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Regulation 2(4)
| Country of origin | Food and feed (intended use) | CN code (1) | TARIC sub-division | Hazard | Frequency of physical and identity checks (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined, the CN code is marked “ex”. | |||||
| (2) The sampling and the analyses must be performed in accordance with the sampling procedures and the analytical reference methods set out in point 1(a) of Annex 3 to this Regulation. | |||||
| (3) The sampling and the analyses must be performed in accordance with the sampling procedures and the analytical reference methods set out in point 1(b) of Annex 3 to this Regulation. | |||||
| (4) 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 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin(1) 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). | |||||
| (5) Residues of Tolfenpyrad. | |||||
| (6) Residues of Amitraz (amitraz including the metabolites containing the 2,4 -dimethylaniline moiety expressed as amitraz), Diafenthiuron, Dicofol (sum of p,p’ and o,p’ isomers) and Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram). | |||||
| (7) Residues of Dicofol (sum of p,p’ and o,p’ isomers), Dinotefuran, Folpet, Prochloraz (sum of prochloraz, BTS 44595 (M201-04) and BTS 44596 (M201-03), expressed as prochloraz), Thiophanate-methyl and Triforine. | |||||
| (8) 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). | |||||
| (9) Residues of Ethylene Oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloro-ethanol, expressed as ethylene oxide). | |||||
| (10) Residues of Acephate. | |||||
| (11) Residues of Diafenthiuron. | |||||
| (12) Residues of Phenthoate. | |||||
| (13) Residues of Chlorbufam. | |||||
| (14) Residues of Formetanate (sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate (hydrochloride)) Prothiofos and Triforine. | |||||
| (15) Residues of chlorpyrifos/chlorpyrifos-methyl and fenbutatin oxide. | |||||
| (16) Residues of Prochloraz (sum of prochloraz, BTS 44595 (M201-04) and BTS 44596 (M201-03), expressed as prochloraz). | |||||
| (17) Residues of Diafenthiuron, Formetanate (sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate (hydrochloride)) and Thiophanate-methyl. | |||||
| (18) “Unprocessed products” as defined in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs(2). | |||||
| (19) “Placing on the market” and “final consumer” as defined in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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. | |||||
| (20) The following reference methods may be used: (1) BS EN 1988-1:1998 “Foodstuffs. Determination–of sulfite - Optimized Monier-Williams method”, published by the British Standards Institution on 15 June 1998 (ISBN 0 580 29239 8), available from the British Standards Institution at https://knowledge.bsigroup.com; (2) BS EN 1988-2:1998 “Foodstuffs. Determination–of sulfite - Enzymatic method”, published by the British Standards Institution on 15 June 1998 (ISBN 0 580 29240 1), available from the British Standards Institution at https://knowledge.bsigroup.com; (3) ISO 5522:1981 “Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of total sulphur dioxide content”, published by the International Organization for Standardization in September 1981, edition 1, available fromthe ISO at https://www.iso.org. | |||||
| (21) Residues of Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Phenthoate and Quinalphos.” | |||||
| Bolivia (BO) | Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell (Food and feed) | 1202 41 00 | Aflatoxins | 50 | |
| Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled (Food and feed) | 1202 42 00 | ||||
| Peanut butter (Food and feed) | 2008 11 10 | ||||
| Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved (Food and feed) | 2008 11 91 | ||||
| 2008 11 96 | |||||
| 2008 11 98 | |||||
| Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) | ex1208 90 00 | 20 | |||
| Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil (Food and feed) | 2305 00 00 | ||||
| Groundnuts paste (Food and feed) | ex2007 10 10 | 80 | |||
| ex2007 10 99 | 50 | ||||
| ex2007 99 39 | 07; 08 | ||||
| Brazil (BR) | Black pepper (Piper) (Food – neither crushed nor ground) | ex0904 11 00 | 10 | Salmonella (2) | 50 |
| Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell (Food and feed) | 1202 41 00 | Pesticide residues (4) | 20 | ||
| Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled (Food and feed) | 1202 42 00 | ||||
| Peanut butter (Food and feed) | 2008 11 10 | ||||
| Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved (Food and feed) | 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 (Food and feed) | 2305 00 00 | ||||
| Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) | ex1208 90 00 | 20 | |||
| Groundnuts paste (Food and feed) | ex2007 10 10 | 80 | |||
| ex2007 10 99 | 50 | ||||
| ex2007 99 39 | 07; 08 | ||||
| China (CN) | Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell (Food and feed) | 1202 41 00 | Aflatoxins | 10 | |
| Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled (Food and feed) | 1202 42 00 | ||||
| Peanut butter (Food and feed) | 2008 11 10 | ||||
| Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved (Food and feed) | 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 (Food and feed) | 2305 00 00 | ||||
| Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) | ex1208 90 00 | 20 | |||
| Groundnuts paste (Food and feed) | ex2007 10 10 | 80 | |||
| ex2007 10 99 | 50 | ||||
| ex2007 99 39 | 07; 08 | ||||
| Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum) (Food – crushed or ground) | ex0904 22 00 | 11 | Salmonella (3) | 10 | |
| Tea, whether or not flavoured (Food) | 0902 | Pesticide residues (4) (5) | 20 | ||
| Colombia (CO) | Granadilla (Passiflora ligularis) and passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) (Food) | ex0810 90 20 | 30 | Pesticide residues (4) | 10 |
| Dominican Republic (DO) | Aubergines (Solanum melongena) (Food – fresh or chilled) | 0709 30 00 | Pesticide residues (4) | 20 | |
| Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | ex0709 60 99 | 20 | Pesticide residues (4) (6) | 50 | |
| ex0710 80 59 | 20 | ||||
| Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | 0709 60 10 | Pesticide residues (4) (6) | 50 | ||
| 0710 80 51 | |||||
| Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | ex0708 20 00 | 10 | Pesticide residues (4) (6) | 50 | |
| ex0710 22 00 | 10 | ||||
| Ecuador (EC) | Bananas (Food - fresh or dried) | 0803 90 10 | Pesticide residues (4) | 5 | |
| 0803 90 90 | |||||
| Egypt (EG) | Oranges (Food – fresh or dried) | 0805 10 | Pesticide residues (4) | 10 | |
| Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | ex0709 60 99 | 20 | Pesticide residues (4) (7) | 20 | |
| ex0710 80 59 | 20 | ||||
| Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | 0709 60 10 | Pesticide residues (4) (7) | 20 | ||
| 0710 80 51 | |||||
| Georgia (GE) | Hazelnuts (Corylus spp.), in shell (Food) | 0802 21 00 | Aflatoxins | 20 | |
| Hazelnuts (Corylus spp.), shelled (Food) | 0802 22 00 | ||||
| Flour, meal and powder of hazelnuts (Food) | ex1106 30 90 | 40 | |||
| Hazelnuts, otherwise prepared or preserved (Food) | ex2008 19 19 | 30 | |||
| ex2008 19 95 | 20 | ||||
| ex2008 19 99 | 30 | ||||
| Ghana (GH) | Palm oil (Food) | 1511 10 90 | Sudan dyes (8) | 20 | |
| 1511 90 11 | |||||
| ex1511 90 19 | 90 | ||||
| 1511 90 99 | |||||
| India (IN) | Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers (Food – dried spices) | 0906 | Pesticide residues (4) (9) | 10 | |
| Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems) (Food – dried spices) | 0907 | Pesticide residues (4) (9) | 10 | ||
