Article 1Approval of pre-export checksPre-export checks as regards the presence of ochratoxin A, carried out by the Canadian Grain Commission immediately prior to export to the European Union, are approved for the following foodstuffs(a)wheat falling within HS/CN code 1001, produced on the territory of Canada, and(b)wheat flour falling within HS/CN code 110100, produced on the territory of Canada.

Article 2Conditions for approval of pre-export checks1.Each consignment of products referred to in Article 1 shall be accompanied by:(a)a report containing the results of sampling and analysis performed in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of mycotoxins in foodstuffsOJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 12., or with equivalent requirements, by a laboratory approved for that purpose by the Canadian Grain Commission;(b)a certificate in accordance with the model set out in the Annex, completed, verified and signed by a representative of the Canadian Grain Commission; the certificate shall be valid for four months from the date of issuance.2.The report and certificate referred to in paragraph 1 may be provided electronically, after the practical modalities have been agreed upon.3.Each consignment of foodstuffs shall bear an identification code which shall be reproduced on the report and on the certificate referred to in paragraph 1. Each individual bag, or other packaging form, of the consignment shall be identified with the same code.

Article 3Splitting of consignmentsIf a consignment is split, copies of the certificate provided for in Article 2 (1) (b) and certified by the competent authority of the Member State on whose territory the splitting has taken place, shall accompany each part of the split consignment until it is released for free circulation.

Article 4Official controlsIn accordance with the provisions of Article 16 (2) and Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) 882/2004, the frequency of the physical checks carried out by the Member States on consignments of products referred to in Article 1 shall be reduced to a maximum of 1 % of the number of consignments presented in accordance with Article 2.

Article 5Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 October 2011.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 23 August 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BarrosoANNEX 32011R0844_en_img_1

Amendments and corrections
July 9, 2015	Repealed by 32015R0949
October 1, 2011	Application - See Art 5
September 13, 2011	Entry into force - Date pub. +20 See Art 5

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2011 of 23 August 2011 approving the pre-export checks carried out by Canada on wheat and wheat flour as regards the presence of ochratoxin A Text with EEA relevance