(a) preventing, eliminating or reducing to acceptable levels risks to humans and animals, either directly or through the environment; and (b) guaranteeing fair practices in feed and food trade and protecting consumer interests, including feed and food labelling and other forms of consumer information.
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
Modified by
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 776/2006of 23 May 2006amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Community reference laboratories(Text with EEA relevance), 32006R0776, May 24, 2006
- Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006of 20 November 2006adapting certain Regulations and Decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture (including veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), transport policy, taxation, statistics, energy, environment, cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, customs union, external relations, common foreign and security policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, 32006R1791, December 20, 2006
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008of 28 February 2008concerning the Community reference laboratory for equine diseases other than African horse sickness and amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 32008R0180, February 29, 2008
- Council Regulation (EC) No 301/2008of 17 March 2008adapting Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules(Text with EEA relevance), 32008R0301, April 9, 2008
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2008of 28 July 2008designating the Community reference laboratories for crustacean diseases, rabies and bovine tuberculosis, laying down additional responsibilities and tasks for the Community reference laboratories for rabies and bovine tuberculosis and amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 32008R0737, July 30, 2008
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1029/2008of 20 October 2008amending Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council to update a reference to certain European standards(Text with EEA relevance), 32008R1029, October 21, 2008
- 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
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 87/2011of 2 February 2011designating the EU reference laboratory for bee health, laying down additional responsibilities and tasks for that laboratory and amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 32011R0087, February 3, 2011
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 208/2011of 2 March 2011amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 180/2008 and (EC) No 737/2008 as regards lists and names of EU reference laboratories(Text with EEA relevance)Commission Regulation (EU) No 880/2011of 2 September 2011correcting Regulation (EU) No 208/2011 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 180/2008 and (EC) No 737/2008 as regards lists and names of EU reference laboratories(Text with EEA relevance), 32011R020832011R0880, March 3, 2011
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 880/2011of 2 September 2011correcting Regulation (EU) No 208/2011 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 180/2008 and (EC) No 737/2008 as regards lists and names of EU reference laboratories(Text with EEA relevance), 32011R0880, September 3, 2011
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
1. "official control" means any form of control that the competent authority or the Community performs for the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules; 2. "verification" means checking, by examination and the consideration of objective evidence, whether specified requirements have been fulfilled; 3. "feed law" means the laws, regulations and administrative provisions governing feed in general and feed safety in particular, whether at Community or national level; it covers all stages of production, processing and distribution of feed and the use of feed; 4. "competent authority" means the central authority of a Member State competent for the organisation of official controls or any other authority to which that competence has been conferred; it shall also include, where appropriate, the corresponding authority of a third country; 5. "control body" means an independent third party to which the competent authority has delegated certain control tasks; 6. "audit" means a systematic and independent examination to determine whether activities and related results comply with planned arrangements and whether these arrangements are implemented effectively and are suitable to achieve objectives; 7. "inspection" means the examination of any aspect of feed, food, animal health and animal welfare in order to verify that such aspect(s) comply with the legal requirements of feed and food law and animal health and animal welfare rules; 8. "monitoring" means conducting a planned sequence of observations or measurements with a view to obtaining an overview of the state of compliance with feed or food law, animal health and animal welfare rules; 9. "surveillance" means a careful observation of one or more feed or food businesses, feed or food business operators or their activities; 10. "non-compliance" means non-compliance with feed or food law, and with the rules for the protection of animal health and welfare; 11. "sampling for analysis" means taking feed or food or any other substance (including from the environment) relevant to the production, processing and distribution of feed or food or to the health of animals, in order to verify through analysis compliance with feed or food law or animal health rules; 12. "official certification" means the procedure by which the competent authority or control bodies, authorised to act in such a capacity, provide written, electronic or equivalent assurance concerning compliance; 13. "official detention" means the procedure by which the competent authority ensures that feed or food is not moved or tampered with pending a decision on its destination; it includes storage by feed and food business operators in accordance with instructions from the competent authority; 14. "equivalence" means the capability of different systems or measures to meet the same objectives; and "equivalent" means different systems or measures capable of meeting the same objectives; 15. "import" means the release for free circulation of feed or food or the intention to release feed or food for free circulation within the meaning of Article 79 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 in one of the territories referred to in Annex I; 16. "introduction" means import as defined in point 15 above, and the placing of goods under the customs procedures referred to in points (b) to (f) of Article 4(16) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, as well as their entry into a free zone or free warehouse; 17. "documentary check" means the examination of commercial documents and, where appropriate, of documents required under feed or food law that are accompanying the consignment; 18. "identity check" means a visual inspection to ensure that certificates or other documents accompanying the consignment tally with the labelling and the content of the consignment; 19. "physical check" means a check on the feed or food itself which may include checks on the means of transport, on the packaging, labelling and temperature, the sampling for analysis and laboratory testing and any other check necessary to verify compliance with feed or food law; 20. "control plan" means a description established by the competent authority containing general information on the structure and organisation of its official control systems.
(a) identified risks associated with animals, feed or food, feed or food businesses, the use of feed or food or any process, material, substance, activity or operation that may influence feed or food safety, animal health or animal welfare; (b) feed or food business operators' past record as regards compliance with feed or food law or with animal health and animal welfare rules; (c) the reliability of any own checks that have already been carried out; and (d) any information that might indicate non-compliance.
(a) the effectiveness and appropriateness of official controls on live animals, feed and food at all stages of production, processing and distribution, and on the use of feed; (b) that staff carrying out official controls are free from any conflict of interest; (c) that they have, or have access to, an adequate laboratory capacity for testing and a sufficient number of suitably qualified and experienced staff so that official controls and control duties can be carried out efficiently and effectively; (d) that they have appropriate and properly maintained facilities and equipment to ensure that staff can perform official controls efficiently and effectively; (e) that they have the legal powers to carry out official controls and to take the measures provided for in this Regulation; (f) that they have contingency plans in place, and are prepared to operate such plans in the event of an emergency; (g) that the feed and food business operators are obliged to undergo any inspection carried out in accordance with this Regulation and to assist staff of the competent authority in the accomplishment of their tasks.