| Curry leaves (Bergera/ Murraya koenigii) (Food – fresh, chilled, frozen or dried) | ex1211 90 86 | 10 | Pesticide residues (4) (10) | 50 | |
| Drumsticks (Moringa oleifera) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | ex0709 99 90 | 10 | Pesticide residues (4) | 20 | |
| ex0710 80 95 | 75 | ||||
| Ginger, saffron, turmeric (Curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices (Food – dried spices) | 0910 | Pesticide residues (4) (9) | 10 | ||
| Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms (Food – dried spices) | 0908 | Pesticide residues (4) (9) | 10 | ||
| Okra (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | ex0709 99 90 | 20 | Pesticide residues (4) (11) | 20 | |
| ex0710 80 95 | 30 | ||||
| Rice (Food) | 1006 | Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A | 5 | ||
| Pesticide residues (4) | 5 | ||||
| Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway; juniper berries (Food – dried spices) | 0909 | Pesticide residues (4) (9) | 10 | ||
| Iran (IR) | Melon seeds (Food) | 1207 70 | Aflatoxins | 10 | |
| Kenya (KE) | Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) (Food – fresh or chilled) | 0708 20 | Pesticide residues (4) | 10 | |
| Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | ex0709 60 99 | 20 | Pesticide residues (4) | 10 | |
| ex 0710 80 59 | 20 | ||||
| Cambodia (KH) | Chinese celery (Apium graveolens) (Food – fresh or chilled herb) | ex0709 40 00 | 20 | Pesticide residues (4) (12) | 50 |
| Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | ex0708 20 00 | 10 | Pesticide residues (4) (13) | 50 | |
| ex0710 22 00 | 10 | ||||
| Lebanon (LB) | Turnips (Brassica rapa subsp. rapa) (Food – prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid) | ex2001 90 97 | 11; 19 | Rhodamine B | 50 |
| Turnips (Brassica rapa subsp. rapa) (Food – prepared or preserved by brine or citric acid, not frozen) | ex2005 99 80 | 93 | Rhodamine B | 50 | |
| Madagascar (MG) | Cow peas (Vigna unguiculata subspp.) (Food) | 0713 35 00 | Pesticide residues (4) | 10 | |
| Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell (Food and feed) | 1202 41 00 | Aflatoxins | 50 | ||
| Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled (Food and feed) | 1202 42 00 | ||||
| Peanut butter (Food and feed) | 2008 11 10 | ||||
| Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved (Food and feed) | 2008 11 91 | ||||
| 2008 11 96 | |||||
| 2008 11 98 | |||||
| Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) | ex1208 90 00 | 20 | |||
| Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil (Food and feed) | 2305 00 00 | ||||
| Malaysia (MY) | Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) (Food – fresh) | ex0810 90 20 | 20 | Pesticide residues (4) | 50 |
| Nigeria (NG) | Sesamum seeds (Food) | 1207 40 90 | Salmonella (2) | 50 | |
| Pakistan (PK) | Rice (Food) | 1006 | Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A | 5 | |
| Pesticide residues (4) | 5 | ||||
| Sierra Leone (SL) | Watermelon (egusi, Citrullus spp.) seeds and derived products (Food) | ex1207 70 00 | 10 | Aflatoxins | 50 |
| ex1208 90 00 | 10 | ||||
| ex2008 99 99 | 50 | ||||
| Senegal (SN) | Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell (Food and feed) | 1202 41 00 | Aflatoxins | 50 | |
| Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled (Food and feed) | 1202 42 00 | ||||
| Peanut butter (Food and feed) | 2008 11 10 | ||||
| Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved (Food and feed) | 2008 11 91 | ||||
| 2008 11 96 | |||||
| 2008 11 98 | |||||
| Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) | ex1208 90 00 | 20 | |||
| Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil (Food and feed) | 2305 00 00 | ||||
| Groundnuts paste (Food and feed) | ex2007 10 10 | 80 | |||
| ex2007 10 99 | 50 | ||||
| ex2007 99 39 | 07; 08 | ||||
| Syria (SY) | Sesamum seeds (Food) | 1207 40 90 | Salmonella (2) | 10 | |
