NOTIFICATION
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Agency responsible: European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate？General |
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Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Food and feed of non-animal origin from certain third countries listed in Annex I |
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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: [X] Specific regions or countries: Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Lebanese Republic, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam |
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Title of the notified document: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1249 of 22 July 2019 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).Language(s):English, French and Spanish.Number of pages:8 https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_4233_00_e.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_4233_00_f.pdf https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/EEC/19_4233_00_s.pdf |
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Description of content: 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 jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) from Malaysia, groundnuts (peanuts) from the United States of America and apricot kernels from Turkey; the increase in the frequency of identity and physical controls to be performed on consignments of tea and goji berries from China and peppers and yardlong beans from the Dominican Republic; the decrease in the frequency of identity and physical controls to be performed on consignments of apricots from Turkey; the modification of the scope of the existing entry concerning turnips (Brassica rapa spp. Rapa) from Lebanon and from Syria; The modification of the scope of the testing to be performed on goji berries from China to include nicotine. |
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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests. |
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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard: [X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text): Codex Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Pesticides, Codex Maximum Levels (MLs) for contaminants, Codex principles and guidelines for the conduct of microbiological risk assessment, Codex principles and guidelines for the conduct of microbiological risk assessment and Codex general principles of food hygiene. [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number): [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number): [ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:This measure is based on EU MRLs and MLs, some of which being different from Codex MRLs and MLs. |
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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 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 and amending Decision 2006/504/EC (OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11). |
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 22 July 2019 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 23 July 2019 |
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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): 26 July 2019 |
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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy):not applicable Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: European Commission DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101 B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 2954263 Fax: +(32 2) 2998090 |
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Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: European Commission DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2-Multilateral International Relations Rue Froissart 101 B-1049 Brussels Tel: +(32 2) 2954263 Fax: +(32 2) 2998090 |