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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 669/2009, (EU) No 884/2014, (EU) 2015/175, (EU) 2017/186 and (EU) 2018/1660 (Text with EEA relevance.)

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| — Hazelnut oil | ex 1515 90 99 | **20** | | | | |
| ***(Food)*** | | | | | | |
| 2 | **Bangladesh (BD)** | Seem beans, helmet beans (*Lablab purpureus*) ***(Food)*** | ex 0708 90 00 | **30** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 |
| 2 | **Bangladesh (BD)** | Seem beans, helmet beans (*Lablab purpureus*) ***(Food)*** | ex 0708 90 00 | **30** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 30 |
| Zara lemons (*Citrus medica*) ***(Food)*** | ex 0805 90 00 | **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 | | |
| 3 | **Burkina Faso (BF)** | Aubergines/eggplants (*Solanum aethiopicum*) ***(Food)*** | ex 0709 30 00 | **70** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 |
| 4 | **Côte d’Ivoire (CI)** | Palm oil ***(Food)*** | 1511 10 90 | | Sudan dyes (<sup>14</sup>) | 20 |
| 4 | **Côte d’Ivoire (CI)** | Palm oil (<sup>12</sup>) ***(Food)*** | 1511 10 90 | | Sudan dyes (<sup>14</sup>) | 30 |
| 1511 90 11 | | | | | | |
| ex 1511 90 19 | **90** | | | | | |
| 1511 90 99 | | | | | | |
@@ -260,15 +260,16 @@
| 8 | **Egypt (EG)** | — Sweet peppers (*Capsicum annuum*) | 0709 60 10 0710 80 51 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>6</sup>) | 30 |
| — Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 | **20** | | | | |
| ex 0710 80 59 | **20** | | | | | |
| Oranges ***(Food – fresh or ried)*** | 0805 10 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Oranges ***(Food – fresh or dried)*** | 0805 10 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 10 | | |
| Sugar apple (*Annona squamosa*) ***(Food – fresh or chilled)*** | ex 0810 90 75 | **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Vine leaves ***(Food)*** | ex 2008 99 99 ex 2008 99 99 | **11** **19** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 50 | | |
| Mango (*Mangifera indica*) ***(Food)*** | ex 0804 50 00 | **40** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Strawberries ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | 0810 10 00 0811 10 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 | | |
| 9 | **Ethiopia (ET)** | *Sesamum* seeds ***(Food)*** | 1207 40 90 | | *Salmonella* (<sup>2</sup>) | 50 |
| ex 2008 19 19 | **49** | | | | | |
| ex 2008 19 99 | **49** | | | | | |
| — Peppers of the genus *Piper*; dried or crushed or ground fruit of the genus *Capsicum* or of the genus *Pimenta* | 0904 | | Aflatoxins | 30 | | |
| — Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices ***(Food — dried spices)*** | 0910 | | | | | |
| — Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices ***(Food – dried spices)*** | 0910 | | | | | |
| 10 | **Georgia (GE)** | — Hazelnuts (*Corylus* sp.), in shell | 0802 21 00 | | | |
| — Hazelnuts (*Corylus* sp.), shelled | 0802 22 00 | | | | | |
| — Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits containing hazelnuts | ex 0813 50 39 | **70** | | | | |
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| | ex 2007 99 39 | **07; 08** | | | | |
| 12 | **Israel (IL)** (<sup>15</sup>) | Basil (*Ocimum basilicum*) ***(Food)*** | ex 1211 90 86 | **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 10 |
| 13 | **India (IN)** | Betel leaves (*Piper betle L.)* ***(Food)*** | ex 1404 90 00  (<sup>11</sup>) | **10** | *Salmonella* (<sup>4</sup>) | 50 |
| Okra ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 99 90 ex 0710 80 95 | **20** **30** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>7</sup>) (<sup>13</sup>) | 30 | | |
| Rice ***(Food)*** | 1006 | | Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A | 5 | | |
| Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 10 | | | | | |
| Okra ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 99 90 ex 0710 80 95 | **20** **30** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>7</sup>) | 30 | | |
