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
  • Commission Regulation (EU) No 563/2012of 27 June 2012amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of EU reference laboratories(Text with EEA relevance), 32012R0563, June 28, 2012
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013of 13 May 2013adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia, 32013R0517, June 10, 2013
  • Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 15 May 2014laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC and 2008/90/EC, Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decisions 66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC, 32014R0652, June 27, 2014
  • Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/140of 26 January 2017designating the EU reference laboratory for diseases caused by capripox viruses (lumpy skin disease and sheep and goat pox), laying down additional responsibilities and tasks for this laboratory and amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council(Text with EEA relevance), 32017R0140, January 27, 2017
  • Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/212of 7 February 2017designating the EU reference laboratory for peste des petits ruminants, laying down additional responsibilities and tasks for this laboratory and amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council(Text with EEA relevance), 32017R0212, February 8, 2017
  • Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1389of 26 July 2017amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the designation of the EU reference laboratory for foodborne viruses(Text with EEA relevance), 32017R1389, July 27, 2017
  • Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2460of 30 October 2017amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules, as regards the list of Union reference laboratories(Text with EEA relevance), 32017R2460, December 29, 2017
  • Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/192of 8 February 2018amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the EU reference laboratories in the field of contaminants in feed and food, 32018R0192, February 9, 2018
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
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 rules TITLE ISUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1Subject matter and scope1.This Regulation lays down general rules for the performance of official controls to verify compliance with rules aiming, in particular, at:(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.2.This Regulation shall not apply to official controls for the verification of compliance with the rules on common market organisations of agricultural products.3.This Regulation shall be without prejudice to specific Community provisions concerning official controls.4.The performance of official controls pursuant to this Regulation shall be without prejudice to feed and food business operators' primary legal responsibility for ensuring feed and food safety, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, and any civil or criminal liability arising from the breach of their obligations.
Article 2DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 shall apply.The following definitions shall also apply: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.
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