Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194  of 28 January 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 lays down rules concerning the temporary increase of official controls upon entry into the Union on certain food and feed of non-animal origin from certain third countries (in Annex I); special import conditions for certain food and feed from certain third countries due to the contamination risk by mycotoxins, including aflatoxins, pesticide residues, and microbiological contamination (in Annex II - increased official border controls and official certificate accompanied by the results of sampling and analysis in the third country). This Implementing Regulation amends Annexes I and II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 by introducing the following changes:Inclusion in Annex I: Strawberries from Egypt due to the risk of pesticide residues (frequency set at 20%). Decrease in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex I for: Oranges from Egypt (pesticide residues from: 20% to 10%);Lemons from Türkiye (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) (pesticide residues from: 30% to 20%).Increase in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex I for the following commodities:Seem beans and helmet beans (Lablab purpureus) from Bangladesh (pesticide residues: from 20% to 30%);Palm oil from Côte d’Ivoire (Sudan dyes: from 20% to 30%) and limit official controls only for packed products for direct human consumption;Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet) from Rwanda (pesticide residues: from 30% to 50%);Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet) from Thailand (pesticide residues: from 30% to 50%);Sesamum seeds from Türkiye (Salmonella: from 20% to 30 %).Removal from Annex II and inclusion in Annex I for the following commodities:Peppers of the genus Piper, dried or crushed or ground fruit of thegenus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta from India (ethylene oxide – frequency of checks staying at 20%);Calcium carbonatefrom India (ethylene oxide – frequency of checks staying at 30%).Decrease in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex II for: Black pepper (Piper nigrum) from Brazil (Salmonella: from 50% to 30 %);Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids from Türkiye (pesticide residues from: 20% to 10%);Oranges from Türkiye (pesticide residues from: 30% to 20%).Increase in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex II for the following commodities:Pistachios, mixtures and products produced from pistachios originating from Türkiye, (aflatoxins: from 30% to 50 %);Pistachios, mixtures and products produced from pistachios originating from the United States and dispatched to the Union from Türkiye (aflatoxins: from 30% to 50 %). Delisting from Annex I (and thus, from the Regulation) of the following commodities:Rice from India (aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A (rice remains listed for pesticide residues));Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) from India (aflatoxins);Vanilla from India (ethylene oxide);Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems) from India (ethylene oxide);Turnips (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa) from Lebanon (Rhodamine B);Mixtures of food additives containing locust bean gum from Malaysia (ethylene oxide);Grapefruits from Türkiye (pesticide residues);Mixtures of food additives containing locust bean gum from Türkiye (ethylene oxide);Okra from India (ethylene oxide (okra remains listed for pesticide residues)).