| Rice ***(Food)*** | 1006 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 10 | | |
| Guava (*Psidium guajava*) ***(Food)*** | ex 0804 50 00 | **30** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 30 | | |
| Nutmeg (*Myristica fragrans*) ***(Food - dried spices)*** | 0908 11 00 0908 12 00 | | Aflatoxins | 30 | | |
| Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (sweet or other than sweet) ***(Food — dried, roasted, crushed or ground)*** | 0904 21 10 | | Aflatoxins | 10 | | |
| Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (sweet or other than sweet) ***(Food – dried, roasted,*** ***crushed or ground)*** | 0904 21 10 | | Aflatoxins | 10 | | |
| ex 0904 22 00 | **11; 19** | | | | | |
| ex 0904 21 90 | **20** | | | | | |
| ex 2005 99 10 | **10; 90** | | | | | |
| ex 2005 99 80 | **94** | | | | | |
| — Cumin seeds | 0909 31 00 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 30 | | |
| — Cumin seeds crushed or ground — ***(Food)*** | 0909 32 00 | | | | | |
| — Cumin seeds crushed or ground ***(Food)*** | 0909 32 00 | | | | | |
| Mixtures of food additives containing locust bean gum or guar gum ***(Food)*** | ex 2106 90 92 ex 2106 90 98 ex 3824 99 93 ex 3824 99 96 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>13</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Vanilla ***(Food - dried spices)*** | 0905 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>13</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems) ***(Food - dried spices)*** | 0907 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>13</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Bottle gourd (*Lagenaria siceraria*) ***((Food – fresh and chilled)*** | ex 0709 93 90 | **10** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Peppers of the genus *Piper*, dried or crushed or ground fruit of the genus *Capsicum* or of the genus *Pimenta* ***(Food – dried spices)*** | 0904 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>13</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Calcium carbonate ***(Food and feed)*** | ex 2106 90 92 | **55** | Pesticide residues (<sup>13</sup>) | 30 | | |
| ex 2106 90 98 | **60** | | | | | |
| ex 25 30 90 70 | **10** | | | | | |
| 2836 50 00 | | | | | | |
| Bottle gourd (*Lagenaria siceraria*) ***(Food – fresh and chilled)*** | ex 0709 93 90 | **10** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 | | |
| 14 | **Kenya (KE)** | Beans (*Vigna* spp., *Phaseolus* spp.) ***(Food – fresh or chilled)*** | 0708 20 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 10 |
| Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59 | **20** **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 | | |
| 15 | **Lebanon (LB)** | Turnips (*Brassica rapa* ssp*. rapa*) ***(Food — prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid)*** | ex 2001 90 97 | **11; 19** | Rhodamine B (<sup>12</sup>) | 50 |
| Turnips (*Brassica rapa* ssp*. rapa*) ***(Food — prepared or preserved by brine or citric acid, not frozen)*** | ex 2005 99 80 | **93** | Rhodamine B (<sup>12</sup>) | 50 | | |
| 16 | **Sri Lanka (LK)** | Mukunuwenna (*Alternanthera sessilis*) ***(Food)*** | ex 0709 99 90 | **35** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 50 |
| Yardlong beans (*Vigna unguiculata* ssp. *sesquipedalis*, *Vigna unguiculata* ssp. *unguiculata*) ***(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)*** | ex 0708 20 00 ex 0710 22 00 | **10** **10** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 30 | | |
| Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59 | **20** **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 | | |
| 15 | **Sri Lanka (LK)** | Mukunuwenna (*Alternanthera sessilis*) ***(Food)*** | ex 0709 99 90 | **35** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 50 |
| Yardlong beans (*Vigna unguiculata* ssp. *sesquipedalis*, *Vigna unguiculata* ssp. *unguiculata*) ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen*** ***vegetables)*** | ex 0708 20 00 ex 0710 22 00 | **10** **10** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 30 | | |
| Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (sweet or other than sweet) ***(Food – dried, rosted, crushed or ground)*** | 0904 21 10 | | Aflatoxins | 50 | | |
| ex 0904 21 90 | **20** | | | | | |
| ex 0904 22 00 | **11; 19** | | | | | |
| ex 2005 99 10 | **10; 90** | | | | | |
| ex 2005 99 80 | **94** | | | | | |
| 17 | **Madagascar (MG)** | Black-eyed beans (*Vigna unguiculata*) ***(Food)*** | 0713 35 00 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 50 |
| 18 | **Mexico (MX)** | Green papaya (*Carica papaya*) ***(Food – fresh and chilled)*** | 0807 20 00 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 |
| 19 | **Malaysia (MY)** | Jackfruit (*Artocarpus heterophyllus*) ***(Food – fresh)*** | ex 0810 90 20 | **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 50 |
| Mixtures of food additives containing locust bean gum ***(Food)*** | ex 2106 90 92 ex 2106 90 98 ex 3824 99 93 ex 3824 99 96 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>13</sup>) | 30 | | |
| 20 | **Pakistan (PK)** | Spice mixes ***(Food)*** | 0910 91 10 0910 91 90 | | Aflatoxins | 30 |
| 16 | **Madagascar (MG)** | Black-eyed beans (*Vigna unguiculata*) ***(Food)*** | 0713 35 00 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 50 |
| 17 | **Mexico (MX)** | Green papaya (*Carica papaya*) ***(Food – fresh and chilled)*** | 0807 20 00 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 |
| 18 | **Malaysia (MY)** | Jackfruit (*Artocarpus heterophyllus*) ***(Food – fresh)*** | ex 0810 90 20 | **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 50 |
| 19 | **Pakistan (PK)** | Spice mixes ***(Food)*** | 0910 91 10 0910 91 90 | | Aflatoxins | 30 |
| Rice ***(Food)*** | 1006 | | Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A | 10 | | |
| Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 10 | | | | | |
| 21 | **Rwanda (RW)** | Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59 | **20** **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 30 |
| 22 | **Syria (SY)** | Tahini and halva from *Sesamum* seeds ***(Food)*** | ex 1704 90 99 ex 1806 20 95 ex 1806 90 50 ex 1806 90 60 ex 2008 19 19 ex 2008 19 99 | **12; 92** **13; 93** **10** **11; 91** **41** **41** | *Salmonella* (<sup>2</sup>) | 30 |
| 23 | **Thailand (TH)** | Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59 | **20** **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>8</sup>) | 30 |
| Granadilla and passion fruit (*Passiflora ligularis* and *Passiflora edulis*) ***(Food – fresh )*** | ex 0810 90 20 ex 0810 90 20 | **40** **50** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 10 | | |
| 24 | **Türkiye (TR)** | Lemons (*Citrus limon*, *Citrus* *limonum*) (***Food – fresh, chilled or dried***) | 0805 50 10 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 30 |
| Grapefruits ***(Food)*** | 0805 40 00 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 10 | | |
| Pomegranates ***(Food - fresh or chilled)*** | ex 0810 90 75 | **30** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>9</sup>) | 30 | | |
| 20 | **Rwanda (RW)** | Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59 | **20** **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 50 |
| 21 | **Syria (SY)** | Tahini and halva from *Sesamum* seeds ***(Food)*** | ex 1704 90 99 ex 1806 20 95 ex 1806 90 50 ex 1806 90 60 ex 2008 19 19 ex 2008 19 99 | **12; 92** **13; 93** **10** **11; 91** **41** **41** | *Salmonella* (<sup>2</sup>) | 30 |
| 22 | **Thailand (TH)** | Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59 | **20** **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>8</sup>) | 50 |
| Granadilla and passion fruit (*Passiflora ligularis* and *Passiflora edulis*) ***(Food – fresh)*** | ex 0810 90 20 ex 0810 90 20 | **40** **50** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 10 | | |
| 23 | **Türkiye (TR)** | Lemons (*Citrus limon*, *Citrus* *limonum*) (***Food – fresh, chilled or dried***) | 0805 50 10 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 |
