Preamble
Recitals 26
Chapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (Article 1-2) 2
Chapter II - FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS' OBLIGATIONS (Article 3-6) 4
Chapter III - GUIDES TO GOOD PRACTICE (Article 7-9) 3
Chapter IV - IMPORTS AND EXPORTS (Article 10-11) 2
Chapter V - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 12-18) 7
Annexes 2
- Annex I - PRIMARY PRODUCTION
- Annex II - GENERAL HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS (EXCEPT WHEN ANNEX I APPLIES)
Amending acts 1
- Regulation (EC) No 219/2009from 20/04/2009

competent authority

Definitions over time (1)

28/10/2008 – today applies on 11/11/2026 Article 2, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 Scope: Whole act

‘competent authority’ means the central authority of a Member State competent to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Regulation or any other authority to which that central authority has delegated that competence; it shall also include, where appropriate, the corresponding authority of a third country;