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Official Journal of the European Union
19.6.2012
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 514/2012
of 18 June 2012
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,
degree of non-compliance with the relevant Union legis
lation, thereby warranting an increased level of official
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
controls.
Union,
(6) In
addition,
certain
other
commodities
for
which
the
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European
information sources indicate a degree of non-compliance
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official
with the relevant safety requirements, thereby warranting
controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance
the introduction of an increased level of official controls,
with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare
should be included in the list.
rules ( 1 ), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
(7) The
entries
in
the
list
for
certain
imports
from
India
and
Whereas:
for certain other commodities imported from the

Dominican Republic should therefore be amended
accordingly. In addition, an entry concerning
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
669/2009
( 2 ) lays down
consignments of nutmeg and mace from Indonesia
rules concerning the increased level of official controls to
should be inserted in the list.
be carried out on imports of feed and food of non-
animal origin listed in Annex I thereto (‘the list’), at the
points of entry into the territories referred to in Annex I
(8) The
amendment
to
the
list
concerning
the
reduction
in
to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.
the frequency of official controls on imports of yardlong

beans, bitter melon, peppers and aubergines from the
Dominican Republic should apply as soon as possible,
(2) Article
2
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
669/2009
provides
that
as the original safety concerns have been partially solved.
the list is to be reviewed on a regular basis, and at least
Accordingly, the amendments to the list concerning the
quarterly, taking into account at least the sources of
entry for that third country should apply from the date
information referred to in that Article.
of entry into force of this Regulation.
(3) The
occurrence
and
relevance
of
food
incidents
notified (9) Taking
into
account
the
number
of
amendments
that
through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed
need to be made to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
(RASFF), the findings of missions to third countries
669/2009, it is appropriate to replace it by the text in
carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office, as well
the Annex to this Regulation.
as the quarterly reports on consignments of feed and
food of non-animal origin submitted by Member States
(10) Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 should therefore be
to the Commission in accordance with Article 15 of
amended accordingly.
Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 indicate that the list
should be amended.
(11) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
(4) In
particular,
the
list
should
be
amended
by
decreasing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
the frequency of official controls of the commodities for
which the information sources indicate an overall
improvement of compliance with the relevant
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
requirements provided for in Union legislation and for
which the current level of official control is therefore no
Article 1
longer justified.
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 is replaced by the text
in the Annex to this Regulation.
(5) The
list
should
also
be
amended
to
increase
the
frequency of official controls of the commodities for
Article 2
which the same sources of information show a higher
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
( 1 ) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
( 2 ) OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11.
Union.

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It shall apply from 1 July 2012.
However, the amendment to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 concerning the reduction in the
frequency of physical and identity checks on yardlong beans, bitter melon, peppers and aubergines from the
Dominican Republic shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 June 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX I
Feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls at the designated point of
entry
Frequency of
Feed and food
physical and
(intended use)
CN code ( 1 ) Country
of
origin Hazard
identity
checks
(%)
Hazelnuts
0802 21 00;
Azerbaijan (AZ) Aflatoxins 10
(in shell or shelled)
0802 22 00
(Feed and food)
— Groundnuts (peanuts), — 1202 41 00 Brazil
(BR) Aflatoxins 10
in shell
— Groundnuts (peanuts), — 1202 42 00
shelled
— Peanut butter —
2008
11
10
— Groundnuts (peanuts), — 2008 11 91;
otherwise prepared or
2008 11 96;
preserved
2008 11 98
(Feed and food)
Dried Noodles ex
1902 China
(CN) Aluminium 10
(Food)
Pomelos ex
0805
40
00 China
(CN) Pesticide
residues
analysed
with
20
multi-residue methods based on
GC-MS and LC-MS or with
single-residue methods ( 11 )
(Food — fresh)
Tea, whether or not
0902 China
(CN) Pesticide
residues
analysed
with
10
flavoured
multi-residue methods based on
GC-MS and LC-MS or with
single-residue methods ( 10 )
(Food)
— Yardlong beans
— ex 0708 20 00;
Dominican
Pesticide residues analysed with
20
(Vigna unguiculata spp.
ex 0710 22 00
Republic (DO)
multi-residue methods based on
sesquipedalis)
GC-MS and LC-MS or with
single-residue methods ( 3 )
— Bitter melon
— ex 0709 99 90;
(Momordica charantia)
ex 0710 80 95
— Peppers (sweet and
— 0709 60 10;
other than sweet)
ex 0709 60 99;
(Capsicum spp.)
0710 80 51;
ex 0710 80 59
— Aubergines —
0709
30
00;
ex 0710 80 95
(Food — fresh, chilled or
frozen vegetables)

