#32026R0731Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/731 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/808 on transitional provisions and sampling rules for pharmacologically active substances
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This regulation extends the transitional period for analytical methods used in official controls of pharmacologically active substances and their residues in food-producing animals from 10 June 2026 to 31 December 2027. It allows methods validated before the entry into force of Regulation 2021/808 to continue using certain validation requirements from Decision 2002/657/EC until the new deadline. The regulation also clarifies sampling rules for feed by requiring compliance with Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 plus specific reporting, transport and storage rules from Regulation 2021/808. Additionally, it updates sample quantity requirements for eggs, specifying that one ostrich egg (1–1.5 kg) counts as a sufficient sample instead of the standard 12 eggs.
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Key Changes
- Transitional period for older analytical methods extended from 10 June 2026 to 31 December 2027
- Methods validated before Regulation 2021/808 can continue using points 2 and 3 of Annex I to Decision 2002/657/EC until 31 Dec 2027
- Feed sampling must follow Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 plus points 5, 6 and 7 of Annex II to Regulation 2021/808
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Obligations
What this law requires
Member States shall ensure that samples of feed are taken in accordance with Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 and points 5, 6, and 7 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/808
Member States shall ensure that samples are handled and labelled in accordance with detailed methods for sampling laid down in Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/808
Until 31 December 2027, analytical methods validated before the entry into force of Regulation 2021/808 may continue using the requirements laid down in points 2 and 3 of Annex I to Decision 2002/657/EC
For egg samples, the minimum sample size shall be at least 12 eggs according to the analytical methods used, except for ostrich eggs where the sample size is one egg
Member States shall define minimum sample quantities in the national residue control programme that are sufficient to enable approved laboratories to carry out screening and confirmatory analyses