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18.12.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
341/35
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1355/2013
of 17 December 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,
(4) In
particular,
the
list
should
be
amended
by
deleting
the entries for commodities for which the available
information indicates an overall satisfactory degree of
compliance with the relevant safety requirements
provided for in Union legislation and for which an
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
increased level of official controls is therefore no longer
Union,
justified. The entries in the list concerning hazelnuts from
Azerbaijan, mace, ginger and curcuma from India, mace
from Indonesia and brassica vegetables from Thailand
should therefore be deleted.
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official
controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance
with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare
rules (
(5) In
order
to
ensure
consistency
and
clarity,
it
is
appro

1 ), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
priate to replace Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
669/2009 by the text set out in the Annex to this
Regulation.
Whereas:
(6) Regulation
(EC)
No
669/2009
should
therefore
be
amended accordingly.
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
669/2009
( 2 ) lays down
rules concerning the increased level of official controls to
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
(7) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.
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
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
quarterly, taking into account at least the sources of
information referred to in that Article.
Article 1
(3) The
occurrence
and
relevance
of
food
incidents
notified Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 is replaced by the text
through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the
set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
findings of missions to third countries carried out by the
Food and Veterinary Office, as well as the quarterly
reports on consignments of feed and food of non-
animal origin submitted by Member States to the
Commission in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation
Article 2
(EC) No 669/2009 indicate that the list should be
amended.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following

that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
( 1 ) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 imple
menting 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 and
amending Decision 2006/504/EC (OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11).
It shall apply from 1 January 2014.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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EN
18.12.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
341/37
ANNEX
‘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
CN code (
physical and
(intended use)

1 )
TARIC
sub-division
Country of origin Hazard
identity
checks (%)
Dried grapes (vine fruit) 0806
20 Afghanistan
(AF) Ochratoxin
A 50
(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)
Strawberries (frozen) 0811
10 China
(CN) Norovirus
and
5
hepatitis A
(Food)
Brassica oleracea (other
ex 0704 90 90 40 China
(CN) Pesticide
residues
20
edible Brassica, “Chinese
analysed with multi-
Broccoli”) ( 2 )
residue methods
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
residue methods ( 3 )
(Food — fresh or chilled)
Dried Noodles ex
1902
11
00;
10
China (CN) Aluminium 10
ex 1902 19 10;
10
ex 1902 19 90;
10
ex 1902 20 10;
10
ex 1902 20 30;
10
ex 1902 20 91;
10
ex 1902 20 99;
10
ex 1902 30 10;
10
ex 1902 30 10
91
(Food)
Pomelos ex
0805
40
00 31;
39 China
(CN) Pesticide
residues
20
analysed with multi-
residue methods
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
residue methods ( 4 )
(Food — fresh)

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Frequency of
Feed and food
CN code (
physical and
(intended use)

1 )
TARIC
sub-division
Country of origin Hazard
identity
checks (%)
Tea, whether or not
0902 China
(CN) Pesticide
residues
10
flavoured
analysed with multi-
residue methods
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
residue methods ( 5 )
(Food)
— Aubergines —
0709
30
00;
Dominican
Pesticide residues
10
ex 0710 80 95
72
Republic (DO)
analysed with multi-
residue methods
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
— Bitter melon
— ex 0709 99 90;
70
residue methods ( 6 )
(Momordica charantia)
ex 0710 80 95
70
(Food — fresh, chilled or
frozen vegetables)
— Yardlong beans (Vigna — ex 0708 20 00;
10
Dominican
Pesticide residues
20
unguiculata spp.
ex 0710 22 00
10
Republic (DO)
analysed with multi-
sesquipedalis)
residue methods
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
residue methods ( 6 )
— Peppers (sweet and — 0709 60 10;
other than sweet)
ex 0709 60 99 20
(Capsicum spp.)
(Food — fresh, chilled or
— 0710 80 51;
frozen vegetables)
ex 0710 80 59 20
— Oranges (fresh or
— 0805 10 20;
Egypt (EG) Pesticide
residues
10
dried)
0805 10 80
analysed with multi-
residue methods
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
— Strawberries —
0810
10
00
residue methods ( 7 )
(Food fresh fruits)
Peppers (sweet and other 0709 60 10;
Egypt (EG) Pesticide
residues
10
than sweet)
ex 0709 60 99; 20
analysed with multi-
(Capsicum spp.)
residue methods
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
residue methods ( 8 )
(Food — fresh, chilled or
0710 80 51;
frozen)
ex 0710 80 59 20

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of
the
European
Union L
341/39
Frequency of
Feed and food
CN code (
physical and
(intended use)

