Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

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.