The [F1appropriate authority] shall ensure that official samples taken pursuant to [F2relevant [F3assimilated] law] are analysed using methods that:
(a)are documented in test instructions, preferably according to ISO 78-2 (6);
(b)comply with Part 2 of the [F4Annex I] to this Decision;
(c)have been validated according to the procedures described in Part 3 of the [F4Annex I];
(d)comply with the relevant minimum required performance limits (MRPL) to be established in accordance with Article 4.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Veterinary Medicines and Residues (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1461), regs. 1(2)(b), 6(4)(a)
F2Words in Art. 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Veterinary Medicines and Residues (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1461), regs. 1(2)(b), 6(4)(b)
F3Word in Art. 3 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)(c)