EU proposes official controls in products of animal origin intended for human consumption European Commission proposes Regulations lay down official controls in products of animal origin intended for human consumption. They replace the current rules of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 which will be repealed. The controls mainly concern fresh meat (meat inspection), bivalve molluscs, fishery products, milk and dairy products. Draft Delegated Regulation focuses on who should carry out the meat inspection and provides derogations to the basic requirements laid down in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls. Draft Implementing Regulation lays down practical arrangements (what and how) for the official controls in the products of animal origin. These draft Regulations intend to provide continuity of the current rules of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 introducing adaptation to better define to adapt to currently most relevant hazards, using a risk-based approach based on scientific opinions of the European Food Safety Authority. The two texts are notified together because they are linked to each other. One focuses on who is responsible for the official controls and the other on the specific tasks to be carried out. Products covered :Products of animal origin intended for human consumption HS Code:02, 03, 04, 05, 16 click here for notification click here for notification click here for notification click here for notification Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): Spring 2019. Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): Spring 2019. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): 14 December 2019 Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 11 December 2018 | 
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