(a) there is an accurate description of the tasks that the control body may carry out and of the conditions under which it may carry them out; (b) there is proof that the control body: (i) has the expertise, equipment and infrastructure required to carry out the tasks delegated to it; (ii) has a sufficient number of suitably qualified and experienced staff; and (iii) is impartial and free from any conflict of interest as regards the exercise of the tasks delegated to it;
(c) the control body works and is accredited in accordance with European Standard EN 45004 "General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection" and/or another standard if more relevant to the delegated tasks in question; (d) laboratories operate in accordance with the standards referred to in Article 12(2); (e) the control body communicates the results of the controls carried out to the competent authority on a regular basis and whenever the competent authority so requests. If the results of the controls indicate non-compliance or point to the likelihood of non-compliance, the control body shall immediately inform the competent authority; (f) there is efficient and effective coordination between the delegating competent authority and the control body.
(a) the competent authority that would delegate the task; (b) the task that it would delegate; and (c) the control body to which it would delegate the task.
(a) receive, for their area of competence, appropriate training enabling them to undertake their duties competently and to carry out official controls in a consistent manner. This training shall cover as appropriate the areas referred to in Annex II, Chapter I; (b) keep up to date in their area of competence and receive regular additional training as necessary; and (c) have aptitude for multidisciplinary cooperation.
(a) information on the control activities of the competent authorities and their effectiveness; and (b) information pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
the confidentiality of preliminary investigation proceedings or of current legal proceedings, personal data, the documents covered by an exception in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documentsOJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43 .information protected by national and Community legislation concerning in particular professional secrecy, the confidentiality of deliberations, international relations and national defence.
(a) to verify the effectiveness of official controls that they carry out; and (b) to ensure that corrective action is taken when needed and that the documentation referred to in paragraph 1 is updated as appropriate.
(a) the implementation of HACCP principles; (b) management systems that feed or food business operators operate with a view to meeting the requirements of feed or food law; (c) the microbiological, physical and chemical safety of feed and food.
(a) examination of any control systems that feed and food business operators have put in place and the results obtained; (b) inspection of: (i) primary producers' installations, feed and food businesses, including their surroundings, premises, offices, equipment, installations and machinery, transport, as well as of feed and food; (ii) raw materials, ingredients, processing aids and other products used for the preparation and production of feed and food; (iii) semi-finished products; (iv) materials and articles intended to come into contact with food; (v) cleaning and maintenance products and processes, and pesticides; (vi) labelling, presentation and advertising;
(c) checks on the hygiene conditions in feed and food businesses; (d) assessment of procedures on good manufacturing practices (GMP), good hygiene practices (GHP), good farming practices and HACCP, taking into account the use of guides established in accordance with Community legislation; (e) examination of written material and other records which may be relevant to the assessment of compliance with feed or food law; (f) interviews with feed and food business operators and with their staff; (g) the reading of values recorded by feed or food business measuring instruments; (h) controls carried out with the competent authority's own instruments to verify measurements taken by feed and food business operators; (i) any other activity required to ensure that the objectives of this Regulation are met.
(a) if no such rules exist, with internationally recognised rules or protocols, for example those that the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) has accepted or those agreed in national legislation; or, (b) in the absence of the above, with other methods fit for the intended purpose or developed in accordance with scientific protocols.
(a) methods of sampling and analysis, including the confirmatory or reference methods to be used in the event of a dispute; (b) performance criteria, analysis parameters, measurement uncertainty and procedures for the validation of the methods referred to in (a); and (c) rules on the interpretation of results.
(a) EN ISO/IEC 17025 on "General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories"; (b) EN ISO/IEC 17011 on "General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies". (c) EN 45003 on "Calibration and testing laboratory accreditation system — General requirements for operation and recognition",
(a) the administrative authorities to be engaged; (b) their powers and responsibilities; and (c) channels and procedures for sharing information between the relevant parties.
(a) placed under one of the customs procedures referred to in points (b) to (f) of Article 4(16) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92; or (b) to be handled in free zones or free warehouses, as defined in Article 4(15)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, shall neither affect the duty of feed and food business operators to ensure that feed and food comply with feed and food law from the moment of release for free circulation nor prevent further official controls on the feed or food concerned from being carried out.
(a) placed under one of the customs procedures referred to in points (b) to (f) of Article 4(16) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92; or (b) to enter free zones or free warehouses, as defined in Article 4(15)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
(a) the risks associated with different types of feed and food; (b) the history of compliance with the requirements for the product concerned of the third country and establishment of origin and of the feed or food business operators importing and exporting the product; (c) the controls that the feed or food business operator importing the product has carried out; (d) the guarantees that the competent authority of the third country of origin has given.
designate particular points of entry in their territory which have access to the appropriate control facilities for different types of feed and food; and require feed and food business operators responsible for consignments to give prior notification of their arrival and nature.
(a) order that such feed or food be destroyed, subjected to a special treatment in accordance with Article 20 or re-dispatched outside the Community in accordance with Article 21; other appropriate measures such as the use of feed or food for purposes other than those for which they were originally intended may also be taken; (b) if the feed or food has already been placed on the market, monitor or, if necessary, order its recall or withdrawal before taking one of the measures referred to above; (c) verify that feed and food does not give rise to any adverse effects on human or animal health, either directly or through the environment, during or pending the implementation of any of the measures referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b).
