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ANNEX  
 
The table of  Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 is amended as follows:  
 
(1) point 62  is replaced by the following:  
 
‘62. Fruits of Capsicum  
(L.), Citrus  L., other 
than Citrus 
aurantiifolia  
(Christm.) Swingle  
Citrus limon  (L.) 
Osbeck. and Citrus 
sinensis  Pers. , 
Prunus persica  (L.) 
Batsch and Punica 
granatum  L. 0709 60 10  
0709 60 91  
0709 60 95  
0709 60 99  
ex 0805 10 80 
ex 0805 21 10 
ex 0805 21 90 
ex 0805 22 00 
ex 0805 29 00 
ex 0805 40 00 
ex 0805 50 10 
ex 0805 90 00 
0809 30 10 
0809 30 90  
ex 0810 90 75  Countries of the 
African continent, 
Cape Verde , Saint 
Helena, Madagascar, 
La Reunion, Mauritius 
and Israel  Official statement that:  
 
(a) the fruits originate in a country 
recognised as being free from 
Thaumatotibia leucotreta  (Meyrick) in 
accordance with relevant International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, 
provided that this freedom status has 
been communicated in advance in 
writing to the Commission by the 
national plant protection organisation of 
the country of origi n,  
 
or  
 
(b) the fruits originate in an area 
established by the national plant 
protection organisation in the country of 
origin as being free from Thaumatotibia 
leucotreta  (Meyrick), in accordance wi th 
the relevant International Standard for 
Phytosanitary  Measures  ISPM 4 (1),  
which is mentioned on the phytosanitary 
certificate, provided that this freedom 
status has been communicated in 
advance in writing to the Commission 
by the national plant protection 
organisation of the country of origin ,  
 
or 
 
(c)  
(i) the fruits originate in a place of 
production established  by the national 
plant protection organisation in the 
country of origin as being free from 
Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) 
in accordance with relevant 
International Standard for  
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 Phytosanitary Measures  ISPM 10 (2), 
and which is included in  the list of 
place of production  codes  that has 
been communicated in advance  in 
writing to the Commission by the 
national plant protection organisation  
of the country of origin , 
 
and 
  
(ii) the fruits have been subject to 
official inspections carried out in the 
place of production at appropriate 
times during the growing season and 
prior to export , including a visual 
examination  and destructive sampling  
of 10% of the visually inspected 
fruits,  and have been found to be free 
from Thaumatotibia leucotreta  
(Meyrick) , 
 
and  
 
(iii) the fruits are accompanied by a  
phytosanitary certificate  that in dicates 
the place of production  codes 
allowing traceability to the places of 
production ,  
 
or  
 
(d)  
(i) the fruits have been produced in an 
approved site of production , which is 
included in the list of production  site 
codes  that has been communicated in 
advance in writing to the Commission 
by the national plant protection 
organisation of the country of origi n,  
 
and  
 
(ii) the fruits have been subjected to 
an effective cold treatment to ensure 
freedom from Thaumatotibia 
leucotreta  (Meyrick) or an effective 
systems approach to ensure freedom  
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 from Thaumatotibia leucotreta  
(Meyrick) or another effective post -
harvest treatment to ensure freedom 
from Thaumatotibia leucotreta  
(Meyrick) in accordance with the 
relevant International Standards for 
Phytosanitary Measures ISPM 14 (3) 
and ISPM 42 (4), provided that the 
systems approach or the post-harvest 
treatment method together with 
documentary e vidence of its 
effectiveness has  been communicated 
in advance in writing to the 
Commission by the national plant 
protection organisation of the country 
of origin , 
 
and 
 
(iii) prior to export the frui ts have 
been subjected to a n inspection for 
the presence of Thaumatotibia 
leucotreta  (Meyrick) , including 
destructive sampling  of 10% of the 
visual ly inspected fruits,  
 
and 
 
(iv) the fruits are accompanied by a 
phytosanitary certificate  that indicates  
the production site codes allowing 
traceability of the sites of production 
and mentions the use of a systems 
approach or details of the treatment 
method .’  
; 
(2) the following point 62.1 is inserted  between points 62  and 63: 
 
‘62.1 Fruits of Citrus 
sinensis  Pers.  0805 10 22  
0805 10 24  
0805 10 28  
ex 0805 10 80  Countries of the 
African continent, 
Cape Verde, Saint 
Helena, Madagascar, 
La Reunion, Mauritius 
and Israel  Official statement that:  
 
(a) the fruits originate in a country 
recognised as being free from 
Thaumatotibia leucotreta  (Meyrick) in 
accordance with relevant International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, 
provided that this freedom status has  
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 been communicated in advance in 
writing to the Commission by the 
national plant protection organisation  of 
the country of origin ,  
 
or  
 
(b) the fruits originate in an area 
established by the national plant 
protection organisation in the country of 
origin as being free from Thaumatotibia 
leucotreta  (Meyrick), in accordance wi th 
the relevant International St andard for 
Phytosanitary Measures  ISPM 4 (1), 
which is mentioned on the phytosanitary 
certificate, provided that this freedom 
status has been communicated in 
advance in writing to the Commission 
by the national plant protection 
organisation of the country of origin ,  
 
or 
 
(c)  
(i) the fruits  originate in a place of 
production established  by the national 
plant protection organisation in the 
country of origin as being free from 
Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) 
in accordance with the relevant 
International Standard for 
Phytosanitary Measures  ISPM 10 (2), 
and which is included in the list of 
place of production  codes  that has 
been communicated in advance in 
writing to the Commission by the 
national plant protection organisation 
of the country of origin,  
 
and 
  
(ii) the fruits have been subject to 
official inspections carried out in the 
place of production at appropriate 
times during the growing season  and 
prior to export , including a visual 
examination and destructive sampling  
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 of 10% of the visual ly inspected 
fruits,  and found  to be free from 
Thaumatotibia leucotreta  (Meyrick),  
 
and  
 
(iii) the fruits are accompanied by a 
phytosanitary certificate  that indicates  
the place of production codes 
allowing traceability of the place  of 
production ,  
 
or  
 
(d) the fruits:  
(i) have been produced in an 
approved site of production , which is 
included in the list of production site  
codes  that has been communicated in 
advance in writing to the Commission 
by the national plant protection 
organisation of the country of origin,  
 
and 
 
(ii) have been subjected to  an 
effective systems approach , which 
includes  a cold treatment  of 0°C to -
1°C for at least 16 days, in 
accordance with the relevant   
International Standards for 
Phytosanitary Measures  ISPM 14 (3) 
and ISPM 42 (4), provided that the 
cold treatment has been documented 
and checked  by the exporting third 
country  and the systems approach , 
together with documentary evidence 
of its effectiveness , have been 
communicated in advance in writing 
to the Commission by the national 
plant protection organisation of the 
country of origin , 
 
and  
 
(iii) prior to export have been 
subjected to a n inspection for the  
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 presence of Thaumatotibia leucotreta  
(Meyrick), including destructive 
sampling  of 10% of the visually 
inspected fruits , 
 
and  
 
(iv) are accompanied by a 
phytosanitary certificate  that indicates 
the production site codes , allowing 
traceability to the sites of production , 
mentions the words ‘systems 
approach’ and in the relevant part of 
that certificate mentions the 
temperature and duration of the  cold 
treatment applied ; 
 
and 
 
(v) in case cold treatment has been 
applied during transport, are 
accompanied  at import, in addition to 
the phytosanitary certificate,  by 
documentation  extracted from the 
data loggers  proving that treatment .’ 
(1) ISPM 4 ‘Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas’.  
(2) ISPM 10 ‘Requirements for the establishment of pest free places of production and pest free 
production site’.  
(3) ISPM 14 ‘The use of integrated measures in a systems approach for pest  risk management’.  
(4) ISPM 42 ‘Requirements for the use of temperatu re treatments as phytosanitary measures’.  