Legal basis

This list of legislation is not exhaustive. It is a guide to the relevant areas of legislation that was used as a basis for compiling this manual and was up to date at the time of last revision.

Other relevant legislation may be referred to in the general chapters and the sampling cards, as appropriate to specific circumstances.

National and international legislation and agreements may also apply.

WARNING: YOU MUST CHECK THAT THE LATEST VERSION OF THE APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION IS ALWAYS APPLIED.

The list is grouped as follows:

• Council/Commission Regulations;
• Council/Commission Decisions;
• Council/Commission Directives;
• Council/Commission Recommendations;
• Other legislation and agreements.

Council/Commission Regulations
Subject	Provision
Consumer Protection │ Foodstuffs and feed	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 of 5 January 2016 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station and repealing implementing regulation (EU) No 322/2014 ( open document)
Customs Code	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code ( open document)
Consumer Protection │ Foodstuffs	Commission Regulation (EU) 705/2015 of 30 April 2014 laying down methods of sampling and performance criteria for the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of erucic acid in foodstuffs and repealing Commission Directive 80/891/EEC ( open document)
Consumer Protection │ Foodstuffs and feed	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 669/2009, (EU) No 884/2014, (EU) 2015/175, (EU) 2017/186 and (EU) 2018/1660 (Text with EEA relevance.) ( open document)
Consumer Protection │ Foodstuffs	Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/644 of 5 April 2017 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the control of levels of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs and repealing Regulation (EU) No 589/2014 (Text with EEA relevance.) ( open document)
Export refund monitoring	Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 ( open document)
Customs Code	Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code ( open document)
Consumer Protection │ Seeds, sprouts	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 of 8 April 2019 concerning model official certificates for certain animals and goods and amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these model certificates (Text with EEA relevance.) ( open document)
EU´s Agricultural Policy │ Conformity control │ Bananas	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1333/2011 of 19 December 2011 laying down marketing standards for bananas, rules on the verification of compliance with those marketing standards and requirements for notification in the banana sector ( open document)
Textiles	Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( open document)
Feed	Commission Regulation (EU) No 619/2011 of 24 June 2011 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed as regards presence of genetically modified material for which an authorisation procedure is pending or the authorisation of which has expired ( open document)
EU´s Agricultural Policy │ Fruit and vegetables	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors ( open document)
Cereal	Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 ( open document)
Feed	Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 January 2009 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed ( open document)
Export refund monitoring	Commission Regulation (EC) No 1276/2008 of 17 December 2008 on the monitoring by physical checks of exports of agricultural products receiving refunds or other amounts ( open document)
Market surveillance	Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 ( open document)
Consumer Protection │ Foodstuffs	Council regulation (EC) No 733/2008 of 15 July on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station ( open document)
Waste	Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2008 of 15 July 2008 on completing Annex IC of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste ( open document)
Consumer Protection │ Foodstuffs	Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2007 of 28 March laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, inorganic tin, 3-MCPD and benzo(a)pyrene in foodstuffs ( open document)
Consumer Protection │ Foodstuffs	Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance) ( open document)
Consumer Protection │ Foodstuffs	Commission Regulation (EC) No 1882/2006 of 19 December 2006 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of nitrates in certain foodstuffs ( open document)
Waste	Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste ( open document)
Smoke products	Commission Regulation (EC) No 627/2006 of 21 April 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards quality criteria for validated analytical methods for sampling, identification and characterisation of primary smoke products ( open document)
Consumer Protection │ Foodstuffs	Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs ( open document)
Consumer Protection │ Foodstuffs	Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs ( open document)
Consumer Protection │ Foodstuffs and feed	Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation)Text with EEA relevance. ( open document)
Beef cuts	Commission Regulation (EC) No 765/2002 of 3 May 2002 on the collection of samples and the adoption of certain detailed rules in connection with physical checks on boneless beef cuts qualifying for export refunds ( open document)
EU´s Agricultural Policy │ Olive oil	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1348/2013 of 16 December 2013 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis ( open document) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1989/2003 of 6 November 2003 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-pomace oil and on the relevant methods of analysis ( open document) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis ( open document)
Fertilisers	Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers (Text with EEA relevance) ( open document)
Sugar	Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector ( open document)
Consumer Protection │ Foodstuffs	Commission Regulation (EU) No 836/2011 of 19 August 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 333/2007 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, inorganic tin, 3-MCPD and benzo(a)pyrene in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance) ( open document)
Fish	Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 ( open document)
Milk and Milk products	Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas ( open document)
Milk and Milk products	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/150 of 30 January 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 as regards methods for the analysis and quality evaluation of milk and milk products eligible for public intervention and aid for private storage ( open document)
Personal protective equipment	Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) ( open document)

Council/Commission Decisions
Subject	Provision
Consumer Protection │ Fruits	Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/715 of 11 May 2016 setting out measures in respect of certain fruits originating in certain third countries to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of the harmful organism Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa ( open document)
Consumer Protection │ Rice	2011/884/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 22 December 2011 on emergency measures regarding unauthorised genetically modified rice in rice products originating from China and repealing Decision 2008/289/EC ( open document)
Plant health control │ Plants and plant products	Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products against their spread within the Community ( open document)

Council/Commission Directives
Subject	Provisions
Fuels	Directive (EU) 2016/802 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels ( open document)
Waste	Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain directives ( open document)
Dangerous goods	Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods ( open document)
Consumer Protection │ Plant and animal products	Commission Directive 2002/63/EC of 11 July 2002 establishing Community methods of sampling for the official control of pesticide residues in and on products of plant and animal origin and repealing Directive 79/700/EEC ( open document)
Frozen foodstuff	Commission Directive 92/2/EEC of 13 January 1992 laying down the sampling procedure and the Community method of analysis for the official control of the temperatures of quick-frozen foods intended for human consumption ( open document)
Milk products (preserved)	First Commission Directive 87/524/EEC of 6 October laying down Community methods of sampling for chemical analysis for the monitoring of preserved milk products ( open document)
Caseins and caseinates	First Commission Directive 86/424/EEC of 15 July 1986 laying down methods of sampling for chemical analysis of edible caseins and caseinates ( open document)

Council/Commission Recommendations
Subject	Provision
Consumer Protection │Foodstuffs and feed	2004/787/EC: Commission Recommendation of 4 October 2014 on technical guidance for sampling and detection of genetically modified organisms and material produced from genetically modified organisms as or in products in the context of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 ( open document)

Other Legislation/Literature
Subject	Provision
Dangerous goods	European Agreement concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) including Annexes A and B ( open document)
Illicit drugs	Guidelines on Representative Drug Sampling (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) ( open document)
Illicit drugs	Guidelines on Sampling of Illicit Drugs for Quantitative Analysis (European Network of Forensic Science Institutes) ( open document)
Nomenclature	IUPAC Nomenclature for Sampling in Analytical Chemistry (Recommendations 1990) ( open document)