Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC
Modified by
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003of 14 April 2003adapting to Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure (qualified majority), 32003R0806, May 16, 2003
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, 12003T/ACT, September 23, 2003
  • Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 29 April 2004on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rulesCorrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules(Official Journal of the European Union L 165 of 30 April 2004), 32004R088232004R0882R(01), April 30, 2004
  • Council Directive 2006/104/ECof 20 November 2006adapting certain Directives in the field of agriculture (veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, 32006L0104, December 20, 2006
  • Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 18 June 2009adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutinyAdaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part Four, 32009R0596, July 18, 2009
  • Council Directive 2013/20/EUof 13 May 2013adapting certain directives in the field of food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia, 32013L0020, June 10, 2013
  • Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 15 March 2017on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation)(Text with EEA relevance), 32017R0625, April 7, 2017
Corrected by
  • Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules, 32004R0882R(01), May 28, 2004
Council Directive 96/23/ECof 29 April 1996on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC CHAPTER IScope and definitions
Article 1This Directive lays down measures to monitor the substances and groups of residues listed in Annex I.
Article 2For the purposes of this Directive, the definitions in Directive 96/22/EC shall apply. In addition:(a)"unauthorized substances or products" shall mean substances or products the administering of which to animals is prohibited under Community legislation;(b)"illegal treatment" shall mean the use of unauthorized substances or products or the use of substances or products authorized under Community legislation for purposes or under conditions other than those laid down in Community legislation or, where appropriate, in the various national legislations;(c)"residue" shall mean a residue of substances having a pharmacological action, of their metabolites and of other substances transmitted to animal products and likely to be harmful to human health;(d)"competent authority" shall mean the central authority of a Member State competent in veterinary matters or any authority to which such central authority has delegated such competence;(e)"official sample" shall mean a sample taken by the competent authority which bears, for the purposes of examination of the residues or substances listed in Annex I, a reference to the species, the type, the quantity concerned, the method of collection and particulars identifying the sex of the animal and the origin of the animal or of the animal product;(f)"approved laboratory" shall mean a laboratory approved by the competent authorities of a Member State for the purposes of examining an official sample in order to detect the presence of residues;(g)"animal" shall mean the species covered by Directive 90/425/EECOJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 92/65/EEC (OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 54).;(h)"batch of animals" shall mean a group of animals of the same species, in the same age range, reared on the same holding, at the same time and under the same conditions of rearing;(i)"beta-agonist" shall mean a beta adrenoceptor agonist.
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