(a) the official controls provided for in Articles 14 and 15 indicate that a consignment is injurious to human or animal health or unsafe, the competent authority shall place the consignment in question under official detention pending its destruction or any other appropriate measure necessary to protect human and animal health; (b) feed or food of non-animal origin for which an increased level of controls has been laid down in accordance with Article 15(5) is not presented for official controls, or is not presented in accordance with any specific requirements established in accordance with Article 17, the competent authority shall order that it be recalled and placed under official detention without delay and that it be then either destroyed or re-dispatched in accordance with Article 21.
(a) treatment or processing to bring the feed or food into line with the requirements of Community law, or with the requirements of a third country of re-dispatch, including decontamination, where appropriate, but excluding dilution; (b) processing in any other suitable manner for purposes other than animal or human consumption.
(a) the destination has been agreed with the feed or food business operator responsible for the consignment; and (b) the feed and food business operator has first informed the competent authority of the third country of origin or third country of destination, if different, of the reasons and circumstances preventing the placing on the market of the feed or food concerned within the Community; and (c) when the third country of destination is not the third country of origin, the competent authority of the third country of destination has notified the competent authority of its preparedness to accept the consignment.
(a) a Community audit has shown that feed or food exported to the Community meets Community requirements, or equivalent requirements; (b) the controls carried out in the third country prior to dispatch are considered sufficiently effective and efficient as to replace or reduce the documentary, identity and physical checks laid down in Community law.
(a) feed and food imported or placed under one of the customs procedures referred to in Article 4(16)(b) to (f) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 or that are to be handled in free zones or free warehouses, as defined in Article 4(15)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92; (b) food for the supply of the crew and passengers of international means of transport; (c) feed and food ordered remotely (for example, by mail, by telephone or via the internet) and delivered to the consumer; (d) feed intended for pets or horses and food carried by passengers and crew of international means of transport; (e) specific conditions or exemptions concerning certain territories referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, so as to take account of the natural constraints specific to those territories; (f) the purpose of ensuring the consistency of decisions by competent authorities concerning feed and food from third countries within the framework of Article 19; (g) consignments of Community origin that are returned from a third country; (h) documents that must accompany consignments when samples have been taken.
(a) shall not be higher than the costs borne by the responsible competent authorities in relation to the items listed in Annex VI; and (b) may be fixed at a flat-rate on the basis of the costs borne by the competent authorities over a given period of time or, where applicable, at the amounts fixed in Annex IV, section B or in Annex V, section B.
(a) the type of business concerned and relevant risk factors; (b) the interests of businesses with a low throughput; (c) traditional methods used for production, processing and distribution; (d) the needs of businesses located in regions subject to particular geographical constraints.
(a) the type of feed or food or activity concerned; (b) the controls performed in the feed and food business concerned; and (c) the method for calculating the reduction of the fee.
(a) the circumstances in which official certification is required; (b) model certificates; (c) qualifications of the certifying staff; (d) the principles to be respected to ensure reliable certification, including electronic certification; (e) the procedures to be followed in case of withdrawal of certificates and for replacement certificates; (f) consignments that are split into smaller consignments or that are mixed with other consignments; (g) documents that must follow goods after official controls have been carried out.
(a) a link exists between the certificate and the consignment; (b) the information in the certificate is accurate and authentic.
(a) Competent authorities shall establish procedures for feed and food business operators to follow when applying for the registration of their establishments in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, Directive 95/69/EC or with the future regulation on feed hygiene; (b) They shall draw up and keep up to date a list of feed and food business operators which have been registered. Where such a list already exists for other purposes, it may also be used for the purposes of this Regulation.
(a) Competent authorities shall establish procedures for feed and food business operators to follow when applying for the approval of their establishments in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, Regulation (EC) No 854/2004, Directive 95/69/EC or with the future regulation on feed hygiene. (b) Upon receipt of an application for approval from a feed or food business operator, the competent authority shall make an on-site visit. (c) It shall approve an establishment for the activities concerned only if the feed or food business operator has demonstrated that it complies with the relevant requirements of feed or food law. (d) The competent authority may grant conditional approval if it appears that the establishment meets all the infrastructure and equipment requirements. It shall grant full approval only if it appears from a new official control of the establishment, carried out within three months of granting conditional approval, that the establishment meets the other relevant requirements of feed or food law. If clear progress has been made but the establishment still does not meet all of the relevant requirements, the competent authority may prolong conditional approval. However, conditional approval shall not exceed a total of six months. (e) The competent authority shall keep the approval of establishments under review when carrying out official controls. If the competent authority identifies serious deficiencies or has to stop production at an establishment repeatedly and the feed or food business operator is not able to provide adequate guarantees regarding future production, the competent authority shall initiate procedures to withdraw the establishment's approval. However, the competent authority may suspend an establishment's approval if the feed or food business operator can guarantee that it will resolve deficiencies within a reasonable time; (f) The competent authorities shall maintain up-to--date lists of approved establishments and make them available to other Member States and to the public in a manner that may be specified in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(3).
(a) providing national reference laboratories with details of analytical methods, including reference methods; (b) coordinating application by the national reference laboratories of the methods referred to in (a), in particular by organising comparative testing and by ensuring an appropriate follow-up of such comparative testing in accordance with internationally accepted protocols, when available; (c) coordinating, within their area of competence, practical arrangements needed to apply new analytical methods and informing national reference laboratories of advances in this field; (d) conducting initial and further training courses for the benefit of staff from national reference laboratories and of experts from developing countries; (e) providing scientific and technical assistance to the Commission, especially in cases where Member States contest the results of analyses; (f) collaborating with laboratories responsible for analysing feed and food in third countries.
(a) coordinating the methods employed in the Member States for diagnosing diseases; (b) assisting actively in the diagnosis of disease outbreaks in Member States by receiving pathogen isolates for confirmatory diagnosis, characterisation and epizootic studies; (c) facilitating the initial or further training of experts in laboratory diagnosis with a view to the harmonisation of diagnostic techniques throughout the Community; (d) collaborating, as regards methods of diagnosing animal diseases falling within their competence, with the competent laboratories in third countries where those diseases are prevalent: (e) conducting initial and further training courses for the benefit of staff from national reference laboratories and of experts from developing countries;
(a) have suitably qualified staff with adequate training in diagnostic and analytical techniques applied in their area of competence; (b) possess the equipment and products needed to carry out the tasks assigned to them; (c) have an appropriate administrative infrastructure; (d) ensure that their staff respect the confidential nature of certain subjects, results or communications; (e) have sufficient knowledge of international standards and practices; (f) have available, if appropriate, an updated list of available reference substances and reagents and an updated list of manufacturers and suppliers of such substances and reagents; (g) take account of research activities at national and Community level; (h) have trained personnel available for emergency situations occurring within the Community.
(a) collaborate with the Community reference laboratory in their area of competence; (b) coordinate, for their area of competence, the activities of official laboratories responsible for the analysis of samples in accordance with Article 11; (c) where appropriate, organise comparative tests between the official national laboratories and ensure an appropriate follow-up of such comparative testing; (d) ensure the dissemination to the competent authority and official national laboratories of information that the Community reference laboratory supplies; (e) provide scientific and technical assistance to the competent authority for the implementation of coordinated control plans adopted in accordance with Article 53; (f) be responsible for carrying out other specific duties provided for in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(3), without prejudice to existing additional national duties.
(a) such activities have, or might have, ramifications in several Member States; (b) it appears that similar activities have been carried out in several Member States; or (c) Member States are unable to agree on appropriate action to address non-compliance.
(a) in collaboration with the Member State concerned, send an inspection team to carry out an official control on the spot; (b) request that the competent authority of the Member State of dispatch intensify relevant official controls and report on the action and measures taken.
(a) implement the plan referred to in Article 41 for the first time no later than 1 January 2007 ;and (b) regularly update it in the light of developments; and (c) provide the Commission with the latest version of the plan on request.
(a) the strategic objectives of the plan and on how the prioritisation of controls and allocation of resources reflect these objectives; (b) the risk categorisation of the activities concerned; (c) the designation of competent authorities and their tasks at central, regional and local level, and on resources available to these authorities; (d) the general organisation and management of official controls at national, regional and local level, including official controls in individual establishments; (e) control systems applied to different sectors and coordination between the different services of competent authorities responsible for official controls in these sectors; (f) where appropriate, the delegation of tasks to control bodies; (g) methods to ensure compliance with the operational criteria of Article 4(2); (h) the training of staff performing official controls referred to in Article 6; (i) the documented procedures referred to in Articles 8 and 9; (j) the organisation and operation of contingency plans for animal or food-borne disease emergencies, feed and food contamination incidents and other human health risks; (k) the organisation of cooperation and mutual assistance.
(a) new legislation; (b) the emergence of new diseases or other health risks; (c) significant changes to the structure, management or operation of the competent national authorities; (d) the results of Member States' official controls; (e) the results of Community controls carried out in accordance with Article 45; (f) any amendment of the guidelines referred to in Article 43; (g) scientific findings; (h) the outcome of audits performed by a third country in a Member State.
(a) promote a consistent, comprehensive and integrated approach to official controls of feed and food, animal health and animal welfare legislation, and embrace all sectors and all stages of the feed and food chain, including import and introduction; (b) identify risk-based priorities and criteria for the risk categorisation of the activities concerned and the most effective control procedures; (c) identify other priorities and the most effective control procedures; (d) identify the stages of production, processing and distribution of feed and food, including the use of feed, which will provide the most reliable and indicative information about compliance with feed and food law; (e) encourage the adoption of best practices at all levels of the control system; (f) encourage the development of effective controls on traceability systems; (g) provide advice on the development of systems to record the performance and results of control actions; (h) reflect relevant international bodies' standards and recommendations regarding the organisation and operation of official services; (i) lay down criteria for the conduct of the audits referred to in Article 4(6); (j) lay down the structure of, and information to be included in, the annual reports required in Article 44; (k) indicate the main performance indicators to be applied in assessing multi-annual national control plans.
(a) any amendments made to multi-annual national control plans to take account of the factors referred to in Article 42(3); (b) the results of controls and audits conducted in the previous year under the provisions of the multi-annual national control plan; (c) the type and number of cases of non-compliance identified; (d) actions to ensure the effective operation of multi-annual national control plans, including enforcement action and its results.
(a) possible improvements to official control and audit systems in Member States, including their scope, management and implementation; (b) specific control actions concerning sectors or activities, regardless of whether these are covered by multi-annual national control plans; (c) coordinated plans aiming at addressing issues of particular interest.
(a) verify the implementation of the multi-annual national control plan, feed and food law and animal health and animal welfare legislation and may include, as appropriate, on-the-spot inspections of official services and of facilities associated with the sector being audited; (b) verify the functioning and organisation of competent authorities; (c) investigate important or recurring problems in Member States; (d) investigate emergency situations, emerging problems or new developments in Member States.
(a) take appropriate follow-up action in the light of the recommendations resulting from Community controls; (b) give all necessary assistance and provide all documentation and other technical support that Commission experts request to enable them to carry out controls efficiently and effectively; (c) ensure that Commission experts have access to all premises or parts of premises and to information, including computing systems, relevant to the execution of their duties.
