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22.3.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
82/47
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 270/2013
of 21 March 2013
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,
Commission in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation
(EC) No 669/2009 indicate that the list should be
amended.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(4) In
particular,
the
list
should
be
amended
to
decrease
the
intensity of official controls of the commodities for
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European
which the available information indicates an overall
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official
improvement of compliance with the relevant
controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance
requirements provided for in Union legislation and for
with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare
which the current frequency of official controls is
rules ( 1 ), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
therefore no longer justified. The entry in the list
concerning coriander leaves and basil from Thailand
should be therefore amended accordingly as far as the
Whereas:
frequency of physical and identity checks for the
presence of pesticide residues is concerned.
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
669/2009
( 2 ) lays down
rules concerning the increased level of official controls to
(5) Regulation
(EC)
No
669/2009
should
therefore
be
be carried out on imports of feed and food of non-
amended accordingly.
animal origin listed in Annex I thereto (‘the list’), at the
points of entry into the territories referred to in Annex I
to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
(2) Article
2
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
669/2009
provides
that
the list is to be reviewed on a regular basis, and at least
quarterly, taking into account at least the sources of
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
information referred to in that Article.
Article 1
(3) The
occurrence
and
relevance
of
food
incidents
notified
through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009, in the entries for
findings of audits in third countries carried out by the
Thailand, the row referring to ‘Coriander leaves’ and ‘Basil (holy,
Food and Veterinary Office, as well as the quarterly
sweet)’ ‘Food – fresh herbs)’, as far as the frequency of physical
reports on consignments of feed and food of non-
and identity checks for the presence of pesticide residues is
animal origin submitted by Member States to the
concerned, is replaced by the following:
‘— Coriander leaves —
ex
0709
99
90 72 Thailand
(TH) Pesticide
residues
analysed
with 10’
multi-residue methods based on
GC-MS and LC-MS or with
— Basil (holy, sweet) —
ex
1211
90
86 20
single-residue methods ( 4 )
(Food — fresh herbs)
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.
It shall apply from 1 April 2013.
( 1 ) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11.

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Official Journal of the European Union
22.3.2013
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 March 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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