Article 10U.K.Results of sampling and analyses performed by the competent authorities of the third country
1.Each consignment of food and feed listed in Annex II shall be accompanied by the results of sampling and analyses performed on that consignment by the competent authorities of the third country of origin or of the country where the consignment is consigned from if that country is different from the country of origin.
2.On the basis of the results referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authorities shall ascertain:
(a)compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 [F1, Part 4 of the Animal Feed (Scotland) Regulation 2010, Part 6 of the Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (England) Regulations 2015 and Part 6 of the Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (Wales) Regulations 2016] on maximum levels of relevant mycotoxins, for consignments of food and feed listed in Annex II due to contamination risk by mycotoxins;
(b)compliance with Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides, for consignments of food and feed listed in Annex II due to contamination risk by pesticide residues;
(c)that the product does not contain more than 0,01 mg/kg pentachlorophenol (PCP), for consignments of food and feed listed in Annex II due to contamination risk by pentachlorophenol and dioxins;
(d)the absence of Salmonella in 25 g, for consignments of food listed in Annex II due to risk of microbiological contamination by Salmonella.
[F2(e)the absence of Listeria in 25 g, for consignments of food listed in Annex II due to risk of microbiological contamination by Listeria.]
3.Each consignment of food and feed listed in Annex II due to contamination risk by pentachlorophenol and dioxins shall be accompanied by an analytical report which shall comply with the requirements set out in Annex II.
The analytical report shall include the results of the analyses referred to in paragraph 1.
4.The results of sampling and analyses referred to in paragraph 1 shall bear the identification code of the consignment to which they relate referred to in Article 9(1).
5.The analyses referred to in paragraph 1 shall be performed by laboratories accredited in accordance with the standard ISO/IEC 17025 on ‘General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories’.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 10(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 22(9) (with regs. 33-36)
F2Art. 10(2)(e) inserted: (E.) (7.3.2024) by The Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793) (England) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/120), regs. 1(1), 2(3); and correspondingly inserted (with a reference to "Annex 2" rather than "Annex II") (W.) (7.3.2024) by The Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/119), regs. 1(2)(c), 2(3); and (S.) (7.3.2024) by The Official Controls (Import of High Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/12), regs. 1(1), 2(3)