(a) the legislation of the third country; (b) the organisation of the third country's competent authorities, their powers and independence, the supervision to which they are subject and the authority they have to enforce the applicable legislation effectively; (c) the training of staff in the performance of official controls; (d) the resources including diagnostic facilities available to competent authorities; (e) the existence and operation of documented control procedures and control systems based on priorities; (f) where applicable, the situation regarding animal health, zoonoses and plant health, and procedures for notifying the Commission and relevant international bodies of outbreaks of animal and plant diseases; (g) the extent and operation of official controls on imports of animals, plants and their products; (h) the assurances which the third country can give regarding compliance with, or equivalence to, Community requirements.
(a) a risk assessment of the products exported to the Community; (b) the provisions of Community legislation; (c) the volume and nature of imports from the country concerned; (d) the results of controls that the Commission services or other inspection bodies have already carried out; (e) the results of import controls and of any other controls that competent authorities of Member States have carried out; (f) information received from the European Food Safety Authority or similar bodies; (g) information received from internationally recognised bodies such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Codex Alimentarius Commission and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), or from other sources; (h) evidence of emerging disease situations or other circumstances that might result in live animals, live plants or feed or food imported from a third country presenting health risks; (i) the need to investigate or respond to emergency situations in individual third countries.
(a) controls in third countries in the context of a bilateral agreement; (b) controls in other third countries.
(a) any sanitary or phytosanitary regulations adopted or proposed within its territory; (b) any control and inspection procedures, production and quarantine treatment, pesticide tolerance and food additive approval procedures operated within its territory; (c) risk-assessment procedures, factors taken into consideration, as well as the determination of the appropriate level of sanitary or phytosanitary protection; (d) where appropriate, the follow-up given to the recommendations made pursuant to controls referred to in Article 46.
(a) results of the national controls carried out on goods intended to be exported to the Community; (b) important changes which have been made to the structure and functioning of the relevant control systems, in particular to meet Community requirements or recommendations.
(a) the establishment of a list of third countries from which specific products may be imported into one of the territories referred to in Annex I; (b) the establishment of models of certificates accompanying consignments; (c) special import conditions, depending on the type of product or animal and the possible risks associated therewith.
(a) the third country's legislation in the sector concerned; (b) the structure and organisation of the competent authority of the third country and its control services, as well as the powers available to it/them and the guarantees that can be provided with regard to the implementation of the legislation concerned; (c) the existence of adequate official controls; (d) the regularity and rapidity of information supplied by the third country on the presence of hazards in feed and food, and in live animals; (e) the guarantees given by a third country that: (i) conditions applied to the establishments from which feed and food may be imported in the Community comply with or are equivalent to the requirements in Community feed and food law; (ii) a list of such establishments is drawn up and kept up to date; (iii) the list of establishments and its updated versions are communicated to the Commission without delay; (iv) the establishments are the subject of regular and effective controls by the competent authority of the third country.
(a) the nature and content of the certificates that must accompany the products; (b) specific requirements applicable to importation into the Community; (c) where necessary, procedures for drawing up and amending lists of regions or establishments from which imports are permitted.
(a) a phased introduction of the requirements referred to in Articles 47 and 48 for products exported to the Community. Progress in meeting these requirements shall be evaluated and taken into account in determining the need for specified time-limited exemptions in whole or in part from the requirements. The phased introduction shall also take into account the progress in building the institutional capacity referred to in paragraph 2; (b) assistance with providing the information referred to in Article 47, if necessary by Community experts; (c) the promotion of joint projects between developing countries and Member States; (d) the development of guidelines to assist developing countries in organising official controls on products exported to the Community; (e) sending Community experts to developing countries so as to assist in the organisation of official controls; (f) the participation of control staff from developing countries in the training courses referred to in Article 51.
(a) Community feed and food law and animal health and animal welfare rules; (b) control methods and techniques, such as the auditing of systems that operators design to comply with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules; (c) controls to be carried out on goods imported into the Community; (d) feed and food production, processing and marketing methods and techniques.
(a) clarify Community feed and food law and animal health and animal welfare rules; (b) provide information and data available at Community level that may be useful for the control carried out by the third country; (c) ensure uniformity with regard to controls carried out by third countries.
(a) organised annually in accordance with a programme; and (b) where considered necessary, organised on an ad hoc basis, in particular with a view to establishing the prevalence of hazards in feed, food or animals.
(a) the imposition of sanitation procedures or any other action deemed necessary to ensure the safety of feed or food or compliance with feed or food law, animal health or animal welfare rules; (b) the restriction or prohibition of the placing on the market, import or export of feed, food or animals; (c) monitoring and, if necessary, ordering the recall, withdrawal and/or destruction of feed or food; (d) the authorisation to use feed or food for purposes other than those for which they were originally intended; (e) the suspension of operation or closure of all or part of the business concerned for an appropriate period of time; (f) the suspension or withdrawal of the establishment's approval; (g) the measures referred to in Article 19 on consignments from third countries; (h) any other measure the competent authority deems appropriate.
(a) written notification of its decision concerning the action to be taken in accordance with paragraph 1, together with the reasons for the decision; and (b) information on rights of appeal against such decisions and on the applicable procedure and time limits.
(a) the Commission has evidence of a serious failure in a Member State's control systems; and (b) such failure may constitute a possible and widespread risk for human health, animal health or animal welfare, either directly or through the environment.
(a) Community controls have shown and reported non-compliance with Community legislation; and (b) the Member State concerned has failed to correct the situation upon request and within the time limit set by the Commission.
1. Article 14(2) is replaced by the following: "2. The Community reference laboratories shall be those referred to in the relevant part of Annex VII of 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 rulesOJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1" .----------------------OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1" .2. In Article 30, the part of paragraph 1 beginning "Where such additional checks demonstrate…" and ending "…or to use it for other purposes authorised by Community legislation, without indemnity or compensation", is replaced by the following: "Where checks demonstrate the presence of unauthorised substances or products or when maximum limits have been exceeded, the provisions of Articles 19 to 22 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 shall apply." 3. Annex V is deleted.
