Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2298 of 12 December 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 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 (Text with EEA relevance)

This Regulation reviews the list of imports of feed and food of non-animal origin which are subject to an increased level of official controls. The changes concern: (i) the listing of the following items: peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) from India, Pakistan, Thailand and Viet Nam and roasted pistachios from the United States; (ii) the de-listing of the following items: table grapes from Egypt and aubergines (Solanum melongena) from Thailand.
This Regulation also amends Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 to provide that the derogation from checks at the designated point of entry referred to in Article 9 thereof may be established in respect of existing entries in the list and not only in respect of new entries.