| Pomegranates ***(Food – fresh or chilled)*** | ex 0810 90 75 | **30** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>9</sup>) | 30 | | |
| — Sweet peppers (*Capsicum annuum*) | 0709 60 10 0710 80 51 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>10</sup>) | 20 | | |
| — Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59 | **20** **20** | | | | |
| — Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59 | **20** **20** | | | | |
| Dried oregano ***(Food)*** | ex 1211 90 86 | **40** | Pyrrolizidine alkaloids | 30 | | |
| *Sesamum* seeds ***(Food)*** | 1207 40 90 | | *Salmonella* (<sup>2</sup>) | 20 | | |
| *Sesamum* seeds ***(Food)*** | 1207 40 90 | | *Salmonella* (<sup>2</sup>) | 30 | | |
| ex 2008 19 19 | **49** | | | | | |
| ex 2008 19 99 | **49** | | | | | |
| Mixtures of food additives containing locust bean gum ***(Food)*** | ex 2106 90 92 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>13</sup>) | 30 | | |
| ex 2106 90 98 | | | | | | |
| ex 3824 99 93 | | | | | | |
| ex 3824 99 96 | | | | | | |
| Tomatoes (*Solanum lycopersicum* L.) ***(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables )*** | 0702 00 00 0710 80 70 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 | | |
| 25 | **Uganda (UG)** | Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59 | **20** **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 50 |
| 26 | **United States (US)** | — Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell | 1202 41 00 | | | |
| Tomatoes (*Solanum lycopersicum* L.) ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen*** ***vegetables)*** | 0702 00 0710 80 70 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 | | |
| 24 | **Uganda (UG)** | Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59 | **20** **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 50 |
| 25 | **United States (US)** | — Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell | 1202 41 00 | | | |
| — Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled | 1202 42 00 | | | | | |
| — Peanut butter | 2008 11 10 | | | | | |
| — Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved | 2008 11 91 2008 11 96 2008 11 98 | | | | | |
| — Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil | 2305 00 00 | | Aflatoxins | 20 | | |
| | | | | | | |
| — Groundnut flours and meals | ex 1208 90 00 | **20** | | | | |
| — Groundnuts paste | ex 2007 10 10 | **80** | | | | |
| (***Food and feed***) | ex 2007 10 99 | **50** | | | | |
| | ex 2007 99 39 | **07; 08** | | | | |
| 27 | **Vietnam (VN)** | Durian (*Durio zibethinus*) ***(Food – fresh or chilled)*** | 0810 60 00 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 |
| (<sup>1</sup>) Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined, the CN code is marked ‘ex’. (<sup>2</sup>) The sampling and the analyses shall be performed in accordance with the sampling procedures and the analytical reference methods set out in point 1(a) of Annex III. (<sup>3</sup>) Residues of at least those pesticides listed in the control programme adopted in accordance with Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2005/396/oj) that can be analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS (pesticides to be monitored in/on products of plant origin only). (<sup>4</sup>) The sampling and the analyses shall be performed in accordance with the sampling procedures and the analytical reference methods set out in point 1(b) of Annex III. (<sup>5</sup>) Residues of Tolfenpyrad. (<sup>6</sup>) Residues of Dicofol (sum of p, p’ and o,p’ isomers), Dinotefuran, Folpet, Prochloraz (sum of prochloraz and its metabolites containing the 2,4,6-trichlorophenol moiety expressed as prochloraz), Thiophanate-methyl and Triforine. (<sup>7</sup>) Residues of Diafenthiuron. (<sup>8</sup>) Residues of Formetanate (sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate (hydrochloride)), Prothiofos and Triforine. (<sup>9</sup>) Residues