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Ensuring proper checks on food and animal feed
Ensuring proper checks on food and animal feed
Ensuring proper checks on food and animal feed
This summary has been archived and will not be updated. See 'Enforcing EU rules for the agri-food chain' for an updated information about the subject.
Ensuring proper checks on food and animal feed
SUMMARY OF:
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?
The regulation aims to ensure that high standards in human food and animal feed are respected in the European Union (EU). Official controls take place to check that the various pieces of legislation are being fully implemented.
The regulation fills in loopholes in the existing legislation by reorganising official controls so that these are integrated at all production stages and in all sectors. It sets out the responsibilities of both national and EU inspectors. It aims to prevent, eliminate or reduce to acceptable levels the risks to humans and animals, to guarantee fair practices in food and feed trade and to protect the public.
KEY POINTS
Repeal
The Regulation is repealed and replaced by Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (see summary Enforcing EU rules for the agri-food chain) as of 14 December 2019.
FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?
It has applied since 20 May 2004.
BACKGROUND
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MAIN DOCUMENT
Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, pp. 1-141). Text republished in corrigendum (OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, pp. 1-52)
Successive amendments to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 have been incorporated in the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
last update 19.06.2015