Article 1Scope

1.Without prejudice to the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92(1), 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:

(i)

dried figs;

(ii)

hazelnuts (Corylus sp.) in shell and shelled;

(iii)

pistachios in shell and shelled;

(iv)

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

(v)

fig paste, pistachio paste and hazelnut paste;

(vi)

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

(vii)

flour, meal and powder of hazelnuts and pistachios;

(viii)

cut, sliced and broken hazelnuts;

(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.