Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• F1“the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs^f1 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 221/2002^f2, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 257/2002^f3, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 472/2002^f4 as corrected by a corrigendum published on 23rd March 2002^f5, and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 563/2002^f6 as corrected by a corrigendum published on 14th June 2002^f7;

• “Directive 85/591/EEC” means Council Directive 85/591/EEC concerning the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the monitoring of foodstuffs intended for human consumption;

• “Directive 93/99/EEC” means Council Directive 93/99/EEC on the subject of additional measures concerning the official control of foodstuffs^f8;

• “Directive 98/53/EC” means Commission Directive 98/53/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs^f9 as amended by Commission Directive 2002/27/EC^f10;

• “Directive 2001/22/EC” means Commission Directive 2001/22/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and 3–MCPD in foodstuffs^f11, as corrected by Commission Decision 2001/873/EC^f12;

• “Directive 2002/26/EC” means Commission Directive 2002/26/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of Ochratoxin A in foodstuffs^f13;

• “EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;

• “EEA State” means a State which is a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement; and

• “the Order” means the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.

Other expressions used in these Regulations and in the Commission Regulation have the same meaning as in the Commission Regulation.