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Document 32007D0459

    2007/459/EC: Commission Decision of 25 June 2007 amending Decision 2006/504/EC on special conditions governing certain foodstuffs imported from certain third countries due to contamination risks of these products by aflatoxins (notified under document number C(2007) 3020) (Text with EEA relevance)

    SL L 174, 4.7.2007, p. 8–17 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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    4.7.2007   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 174/8

    COMMISSION DECISION

    of 25 June 2007

    amending Decision 2006/504/EC on special conditions governing certain foodstuffs imported from certain third countries due to contamination risks of these products by aflatoxins

    (notified under document number C(2007) 3020)

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    (2007/459/EC)

    THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

    Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular Article 53(1)(b)(ii) thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Commission Decision 2006/504/EC (2) establishes special conditions governing certain foodstuffs imported from certain third countries due to contamination risks of these products by aflatoxins.

    (2)

    The application of Decision 2006/504/EC has revealed that certain amendments are necessary. The list of designated points of import through which the products covered by that Decision may be imported into the Community should be updated, particularly in the framework of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

    (3)

    For the protection of public health it is important that compound foodstuffs containing to a significant amount the foodstuffs covered by this Decision are also within the scope of this Decision. A threshold of 10 % is established. Competent authorities may control at random for the presence of aflatoxins compound foodstuffs containing less than 10 % of foodstuffs covered by this Decision. In case monitoring data indicate that compound foodstuffs containing less than 10 % of foodstuffs covered by this Decision have been found in several cases to be non-compliant with the EU legislation on maximum levels for aflatoxins, this threshold should be reviewed.

    (4)

    Decision 2006/504/EC provides that Member State may only permit imports of certain foodstuffs where the consignment is accompanied by, inter alia, a health certificate. That requirement applies from 1 October 2006. In order to avoid differences in the implementation of that Decision, it appears necessary to clarify that the requirement regarding the health certificate relates to the consignments which left the country of origin from 1 October 2006 onwards.

    (5)

    Moreover, the model health certificate set out in that Decision should be amended by a separation of the health certificate to be completed by the competent authorities of the country of origin of the foodstuffs covered by Commission Decision 2006/504/EC from the information to be provided by the competent authorities of the Member States. Furthermore the common document containing the information on the checks performed has to be amended to provide also for the situation where the competent authority at the point of introduction into the Community is different from the competent authority at the designated point of import, or where a physical check is not mandatory.

    (6)

    Commission Decision 2006/504/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

    (7)

    The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

    Article 1

    Decision 2006/504/EC is amended as follows:

    1.

    Article 1 is replaced by the following:

    ‘Article 1

    Scope

    This Decision shall apply to the foodstuffs referred to in points (a) to (e) and to processed and compound foodstuffs derived from or containing a significant amount of the foodstuffs referred to in points (b) to (e). However, it shall not apply to consignments of foodstuffs with a gross weight not exceeding 5 kg.

    Foodstuffs shall be considered as containing a significant amount of the foodstuffs referred to in points (b) to (e), where they are present therein in a quantity of at least 10 %.

    (a)

    The following foodstuffs originating in or consigned from Brazil:

    (i)

    Brazil nuts in shell falling within category CN code 0801 21 00;

    (ii)

    mixtures of nuts or dried fruits falling within CN code 0813 50 and containing Brazil nuts in shell;

    (b)

    The following foodstuffs originating in or consigned from China:

    (i)

    peanuts falling within CN code 1202 10 90 or 1202 20 00;

    (ii)

    peanuts falling within CN code 2008 11 94 (in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg) or 2008 11 98 (in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg);

    (iii)

    roasted peanuts falling within CN codes 2008 11 92 (in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg) or 2008 11 96 (in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg);

    (c)

    The following foodstuffs originating in or consigned from Egypt:

    (i)

    peanuts falling within CN code 1202 10 90 or 1202 20 00;

    (ii)

    peanuts falling within CN code 2008 11 94 (in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg) or 2008 11 98 (in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg);

    (iii)

    roasted peanuts falling within CN codes 2008 11 92 (in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg) or 2008 11 96 (in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg);

    (d)

    The following foodstuffs originating in or consigned from Iran:

    (i)

    pistachios falling within CN code 0802 50 00;

    (ii)

    roasted pistachios falling within CN codes 2008 19 13 (in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg) and 2008 19 93 (in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg);

    (e)

    The following foodstuffs originating in or consigned from Turkey:

