Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/949 of 19 June 2015 approving the pre-export checks carried out on certain food by certain third countries as regards the presence of certain mycotoxins (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/949
• Articles: 8

Article 1 Approval of pre-export checks

1.   Pre-export checks carried out prior to export to the Union by the Canadian Grain Commission, as competent authority, regarding ochratoxin A in wheat and wheat flour listed in Annex I and produced on the territory of Canada are approved.

2.   The following pre-export checks carried out prior to export to the Union by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), as competent authority, are approved:

(a)

pre-export checks regarding aflatoxins in peanuts listed in Annex I and produced on the territory of the United States;

(b)

pre-export checks regarding aflatoxins in almonds listed in Annex I and produced on the territory of the United States.

Article 2 Accompanying documents and identification of the consignments

1.   Each consignment of products referred to in Article 1 shall be accompanied by:

(a)

a report containing the results of sampling and analysis performed in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006  ( 5 ) , or with equivalent requirements, by a laboratory approved for that purpose by the competent authority;

(b)

a certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex II, completed, verified and signed by a representative of the competent authority; the certificate shall be valid for four months from the date of issuance.

2.   Each consignment of products referred to in Article 1 shall bear an identification code which shall be reproduced on the report and on the certificate referred to in paragraph 1. Each individual bag, or other packaging form, or packaging combining several individual entities into one package, of the consignment shall be identified with the same code.

Article 3 Splitting of consignments

If a consignment is split, copies of the certificate provided for in Article 2(1)(b) and certified by the competent authority of the Member State on whose territory the splitting has taken place, shall accompany each part of the split consignment until it is released for free circulation.

Article 4 Official controls

In accordance with the provisions of Article 16(2) and Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, the frequency of the physical checks carried out by the Member States on consignments of products referred to in Article 1 and presented in accordance with Article 2 shall be reduced to the maximum percentage of the number of presented consignments as set out in Annex I.

Article 5 Repeal

Decision 2008/47/EC and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2011 are hereby repealed.

References to the repealed Decision and Implementing Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

Article 6 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

Products referred to in Article 1 and frequency of the physical checks referred to in Article 4:

Food

CN code

TARICsub-division

Country of origin

Mycotoxin

Frequency of physical checks (%) at import

—

Wheat

—

1001

Canada

Ochratoxin A

< 1

—

Wheat flour

—

1101 00

—

Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell

—

1202 41 00

United States of America

Aflatoxins

< 1

—

Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled

—

1202 42 00

—

Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved

—

2008 11 91 ; 2008 11 96 ; 2008 11 98

—

Almonds, in shell

—

0802 11

United States of America

Aflatoxins

< 1

—

Almonds, shelled

—

0802 12

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

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European Union

Certificate to EU

Part I: Details of dispatched consignment

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel. No.

I.2. Certificate reference No

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postal Code

Tel. No.

I.6. Person responsible for the consignment in EU

Name

Address

Postal Code

Tel. No.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8.

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10.

I.11. Place of origin

Name Approval number

Address

I.12.

I.13. Place of loading

I.14. Date of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane Ship

Railway wagon Road vehicle

Other

Identification:

Document references:

I.16. Point of import in EU

I.17.

I.18. Description of commodity

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

I.20. Quantity

I.21. Temperature of products

Ambient Chilled Frozen

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Identification of container/Seal number

I.24. Type of packaging

I.25. Commodities certified for:

Human consumption Animal feeding stuff Further process

I.26.

I.27. For import into EU

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I.28. Identification of the commodities

Batch number Treatment type

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COUNTRY

PRE-EXPORT CHECK

II. Health information

II.a. Certificate reference No.

II.b.

In accordance with the provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/949 approving the pre-export checks carried out by on as regards the presence of , I undersigned, , authorised repre-sentative of the competent authority referred to in Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/949 certifies that the commodities described in the Part I of this certificate have been produced, sorted, handled, processed, packaged and transported in line with good hygiene practices and have been subject to a pre-export check, as approved by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/949 and ensures that the commodities covered by this certificate will be transported to the European Union in a container, which is in line with good hygiene practices.

From this consignment samples for analysis were taken on (date), subjected to laboratory analysis on (date) in the (name of laboratory), and the details of sampling, methods of analysis used and all results are attached.

Notes

This certificate is valid for four months after issuance.

Part I:

— Box reference I.11: Approval number: only if applicable.

— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code of WCO or CN code.

— Box reference I.20: Indicate total weight.

— Box reference I.25: Further process means ‘subject to sorting or other physical treatment before human consumption’.

Part II: Certification

Official inspector

Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:

Date: Signature:

Stamp: