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New version applies from 14/12/2019.
162 provisions change.
Later versions: 28/10/2021, 28/01/2022, 05/01/2025.
Regulation (EU) 2017/625
07/04/2017 → 27/04/2017: 0 inserted · 0 removed · 162 amended · 0 moved · 5 renamed · 110 unchanged
Position-only shifts inside the same heading are not changes. Amended = the printed text changed.
Preamble
Preamble · 1 unchanged
Recitals
Recitals · 99 unchanged
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Title I - SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
- amended Article 1 - Subject matter and scope Title I
- amended Article 2 - Official controls and other official activities Title I
- amended Article 3 - Definitions Title I
Title II - OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES IN MEMBER STATES
- amended Article 4 - Designation of competent authorities Title II › Chapter I
- amended Article 5 - General obligations concerning the competent authorities and the organic control authorities Title II › Chapter I
- amended Article 6 - Audits of the competent authorities Title II › Chapter I
- amended Article 8 - Confidentiality obligations of the competent authorities Title II › Chapter I
- amended Article 9 - General rules on official controls Title II › Chapter II › Section I
- amended Article 10 - Operators, processes and activities subject to official controls Title II › Chapter II › Section I
- amended Article 11 - Transparency of official controls Title II › Chapter II › Section I
- amended Article 12 - Documented control procedures Title II › Chapter II › Section I
- amended Article 13 - Written records of official controls Title II › Chapter II › Section I
- amended Article 14 - Methods and techniques for official controls Title II › Chapter II › Section I
- amended Article 15 - Obligations of operators Title II › Chapter II › Section I
- amended Article 16 - Additional requirements Title II › Chapter II › Section II
- amended Article 17 - Specific definitions Title II › Chapter II › Section II
- amended 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 Title II › Chapter II › Section II
- amended 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 Title II › Chapter II › Section II
- amended 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 Title II › Chapter II › Section II
- amended 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 Title II › Chapter II › Section II
- amended Article 22 - Specific rules on official controls and for action taken by the competent authorities in relation to plant health Title II › Chapter II › Section II
- amended 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 Title II › Chapter II › Section II
- amended Article 24 - Specific rules on official controls and for action taken by the competent authorities in relation to plant protection products Title II › Chapter II › Section II
- amended Article 25 - Specific rules on official controls and other official activities for organic production and labelling of organic products Title II › Chapter II › Section II
- amended 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 Title II › Chapter II › Section II
- amended 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 Title II › Chapter II › Section II
- amended Article 28 - Delegation by the competent authorities of certain official control tasks Title II › Chapter III
- amended Article 29 - Conditions for delegating certain official control tasks to delegated bodies Title II › Chapter III
- amended Article 30 - Conditions for delegating certain official control tasks to natural persons Title II › Chapter III
- amended Article 31 - Conditions for delegating certain tasks related to other official activities Title II › Chapter III
- amended Article 32 - Obligations of the delegated bodies and natural persons Title II › Chapter III
- amended Article 33 - Obligations of the delegating competent authorities Title II › Chapter III
- amended Article 34 - Methods used for sampling, analyses, tests and diagnoses Title II › Chapter IV
- amended Article 35 - Second expert opinion Title II › Chapter IV
- amended Article 36 - Sampling of animals and goods offered for sale by means of distance communication Title II › Chapter IV
- amended Article 37 - Designation of official laboratories Title II › Chapter IV
- amended Article 38 - Obligations of official laboratories Title II › Chapter IV
- amended Article 39 - Audits of official laboratories Title II › Chapter IV
- amended Article 40 - Derogations from the condition for the mandatory accreditation for certain official laboratories Title II › Chapter IV
- amended 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 Title II › Chapter IV
- amended Article 42 - Temporary derogations from the conditions of the mandatory accreditation for official laboratories Title II › Chapter IV
- amended Article 44 - Official controls on animals and goods other than those subject to official controls at border control posts under Section II Title II › Chapter V › Section I
- amended Article 45 - Types of official controls on animals and goods other than those subject to official controls at border control posts under Section II Title II › Chapter V › Section I
- amended Article 46 - Samples taken on animals and goods other than those subject to official controls at border control posts under Section II Title II › Chapter V › Section I
- amended Article 47 - Animals and goods subject to official controls at border control posts Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 48 - Animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 49 - Official controls at border control posts Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 50 - Certificates and documents accompanying consignments and split consignments Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 51 - Specific rules for official controls at border control posts Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 53 - Official controls not performed at border control posts Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 54 - Frequency of documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 55 - Decisions on consignments Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 56 - Use of the Common Health Entry Document (CHED) by the operator and by the competent authorities Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 57 - Use of the CHED by customs authorities Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 58 - Format, time requirements and specific rules for the use of the CHED Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 59 - Designation of border control posts Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 60 - Listing of border control posts Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 61 - Withdrawal of approvals for, and re-designation of, existing border control entities Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 62 - Withdrawal of the designation of border control posts Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 63 - Suspension of the designation of border control posts Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 64 - Minimum requirements for border control posts Title II › Chapter V › Section II
- amended Article 65 - Suspicion of non-compliance and intensified official controls Title II › Chapter V › Section III
- amended Article 66 - Measures to be taken in cases of non-compliant consignments entering the Union Title II › Chapter V › Section III
- amended Article 67 - Measures to be taken on animals or goods entering the Union from third countries presenting a risk Title II › Chapter V › Section III
- amended Article 68 - Follow-up of decisions taken in relation to non-compliant consignments entering the Union from third countries Title II › Chapter V › Section III
- amended Article 69 - Failure by the operator to apply the measures ordered by the competent authorities Title II › Chapter V › Section III
- amended Article 71 - Special treatment of consignments Title II › Chapter V › Section III
- amended Article 72 - Re-dispatch of consignments Title II › Chapter V › Section III
- amended Article 73 - Approval of pre-export controls performed by third countries Title II › Chapter V › Section IV
- amended Article 74 - Non-compliance with, and withdrawal of, the approval of pre-export controls performed by third countries Title II › Chapter V › Section IV
- amended Article 75 - Cooperation between authorities in relation to consignments entering the Union from third countries Title II › Chapter V › Section V
- amended Article 76 - Cooperation between authorities in relation to consignments not subject to specific controls at borders Title II › Chapter V › Section V
- amended Article 77 - Rules for specific official controls and for measures to be taken following the performance of such controls Title II › Chapter V › Section VI
- amended Article 78 - General rules Title II › Chapter VI
- amended Article 79 - Mandatory fees or charges Title II › Chapter VI
- amended Article 81 - Costs Title II › Chapter VI
- amended Article 82 - Calculation of fees or charges Title II › Chapter VI
- amended Article 83 - Collection and application of fees or charges Title II › Chapter VI
- amended Article 84 - Payment of fees or charges Title II › Chapter VI
- amended Article 85 - Transparency Title II › Chapter VI
- amended Article 86 - General requirements concerning official certification Title II › Chapter VII
- amended Article 87 - Official certificates Title II › Chapter VII
- amended Article 88 - Signature and issuance of official certificates Title II › Chapter VII
- amended Article 89 - Guarantees of reliability for official certificates Title II › Chapter VII
- amended Article 90 - Implementing powers concerning official certificates Title II › Chapter VII
- amended Article 91 - Official attestations Title II › Chapter VII
Title II · 5 unchanged
Article 7 · Article 43 · Article 52 · Article 70 · Article 80
Title III - REFERENCE LABORATORIES AND REFERENCE CENTRES
- amended Article 92 - Decision to establish a European Union reference laboratory Title III
- amended Article 93 - Designation of European Union reference laboratories Title III
- amended Article 94 - Responsibilities and tasks of European Union reference laboratories Title III
- amended Article 95 - Designation of European Union reference centres for animal welfare Title III
- amended Article 96 - Responsibilities and tasks of European Union reference centres for animal welfare Title III
- amended Article 97 - Designation of European Union reference centres for the authenticity and integrity of the agri-food chain Title III
- amended Article 98 - Responsibilities and tasks of European Union reference centres for the authenticity and integrity of the agri-food chain Title III
- amended Article 99 - Obligations of the Commission Title III
- amended Article 100 - Designation of national reference laboratories Title III
- amended Article 101 - Responsibilities and tasks of national reference laboratories Title III
Title IV - ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION
- amended Article 102 - General rules Title IV
- amended Article 103 - Liaison bodies Title IV
- amended Article 104 - Assistance on request Title IV
- amended Article 105 - Assistance without request in the event of non-compliance Title IV
- amended Article 106 - Assistance in the event of non-compliance creating a risk or a repeated or potentially serious infringement Title IV
- amended Article 107 - Assistance on the basis of information provided by third countries Title IV