1 )
TARIC
sub-division
Country of origin Hazard
identity
checks (%)
— Capsicum annuum,
— 0904 21 10 India
(IN) Aflatoxins 10
whole
— Capsicum annuum,
— ex 0904 22 00 10
crushed or ground
— Dried fruit of the — 0904 21 90
genus Capsicum,
whole, other than
sweet peppers
(Capsicum annuum)
— Curry (chilli products) — 0910
91
05
— Nutmeg
— 0908 11 00;
(Myristica fragrans)
0908 12 00
(Food — dried spices)
— Nutmeg
— 0908 11 00;
Indonesia (ID) Aflatoxins 20
(Myristica fragrans)
0908 12 00
(Food — dried spices)
— Peas with pods
— ex 0708 10 00 40 Kenya
(KE) Pesticide
residues
10
(unshelled)
analysed with multi-
residue methods
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
— Beans with pods
— ex 0708 20 00 40
residue methods ( 9 )
(unshelled)
(Food — fresh and chilled)
Mint ex
1211
90
86 30 Morocco
(MA) Pesticide
residues
10
analysed with multi-
residue methods
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
residue methods ( 10 )
(Food — fresh herb)
Dried beans 0713
39
00 Nigeria
(NG) Pesticide
residues
50
analysed with multi-
residue methods
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
residue methods ( 11 )
(Food)

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Frequency of
Feed and food
CN code (
physical and
(intended use)

1 )
TARIC
sub-division
Country of origin Hazard
identity
checks (%)
Watermelon (Egusi,
ex 1207 70 00;
10
Sierra Leone (SL) Aflatoxins 50
Citrullus lanatus) seeds and ex 1106 30 90;
30
derived products
ex 2008 99 99
50
(Food)
Peppers (other than
ex 0709 60 99 20 Thailand
(TH) Pesticide
residues
10
sweet) (Capsicum spp.)
analysed with multi-
residue methods
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
residue methods ( 12 )
(Food — fresh)
— Coriander leaves —
ex
0709
99
90 72 Thailand
(TH) Salmonella
( 13 ) 10
— Basil (holy, sweet) —
ex
1211
90
86 20
— Mint —
ex
1211
90
86 30
(Food — fresh herbs)
— Coriander leaves —
ex
0709
99
90 72 Thailand
(TH) Pesticide
residues
10
analysed with multi-
residue methods
— Basil (holy, sweet) —
ex
1211
90
86 20
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
residue methods ( 14 )
(Food — fresh herbs)
— Yardlong beans (Vigna — ex 0708 20 00;
10
Thailand (TH) Pesticide
residues
20
unguiculata spp.
ex 0710 22 00
10
analysed with multi-
sesquipedalis)
residue methods
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
— Aubergines —
0709
30
00;
residue methods ( 14 )
ex 0710 80 95
72
(Food — fresh, chilled or
frozen vegetables)
— Sweet Peppers
— 0709 60 10;
Turkey (TR) Pesticide
residues
10
(Capsicum annuum)
0710 80 51
analysed with multi-
residue methods
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
residue methods ( 15 )
(Food — fresh, chilled or
frozen vegetables)

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Journal
of
the
European
Union L
341/41
Frequency of
Feed and food
CN code (
physical and
(intended use)

