Food hygiene implementing and transitional measures

Friday 28 November 2008

The implementing and transitional measures amend or provide transitional periods for the food hygiene and other regulations. A list of the implementing and transitional measures is found below in chronological order, oldest first. Please note the titles of the regulations are not always written in full. Pdf files of the regulations can be found at the foot of the page.

The first implementing regulation was published in the OJ on the 15 October 2005:

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 of 14 October 2005 implementing 853/2004 as regards special guarantees concerning salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs

Published in the OJ on 22 December 2005:

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under 853/2004 and for the organisation of official controls under 854/2004 and 882/2004, derogating from 852/2004 and amends 853/2004 and 854/2004
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of 853/2004, 854/2004 and 882/2004 and amending 853/2004 and 854/2004

Published in the OJ on 18 November 2006:

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/2006 - amends Regulation 853/2004
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/2006 - amends Regulation (EC) 854/2004
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 - amends Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and repealing certain implementing measures
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1665/2006 amends Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on officials controls for Trichinella in meat
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2006 - amends Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004

Published in the OJ on 25 October 2007:

• Commission Regulation (EC) 1243/2007 – amends Annex III of Regulation (EC) 853/2004
• Commission Regulation (EC) 1244/2007 – amends Regulation (EC) 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and laying down special rules on official controls for the inspection of meat
• Commission Regulation (EC) 1245/2007 – amends Annex I of Regulation (EC) 2075/2005 as regards the use of liquid pepsin for the detection of Trichinella in meat
  Commission Regulation (EC) 1246/2007 – amends Regulation (EC) 2076/2005 as regards the extension of the transitional period granted to food business operators importing fish oil intended for human consumption

Published in the OJ on 7 December 2007:

• Commission Regulation (EC) 1441/2007 – amends Regulation (EC) 2073/2005

The Regulations published in the EU Official Journal (OJ) on 20 October 2008 are:

• Commission Regulation (EC) 1019/2008 – amends Annex II of Regulation (EC) 852/2004
• Commission Regulation (EC) 1020/2008 – amends Annexes II and III of Regulation (EC) 853/2004 and Regulation (EC) 2076/2008 as regards ID marking, raw milk and dairy products, eggs and egg products and certain fishery products
• Commission Regulation (EC) 1021/2008 – amends Annexes I, II and III of Regulation (EC) 854/2004 and Regulation (EC) 2076/2005 as regards live bivalve molluscs, certain fishery products and staff assisting with official controls in slaughterhouses
• Commission Regulation 1022/2008 – amends Regulation (EC) 2074/2005 as regards the total volatile basic nitrogen limits
• Commission Regulation 1023/2008 – amends Regulation (EC) 2076/2005 as regards the extension of the transitional period granted to food business operators importing fish oil for human consumption