Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/913 of 30 May 2022 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, pentachlorophenol and dioxins 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:1.         Modification of measures/ new measures:·         Inclusion in Annex I of oranges from Egypt due to risk of contamination by pesticide residues;·         Delisting from Annex I and inclusion in Annex II of palm oil from Ghana;·         Inclusion in Annex I of rice from India and Pakistan due to risk of contamination by pesticide residues, extension of CN codes for possible contamination with aflatoxins and ochratoxine A and setting of 5% of identity and physical checks for these commodities;·         Inclusion in Annex I of Yardlong beans and guava from India due to risk of contamination by pesticide residues;·         Lifting of special import conditions for nutmeg from India by delisting from Annex II and inclusion in Annex I;·         Increase in the frequency of identity and physical checks laid down in Annex I for hazelnuts from Georgia and for peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet) from Thailand and in Annex II for nutmeg from Indonesia.2.         Technical adjustments to existing measures:·         CN codes 2008 19 13 40 and 2008 19 93 40 from entries concerning groundnuts from Argentina in Annex I and from Egypt, The Gambia, Ghana, India and Sudan in Annex II are deleted;·         CN code ex 0807 19 00 70 in the entry on galia melon (C. melo var. reticulatus) from Honduras, CN code ex 0709 99 90 25 in the entry on gotukola (Centella asiatica) from Sri Lanka and CN code 1211 90 86 10 from entry of curry leaves from Türkiye in Annex I is deleted;·         Inclusion in Annex II of the category ‘Mixtures of food additives containing locust bean gum or guar gum’ and relevant CN codes to extend the scope of the entries concerning locust beans and guar gum from India and of the category ‘Mixtures of food additives containing locust bean gum’ and relevant CN codes to extend the scope of the entries concerning locust beans from Malaysia and Türkiye;·         Specification that only ‘dried species’ from India are subject of increased identity and physical checks laid down in Annex II;·         Clarification for instant noodles from South Korea and Viet Nam - specification of descriptions of the commodity in Annex II.In addition, this Implementing Regulation amends Article 1 regarding consignments of commodities to which Regulation does not apply, Article 2 in relation to definition of consignment and Article 14 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 regarding the transitional period.