Sampling for the official control of feed, as regards the determination of constituents, additives and undesirable substances, with the exception of residues of pesticides and micro-organisms, shall be carried out in accordance with the methods set out in Annex I.
Preparation of samples for analysis and expression of results shall be carried out in accordance with the methods set out in Annex II.
Analysis for the official control of feed shall be carried out using the methods set out in Annex III (Methods of analysis to control the composition of feed materials and compound feed, Annex IV (Methods of analysis to control the level of authorised additives in feed), Annex V (Methods of analysis to control undesirable substances in feed) and Annex VI (Methods of analysis for the determination of constituents of animal origin for the official control of feed).
The energy value of compound poultry feed shall be calculated in accordance with Annex VII.
The methods of analysis to control illegal presence of no longer authorised additives in feed set out in Annex VIII shall be used for confirmatory purposes.
Directives 71/250/EEC, 71/393/EEC, 72/199/EEC, 73/46/EEC, 76/371/EEC, 76/372/EEC, 78/633/EEC, 81/715/EEC, 84/425/EEC, 86/174/EEC, 93/70/EEC, 93/117/EC, 98/64/EC, 1999/27/EC, 1999/76/EC, 2000/45/EC, 2002/70/EC and 2003/126/EC are repealed.
References to the repealed Directives shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation tables in Annex IX.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 26 August 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.