Decision 2009/835 - 2009/835/EC: Commission Decision of 12 November 2009 on emergency measures imposing special conditions on official controls governing the import of pears from or consigned from Turkey due to high residue levels of amitraz (notified under document C(2009) 8977) - Main contents
Please note
This page contains a limited version of this dossier in the EU Monitor.
Contents
official title
2009/835/EC: Commission Decision of 12 November 2009 on emergency measures imposing special conditions on official controls governing the import of pears originating in or consigned from Turkey due to high residue levels of amitraz (notified under document C(2009) 8977)| Legal instrument | Decision |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Decision 2009/835 |
| CELEX number i | 32009D0835 |
| Document | 12-11-2009 |
|---|---|
| Publication in Official Journal | 14-11-2009; OJ L 299 p. 15-16 |
| Effect | 13-11-2009; Takes effect Date notif. |
| End of validity | 24-01-2010; See Art. 3 |
| Notification | 13-11-2009 |
14.11.2009 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 299/15 |
COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 November 2009
on emergency measures imposing special conditions on official controls governing the import of pears originating in or consigned from Turkey due to high residue levels of amitraz
(notified under document C(2009) 8977)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/835/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 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 (1), and in particular Article 53(1)(b)(ii) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) defines amongst others maximum residue levels (MRLs )for amitraz and its metabolites. |
(2) |
The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASSF) has been notified on repeated occasions in 2007, 2008 and 2009 that pears originating from Turkey were found with levels of amitraz exceeding the Acute Reference Dose (ARfD) for this pesticide. The latest information received from the German authorities on 21 October 2009, indicated that in the most recent analysis amitraz was found at levels that largely exceeded the ARfD. |
(3) |
Given the high level of risk to which European consumers may be exposed, Member States should control at least 10 percent of consignments of pears originating from Turkey for the presence of amitraz at import. Consignments already on the market should also be subject to official controls. |
(4) |
Member States should inform the Commission of all testing results. Unfavourable results should be reported through RASFF. |
(5) |
Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC (3) requires Member States to carry out an increased level of controls at import on pears originating from Turkey, for the purposes of verifying the presence of amitraz on 10 % of all consignments of that commodity. As the control measure in question will be applicable as from 25 January 2010, it is appropriate to establish a duration of the measures laid down in this decision so as to avoid overlaps with the control measures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 669/2009. |
(6) |
Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 provides for the possibility to adopt appropriate Community emergency measures for food and feed imported from a third country in order to protect human health, animal health or the environment, where the risk cannot be contained satisfactorily by means of measures taken by the Member States individually. |
(7) |
Given the urgency it is appropriate to adopt these emergency measures in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. |
(8) |
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
-
1.Member States shall carry out documentary, identity and physical checks, including laboratory analysis, on at least 10 percent of consignments of fresh pears falling within CN codes 0808 20 10 and 0808 20 50 originating in or consigned from Turkey. Consignments shall be detained pending...
More
This text has been adopted from EUR-Lex.
This dossier is compiled each night drawing from aforementioned sources through automated processes. We have invested a great deal in optimising the programming underlying these processes. However, we cannot guarantee the sources we draw our information from nor the resulting dossier are without fault.
This page is also available in a full version containing the legal context, de Europese rechtsgrond, other dossiers related to the dossier at hand and the related cases of the European Court of Justice.
The full version is available for registered users of the EU Monitor by ANP and PDC Informatie Architectuur.
The EU Monitor enables its users to keep track of the European process of lawmaking, focusing on the relevant dossiers. It automatically signals developments in your chosen topics of interest. Apologies to unregistered users, we can no longer add new users.This service will discontinue in the near future.