Commission Decisionof 12 August 2002implementing Council Directive 96/23/EC concerning the performance of analytical methods and the interpretation of results(notified under document number C(2002) 3044)(Text with EEA relevance)(2002/657/EC)

Article 1 U.K. Subject matter and scope

This Decision provides rules for the analytical methods to be used in the testing of official samples taken pursuant to [F1 relevant [F2 assimilated] law] and specifies common criteria for the interpretation of analytical results of official control laboratories for such samples.

This Decision shall not apply to substances for which more specific rules have been laid down in other F3 ... legislation.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Art. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Veterinary Medicines and Residues (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1461), regs. 1(2)(b), 6(2)(a)

F2 Word in Art. 1 substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 62(2)(a)

F3 Word in Art. 1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Veterinary Medicines and Residues (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1461), regs. 1(2)(b), 6(2)(b)