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European
Union L
158/5
Frequency of
Feed and food
physical and
(intended use)
CN code ( 1 ) Country
of
origin Hazard
identity
checks
(%)
— Oranges (fresh or
— 0805 10 20;
Egypt (EG) Pesticide
residues
analysed
with
10
dried)
0805 10 80
multi-residue methods based on
GC-MS and LC-MS or with
single-residue methods ( 7 )
— Peaches (excluding
— 0809 30 90
nectarines)
— Pomegranates —
ex
0810
90
75
— Strawberries —
0810
10
00
(Food — fresh fruits and
vegetables)
Peppers (sweet and other
0709 60 10;
Egypt (EG) Pesticide
residues
analysed
with
10
than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) ex 0709 60 99;
multi-residue methods based on
0710 80 51;
GC-MS and LC-MS or with
ex 0710 80 59
single-residue methods ( 12 )
(Food — fresh, chilled or
frozen)
— Groundnuts (peanuts), — 1202 41 00 Ghana
(GH) Aflatoxins 50
in shell
— Groundnuts (peanuts), — 1202 42 00
shelled
— Peanut butter —
2008
11
10
(Feed and Food)
Curry leaves
ex 1211 90 85 India
(IN) Pesticide
residues
analysed
with
50
(Bergera/Murraya koenigii)
multi-residue methods based on
GC-MS and LC-MS or with
single residue methods ( 5 )
(Food — fresh herbs)
— Capsicum annuum,
— 0904 21 10 India
(IN) Aflatoxins 20
whole
— Capsicum annuum,
— ex 0904 22 00
crushed or ground
— Dried fruit of the genus — 0904 21 90
Capsicum or of the
genus Pimenta, whole,
other than sweet
peppers (Capsicum
annuum)
— Curry (chilli products) —
0910
91
05
— Nutmeg
— 0908 11 00,
(Myristica fragrans)
0908 12 00
— Mace
— 0908 21 00,
(Myristica fragrans)
0908 22 00
— Ginger
— 0910 11 00,
(Zingiber officinale)
0910 12 00

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Frequency of
Feed and food
physical and
(intended use)
CN code ( 1 ) Country
of
origin Hazard
identity
checks
(%)
— Curcuma longa
— 0910 30 00
(turmeric)
(Food — dried spices)
— Groundnuts (peanuts), — 1202 41 00 India
(IN) Aflatoxins 20
in shell
— Groundnuts (peanuts), — 1202 42 00
shelled
— Peanut butter —
2008
11
10
— Groundnuts (peanuts), — 2008 11 91;
otherwise prepared or
2008 11 96;
preserved
2008 11 98
(Feed and food)
Feed additives and
ex 2309; 2917 19 90; India (IN) Cadmium
and
lead 10
premixtures
ex 2817 00 00;
ex 2820 90 10;
ex 2820 90 90;
ex 2821 10 00;
ex 2825 50 00;
ex 2833 21 00;
ex 2833 25 00;
ex 2833 29 20;
ex 2833 29 80;
ex 2835; ex 2836;
ex 2839; 2936
(Feed)
Okra ex
0709
99
90 India
(IN) Pesticide
residues
analysed
with
50
multi-residue methods based on
GC-MS and LC-MS or with
single-residue methods ( 2 )
(Food — fresh)
Nutmeg
— 0908 11 00,
Indonesia (ID) Aflatoxins 20
(Myristica fragrans)
0908 12 00
Mace
— 0908 21 00,
(Myristica fragrans)
0908 22 00
(Food — dried spices)
Watermelon (egusi, Citrullus ex 1207 70 00;
Nigeria (NG) Aflatoxins 50
lanatus) seeds and derived ex 1106 30 90;
products
ex 2008 99 99
(Food)
— Capsicum annuum,
— 0904 21 10 Peru
(PE) Aflatoxins
and
Ochratoxin
A 10
whole
— Capsicum annuum,
— ex 0904 22 00
crushed or ground