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: "Veterinary checks on products from third countries introduced into one of the territories listed in Annex I shall be carried out by Member States in accordance with this Directive and with 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 rulesOJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1 ."----------------------OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1 ."2. Article 2(2)(a) is replaced by the following: "(a) "products" means the products of animal origin referred to in Directives 89/662/EEC and 90/425/EEC, in Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumptionOJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 808/2003 (OJ L 117, 13.5.2003, p. 1 ).16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumptionOJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11 .29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumptionOJ L 139, 30.4.2004" .
----------------------OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 808/2003 (OJ L 117, 13.5.2003, p. 1 ).OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11 .OJ L 139, 30.4.2004" .3. In Article 7(3), "inspection fees referred to in Council Directive 85/73/EEC of 29 January 1985 on the financing of veterinary inspections and controls covered by Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 90/675/EEC and 91/496/EEC (amended and consolidated)" is replaced by the following:"inspection fees referred to in Regulation (EC) No 882/2004" 4. In Article 10(1)(b), the following phrase is deleted: "or, in the case of establishments approved in accordance with Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third-country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs, from an establishment which has undergone either a Community or a national inspection."5. Article 12(9) is deleted. 6. Article 15(5) is deleted. 7. In Article 16, the following paragraph is inserted: "4. Detailed rules for the introduction of products of animal origin for the supply of the crew and passengers of international means of transport, and for products of animal origin ordered remotely (for example, by mail, by telephone or via the internet) and delivered to the consumer, shall be laid down in accordance with Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004." 8. Article 21 is deleted. 9. Article 23 is deleted. 10. In Article 24(1), second indent, "in accordance with Article 17(2)(a) and (b)" is replaced by "in accordance with Article 17".
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1. In Article 1, the following paragraph is added: "1a. This Regulation shall apply in addition 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 rulesOJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1" .----------------------OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1" .2. In Article 2: (a) in paragraph 1, subparagraphs (a), (b), (d) and (e) are deleted; and (b) the following subparagraph is added to paragraph 2: "(b)(a) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004."
3. In Article 3: (a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. The competent authorities shall approve establishments when, and in the manner, specified in Article 31(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004" and (b) paragraphs 4(a) and (b) and paragraph 6 are deleted.
4. Article 9 is deleted. 5. Article 10 is replaced with the following: "Article 10 To ensure the uniform application of the principles and conditions laid down in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Title VI, Chapter II, of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 the procedures laid down in this Chapter shall apply." 6. In Article 11: (a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. A third country shall appear on such lists only if a Community control in that country has taken place and demonstrates that the competent authority provides appropriate guarantees as specified in Article 48(3) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. However, a third country may appear on such lists without a Community control having taken place if: (a) the risk determined in accordance with Article 46(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 does not warrant it; and (b) it is determined, when deciding to add a particular third country to a list in accordance with paragraph 1, that other information indicates that the competent authority provides the necessary guarantees."
(b) in paragraph 4, the introduction is replaced by the following: "4. When drawing up or updating lists, particular account shall be taken of the criteria listed in Articles 46 and 48(3) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. Regard shall also be had to." and (c) subparagraphs (b) to (h) of paragraph 4 are deleted.
7. Article 14(2)(b) is replaced by the following: "(b) any specific import conditions established in accordance with Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004."
8. Article 18(17) to (20) are deleted.
any modification of the standards referred to in Article 12(2), a definition of what feed is to be regarded as feed of animal origin for the purpose of this Regulation,
the delegation of control tasks to control bodies referred to in Article 5, where those control bodies were already in operation before the entry into force of this Regulation, non-compliance as referred to in Article 28 which gives rise to expense arising from additional official controls, expenditure incurred pursuant to Article 54, rules on microbiological, physical and/or chemical analysis in official controls, in particular in cases involving a suspicion of risk and including the surveillance of the safety of products imported from third countries.
(1) the Annexes to this Regulation may be updated, except for Annex I, Annex IV and Annex V, without prejudice to Article 27(3), in particular in order to take account of administrative changes and scientific and/or technological progress; (2) the references to the European standards mentioned in this Regulation may be updated in the event that CEN amends those references.
(a) re-evaluating the scope, in relation to animal health and animal welfare; (b) ensuring that other sectors contribute to the financing of official controls by extending the list of activities referred to in Annex IV, section A and in Annex V, section A, and taking into account in particular the impact of the Community feed and food hygiene legislation after its adoption; (c) setting updated minimum rates for fees referred to in Annex IV, section B and in Annex V, section B, taking into account in particular risk factors.
