
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1249 of 22 July 2019 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, and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 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 a designated point of entry (‘DPE’) 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 biannually, taking into account 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, as established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, information regarding official controls performed by Member States on feed and food of non-animal origin as well as the biannual 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 jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) from Malaysia, the data resulting from notifications received through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed and information regarding official controls performed by Member States indicate the emergence of new risks to human health due to possible pesticide residues contamination, requiring the introduction of an increased level of official controls. In addition, for groundnuts (peanuts) from the United States of America, data resulting from notifications received through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed indicates risks to human health due to possible aflatoxins contamination, requiring the introduction of an increased level of official controls. Entries concerning those consignments should therefore be included in the list.

(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 establishes a maximum level for hydrocyanic acid (cyanide) in unprocessed whole, ground, milled, cracked, chopped apricot kernels placed on the market for the final consumer. In addition, Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1237 provides that the operator who places unprocessed whole, ground, milled, cracked, chopped apricot kernels on the market for the final consumer is to provide upon request from the competent authority evidence of compliance of the marketed product with the maximum level. For consignments of unprocessed apricot kernels from Turkey intended to be placed on the market for the final consumer, data resulting from notifications received through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed indicates the emergence of new risks to human health due to the presence of hydrocyanic acid (cyanide), requiring the introduction of an increased level of official controls. An entry concerning those consignments should therefore be included in the list.

(6) Moreover, due to the high frequency of non-compliance with the relevant requirements provided for in Union legislation detected during official controls performed by Member States in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 669/2009, it is appropriate to increase the frequency of identity and physical checks on tea and goji berries from China and peppers and yardlong beans from the Dominican Republic. Entries concerning those consignments should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7) In addition, the list should be amended by decreasing the frequency of identity and physical checks on apricots from Turkey due to the low frequency of non-compliance with the relevant requirements provided for in Union legislation detected during official controls performed by Member States in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 669/2009. Entries concerning those consignments should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8) The existing entry concerning goji berries from China in the list requires the competent authorities to test this commodity for specific pesticides which do not include nicotine. Frequent detections of nicotine in goji berries from China have been reported. It is therefore appropriate to amend the existing entry concerning goji berries from China in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 to require competent authorities to test this commodity for nicotine.

(9) Turnips (Brassica rapa spp. Rapa) from Lebanon and from Syria prepared or preserved by brine or citric acid present the same risk as the forms of that commodity from Lebanon and from Syria currently listed. The list should therefore be amended to include turnips prepared or preserved by brine or citric acid from Lebanon and from Syria.

(10) In order to ensure consistency and clarity, it is appropriate to replace Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 in its entirety.

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

(12) 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 third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 22 July 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

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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 TARIC sub-division Country of origin Hazard Frequency of physical and identity checks (%)
 — Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell
  — 1202 41 00
  Bolivia (BO) Aflatoxins 50
 — Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled
  — 1202 42 00

 — Peanut butter
  — 2008 11 10

 — Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved
(Feed and food)  — 2008 11 91; 

2008 11 96;

2008 11 98

 — Black pepper (Piper)
(Food – neither crushed nor ground) ex 0904 11 00 10 Brazil (BR) Salmonella 20
Goji berries (wolfberries) (Lycium barbarum L.)(Food - fresh, chilled or dried) ex 0813 40 95;ex 0810 90 75 1010 China (CN) Pesticide residues 20
Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum)(Food – crushed or ground) ex 0904 22 00 11 China (CN) Salmonella 20
Tea, whether or not flavoured(Food) 0902  China (CN) Pesticide residues 20
Aubergines (Solanum melongena)(Food – fresh or chilled) 0709 30 00  Dominican Republic (DO) Pesticide residues 20
 — Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum)
  — 0709 60 10; 

0710 80 51
  Dominican Republic (DO) Pesticide residues 50
 — Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)
  — ex 0709 60 99; 

ex 0710 80 59
 2020
 — Yardlong beans 

(Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis, vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata)
(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen)  — ex 0708 20 00; 

ex 0710 22 00
 1010
 — Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum)
  — 0709 60 10; 

0710 80 51
  Egypt (EG) Pesticide residues 20
 — Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)
(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen)  — ex 0709 60 99; 

ex 0710 80 59
 2020
Sesamum seeds(Food - fresh or chilled) 1207 40 90  Ethiopia (ET) Salmonella 50
 — Hazelnuts, in shell
  — 0802 21 00
  Georgia (GE) Aflatoxins 50
 — Hazelnuts, shelled
  — 0802 22 00
 