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Journal
of
the
European
Union L
158/7
Frequency of
Feed and food
physical and
(intended use)
CN code ( 1 ) Country
of
origin Hazard
identity
checks
(%)
— Dried fruit of the genus — 0904 21 90
Capsicum or of the
genus Pimenta, whole,
other than sweet
peppers (Capsicum
annuum)
(Food — dried spice)
Peppers (other than
ex 0709 60 99 Thailand
(TH) Pesticide
residues
analysed
with 10
sweet)(Capsicum spp.)
multi-residue methods based on
GC-MS and LC-MS or with
single-residue methods ( 9 )
(Food — fresh)
— Coriander leaves —
ex
0709
99
90 Thailand
(TH) Salmonella
( 6 ) 10
— Basil (holy, sweet) —
ex
1211
90
85
— Mint —
ex
1211
90
85
(Food — fresh herbs)
— Coriander leaves —
ex
0709
99
90 Thailand
(TH) Pesticide
residues
analysed
with 20
multi-residue methods based on
GC-MS and LC-MS or with
— Basil (holy, sweet) —
ex
1211
90
85
single-residue methods ( 4 )
(Food — fresh herbs)
— Yardlong beans
— ex 0708 20 00;
Thailand (TH) Pesticide
residues
analysed
with 50
(Vigna unguiculata spp.
ex 0710 22 00
multi-residue methods based on
sesquipedalis)
GC-MS and LC-MS or with
single-residue methods ( 4 )
— Aubergines —
0709
30
00;
ex 0710 80 95
— Brassica vegetables —
0704;
ex 0710 80 95
(Food — fresh, chilled or
frozen vegetables)
— Sweet Peppers
— 0709 60 10;
Turkey (TR) Pesticide
residues
analysed
with
10
(Capsicum annuum)
0710 80 51
multi-residue methods based on
GC-MS and LC-MS or with
single-residue methods ( 8 )
— Tomatoes —
0702
00
00;
0710 80 70
(Food — fresh, chilled or
frozen vegetables)
Dried grapes (vine fruit) 0806
20 Uzbekistan
(UZ) Ochratoxin
A 50
(Food)
— Groundnuts (peanuts), — 1202 41 00 South
Africa
(ZA) Aflatoxins 10
in shell

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Frequency of
Feed and food
physical and
(intended use)
CN code ( 1 ) Country
of
origin Hazard
identity
checks
(%)
— Groundnuts (peanuts), — 1202 42 00
shelled
— Peanut butter —
2008
11
10
— Groundnuts (peanuts), — 2008 11 91;
otherwise prepared or
2008 11 96;
preserved
2008 11 98
(Feed and food)
( 1 ) Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined and no specific subdivision under that code exists in the
goods nomenclature, the CN code is marked ‘ex’ (for example, ex 1006 30: only Basmati rice for direct human consumption is
included).
( 2 ) In particular residues of: Acephate, Methamidophos, Triazophos, Endosulfan, Monocrotophos, Methomyl, Thiodicarb, Diafenthiuron,
Thiamethoxam, Fipronil, Oxamyl, Acetamipirid, Indoxacarb, Mandipropamid.
( 3 ) In particular residues of: Amitraz, Acephate, Aldicarb, Benomyl, Carbendazim, Chlorfenapyr, Chlorpyrifos, CS2 (Dithiocarbamates),
Diafenthiuron, Diazinon, Dichlorvos, Dicofol, Dimethoate, Endosulfan, Fenamidone, Imidacloprid, Malathion, Methamidophos,
Methiocarb, Methomyl, Monocrotophos, Omethoate, Oxamyl, Profenofos, Propiconazole, Thiabendazol, Thiacloprid.
( 4 ) In particular residues of: Acephate, Carbaryl, Carbendazim, Carbofuran, Chlorpyriphos, Chlorpyriphos-methyl, Dimethoate, Ethion,
Malathion, Metalaxyl, Methamidophos, Methomyl, Monocrotophos, Omethoate, Prophenophos, Prothiophos, Quinalphos, Triadimefon,
Triazophos, Dicrotophos, EPN, Triforine.
( 5 ) In particular residues of: Triazophos, Oxydemeton-methyl, Chlorpyriphos, Acetamiprid, Thiamethoxam, Clothianidin, Methamidophos,
Acephate, Propargite, Monocrotophos.
( 6 ) Reference method EN/ISO 6579 or a method validated against it as referred to in Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
2073/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1).
( 7 ) In particular residues of: Carbendazim, Cyfluthrin Cyprodinil, Diazinon, Dimethoate, Ethion, Fenitrothion, Fenpropathrin, Fludioxonil,
Hexaflumuron, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Methiocarb, Methomyl, Omethoate, Oxamyl, Phenthoate, Thiophanate-methyl.
( 8 ) In particular residues of: Methomyl, Oxamyl, Carbendazim, Clofentezine, Diafenthiuron, Dimethoate, Formetanate, Malathion,
Procymidone, Tetradifon, Thiophanate-methyl.
( 9 ) In particular residues of: Carbofuran, Methomyl, Omethoate, Dimethoate, Triazophos, Malathion, Profenofos, Prothiofos, Ethion,
Carbendazim, Triforine, Procymidone, Formetanate.
( 10 ) In particular residues of: Buprofezin; Imidacloprid; Fenvalerate and Esfenvalerate (Sum of RS & SR isomers); Profenofos; Trifluralin;
Triazophos; Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol), Cypermethrin (cypermethrin including other mixtures
of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)).
( 11 ) In particular residues of: Triazofos, Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol), Parathion-methyl, Fenthoate,
Methidathion.
( 12 ) In particular residues of: Carbofuran (sum), Chlorpyrifos, Cypermethrin (sum), Cyproconazole, Dicofol (sum), Difenoconazole,
Dinotefuran, Ethion, Flusilazole, Folpet, Prochloraz, Profenofos, Propiconazole, Thiophanate-methyl and Triforine.’

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