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Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on 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)
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TITLE II OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES ...
Article 18.Specific rules on official controls and for action taken by the competent authorities in relation to the production of products of animal origin intended for human consumption
Article 19.Specific rules on official controls and for action taken by the competent authorities in relation to the residues of relevant substances in food and feed
Article 20.Specific rules on official controls and for action taken by the competent authorities in relation to animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products
Article 21.Specific rules on official controls and for action to be taken by the competent authorities in relation to the welfare requirements for animals
Article 22.Specific rules on official controls and for action taken by the competent authorities in relation to plant health
Article 23.Specific rules on official controls and for action taken by the competent authorities in relation to GMOs for the purpose of food and feed production and genetically modified food and feed
Article 24.Specific rules on official controls and for action taken by the competent authorities in relation to plant protection products
Article 25.Specific rules on official controls and other official activities for organic production and labelling of organic products
Article 26.Specific rules on official controls and other official activities performed by the competent authorities in relation to protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed
Article 27.Specific rules on official controls and for action taken by the competent authorities in cases of newly identified risks in relation to food and feed
CHAPTER III Delegation of certain tasks of the competent authorities
Article 28.Delegation by the competent authorities of certain official control tasks
Article 29.Conditions for delegating certain official control tasks to delegated bodies
Article 30.Conditions for delegating certain official control tasks to natural persons
Article 31.Conditions for delegating certain tasks related to other official activities
Article 32.Obligations of the delegated bodies and natural persons
Article 33.Obligations of the delegating competent authorities
CHAPTER IV Sampling, analyses, tests and diagnoses
Article 34.Methods used for sampling, analyses, tests and diagnoses
Article 36.Sampling of animals and goods offered for sale by means of distance communication
Article 40.Derogations from the condition for the mandatory accreditation for certain official laboratories
Article 41.Powers to adopt derogations from the condition for the mandatory accreditation of all the methods of laboratory analysis, test and diagnosis used by official laboratories
Article 42.Temporary derogations from the conditions of the mandatory accreditation for official laboratories
CHAPTER V Official controls on animals and goods entering Great Britain
Article 43.Official controls on animals and goods entering Great Britain
Article 44.Official controls on animals and goods other than those subject to official controls at border control posts under Section II
Article 45.Types of official controls on animals and goods other than those subject to official controls at border control posts under Section II
Article 46.Samples taken on animals and goods other than those subject to official controls at border control posts under Section II
Section II Official controls at border control posts on animals and goods
Article 47.Animals and goods subject to official controls at border control posts
Article 48.Animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts
Article 50.Certificates and documents accompanying consignments and split consignments
Article 51.Specific rules for official controls at border control posts
Article 52.Details of documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks
Article 53.Official controls not performed at border control posts
Article 54.Frequency of documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks
Article 56.Use of the Common Health Entry Document (CHED) by the operator and by the competent authorities
Article 58.Format, time requirements and specific rules for the use of the CHED
Article 61.Withdrawal of approvals for, and re-designation of, existing border control entities
Article 62.Withdrawal of the designation of border control posts
Article 63.Suspension of the designation of border control posts
Article 65.Suspicion of non-compliance and intensified official controls
Article 66.Measures to be taken in cases of non-compliant consignments entering Great Britain
Article 67.Measures to be taken on animals or goods entering Great Britain from third countries presenting a risk
Article 68.Follow-up of decisions taken in relation to non-compliant consignments entering Great Britain from third countries
Article 69.Failure by the operator to apply the measures ordered by the competent authorities
Article 70.Consistency of application of Articles 66, 67 and 68
Section V Cooperation between authorities in relation to consignments from third countries
CHAPTER VI Financing of official controls and of other official activities
TITLE III REFERENCE LABORATORIES AND REFERENCE CENTRES
Article 92.Decision to establish a European Union reference laboratory
Article 93.Designation of European Union reference laboratories
Article 94.Responsibilities and tasks of European Union reference laboratories
Article 95.Designation of national reference centres for animal welfare
Article 96.Responsibilities and tasks of national reference centres for animal welfare
Article 97.Designation of national reference centres for the authenticity and integrity of the agri-food chain
Article 98.Responsibilities and tasks of national reference centres for the authenticity and integrity of the agri-food chain
Article 101.Responsibilities and tasks of national reference laboratories
TITLE IV ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION
Article 105.Assistance without request in the event of non-compliance
Article 106.Assistance in the event of non-compliance creating a risk or a repeated or potentially serious infringement
Article 107.Assistance on the basis of information provided by third countries
Article 108.Coordinated assistance and follow-up by the Commission
TITLE VI ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO CONTROLS
CHAPTER II Conditions for the entry into Great Britain of animals and goods
CHAPTER III Training of staff of the competent authorities and of other authorities
CHAPTER IV Information management system
Article 131.Information management system for official controls ...
Article 132.General functionalities of the computerised information management system
Article 133.Use of the computerised information management system in the case of animals and goods subject to certain official controls
Article 134.The functioning of the appropriate computerised information management system
CHAPTER II Transitional and final provisions
Article 148.Relation with Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 regarding approval of food business establishments
Article 149.Transitional measures related to the repeals of Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC
Article 150.Transitional measures related to the repeal of Directive 96/23/EC
Article 154.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and related transitional measures
Article 155.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 and related transitional measures
Article 164.Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and related transitional provisions
Article 165.Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 and related transitional provisions
Article 166.Transitional measures for the adoption of delegated and implementing acts
Article 168.Derogations and modifications for transitional purposes
IV. CONSIGNMENTS OF MEAT PRODUCTS, POULTRY MEAT, WILD GAME MEAT, RABBIT...
V. CONSIGNMENTS OF OTHER PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN DIFFERENT FROM MEAT...
VI. CONSIGNMENTS OF ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND FEED OF ANIMAL ORIGIN
VII. CONSIGNMENTS OF ANIMALS AND GOODS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES TRANSITING OR...
VIII. CONSIGNMENTS OF PLANTS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER PRODUCTS, OBJECTS AND...
I. FEES OR CHARGES FOR THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES
II. FEES OR CHARGES FOR THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS IN CUTTING PLANTS...
III. FEES OR CHARGES FOR THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS IN GAME-PROCESSING PLANTS...
IV. FEES OR CHARGES FOR THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON MILK PRODUCTION...
V. FEES OR CHARGES FOR THE OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON PRODUCING AND...
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