1 )
TARIC
sub-division
Country of origin Hazard
identity
checks (%)
Dried grapes (vine fruit) 0806
20 Uzbekistan
(UZ) Ochratoxin
A 50
(Food)
— Coriander leaves —
ex
0709
99
90 72 Vietnam
(VN) Pesticide
residues
20
analysed with multi-
residue methods
— Basil (holy, sweet) —
ex
1211
90
86 20
based on GC-MS and
LC-MS or with single-
residue methods ( 16 )
— Mint —
ex
1211
90
86 30
— Parsley —
ex
0709
99
90 40
(Food — fresh herbs)
— Okra —
ex
0709
99
90 20 Vietnam
(VN) Pesticide
residues
20
analysed with multi-
residue methods
— Peppers (other than — ex 0709 60 99 20
based on GC-MS and
sweet) (Capsicum spp.)
LC-MS or with single-
residue methods ( 16 )
(Food — fresh)
( 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”.
( 2 ) Species of Brassica oleracea L. convar. Botrytis (L) Alef var. Italica Plenck, cultivar alboglabra. Also known as “Kai Lan”, “Gai Lan”,
“Gailan”, “Kailan”, “Chinese bare Jielan”.
( 3 ) In particular residues of: Chlorfenapyr, Fipronil (sum fipronil + sulfone metabolite (MB46136) expressed as fipronil), Carbendazim
and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Acetamiprid, Dimethomorph, Propiconazole.
( 4 ) In particular residues of: Triazophos, Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol), Parathion-methyl (sum of
Parathion-methyl and paraoxon-methyl expressed as Parathion-methyl), Phenthoate, Methidathion.
( 5 ) 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)).
( 6 ) In particular residues of: Amitraz (amitraz including the metabolites containing the 2,4 -dimethylaniline moiety expressed as amitraz),
Acephate, Aldicarb (sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide and its sulfone, expressed as aldicarb), Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl
and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Chlorfenapyr, Chlorpyrifos, Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2,
including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Diafenthiuron, Diazinon, Dichlorvos, Dicofol (sum of p, p'
and o,p' isomers), Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Endosulfan (sum of alpha- and beta-
isomers and endosulfan-sulphate expresses as endosulfan), Fenamidone, Imidacloprid, Malathion (sum of malathion and malaoxon
expressed as malathion), Methamidophos, Methiocarb (sum of methiocarb and methiocarb sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as
methiocarb), Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Monocrotophos, Oxamyl, Profe
nofos, Propiconazole, Thiabendazole, Thiacloprid.
( 7 ) In particular residues of: Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Cyfluthrin
(cyfluthrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)) Cyprodinil, Diazinon, Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate
and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Ethion, Fenitrothion, Fenpropathrin, Fludioxonil, Hexaflumuron, Lambda-cyhalothrin,
Methiocarb (sum of methiocarb and methiocarb sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as methiocarb), Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum
of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Oxamyl, Phenthoate, Thiophanate-methyl.
( 8 ) In particular residues of: Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Chlorpyrifos, Cyper
methrin (cypermethrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)), Cyproconazole, Dicofol (sum of p, p' and
o,p' isomers), Difenoconazole, Dinotefuran, Ethion, Flusilazole, Folpet, Prochloraz (sum of prochloraz and its metabolites containing
the 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol moiety expressed as prochloraz), Profenofos, Propiconazole, Thiophanate-methyl, Triforine.
( 9 ) In particular residues of: Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Chlorpyrifos, Acephate, Metha
midophos, Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Diafenthiuron, Indoxacarb as sum of
the isomers S and R.
( 10 ) In particular residues of: Chlorpyrifos, Cypermethrin (cypermethrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)),
Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Endosulfan (sum of alpha- and beta-isomers and endo
sulfan-sulphate expresses as endosulfan), Hexaconazole, Parathion-methyl (sum of Parathion-methyl and paraoxon-methyl expressed
as Parathion-methyl), Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Flutriafol, Carbendazim
and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Flubendiamide, Myclobutanyl, Malathion (sum of
malathion and malaoxon expressed as malathion).
( 11 ) In particular residues of Dichlorvos.

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( 12 ) In particular residues of: Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Methomyl and
Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed
as dimethoate), Triazophos, Malathion (sum of malathion and malaoxon expressed as malathion), Profenofos, Prothiofos, Ethion,
Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Triforine, Procymidone, Formetanate: Sum
of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate(hydrochloride).
( 13 ) 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).
( 14 ) In particular residues of: Acephate, Carbaryl, Carbendazim and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carben
dazim), Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Chlorpyrifos, Chlorpyrifos-methyl,
Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Ethion, Malathion (sum of malathion and malaoxon
expressed as malathion), Metalaxyl and metalaxyl-M (metalaxyl including other mixtures of constituent isomers including meta
laxyl-M (sum of isomers)), Methamidophos, Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl),
Monocrotophos, Profenofos, Prothiofos, Quinalphos, Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol), Triazophos,
Dicrotophos, EPN, Triforine.
( 15 ) In particular residues of: Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Oxamyl, Carbendazim
and benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Clofentezine, Diafenthiuron, Dimethoate (sum of
dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Formetanate: Sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate(hydro
chloride), Malathion (sum of malathion and malaoxon expressed as malathion), Procymidone, Tetradifon, Thiophanate-methyl.
( 16 ) In particular residues of: Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy-carbofuran expressed as carbofuran), Carbendazim and
benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim), Chlorpyrifos, Profenofos, Permethrin (sum of isomers),
Hexaconazole, Difenoconazole, Propiconazole, Fipronil (sum fipronil + sulfone metabolite (MB46136) expressed as fipronil),
Propargite, Flusilazole, Phenthoate, Cypermethrin (cypermethrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)),
Methomyl and Thiodicarb (sum of methomyl and thiodicarb expressed as methomyl), Quinalphos, Pencycuron, Methidathion,
Dimethoate (sum of dimethoate and omethoate expressed as dimethoate), Fenbuconazole.’

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