(a) the travel and subsistence expenses that Member States' experts incur as a result of the Commission appointing them to assist its experts as provided for in Articles 45(1) and 46(1); (b) the training of control staff provided for in Article 51; (c) the financing of other measures necessary to ensure the application of this Regulation,
1. The territory of the Kingdom of Belgium 2. The territory of the Republic of Bulgaria 3. The territory of the Czech Republic 4. The territory of the Kingdom of Denmark with the exception of the Faroe Islands and Greenland 5. The territory of the Federal Republic of Germany 6. The territory of the Republic of Estonia 7. The territory of Ireland 8. The territory of the Hellenic Republic 9. The territory of the Kingdom of Spain with the exception of Ceuta and Melilla 10. The territory of the French Republic 11. The territory of the Italian Republic 12. The territory of the Republic of Cyprus 13. The territory of the Republic of Latvia 14. The territory of the Republic of Lithuania 15. The territory of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 16. The territory of the Republic of Hungary 17. The territory of the Republic of Malta 18. The territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe 19. The territory of the Republic of Austria 20. The territory of the Republic of Poland 21. The territory of the Portuguese Republic 22. The territory of Romania 23. The territory of the Republic of Slovenia 24. The territory of the Slovak Republic 25. The territory of the Republic of Finland 26. The territory of the Kingdom of Sweden 27. The territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1. Different control techniques, such as auditing, sampling and inspection 2. Control procedures 3. Feed and food law 4. The different stages of production, processing and distribution, and the possible risks for human health, and where appropriate for the health of animals and plants and for the environment 5. Assessment of non-compliance with feed and food law 6. Hazards in animal feed and food production 7. The evaluation of the application of HACCP procedures 8. Management systems such as quality assurance programmes that feed and food businesses operate and their assessment in so far as these are relevant for feed or food law requirements 9. Official certification systems 10. Contingency arrangements for emergencies, including communication between Member States and the Commission 11. Legal proceedings and implications of official controls 12. Examination of written, documentary material and other records, including those related to proficiency testing, accreditation and risk assessment, which may be relevant to the assessment of compliance with feed or food law; this may include financial and commercial aspects 13. Any other area, including animal health and animal welfare, necessary to ensure that official controls are carried out in accordance with this Regulation.
1. The organisation of the competent authority and the relationship between central competent authorities and authorities to which they have delegated tasks to carry out official controls 2. The relationship between competent authorities and control bodies to which they have delegated tasks related to official controls 3. A statement on the objectives to be achieved 4. Tasks, responsibilities and duties of staff 5. Sampling procedures, control methods and techniques, interpretation of results and consequent decisions 6. Monitoring and surveillance programmes 7. Mutual assistance in the event that official controls require more than one Member State to take action 8. Action to be taken following official controls 9. Cooperation with other services or departments that may have relevant responsibilities 10. Verification of the appropriateness of methods of sampling, methods of analysis and detection tests 11. Any other activity or information required for the effective functioning of the official controls.
1. Methods of analysis should be characterised by the following criteria: (a) accuracy; (b) applicability (matrix and concentration range); (c) limit of detection; (d) limit of determination; (e) precision; (f) repeatability; (g) reproducibility; (h) recovery; (i) selectivity; (j) sensitivity; (k) linearity; (l) measurement uncertainty; (m) other criteria that may be selected as required.
2. The precision values referred to in 1(e) shall either be obtained from a collaborative trial which has been conducted in accordance with an internationally recognised protocol on collaborative trials (e.g. ISO 5725:1994 or the IUPAC International Harmonised Protocol) or, where performance criteria for analytical methods have been established, be based on criteria compliance tests. The repeatability and reproducibility values shall be expressed in an internationally recognised form (e.g. the 95 % confidence intervals as defined by ISO 5725:1994 or IUPAC). The results from the collaborative trial shall be published or freely available. 3. Methods of analysis which are applicable uniformly to various groups of commodities should be given preference over methods which apply only to individual commodities. 4. In situations where methods of analysis can only be validated within a single laboratory then they should be validated in accordance with e.g. IUPAC Harmonised Guidelines, or where performance criteria for analytical methods have been established, be based on criteria compliance tests. 5. Methods of analysis adopted under this Regulation should be edited in the standard layout for methods of analysis recommended by the ISO.
1. The activities covered by Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 93/119/EC and 96/23/EC for which Member States are currently collecting fees pursuant to Directive 85/73/EEC 2. The approval of feed establishments
| — adult bovine animals: | 5 EUR/animal |
| — young bovine animals: | 2 EUR/animal |
| 3 EUR/animal | |
| — of less than 25 kg: | 0,5 EUR/animal |
| — equal to or greater than 25 kg: | 1 EUR/animal |
| — of less than 12 kg: | 0,15 EUR/animal |
| — equal to or greater than 12 kg: | 0,25 EUR/animal |
| — poultry of genus Gallus and guinea fowl: | 0,005 EUR/animal |
| — ducks and geese: | 0,01 EUR/animal |
| — turkeys: | 0,025 EUR/animal |
| — farmed rabbit meat: | 0,005 EUR/animal. |
| 2 EUR | |
| 1,5 EUR | |
| — small game birds and ground game: | EUR 1,5 |
| — ratites meat (ostrich, emu, nandou): | EUR 3 |
| — boars and ruminants: | EUR 2. |
| 0,005 EUR/animal | |
| 0,01 EUR/animal | |
| 0,5 EUR/animal | |
| — boar: | 1,5 EUR/animal |
| — ruminants: | 0,5 EUR/animal |
EUR 1 per 30 tonnes and EUR 0,5 per tonne, thereafter.
(a) first placing on the market of fishery and aquaculture products: 1 EUR/tonne for the first 50 tonnes in the month; 0,5 EUR/tonne thereafter.
(b) first sale in fish market 0,5 EUR/tonne for the first 50 tonnes in the month; 0,25 EUR/tonne thereafter.
(c) first sale in case of lack of or insufficient gradation for freshness and/or size in accordance with Regulations (EEC) No 103/76 and (EEC) No 104/76: 1 EUR/tonne for the first 50 tonnes in the month; 0,5 EUR/tonne thereafter.
EUR 55 per consignment, up to six tonnes, and EUR 9 per tonne, up to 46 tonnes, thereafter, or EUR 420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes.
1. The minimum fee for the official control on the import of a consignment of fishery products is fixed at: EUR 55 per consignment, up to six tonnes, and EUR 9 per tonne, up to 46 tonnes, thereafter, or EUR 420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes.
2. The above amount for the official control on the import of a consignment of fishery products, transported as break bulk shipment, shall be: EUR 600 per vessel, with a cargo of fishery products up to 500 tonnes, EUR 1200 per vessel, with a cargo of fishery products up to1000 tonnes,EUR 2400 per vessel, with a cargo of fishery products up to2000 tonnes,EUR 3600 per vessel, with a cargo of fishery products of more than2000 tonnes.
