Article 1Scope

1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/929, this Regulation shall apply to the import of the following feed and food falling within the CN codes and TARIC classifications set out in Annex I:

a

Brazil nuts in shell and mixtures of nuts or dried fruits containing Brazil nuts in shell (food) originating in or consigned from Brazil;

b

groundnuts in shell and shelled, peanut butter, groundnuts otherwise prepared or preserved (feed and food) originating in or consigned from China;

c

groundnuts in shell and shelled, peanut butter, groundnuts otherwise prepared or preserved (feed and food) originating in or consigned from Egypt;

d

pistachios in shell and shelled, pistachios otherwise prepared or preserved (food) originating in or consigned from Iran;

e

the following food originating in or consigned from Turkey:

  1. (i)

    dried figs;

  2. (ii)

    hazelnuts (Corylus sp.) in shell and shelled;

  3. (iii)

    pistachios in shell and shelled;

  4. (iv)

    mixtures of nuts or dried fruits containing figs, hazelnuts or pistachios;

  5. (v)

    fig paste, pistachio paste and hazelnut paste;

  6. (vi)

    hazelnuts, figs and pistachios, prepared or preserved, including mixtures;

  7. (vii)

    flour, meal and powder of hazelnuts and pistachios;

  8. (viii)

    cut, sliced and broken hazelnuts;

  9. (ix)

    hazelnut oil;

f

groundnuts in shell and shelled, peanut butter, groundnuts otherwise prepared or preserved (feed and food) originating in or consigned from Ghana;

g

groundnuts in shell and shelled, peanut butter, groundnuts otherwise prepared or preserved (feed and food) originating in or consigned from India;

h

watermelon seeds and derived products (food) originating in or consigned from Nigeria.

2

This Regulation shall also apply to feed and food processed from the feed and food referred to in paragraph 1 and to compound feed and food, containing any of the feed or food referred to in paragraph 1 in a quantity above 20 %.

3

This Regulation shall not apply to consignments of feed and food referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 which are destined to a private person for personal consumption and use only. In case of doubt, the burden of proof lies with the recipient of the consignment.