Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1674 of 19 June 2023 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630 as regards the inclusion of certain spreads and preparations for making beverages containing cocoa, certain prepared foods obtained from cereals or cereal products, certain prepared foods obtained from rice and other cereals, certain chips and crisps, and certain sauces and condiments in the list of composite products exempted from official controls at border control posts and amending Annexes I and III to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 (Text with EEA relevance)

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630 is amended as follows: 1. in Article 3(1), point (a)(i) is replaced by the following: ‘(i) they comply with the requirements for entry into the Union laid down in Article 20(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2292 ; 2. the Annex is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 is amended as follows: 1. in Annex I, Part 2 is replaced by the following: ‘PART 2 List of goods which are not exempted from official controls at border control posts provided for in Article 7, point (c) Notes: 1. Column 1: Where only certain products under any code are required to be examined and no specific subdivision under this code exists in the goods nomenclature, the code is marked “ex” (e.g. ex 19 01: only those preparations containing meat or milk, or both should be included). 2. Column 2: The description of the goods is as laid down in the description column of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87. 3. Column 3: This column gives details of the products covered. Combined Nomenclature codeDescriptionQualification and explanation ex Chapter 2 (0201-0210) Meat and edible meat offalAll, excluding frogs’ legs (CN code 02089070)0401-0406Dairy produceAllex05040000Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smokedAll, excluding casingsex0511Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Part 2, Section 1, Chapter 1 or 3, of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, unfit for human consumptionOnly petfood150100Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503All150200Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 1503All150300Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise preparedAll15060000Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedAll160100Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these productsAll, excluding insects1602Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insectsAll, excluding insects 17021100 17021900 Lactose and lactose syrupAllex1901Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or includedOnly those preparations containing meat or milk, or bothex1902Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not preparedPreparations containing meat or milk, or both, excluding shelf-stable pasta, noodles and couscous not containing meatex1905Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’ wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar productsPreparations containing meat or milk, or both, excluding shelf-stable breads, cakes, prepared pastries, biscuits (including crackers), waffles and wafers, rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, and chips and crisps not containing meatex2004Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006Only those preparations containing meat or milk, or bothex2005Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006Preparations containing meat or milk, or both, excluding shelf-stable potato chips and crisps suitable for immediate consumption and not containing meatex2103Sauces and preparations thereof; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustardOnly preparations containing meat or milk, or bothex2104Soups and broths and preparations therefore; homogenised composite food preparationsPreparations containing meat or milk, or both, excluding shelf-stable soup stocks and flavourings packaged for the final consumer and not containing meatex210500Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoaOnly those preparations containing milkex2106Food preparations not elsewhere specified or includedPreparations containing meat or milk, or both, excluding shelf-stable food supplements packaged for the final consumer, containing processed animal products (including glucosamine, chondroitin or chitosan) and not containing meatex2309Preparations of a kind used in animal feedingOnly petfood, dog chews and mixtures of meals containing meat or milk, or both 2. in Annex III, point 7 is replaced by the following: ‘7. Exempted products The following products are exempted from the rules set out in points 1 to 6 provided that they meet the requirements of Article 3(1), point (a), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630: confectionery (including sweets), white chocolate and other food preparations, not containing cocoa, and confectionery (including sweets), chocolate and other food preparations, spreads, and preparations for making beverages, containing cocoa; pasta, noodles and couscous; prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products, prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals (e.g. breakfast cereals, mueslis, granolas), and prepared foods obtained from rice and other cereals; breads, cakes, prepared pastries, biscuits (including crackers), waffles and wafers, rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, and chips and crisps (including potato chips and crisps); olives stuffed with fish; extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté thereof; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof; miso containing a small amount of fish soup stock and soy sauce containing a small amount of fish soup stock; soup stocks and flavourings packaged for the final consumer; food supplements packaged for the final consumer, containing processed animal products (including glucosamine, chondroitin or chitosan); liqueurs and cordials. Composite products that have in their composition as products of animal origin only enzymes, flavourings, additives or vitamin D3 are exempted from the rules set out in points 1 to 6 provided that they meet the requirements of Article 3(1), point (b), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630.’.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.