Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 lays down rules concerning the temporary increase of official controls upon entry into the Union on certain food and feed of non-animal origin from certain third countries (in Annex I); special import conditions for certain food and feed from certain third countries due to the contamination risk by mycotoxins, including aflatoxins, pesticide residues, pentachlorophenol and dioxins and microbiological contamination (in Annex II - increased official border controls and official certificate accompanied by the results of sampling and analysis in the third country).
This Implementing Regulation amends Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 by introducing the following changes:
• Inclusion in Annex I of eggplants (Solanum aethiopicum) from Burkina Faso due to risk of contamination by pesticide residues;
• Delisting from Annex I (and thus, from the Regulation) of Brazil nuts in shell and mixtures of Brazil nuts or dried fruits containing Brazil nuts in Shell from Brazil, groundnuts and products produced from groundnuts from Brazil, groundnuts and products produced from groundnuts from The Gambia, locust beans (carob), locust beans seeds, not decorticated, crushed or ground and mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans or locust beans seeds from India and guar gum from India, instant noodles containing spices/seasonings or sauces from South Korea, peppers of genus Capsicum (other than sweet) from Pakistan, groundnuts and products produced from groundnuts from Sudan, locust beans (carob), locust beans seeds, not decorticated, crushed or ground and mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans or locust beans seeds from Türkiye and instant noodles containing spices/seasonings or sauces from Viet Nam;
• Decrease in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex I for hazelnuts and products produced from hazelnuts from Georgia (aflatoxins – 20%), spice mixes from Pakistan (aflatoxins – 30%) and grapefruits from Türkiye pesticide residues – 20%);
• Increase in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex I for betel leaves (Piper betle L.) from India (Salmonella – 50%) and drumsticks (Moringa oleifera) from India (pesticide residues – 30%);
• Removal from Annex I and inclusion in Annex II of Gotukola (Centella asiatica) from Sri Lanka (pesticide residues – 50%) and peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet) from Vietnam (pesticide residues – 50%);
• Removal from Annex II and inclusion in Annex I of yearlong beans from Dominican Republic (pesticide residues – 30%), groundnuts and products produced from groundnuts from Ghana (aflatoxins – 50%), mixtures of food additives containing locust bean gum or guar gum, vanilla and cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems) from India (ethylene oxide – 20%), mixtures of food additives containing locust bean gum from Malaysia (ethylene oxide – 30%) and mixtures of food additives containing locyst bean gum from Türkiye (ethylene oxide – 30%);
• Increase in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex II for nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) from Indonesia (aflatoxins – 50%), nutmeg, mace and cardamon from India (ethylene oxide – 30%), sesamum seeds from Uganda (Salmonella – 30%) and pitahaya (dragon fruit) from Vietnam (pesticide residues – 30%);
• Decrease in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex II for pepper of the genus Piper, dried or crushed or ground fruit of the Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta and ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices from Ethiopia (aflatoxins – 30%), dried figs and products produced from dried figs from Türkiye (aflatoxins – 20%), pistachios and products produced from pistachios from Türkiye (aflatoxins – 30%) and pistachios and derived products originating in the United States and dispatched to the Union from Türkiye (aflatoxins – 30%).
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