Legislation

Legislation relevant for growth promotors
Last update: November 20, 2020

EURL (and NRL) tasks

  • Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (consolidated version 12.12.2019)

    • Article 94 Responsibilities and tasks EURL
    • Article 101 Responsibilities and tasks NRL
  • Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 - Annex VII RIKILT (now WFSR) is appointed as EURL under 12a  (Annex VII is still in force)

General law

  • Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food (consolidated version 07.08.2009)  
  • Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety "The General Food Law (GFL)" (consolidated version 25.07.2019)  
  • Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (consolidated version 20.04.2009)    

 Methods of sampling and analysis

  • Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (consolidated version 12.12.2019)

    • Article 34 Methods used for sampling and analyses
    • Annex III Characterisation of methods of analysis  
  • Directive 96/23/EC Annexes I – IV: contain rules on sampling and monitoring of substances (Annex I-IV are still in force)
  • Commission Decision 98/179/EC contains additional rules on sampling and monitoring of substances (consolidated version 01.07.2013)
  • Commission Decision 2002/657/EC concerning the performance of analytical methods and the interpretation of results (consolidated version 10.01.2004)

Maximum (residue) levels, maximum required performance limits, prohibitions