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This Regulation reviews the list of imports of feed and food of non-animal origin which are subject to an increased level of official controls.
The changes to Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 concern:
the listing of okra from India (previously listed in Regulation (EU) No 885/2014), goji berries from China and turnips prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid ("pickled turnips") from Lebanon and Syria; the de-listing of brassica oleracea from China, peas with pods from Kenya, aubergines and Ethiopian eggplant from Uganda, strawberries from Egypt, dried grapes from Iran and yardlong beans from Thailand; the decrease in the frequency of identity and physical controls to be performed on consignments of pineapples from Benin, and lemons and pomegranates from Turkey; the modification of the list of pesticides to be tested in case of tea from China; the modification of the scope of the existing entry concerning okra from Vietnam to include frozen okra; the modification to the existing entries "Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved" (apricot pulp) to provide that, under certain conditions, identity and physical checks on consignments of such products may be carried out by the competent authorities of the place of destination as indicated in the common entry document (CED), if appropriate at the premises of the food business operator.
This Regulation also amends Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 to provide that:
in case of consignments entering the Union by air transport from a third country, which are unloaded for the purposes of being loaded on another aircraft in the same airport for onward travel to another airport in the Union, the designated point of entry shall be the latter airport; the provisions in Article 3(b) regarding transhipped consignments shall also apply to consignments which will travel onward to a port or airport in the same EU Member State; where the competent authority at the designated point of entry does not permit the introduction of a consignment of feed and food listed in Annex I due to non-compliance with a maximum residue level set out in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, it shall immediately notify such border rejection in accordance with Article 19(3) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.
This Regulation also amends Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 885/2014 by deleting the entry concerning okra from India.
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HS Code(s): ex 07082000, ex 07094000, 07096010, ex 07096099, ex 07099990, ex 07102200, 07108051, ex 07108059, ex 07108095, 08022100, 08022200, 08025100, 08025200, 08043000, 08055010, 080620, ex 08109020, ex 08109075, 08112031, ex 08112011, ex 08112019, 08131000, ex 08134095, 0902, 09042110, 09042190, 09042200, ex 11063090, 12024100, 12024200, 12074090, ex 12077000, ex 12119086, 15111090, 15119011, ex 15119019, 15119099, ex 20019097, 20081110, 20081191, 20081196, 20081198, ex 20081913, ex 20081993, 20085061, ex 20089999 |