    (i)

    dried figs falling within CN code 0804 20 90;

    (ii)

    hazelnuts (Corylus spp.) in shell or shelled falling within CN code 0802 21 00 or 0802 22 00;

    (iii)

    pistachios falling within CN code 0802 50 00;

    (iv)

    mixtures of nuts or dried fruits falling within CN code 0813 50 and containing figs, hazelnuts or pistachios;

    (v)

    fig paste and hazelnut paste falling within CN code 2007 99 98;

    (vi)

    hazelnuts, figs and pistachios, prepared or preserved, including mixtures falling within CN code 2008 19;

    (vii)

    flour, meal and powder of hazelnuts, figs and pistachios falling within CN code 1106 30 90;

    (viii)

    cut, sliced and broken hazelnuts.’.

    2.

    In Article 3:

    (a)

    paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

    ‘3.   The competent authorities in the Member State of introduction shall ensure that the foodstuffs intended for import into the Community are subject to documentary checks to ensure that the requirement for the results of sampling and analysis and the health certificate provided for in paragraph 1 are complied with.’;

    (b)

    the following paragraph 7 is added:

    ‘7.   The competent authorities at the points of introduction into the Community and at the designated point of import shall complete the common document for checks performed on foodstuffs covered by this Decision, as set out in Annex III, certifying the checks carried out on foodstuffs covered by this Decision.’.

    3.

    in Article 5:

    (a)

    in paragraph 2, point (e) is replaced by the following:

    ‘(e)

    approximately 5 % of the consignments for each category of hazelnuts and derived products referred to in point (e)(ii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) of the second paragraph of Article 1 and derived products from such hazelnuts from Turkey and approximately 10 % of the consignments of other categories of foodstuffs from Turkey;’;

    (b)

    in paragraph 3, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

    ‘The competent authorities at the designated point of import shall ensure that the completed common document for checks performed on foodstuffs covered by this Decision, as set out in Annex III, is accompanied by the results of their sampling and analysis.’.

    4.

    Article 8, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

    ‘2.   All costs related to official measures taken by the competent authorities as regards non-compliance of consignments of foodstuffs referred to in Article 1(a) to (e) and to processed and compound foodstuffs derived from or containing the foodstuffs referred to in these points shall be borne by the food business operator responsible for the consignment or its representative.’.

    5.

    The following Article 10a is inserted:

    ‘Article 10a

    Transitional provisions

    By way of derogation from Article 3(1), Member States shall authorise the imports of consignments which left the country of origin prior to 1 October 2006, accompanied by a health certificate as provided for by Commission Decision 2000/49/EC (*1) as regards foodstuffs from Egypt, Commission Decision 2002/79/EC (*2) as regards foodstuffs from China, Commission Decision 2002/80/EC (*3) as regards foodstuffs from Turkey, Commission Decision 2003/493/EC (*4) as regards foodstuffs from Brazil and Commission Decision 2005/85/EC (*5) as regards foodstuffs from Iran.

    (*1)   OJ L 19, 25.1.2000, p. 46."

    (*2)   OJ L 34, 5.2.2002, p. 21."

    (*3)   OJ L 34, 5.2.2002, p. 26."

    (*4)   OJ L 168, 5.7.2003, p. 33."

    (*5)   OJ L 30, 3.2.2005, p. 12.’."

    6.

    Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Decision.

    7.

    Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Decision.

    8.

    The text in Annex III to this Decision is added as Annex III.

    Article 2

    This Decision shall apply from 1 July 2007.

    However, Article 1(5) shall apply from 1 October 2006 and Article 1(7) shall apply from 1 January 2007.

    Article 3

    This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 25 June 2007.

    For the Commission

    Markos KYPRIANOU

    Member of the Commission

    (1)   OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 575/2006 (OJ L 100, 8.4.2006, p. 3).

    (2)   OJ L 199, 21.7.2006, p. 21.