of Prochloraz. (<sup>10</sup>) Residues of Diafenthiuron, Formetanate (sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate (hydrochloride)) and Thiophanate-methyl. (<sup>11</sup>) Foodstuffs containing or consisting of betel leaves (*Piper betle*) including, but not limited to, those declared under CN code 1404 90 00. (<sup>12</sup>) For purpose of this Annex, residues of Rhodamine B, using a method of analysis with an LOQ, shall be lower than 0,1 mg/kg. (<sup>13</sup>) Residues of Ethylene Oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloro-ethanol, expressed as ethylene oxide). In case of food additives, the applicable maximum residue level (MRL) is 0,1 mg/kg (limit of quantification (LOQ)). Prohibition of use of Ethylene Oxide provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 of 9 March 2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/231/oj). (<sup>14</sup>) For the purposes of this Annex, ‘Sudan dyes’ refers to the following chemical substances: (i) Sudan I (CAS Number 842-07-9); (ii) Sudan II (CAS Number 3118-97-6); (iii) Sudan III (CAS Number 85-86-9); (iv) Scarlet Red or Sudan IV (CAS Number 85-83-6). Residues of Sudan dyes, using a method of analysis with an LOQ, shall be lower than 0,5 mg/kg). (<sup>15</sup>) Hereinafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under the administration of the State of Israel after 5 June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. (<sup>16</sup>) Residues of Acephate. | | | | | | |
| 26 | **Vietnam (VN)** | Durian (*Durio zibethinus*) ***(Food – fresh or chilled)*** | 0810 60 00 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 |
| (<sup>1</sup>) Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined, the CN code is marked ‘ex’. (<sup>2</sup>) The sampling and the analyses shall be performed in accordance with the sampling procedures and the analytical reference methods set out in point 1(a) of Annex III. (<sup>3</sup>) Residues of at least those pesticides listed in the control programme adopted in accordance with Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2005/396/oj) that can be analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS (pesticides to be monitored in/on products of plant origin only). (<sup>4</sup>) The sampling and the analyses shall be performed in accordance with the sampling procedures and the analytical reference methods set out in point 1(b) of Annex III. (<sup>5</sup>) Residues of Tolfenpyrad. (<sup>6</sup>) Residues of Dicofol (sum of p, p' and o,p' isomers), Dinotefuran, Folpet, Prochloraz (sum of prochloraz and its metabolites containing the 2,4,6-trichlorophenol moiety expressed as prochloraz), Thiophanate-methyl and Triforine. (<sup>7</sup>) Residues of Diafenthiuron. (<sup>8</sup>) Residues of Formetanate (sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate (hydrochloride)), Prothiofos and Triforine. (<sup>9</sup>) Residues of Prochloraz. (<sup>10</sup>) Residues of Diafenthiuron, Formetanate (sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate (hydrochloride)) and Thiophanate-methyl. (<sup>11</sup>) Foodstuffs containing or consisting of betel leaves (*Piper betle*) including, but not limited to, those declared under CN code 1404 90 00. (<sup>12</sup>) Foodstuffs packed for direct human consumption. (<sup>13</sup>) Residues of Ethylene Oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloro-ethanol, expressed as ethylene oxide). In case of food additives, the applicable maximum residue level (MRL) is 0,1 mg/kg (limit of quantification (LOQ)). Prohibition of use of Ethylene Oxide provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 of 9 March 2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/231/oj). (<sup>14</sup>) For the purposes of this Annex, ‘Sudan dyes’ refers to the following chemical substances: (i) Sudan I (CAS Number 842-07-9); (ii) Sudan II (CAS Number 3118-97-6); (iii) Sudan III (CAS Number 85-86-9); (iv) Scarlet Red or Sudan IV (CAS Number 85-83-6). Residues of Sudan dyes, using a method of analysis with an LOQ, shall be lower than 0,5 mg/kg). (<sup>15</sup>) Hereinafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under the administration of the State of Israel after 5 June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. (<sup>16</sup>) Residues of Acephate. | | | | | | |
