Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/949

Contents

Article 1Approval 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 2Accompanying 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^note, 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 3Splitting 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 4Official 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 5Repeal#

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 6Entry 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.

Annex I

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

Food	CN code	Country of origin	Mycotoxin	Frequency of physical checks (%) at import
—Wheat	—1001	Canada	Ochratoxin A	< 1
—Wheat flour	—110100
—Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell	—12024100	United States of America	Aflatoxins	< 1
—Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled	—12024200
—Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved	—20081191; 20081196; 20081198
—Almonds, in shell	—080211	United States of America	Aflatoxins	< 1
—Almonds, shelled	—080212

Annex II

European UnionCertificate to EUPart I: Details of dispatched consignmentI.1. ConsignorNameAddressTel. No.I.2. Certificate reference NoI.2.a.I.3. Central competent authorityI.4. Local competent authorityI.5. ConsigneeNameAddressPostal CodeTel. No.I.6. Person responsible for the consignment in EUNameAddressPostal CodeTel. No.I.7. Country of originISO codeI.8.I.9. Country of destinationISO codeI.10.I.11. Place of originName Approval numberAddressI.12.I.13. Place of loadingI.14. Date of departureI.15. Means of transportAeroplane ShipRailway wagon Road vehicleOtherIdentification:Document references:I.16. Point of import in EUI.17.I.18. Description of commodityI.19. Commodity code (HS code)I.20. QuantityI.21. Temperature of productsAmbient Chilled FrozenI.22. Number of packagesI.23. Identification of container/Seal numberI.24. Type of packagingI.25. Commodities certified for:Human consumption Animal feeding stuff Further processI.26.I.27. For import into EU

I.28. Identification of the commoditiesBatch number Treatment type

COUNTRYPRE-EXPORT CHECKII. Health informationII.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.NotesThis 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: CertificationOfficial inspectorName (in capital letters): Qualification and title:Date: Signature:Stamp: