lexiara

2.

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 · European Union

The competent authorities shall ensure: the effectiveness and appropriateness of official controls on live animals, feed and food at all stages of production, processing and distribution, and on the use of feed; that staff carrying out official controls are free from any conflict of interest; that they have, or have access to, an adequate laboratory capacity for testing and a sufficient number of suitably qualified and experienced staff so that official controls and control duties can be carried out efficiently and effectively; that they have appropriate and properly maintained facilities and equipment to ensure that staff can perform official controls efficiently and effectively; that they have the legal powers to carry out official controls and to take the measures provided for in this Regulation; that they have contingency plans in place, and are prepared to operate such plans in the event of an emergency; that the feed and food business operators are obliged to undergo any inspection carried out in accordance with this Regulation and to assist staff of the competent authority in the accomplishment of their tasks.

· All articles ·

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