- amended Article 108 - Coordinated assistance and follow-up by the Commission Title IV
Title V - PLANNING AND REPORTING
- amended Article 109 - Multi-annual national control plans (MANCP) and a single body for the MANCP Title V
- amended Article 110 - Content of the MANCPs Title V
- amended Article 111 - Preparation, update and review of MANCPs Title V
- amended Article 112 - Coordinated control programmes and information and data collection Title V
- amended Article 113 - Annual reports by the Member States Title V
- amended Article 114 - Annual reports by the Commission Title V
- amended Article 115 - Contingency plans for food and feed Title V
Title VI - UNION ACTIVITIES
- amended Article 116 - Commission controls in Member States Title VI › Chapter I
- amended Article 117 - Reports by the Commission on controls in Member States Title VI › Chapter I
- amended Article 118 - Programme of the Commission controls in Member States Title VI › Chapter I
- amended Article 119 - Obligations of the Member States as regards Commission controls Title VI › Chapter I
- amended Article 120 - Commission controls in third countries Title VI › Chapter I
- amended Article 121 - Frequency of Commission controls in third countries Title VI › Chapter I
- amended Article 124 - Third-country controls in Member States Title VI › Chapter I
- amended Article 125 - Information on third countries' control systems Title VI › Chapter II
- amended Article 126 - Establishment of additional conditions for entry into the Union of animals and goods Title VI › Chapter II
- amended Article 127 - Inclusion in the list of third countries referred to in point (a) of Article 126(2) Title VI › Chapter II
- amended Article 128 - Special measures regarding the entry into the Union of certain animals and goods Title VI › Chapter II
- amended Article 129 - Equivalence Title VI › Chapter II
- amended Article 130 - Training and exchange of staff Title VI › Chapter III
- amended Article 131 - Information management system for official controls (IMSOC) Title VI › Chapter IV
- amended Article 132 - General functionalities of the IMSOC Title VI › Chapter IV
- amended Article 133 - Use of the IMSOC in the case of animals and goods subject to certain official controls Title VI › Chapter IV
- amended Article 134 - The functioning of the IMSOC Title VI › Chapter IV
- amended Article 135 - Data protection Title VI › Chapter IV
Title VI · 3 unchanged
Title VII - ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- amended Article 137 - General obligations of the competent authorities as regards enforcement action Title VII › Chapter I
- amended Article 138 - Actions in the event of established non-compliance Title VII › Chapter I
- amended Article 139 - Penalties Title VII › Chapter I
- amended Article 140 - Reporting of infringements Title VII › Chapter I
- amended Article 141 - Serious disruption in a Member State's control system Title VII › Chapter II
Title VIII - COMMON PROVISIONS
- amended Article 142 - Amendment of Annexes and references to European standards Title VIII › Chapter I
- amended Article 143 - Data protection Title VIII › Chapter I
- amended Article 144 - Exercise of the delegation Title VIII › Chapter I
- amended Article 145 - Committee procedure Title VIII › Chapter I
- amended Article 146 - Repeals Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 148 - Relation with Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 regarding approval of food business establishments Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 149 - Transitional measures related to the repeals of Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 150 - Transitional measures related to the repeal of Directive 96/23/EC Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 151 - Amendments to Directive 98/58/EC Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 152 - Amendments to Directive 1999/74/EC Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 153 - Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 154 - Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and related transitional measures Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 155 - Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 and related transitional measures Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 156 - Amendments to Directive 2007/43/EC Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 157 - Amendments to Directive 2008/119/EC Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 158 - Amendments to Directive 2008/120/EC Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 159 - Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 160 - Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 161 - Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 162 - Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 163 - Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 164 - Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and related transitional provisions Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 165 - Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 and related transitional provisions Title VIII › Chapter II
- amended Article 167 - Entry into force and application Title VIII › Chapter II
Title VIII · 2 unchanged
Annexes
- amendedrenamed Annex I was “Annex I - TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN POINT 40 OF ARTICLE 3, EXCEPT FOR THE APPLICATION OF POINT (G) OF ARTICLE 1(2)”
- amendedrenamed Annex II was “Annex II - TRAINING OF STAFF OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES”
- amendedrenamed Annex III was “Annex III - CHARACTERISATION OF METHODS OF ANALYSIS”
- amendedrenamed Annex IV was “Annex IV - CHAPTER I”
- amendedrenamed Annex V was “Annex V - CORRELATION TABLES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 146(2)”