe des Galets à la Réunion
Ireland Dublin — Port and Airport, Cork — Port and Airport, Shannon — Airport
Italy Ufficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di AnconaUfficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di BariUfficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di GenovaUfficio Sanità Marittima di LivornoUfficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di NapoliUfficio Sanità Marittima di RavennaUfficio Sanità Marittima di SalernoUfficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di TriesteDogana di Fernetti-Interporto Monrupino (Trieste)Ufficio di Sanità Marittima di La SpeziaUfficio di Sanità Marittima e Aerea di VeneziaUfficio di Sanità Marittima e Aerea di Reggio Calabria
Luxembourg Centre Douanier, Croix de Gasperich, Luxembourg
Netherlands All harbours and airports and all border stations
Austria HZA Feldkirch, HZA Graz, Nickelsdorf, Spielfeld, HZA Wien, ZA Wels, ZA Kledering, ZA Flughafen Wien, HZA Salzburg, ZA Klingenbach/Zweigstelle Sopron, ZA Karawankentunnel, ZA Villach
Portugal Lisboa, Leixões
Finland All Finnish Customs Offices.
Sweden Göteborg, Ystad, Stockholm, Helsingborg, Karlskrona, Karlshamn, Landvetter, Arlanda
United 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, Middlesborough, Newhaven, Poole, Shoreham, Southampton, Stansted Airport."