| Tahini and halva from Sesamum seeds (Food) | ex 1704 90 99 | 12; 92 | Salmonella (2) | 10 | |
| ex 1806 20 95 | 13; 93 | ||||
| ex 1806 90 50 | 10 | ||||
| ex1806 90 60 | 11; 91 | ||||
| ex2008 19 19 | 40 | ||||
| ex2008 19 99 | 40 | ||||
| Turnips (Brassica rapa subsp. rapa) (Food – prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid) | ex2001 90 97 | 11; 19 | Rhodamine B | 50 | |
| Turnips (Brassica rapa subsp. rapa) (Food – prepared or preserved by brine or citric acid, not frozen) | ex2005 99 80 | 93 | Rhodamine B | 50 | |
| Thailand (TH) | Food containing or consisting of betel leaves (Piper betle) (Food) | ex1404 90 00 | Salmonella (3) | 10 | |
| Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | ex0709 60 99 | 20 | Pesticide residues (4) (14) | 50 | |
| ex0710 80 59 | 20 | ||||
| Türkiye (TR) | Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) (Food – fresh, chilled or dried) | 0805 50 10 | Pesticide residues (4) (15) | 20 | |
| Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids (Food – fresh or dried) | 0805 21 | Pesticide residues (4) | 20 | ||
| 0805 22 | |||||
| 0805 29 | |||||
| Oranges (Food – fresh or dried) | 0805 10 | Pesticide residues (4) | 20 | ||
| Pomegranates (Food – fresh or chilled) | ex0810 90 75 | 30 | Pesticide residues (4) (16) | 20 | |
| Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | ex0709 60 99 | 20 | Pesticide residues (4) | 20 | |
| ex0710 80 59 | 20 | ||||
| Sweet Peppers (Capsicum annuum) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | 0709 60 10 | Pesticide residues (4) (17) | 20 | ||
| 0710 80 51 | |||||
| Unprocessed whole, ground, milled, cracked, chopped apricot kernels intended to be placed on the market for the final consumer(18)(19) (Food) | ex1212 99 95 | 20 | Cyanide | 50 | |
| Uganda (UG) | Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | ex0709 60 99 | 20 | Pesticide residues (4) | 50 |
| ex0710 80 59 | 20 | ||||
| United States (US) | Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell (Food and feed) | 1202 41 00 | Aflatoxins | 10 | |
| Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled (Food and feed) | 1202 42 00 | ||||
| Peanut butter (Food and feed) | 2008 11 10 | ||||
| Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved (Food and feed) | 2008 11 91 | ||||
| 2008 11 96 | |||||
| 2008 11 98 | |||||
| Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) | ex1208 90 00 | 20 | |||
| Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil (Food and feed) | 2305 00 00 | ||||
| Groundnuts paste (Food and feed) | ex2007 10 10 | 80 | |||
| ex2007 10 99 | 50 | ||||
| ex 2007 99 39 | 07; 08 | ||||
| Uzbekistan (UZ) | Dried apricots (Food) | 0813 10 00 | Sulphites (20) | 50 | |
| Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved (Food) | 2008 50 | ||||
| Vietnam (VN) | Basil (holy, sweet) (Food – fresh or chilled herbs) | ex1211 90 86 | 20 | Pesticide residues (4) (21) | 50 |
| Coriander leaves (Food – fresh or chilled herbs) | ex0709 99 90 | 72 | Pesticide residues (4) (21) | 50 | |
| Mint (Food – fresh or chilled herbs) | ex1211 90 86 | 30 | Pesticide residues (4) (21) | 50 | |
| Okra (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | ex0709 99 90 | 20 | Pesticide residues (4) (21) | 50 | |
| ex0710 80 95 | 30 | ||||
| Parsley (Food – fresh or chilled herbs) | ex0709 99 90 | 40 | Pesticide residues (4) (21) | 50 | |
| Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) | ex0709 60 99 | 20 | Pesticide residues (4) (21) | 50 | |
| ex0710 80 59 | 20 | ||||
| Pitahaya (dragon fruit) (Food – fresh or chilled) | ex0810 90 20 | 10 | Pesticide residues (4) (21) | 50 | |
EUR 2005/396, amended by S.I. 2019/557. S.I. 2019/557 was amended by S.I. 2020/1376.
EUR 2004/852, amended by S.I. 2019/642; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
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