Sampling for the official control of feed, in particular as regards the determination of constituents, including material which contains or consists of or is produced from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), feed additives as defined by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1), undesirable substances as defined by [F2the CMU Regulations] shall be carried out in accordance with the methods set out in Annex I.
The method of sampling set out in Annex I is applicable for the control of feed as regards the determination of pesticide residues as defined in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) and control of compliance with Regulation (EU) No 619/2011.
[F3In this Regulation—
‘CMU Regulations’ means—
(a)in relation to England, the Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (England) Regulations 2015;
(b)in relation to Scotland, the Animal Feed (Scotland) Regulations 2010; and
(c)in relation to Wales, the Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (Wales) Regulations 2016.
‘reference laboratory’ means a reference laboratory prescribed by the appropriate authority under Regulation (EU) 2017/625.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 691/2013 of 19 July 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 as regards methods of sampling and analysis (Text with EEA relevance).
F2Words in Art. 1 substituted (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1351), regs. 1(1), 16(2)(a)
F3Words in Art. 1 substituted (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1351), regs. 1(1), 16(2)(b)
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.
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Textual Amendments
F4Words in Signature omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Feed (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/654), regs. 1, 87; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)