Division 3.1.1 RELEVANT COMMUNITY LEGISLATION

Article 41 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 provides:

‘In order to ensure the effective implementation of Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, of animal health and animal welfare rules and of Article 45 of this Regulation, each Member State shall prepare a single integrated multi-annual national control plan.’

Article 27a of Directive 2000/29/EC provides:

‘For the purpose of this Directive and without prejudice to Article 21 thereof, Articles 41 to 46 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules shall apply, as appropriate.’