On April 7, 2017, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, animal health and welfare rules, and plant health and plant protection products ("Regulation") was published in the Official Journal of the EU. This Regulation is aimed at aligning and harmonizing rules for inspections by EU competent authorities, as well as at boosting the fight against food fraud in the European Union. The Regulation will enter into force on April 27, 2017, and partially apply as of December 14, 2019. Other compliance dates apply. For example, the provisions of the regulation for establishing an EU reference laboratory are applicable from April 29, 2018.
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