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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-363/annex/division-4/division-4.3/division-4.3.3",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/363",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 21 May 2007 on guidelines to assist Member States in preparing the single integrated multi-annual national control plan provided for in Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2007) 2099) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/363/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-363",
  "path": "annex/division/4/division/4.3/division/4.3.3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.3.3",
  "heading": "ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OFFICIAL CONTROLS BY COMPETENT AUTHORITIES",
  "text": "Reference Guidance:\nSection 3.2\nGeneral requirements for national control plans\nSection 3.4\nRisk categorisation\nSection 3.6\nGeneral organisation and management\nSection 3.7\nControl systems and coordination of activities\nSection 3.9\nCompliance with operational criteria\nSection 3.10\nTraining of staff performing official controls\nSection 3.11\nDocumented procedures\nCompetent authority (complete individually for each designated competent authority; however this information may be aggregated at national or regional level for the same category of regional or local competent authorities).\nDescribe the:\ninternal organisation and structure in general terms\nhuman resources available for the purpose of performing official controls (full-time equivalents)\nresources supporting official control actions\nlaboratory facilities\nother resources/infrastructure\nas applicable\nThe information on competent authorities may be presented on a sectoral basis (Food/Feed/Animal Health/Animal Welfare/Plant Health) for example as in the following manner:\nSector (namely the Food/Feed/Animal Health/Animal Welfare/Plant Health as appropriate)\nCentral Competent Authorities (CCA)\nCompetent Authority CCA 1\nCompetent Authority CCA 2\nEtc.\nRegional (for example, Federal/Provincial) Competent Authorities (RCA)\nCompetent Authority RCA 1, 2, 3 …, and/or\nCompetent Authority ‘RCA Category 1, 2, 3 …’\nEtc.\nLocal (for example, District/Municipal)Competent Authorities (LCA)\nCompetent Authority LCA 1 or Category 1\nCompetent Authority LCA 2 or Category 2\nEtc.\nLaboratories (other than national reference laboratories):\nDescribe procedures for:\ndesignation of laboratories\nensuring that requirements which apply to official laboratories are met\nControl systems (by sector, including horizontal arrangements where applicable)\nFor each of the following sectors describe:\nthe control methods and techniques used and where and when applied\ncontrol priorities, resource allocation and how they relate to risk categorisation\nverification of planned arrangements including reporting arrangements\narrangements for the application of horizontal legislation across different sectors/sub-sectors\nhow specific control plans or programmes required by Community legislation are integrated into the control systems for the relevant sectors or sub-sectors as appropriate.\n1.. Control system for food law\n2.. Control system for feed law\n3.. Control system for animal health law\n4.. Control system for animal welfare law\n5.. Control system for plant health law\nIn relation to the control systems describe the measures to:\nmanage coordination between competent authorities with related responsibilities\nensure efficient and effective cooperation both within and between competent authorities\nensure that all areas where coordination and cooperation are required both within and between competent authorities are addressed\nTraining arrangements (These may be included under each competent authority or per category of competent authority where there are equivalent systems, as appropriate. If appropriate the training arrangements may be described on a sectoral basis).\nDescribe the arrangements for:\nIdentification of training needs\nImplementing training plan(s)\nRecording and evaluating training",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2007/363/annex/division/4/division/4.3/division/4.3.3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:17:10.820790+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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