## ANNEX II
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| — Groundnuts paste | ex 2007 10 10 | **80** | | | | |
| (***Food and feed***) | ex 2007 10 99 | **50** | | | | |
| | ex 2007 99 39 | **07; 08** | | | | |
| 3 | **Brazil (BR)** | Black pepper (*Piper nigrum*) ***(Food – neither crushed nor ground)*** | ex 0904 11 00 | **10** | *Salmonella* (<sup>2</sup>) | 50 |
| 3 | **Brazil (BR)** | Black pepper (*Piper nigrum*) ***(Food – neither crushed nor*** ***ground)*** | ex 0904 11 00 | **10** | *Salmonella* (<sup>2</sup>) | 30 |
| 4 | **China (CN)** | Xanthan gum ***(Food and feed)*** | ex 3913 90 00 | **40** | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 20 |
| 5 | **Dominican** **Republic (DO)** | Aubergines (*Solanum* *melongena*) ***(Food – fresh or chilled)*** | ex 0709 30 00 | **05** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 50 |
| 6 | **Egypt (EG)** | — Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell | 1202 41 00 | | | |
@@ -442,7 +435,7 @@
| 1511 90 11 | | | | | | |
| ex 1511 90 19 | **90** | | | | | |
| 1511 90 99 | | | | | | |
| 8 | **Indonesia (ID)** | Nutmeg (*Myristica fragrans*) ***(Food — dried spices)*** | 0908 11 00 0908 12 00 | | Aflatoxins | 50 |
| 8 | **Indonesia (ID)** | Nutmeg (*Myristica fragrans*) ***(Food – dried spices)*** | 0908 11 00 0908 12 00 | | Aflatoxins | 50 |
| 9 | **India (IN)** | Curry leaves (*Bergera/Murraya koenigii*) ***(Food – fresh, chilled, frozen or dried)*** | ex 1211 90 86 | **10** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>11</sup>) | 50 |
| — Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell | 1202 41 00 | | | | | |
| — Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled | 1202 42 00 | | | | | |
@@ -462,7 +455,7 @@
| — Groundnuts paste | ex 2007 10 10 | **80** | | | | |
| (***Food and feed***) | ex 2007 10 99 | **50** | | | | |
| | ex 2007 99 39 | **07; 08** | | | | |
| Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 | **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>4</sup>) | 30 | | |
| Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 | **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>4</sup>) | 30 | | |
| ex 0710 80 59 | **20** | | | | | |
| *Sesamum* seeds (***Food***) | 1207 40 90 | | *Salmonella* (<sup>5</sup>) | 30 | | |
| ex 2008 19 19 | **49** | | | | | |
@@ -470,16 +463,14 @@
| *Sesamum* seeds (***Food and feed***) | 1207 40 90 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 20 | | |
| ex 2008 19 19 | **49** | | | | | |
| ex 2008 19 99 | **49** | | | | | |
| Peppers of the genus *Piper*; dried or crushed or ground fruit of the genus *Capsicum* or of the genus *Pimenta* ***(Food — dried spices)*** | 0904 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers ***(Food — dried spices)*** | 0906 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms ***(Food — dried spices)*** | 0908 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 30 | | |
| Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway, juniper berries ***(Food — dried spices)*** | 0909 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices ***(Food — dried spices)*** | 0910 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers ***(Food – dried spices)*** | 0906 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms ***(Food – dried spices)*** | 0908 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 30 | | |
| Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway, juniper berries ***(Food – dried spices)*** | 0909 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices ***(Food – dried spices)*** | 0910 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Sauces and preparations thereof; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flours and meals and prepared mustard ***(Food)*** | 2103 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Calcium carbonate ***(Food and feed)*** | ex 2106 90 92 ex 2106 90 98 ex 2530 90 70 2836 50 00 | **55** **60** **10** | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 30 | | |
| Food supplements containing botanicals (<sup>12</sup>) ***(Food)*** | ex 1302 ex 2106 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 10 | | |
| Drumsticks (*Moringa oleifera*) ***(Food fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 99 90 ex 0710 80 95 | **10** **75** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 30 | | |
| Yardlong beans (*Vigna unguiculata* ssp. *sesquipedalis*, *Vigna unguiculata* ssp. *unguiculata*) ***(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)*** | ex 0708 20 00 ex 0710 22 00 | **10** **10** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 50 | | |
| Yardlong beans (*Vigna unguiculata* ssp. *sesquipedalis*, *Vigna unguiculata* ssp. *unguiculata*) ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen*** ***vegetables)*** | ex 0708 20 00 ex 0710 22 00 | **10** **10** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 50 | | |
| 10 | **Iran (IR)** | — Pistachios, in shell | 0802 51 00 | | | |
| — Pistachios, shelled | 0802 52 00 | | | | | |
| — Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits containing pistachios | ex 0813 50 39 | **60** | | | | |
@@ -569,7 +560,7 @@
| | ex 2007 99 39 | **03; 04** | | | | |
| | ex 2007 99 50 | **32** | | | | |
| | ex 2007 99 97 | **22** | | | | |
| — Pistachios, otherwise prepared or preserved, including mixtures | ex 2008 19 13 | **20** | Aflatoxins | 30 | | |
| — Pistachios, otherwise prepared or preserved, including mixtures | ex 2008 19 13 | **20** | Aflatoxins | 50 | | |
| ex 2008 19 93 | **20** | | | | | |
| ex 2008 97 12 | **19** | | | | | |
| | ex 2008 97 14 | **19** | | | | |
@@ -595,25 +586,23 @@
| | | | | | | |
| ***(Food)*** | | | | | | |
| Vine leaves ***(Food)*** | ex 2008 99 99 ex 2008 99 99 | **11** **19** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>6</sup>) | 50 | | |
| Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids ***(Food – fresh or dried)*** | 0805 21 ; 0805 22 00 ; 0805 29 00 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Oranges ***(Food – fresh or dried)*** | 0805 10 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 30 | | |
| Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids ***(Food – fresh or dried)*** | 0805 21 0805 22 00 0805 29 00 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 10 | | |
| Oranges ***(Food – fresh or dried)*** | 0805 10 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) | 20 | | |
| Unprocessed whole, ground, milled, cracked, chopped apricot kernels intended to be placed on the market for the final consumer (<sup>13</sup>) (<sup>14</sup>) ***(Food)*** | ex 1212 99 95 | **20** | Cyanide | 50 | | |
| — Cumin seeds | 0909 31 00 | | Pyrrolizidine alkaloids | 50 | | |
| — Cumin seeds crushed or ground — ***(Food)*** | 0909 32 00 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| 15 | **Uganda (UG)** | *Sesamum* seeds ***(Food)*** | 1207 40 90 ex 2008 19 19 ex 2008 19 99 | 49 49 | *Salmonella* (<sup>5</sup>) | 30 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | — Cumin seeds | 0909 31 00 | | Pyrrolizidine alkaloids | 50 |
| — Cumin seeds crushed or ground ***(Food)*** | 0909 32 00 | | | | | |
| 15 | **Uganda (UG)** | *Sesamum* seeds ***(Food)*** | 1207 40 90 ex 2008 19 19 ex 2008 19 99 | **49** **49** | *Salmonella* (<sup>5</sup>) | 30 |
| 16 | **United States (US)** | Vanilla extract ***(Food)*** | 1302 19 05 | | Pesticide residues (<sup>9</sup>) | 20 |
| 17 | **Vietnam (VN)** | Okra ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 99 90 ex 0710 80 95 | **20** **30** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>7</sup>) | 50 |
| Pitahaya (dragon fruit) ***(Food — fresh or chilled)*** | ex 0810 90 20 | **10** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>7</sup>) | 30 | | |
| Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food - fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59 | **20** **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>7</sup>) | 50 | | |
| Pitahaya (dragon fruit) ***(Food – fresh or chilled)*** | ex 0810 90 20 | **10** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>7</sup>) | 30 | | |
| Peppers of the genus *Capsicum* (other than sweet) ***(Food – fresh, chilled or frozen)*** | ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59 | **20** **20** | Pesticide residues (<sup>3</sup>) (<sup>7</sup>) | 50 | | |
| (<sup>1</sup>) Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined, the CN code is marked ‘ex’. (<sup>2</sup>) The sampling and the analyses shall be performed in accordance with the sampling procedures and the analytical reference methods set out in point 1(b) of Annex III. (<sup>3</sup>) Residues of at least those pesticides listed in the control programme adopted in accordance with Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2005/396/oj) that can be analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS (pesticides to be monitored in/on products of plant origin only). (<sup>4</sup>) Residues of Carbofuran. (<sup>5</sup>) The sampling and the analyses shall be performed in accordance with the sampling procedures and the analytical reference methods set out in point 1(a) of Annex III. (<sup>6</sup>) Residues of Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram) and Metrafenone. (<sup>7</sup>) Residues of Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Phenthoate and Quinalphos. (<sup>8</sup>) Foodstuffs containing or consisting of betel leaves (*Piper betle*) including, but not limited to, those declared under CN code 1404 90 00. (<sup>9</sup>) Residues of Ethylene Oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloro-ethanol, expressed as ethylene oxide). In case of food additives, the applicable MRL is 0,1 mg/kg (LOQ). Prohibition of use of Ethylene Oxide provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 of 9 March 2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/231/oj). (<sup>10</sup>) For the purposes of this Annex, ‘Sudan dyes’ refers to the following chemical substances: (i) Sudan I (CAS Number 842-07-9); (ii) Sudan II (CAS Number 3118-97-6); (iii) Sudan III (CAS Number 85-86-9); (iv) Scarlet Red or Sudan IV (CAS Number 85-83-6). Residues of Sudan dyes, using a method of analysis with an LOQ, shall be lower than 0,5 mg/kg. (<sup>11</sup>) Residues of Acephate. (<sup>12</sup>) Both finished products and raw materials, except guar gum, containing any botanicals intended for the production of food supplements declared under CN codes mentioned in column ‘CN code’. (<sup>13</sup>) ‘Unprocessed products’ as defined in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/852/oj). (<sup>14</sup>) ‘Placing on the market’ and ‘final consumer’ as defined in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2002/178/oj). | | | | | | |
### 2. Food and feed of non-animal origin referred to in Article 1(1), point (b)(ii)
### 3. Food and feed of non-animal origin referred to in Article 1(1), point (b)(ii)
| Row | Country of origin | Country from where consign-ments are dispatched to the Union | Food and feed (intended use) | CN code (<sup>1</sup>) | TARIC sub-division | Hazard | Frequency of identity and physical checks (%) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **United States (US)** | **Türkiye (TR)** (<sup>2</sup>) | — Pistachios, in shell | 0802 51 00 | | Aflatoxins | 30 |
| 1 | **United States (US)** | **Türkiye (TR)** (<sup>2</sup>) | — Pistachios, in shell | 0802 51 00 | | Aflatoxins | 50 |
| — Pistachios, shelled | 0802 52 00 | | | | | | |
| — Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits containing pistachios | ex 0813 50 39 | **60** | | | | | |
| ex 0813 50 91 | **60** | | | | | | |
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