3. In the case of fishery products caught in their natural environment directly landed by a fishing vessel flying the flag of a third country, the provisions laid down in Annex IV, Section B, Chapter V, point (a) shall apply.
1. The minimum fee for the official control on the import of a consignment of products of animal origin other than those mentioned in Chapters I and II or a consignment of by-products of animal origin or a consignment of feed, is fixed at: EUR 55 per consignment, up to six tonnes, and EUR 9 per tonne, up to 46 tonnes, thereafter, or EUR 420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes.
2. The above amount for the official control on the import of a consignment of products of animal origin other than those mentioned in Chapters I and II, a consignment of by-products of animal origin or a consignment of feed transported as break bulk shipment, shall be: EUR 600 per vessel, with a cargo of products up to 500 tonnes, EUR 1200 per vessel, with a cargo of products up to1000 tonnes,EUR 2400 per vessel, with a cargo of products up to2000 tonnes,EUR 3600 per vessel, with a cargo products of more than2000 tonnes.
1. The fee for the official control on the import of a consignment of live animals is fixed: (a) for bovine animals, equidae, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, rabbits and small game birds or ground game and the following land mammals: wild boar and ruminants, at: EUR 55 per consignment, up to six tonnes, and EUR 9 per tonne, up to 46 tonnes, thereafter, or EUR 420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes,
(b) for animals of other species at the actual cost of inspection expressed either per animal or per tonne imported, at: EUR 55 per consignment, up to 46 tonnes, or EUR 420 per consignment, over 46 tonnes,
it being understood that this minimum does not apply to imports of species referred to in Commission Decision 92/432/EEC.
2. At the request of a Member State, accompanied by appropriate supporting documents and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 of Directive 89/662/EEC, a lower level of fees may be applied to imports from certain third countries.
1. The salaries of the staff involved in the official controls 2. The costs for the staff involved in the official controls, including facilities, tools, equipment, training, travel and associated costs 3. The laboratory analysis and sampling costs
1. Implementing rules based on Directive 70/373/EEC on the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs (a) First Commission Directive 71/250/EEC of 15 June 1971 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffsOJ L 155, 12.7.1971, p. 13 . Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 1999/27/EC (OJ L 118, 6.5.1999, p. 36 ).(b) Second Commission Directive 71/393/EEC of 18 November 1971 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffsOJ L 279, 20.12.1971, p. 7 . Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 98/64/EC (OJ L 257, 19.9.1998, p. 14 ).(c) Third Commission Directive 72/199/EEC of 27 April 1972 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffsOJ L 123, 29.5.1972, p. 6 . Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 1999/79/EC (OJ L 209, 7.8.1999, p. 23 ).(d) Fourth Commission Directive 73/46/EEC of 5 December 1972 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffsOJ L 83, 30.3.1973, p. 21 . Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 1999/27/EC.(e) First Commission Directive 76/371/EEC of 1 March 1976 establishing Community methods of sampling for the official control of feedingstuffsOJ L 102, 15.4.1976, p. 1 .(f) Seventh Commission Directive 76/372/EEC of 1 March 1976 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffsOJ L 102, 15.4.1976, p. 8 . Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 94/14/EC (OJ L 94, 13.4.1994, p. 30 ).(g) Eighth Commission Directive 78/633/EEC of 15 June 1978 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffsOJ L 206, 29.7.1978, p. 43 . Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 84/4/EEC (OJ L 15, 18.1.1984, p. 28 ).(h) Ninth Commission Directive 81/715/EEC of 31 July 1981 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffsOJ L 257, 10.9.1981, p. 38 .(i) Tenth Commission Directive 84/425/EEC of 25 July 1984 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffsOJ L 238, 6.9.1984, p. 34 .(j) Eleventh Commission Directive 93/70/EEC of 28 July 1993 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffsOJ L 234, 17.9.1993, p. 17 .(k) Twelfth Commission Directive 93/117/EC of 17 December 1993 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffsOJ L 329, 30.12.1993, p. 54 .(l) Commission Directive 98/64/EC of 3 September 1998 establishing Community methods of analysis for the determination of amino acids, crude oils and fats, and olaquindox in feedingstuffsOJ L 257, 19.9.1998, p. 14 .(m) Commission Directive 2003/126/EC of 23 December 2003 on the analytical method for the determination of constituents of animal origin for the official control of foodstuffsOJ L 339, 24.12.2003, p. 78 .(n) Commission Directive 1999/27/EC of 20 April 1999 establishing Community methods of analysis for the determination of amprolium, diclazuril and carbadox in feedingstuffsOJ L 118, 6.5.1999, p. 36 .(o) Commission Directive 1999/76/EC of 23 July 1999 establishing a Community method of analysis for the determination of lasalocid sodium in feedingstuffsOJ L 207, 6.8.1999, p. 13 .(p) Commission Directive 2000/45/EC of 6 July 2000 establishing Community methods of analysis for the determination of vitamin A, vitamin E and tryptophan in feedingstuffsOJ L 174, 13.7.2000, p. 32 .(q) Directive 2002/70/EC of 26 July 2002 establishing requirements for the determination of levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in feedingstuffsOJ L 209, 6.8.2002, p. 15 .
2. Implementing rules based on Directive 95/53/EC of 25 October 1995 fixing the principles governing the organisation of official inspections in the field of animal nutritionCommission Directive 98/68/EC of 10 September 1998 laying down the standard document referred to in Article 9(1) of Council Directive 95/53/EC and certain rules for checks at the introduction into the Community of feedingstuffs from third countriesOJ L 261, 24.9.1998, p. 32 .