Article 42

Member States shall: implement the plan referred to in Article 41 for the first time no later than 1 January 2007; and regularly update it in the light of developments; and provide the Commission with the latest version of the plan on request. Each multi-annual national control plan shall contain general information on the structure and organisation of the systems of feed and food control, and of animal health and animal welfare control in the Member State concerned, in particular on: the strategic objectives of the plan and on how the prioritisation of controls and allocation of resources reflect these objectives; the risk categorisation of the activities concerned; the designation of competent authorities and their tasks at central, regional and local level, and on resources available to these authorities; the general organisation and management of official controls at national, regional and local level, including official controls in individual establishments; control systems applied to different sectors and coordination between the different services of competent authorities responsible for official controls in these sectors; where appropriate, the delegation of tasks to control bodies; methods to ensure compliance with the operational criteria of Article 4(2); the training of staff performing official controls referred to in Article 6; the documented procedures referred to in Articles 8 and 9; the organisation and operation of contingency plans for animal or food-borne disease emergencies, feed and food contamination incidents and other human health risks; the organisation of cooperation and mutual assistance. Multi-annual national control plans may be adjusted during their implementation. Amendments may be made in the light of, or in order to take account of, factors including: new legislation; the emergence of new diseases or other health risks; significant changes to the structure, management or operation of the competent national authorities; the results of Member States' official controls; the results of Community controls carried out in accordance with Article 45; any amendment of the guidelines referred to in Article 43; scientific findings; the outcome of audits performed by a third country in a Member State.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-01 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.