Intensified import controls in EU

: Published: 11 January 2022

The concept for import controls at the EU’s external borders has been changed and supplemented by so-called risk profiles. This leads to changes in the regular import controls for food from third countries into the EU.

Here is a selection of the current risk profile-based regular import controls. It can serve as a suggestion for the adaptation of internal inspection plans. We have limited ourselves only to those import goods and countries of origin, which we consider important. In addition to fruit and vegetables, other product groups that may be of interest to our customers will also be taken into account from now on.

New entries
Food	KN Code	Country of origin	Reason/ Frequency
Galia-Melons (C. melo var. reticulatus)	ex 0807 19 00;	Honduras	Salmonella Braenderup / 10%
Drumsticks (Moringa oleifera)	ex 0709 99 90	India	Pesticide residues ⁽³⁾/ 10%
Grapefruits	0805 40 00	Turkey	Pesticide residues ⁽³⁾/ 10%

⁽³⁾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 of 23 February 2005on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 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).

Change of the scope of the inspection and/or inspection frequency
Food	KN Code	Country of origin	Reason /frequency
Sweet peppers	0904 21 10	China	Salmonellen / 10% (⇓)
Aubergines (Solanum melongena)	0709 30 00	Dominican Republic	Pesticide residues ^{(4) (8)}/ 50% shifted from Appendix I to Appendix II, Import only with official certificate
Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet)	ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59
Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis, Vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata)	ex 0708 20 00 ex 0710 22 00
Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet))	ex 0709 60 99 ex 0710 80 59	India	Pesticide residues ^{(4) (5)}/ 50% (⇑)
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids and oranges	0805 21 0805 22 0805 29 0805 10	Turkey	Pesticide residues ⁽⁴⁾20% (⇑) shifted from Appendix I to Appendix II, Import only with official certificate
Pitahaya (dragon fruit)	ex 0810 90 20	Vietnam	Pesticide residues ^(4),(5)/ 20% (⇑)

⁽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 of 23 February 2005on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 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 Carbofuran.
⁽⁸⁾ Residues of Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Phenthoate and Quinalphos.

Footnotes and numbering cited according to the regulation

Deletions
Food	KN Code	Country of origin	Reason /frequency
Hazelnuts	0802 21 00	Turkey	Aflatoxins / 5%

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/2246 of 12/15/21: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content

Author: Frank Mörsberger

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