    ANNEX I

    ‘ANNEX I

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    ANNEX II

    ‘ANNEX II

    List of designated points of import through which foodstuffs covered by Article 1 may be imported into the Community

    Member State

    Designated points of import

    Belgium

    Antwerpen/Anvers, Zeebrugge, Brussel/Bruxelles, Aalst/Alost

    Bulgaria

    Burgas, Airport,

    Burgas “West-Fish port”,

    Varna Airport,

    Varna Port — West

    Varna Port,

    Varna — ferry-boat port,

    Svilengrad — railway station,

    Kapitan Andreevo,

    Ruse — terminal east port,

    Sofia — Airport

    Customs House — Sofia

    Customs House — Plovdiv

    Czech Republic

    Celní úřad Praha D5

    Denmark

    All Danish ports and airports

    Germany

    HZA Lörrach — ZA Weil am Rhein-Autobahn, HZA Stuttgart — ZA Flughafen, HZA München — ZA München — Flughafen, HZA Berlin — ZA Dreilinden, HZA Frankfurt (Oder) — ZA Frankfurt (Oder) Autobahn, HZA Frankfurt (Oder) — ZA Forst-Autobahn, HZA Bremen — ZA Neustädter Hafen, HZA Bremen — ZA Bremerhaven, HZA Hamburg — Hafen — ZA Waltershof, HZA Hamburg — Stadt, HZA Itzehoe — ZA Hamburg — Flughafen, HZA Frankfurt-am-Main-Flughafen, HZA Braunschweig — ZA Braunschweig-Broitzem, HZA Hannover — ZA Hannover-Nord, HZA Koblenz — ZA Hahn — Flughafen, HZA Oldenburg — ZA Wilhelmshaven, HZA Bielefeld — ZA Eckendorfer Straße Bielefeld, HZA Erfurt — ZA Eisenach, HZA Potsdam — ZA Ludwigsfelde, HZA Potsdam — ZA Berlin — Flughafen Schönefeld, HZA Potsdam — ZA Berlin — Flughafen Tegel, HZA Augsburg — ZA Memmingen, HZA Ulm — ZA Ulm (Donautal), HZA Karlsruhe — ZA Karlsruhe, HZA Gießen — ZA Gießen, HZA Gießen — ZA Marburg, HZA Singen — ZA Bahnhof, HZA Lörrach — ZA Weil am Rhein — Schusterinsel, HZA Hamburg-Stadt — ZA Oberelbe, HZA Hamburg-Stadt — ZA Oberelbe — Abfertigungsstelle Billbrook, HZA Hamburg-Stadt — ZA Oberelbe — Abfertigungsstelle Großmarkt, HZA Düsseldorf — ZA Düsseldorf Nord, HZA Köln — ZA Köln Niehl, HZA Erfurt — ZA Jena

    Estonia

    All Estonian Customs Offices

    Greece

    Athina, Pireas, Athina International Airport, Thessaloniki, Volos, Nafplio, Patra, Egion, Iraklion Kritis, Larisa, Ioannina, Katerini, Komotini, Veria, Drama, Serres, Kavala, Xanthi, Alexadroupolis

    Spain

    Algeciras (Puerto), Alicante (Puerto), Almería (Puerto), Barcelona (Puerto), Bilbao (Puerto), Cádiz (Puerto), Ceuta (Puerto), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Puerto), Málaga (Puerto), Melilla (Puerto), Sevilla (Puerto), Tarragona (Puerto), Valencia (Puerto), Juan Escoda S.A. — Tarragona (Puerto), Importaco — Valencia (Puerto)

    France

    Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), Rungis MIN (Val-de-Marne), Lyon Chassieu CRD (Rhône), Strasbourg CRD (Bas-Rhin), Lille CRD (Nord), Saint-Nazaire Montoir CRD (Loire-Atlantique), Agen (Lot-et-Garonne), port de la Pointe des Galets à La Réunion

    Ireland

    Dublin — Port, Shannon — Airport

    Italy

    Ufficio di Sanità, Marittima, Aerea e di Frontiera (USMAF) Bari, Unità Territoriale (UT) Bari

    USMAF Bologna, UT Ravenna,

    USMAF Brindisi, UT Brindisi

    USMAF Catania, UT Reggio Calabria

    USMAF Genova, UT Genova

    USMAF Genova, UT La Spezia

    USMAF Genova, UT Savona,

    USMAF Livorno, UT Livorno

    USMAF Napoli, UT Cagliari

    USMAF Napoli, UT Napoli,

    USMAF Napoli, UT Salerno,

    USMAF Pescara, UT Ancona,

    USMAF Venezia, UT Trieste, compresa dogana di Fernetti-interporto Monrupino

    USMAF Venezia, UT Venezia

    Cyprus

    Limassol Port, Larnaca Airport

    Latvia

    Grebneva – road with Russia

    Terehova – road with Russia

    Pātarnieki – road with Byelorussia

    Silene – road with Byelorussia

    Daugavpils – railway commodity station

    Rēzekne – railway commodity station

    Liepāja – seaport

    Ventspils – seaport

    Rīga – seaport

    Rīga – airport Rīga

    Rīga – Latvian Post

    Lithuania

    Road: Kybartai, Lavoriškės, Medininkai, Panemunė, Šalčininkai

    Airport: Vilnius

    Seaport: Malkų įlankos, Molo, Pilies

    Railway: Kena, Kybartai, Pagėgiai

    Luxembourg

    Centre Douanier, Croix de Gasperich, Luxembourg

    Administration des Douanes et Accises, Bureau Luxembourg — Aéroport, Niederanven

    Hungary

    Ferihegy – Budapest – airport

    Záhony – Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg – road

    Eperjeske – Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg – railway

    Röszke – Csongrád – road

    Kelebia – Bács-Kiskun – railway

    Letenye – Zala – road

    Gyékényes – Somogy – railway

    Mohács – Baranya – port

    All Hungarian Chief Customs Offices

    Malta

    Malta Freeport, the Malta International Airport and the Grand Harbour.

    Netherlands

    All harbours and airports and all border stations

    Austria

    All Customs Offices

    Poland

    Bezledy – Warmińsko – Mazurskie – road border point

    Kuźnica Białostocka – Podlaskie – road border point

    Bobrowniki – Podlaskie – road border point

    Koroszczyn – Lubelskie – road border point

    Dorohusk – Lubelskie – road and railway border point

    Gdynia – Pomorskie – seaport border point

    Gdańsk – Pomorskie – seaport border point

    Medyka – Przemyśl – Podkarpackie – railway border point

    Medyka – Podkarpackie – road border point

    Korczowa – Podkarpackie – road border point

    Jasionka – Podkarpackie – airport border point

    Szczecin – Zachodnio – Pomorskie – seaport border point

    Świnoujście – Zachodnio – Pomorskie – seaport border point

    Kołobrzeg – Zachodnio – Pomorskie – seaport border point

    Mazowieckie – Warsaw Airport and custom warehouses – supervised by BSES in Warszawa

    Custom warehouse – supervised by PSES in Bytom

    Custom warehouse – supervised by PSES in Gliwice

    Custom warehouse – supervised by PSES in Dąbrowa Górnicza

    Custom warehouse – supervised by PSES in Katowice

    Custom warehouse – supervised by PSES in Cieszyn

    4 Custom warehouses – supervised by PSES in Poznań

    Custom warehouse – supervised by PSES in Łódź

    Custom warehouse – supervised by PSES in Łowicz

    Custom warehouse – supervised by PSES in Skierniewice

    Custom warehouse – supervised by PSES in Bytów

    Custom warehouse – supervised by PSES in Kraków

    2 Custom warehouses – supervised by PSES in Biała Podlaska

    Custom warehouse – supervised by PSES in Bolesławiec

    2 Custom warehouses – supervised by PSES in Bydgoszcz

    Portugal

    Lisboa, Leixões

    Sines, Alverca, Riachos, Setúbal, Bodadela, Lisbon airport, Porto airport

    Romania

    Constanta Nord harbour,

    Constanta Sud harbour,

    Otopeni International Airport,

    Sculeni – on the road,

    Halmeu – on the road

    Siret – on the road,

    Stamora Moravita – on the road

    Albita – on the road

    Slovenia

    Obrežje – road border crossing

    Koper – port border crossing

    Dobova – railway border crossing

    Brnik – airport border crossing

    Jelšane – road border crossing

    Ljubljana – railway and road border crossing

    Gruškovje – road border crossing

    Sežana – railway and road border crossing

    Slovakia

    Customs Offices: Banská Bystrica, Bratislava, Košice, Žilina, Nitra, Prešov, Trnava, Trenčín, Čierna nad Tisou

    Finland

    All Finnish Customs Offices

    Sweden

    Göteborg, Stockholm, Helsingborg, Landvetter, Arlanda

    United Kingdom

    Belfast, Dover, Felixstowe, Gatwick Airport, Goole, Harwich, Heathrow Airport, Hull, Ipswich, Liverpool, London (including Tilbury, Thamesport and Sheerness), Manchester Airport, Manchester Container Base, Manchester International Freight Terminal, Manchester (Ellesmere Port only), Southampton, Teesport’

    ANNEX III

    ‘ANNEX III

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