 — Flour, meal and powder of hazelnuts
  — ex 1106 30 90
 40
 — Hazelnuts, otherwise prepared or preserved
(Food)  — ex 2008 19 19; 

ex 2008 19 95;

ex 2008 19 99
 302030
Palm oil(Food) 1511 10 90;1511 90 11;  Ghana (GH) Sudan dyes 50
ex 1511 90 19; 90
1511 90 99 
Okra(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) ex 0709 99 90;ex 0710 80 95 2030 India (IN) Pesticide residues 10
Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen) ex 0709 60 99;ex 0710 80 59 2020 India (IN) Pesticide residues 20
Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.)(Food – fresh or chilled) 0708 20  Kenya (KE) Pesticide residues 5
Chinese celery (Apium graveolens)(Food - fresh or chilled herb) ex 0709 40 00 20 Cambodia (KH) Pesticide residues 50
Yardlong beans(Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis, vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata)(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables) ex 0708 20 00;ex 0710 22 00 1010 Cambodia (KH) Pesticide residues 50
Turnips (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa)(Food — prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid) ex 2001 90 97; 11; 19 Lebanon (LB) Rhodamine B 50
Turnips (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa)(Food — prepared or preserved by brine or citric acid, not frozen) ex 2005 99 80 93 Lebanon (LB) Rhodamine B 50
Peppers (sweet or other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)(Food - dried, roasted, crushed or ground) 0904 21 10;  Sri Lanka (LK) Aflatoxins 50
ex 0904 21 90; 20
ex 0904 22 00; 11; 19
ex 2008 99 99 79
 — Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell
  — 1202 41 00
  Madagascar (MG) Aflatoxins 50
 — Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled
  — 1202 42 00

 — Peanut butter
  — 2008 11 10

 — Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved
(Feed and food)  — 2008 11 91; 

2008 11 96;

2008 11 98

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)(Food – fresh) ex 0810 90 20 20 Malaysia (MY) Pesticide residues 20
Sesamum seeds(Food - fresh or chilled) 1207 40 90  Nigeria (NG) Salmonella 50
Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen) ex 0709 60 99;ex 0710 80 59 2020 Pakistan (PK) Pesticide residues 20
Raspberries(Food - frozen) ex 0811 20 11;ex 0811 20 19;0811 20 31 1010 Serbia (RS) Norovirus 10
Sesamum seeds(Food - fresh or chilled) 1207 40 90  Sudan (SD) Salmonella 50
Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus spp.) seeds and derived products(Food) ex 1207 70 00;ex 1208 90 00;ex 2008 99 99 101050 Sierra Leone (SL) Aflatoxins 50
 — Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell
  — 1202 41 00
  Senegal (SN) Aflatoxins 50
 — Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled
  — 1202 42 00

 — Peanut butter
  — 2008 11 10

 — Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved
(Feed and food)  — 2008 11 91; 

2008 11 96;

2008 11 98

Turnips (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa)(Food — prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid) ex 2001 90 97; 11; 19 Syria (SY) Rhodamine B 50
Turnips (Brassica rapa spp. rapa)(Food — prepared or preserved by brine or citric acid, not frozen) ex 2005 99 80 93 Syria (SY) Rhodamine B 50
Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen) ex 0709 60 99;ex 0710 80 59 2020 Thailand (TH) Pesticide residues 10
 — Dried apricots
  — 0813 10 00
  Turkey (TR) Sulphites 10
 — Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved
(Food)  — 2008 50 61

Dried grapes (including dried grapes cut or crushed into a paste, without any further treatment)(Food) 0806 20  Turkey (TR) Ochratoxin A 5
Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum)(Food – fresh, chilled or dried) 0805 50 10  Turkey (TR) Pesticide residues 10
Pomegranates(Food - fresh or chilled) ex 0810 90 75 30 Turkey (TR) Pesticide residues 10
Sweet Peppers (Capsicum annuum)(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen) 0709 60 10;0710 80 51  Turkey (TR) Pesticide residues 10
Unprocessed whole, ground, milled, cracked, chopped apricot kernels intended to be placed on the market for the final consumer(Food) ex 1212 99 95 20 Turkey (TR) Cyanide 50
Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen) ex 0709 60 99ex 0710 80 59 2020 Uganda (UG) Pesticide residues 20
Sesamum seeds(Food - fresh or chilled) 1207 40 90  Uganda (UG) Salmonella 50
 — Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell
  — 1202 41 00
  United States (US) Aflatoxins 10
 — Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled
  — 1202 42 00

 — Peanut butter
  — 2008 11 10

 — Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved
(Feed and food)  — 2008 11 91; 

2008 11 96;

2008 11 98

 — Pistachios, in shell
  — 0802 51 00
  United States (US) Aflatoxins 10
 — Pistachios, shelled
  — 0802 52 00

 — Pistachios, roasted
(Food)  — ex 2008 19 13; 

ex 2008 19 93
 2020
 — Dried apricots
  — 0813 10 00
  Uzbekistan (UZ) Sulphites 50
 — Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved
(Food)  — 2008 50 61

 — Coriander leaves
  — ex 0709 99 90
 72 Vietnam (VN) Pesticide residues 50
 — Basil (holy, sweet)
  — ex 1211 90 86
 20
 — Mint
  — ex 1211 90 86
 30
 — Parsley
(Food - fresh or chilled herbs)  — ex 0709 99 90
 40
Okra(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) ex 0709 99 90ex 0710 80 95 2030 Vietnam (VN) Pesticide residues 50
Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen) ex 0709 60 99;ex 0710 80 59 2020 Vietnam (VN) Pesticide residues 50




















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