L 242/4 Official Journal of the European Union 14.8.2014 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 884/2014 of 13 August 2014 imposing special conditions governing the import of certain feed and food from certain third countries due to contamination risk by aflatoxins and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1152/2009 (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety ('), and in particular Article 53(1)(b)(ii) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1152/2009 () has to be amended substantially and the scope has to be extended to feed. (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 (*) lays down permitted maximum levels of aflatoxins in food for the protection of public health. It can be observed that these maximum levels of aflatoxins are frequently exceeded in certain foods from certain countries. Such contamination constitutes a serious threat to public health within the Union and it is therefore appropriate to adopt special conditions at the Union level. (3)  Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (*) lays down maximum permitted levels of aflatoxin B1 in feed for the protection of animal and public health. It can be observed that the maximum levels of aflatoxin B1 are frequently exceeded in certain feed from certain countries. Such contamination constitutes a serious threat to animal and public health within the Union and it is therefore appropriate to adopt special condi- tions at the Union level. (4)  For the protection of animal and public health it is important that compound feed and food containing to a significant amount the feed and food covered by this Regulation are also within the scope of this Regulation. To ensure harmonised enforcement of controls across the EU of processed and compound feed and food, it is appro- priate to establish a threshold level. It is furthermore appropriate to exclude non-commercial consignments from the application of the provisions of this Regulation. The sampling and the analysis of consignments should be performed in accordance with the relevant Union legislation. (5)  The provisions on sampling and analysis for the control of aflatoxins in feed are established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 (°) and in food by Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 (°). (6)  Given that for the application of special conditions governing the import of feed from certain third countries due to contamination risk by aflatoxins the similar provisions are of application as those for the application of the special conditions governing the import of food from certain third countries due to contamination risk by afla- toxins, it is appropriate to include feed and food, for which special conditions are imposed because of the risk of aflatoxin contamination into one Regulation. It is therefore appropriate to include into this Regulation the () OJL31,1.2.2002,p. 1. (*) Commission Regulation (EC) No 11522009 of 27 November 2009 imposing special conditions governing the import of certain foodstuffs from certain third countries due to contamination risk by aflatoxins and repealing Decision 2006/504/EC (O] L 313, 28.11.2009, p. 40). () Commission r;{egu)laltion (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (OJ L 364, 20.12.2006, p. 5). (*) Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2002 on undesirable substances in animal feed (O] L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 10). 0) Commissior? Reg)ulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 January 2009 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed (O] L 54, 26.2.2009, p. 1). (®) Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs (O] L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 12).