# Commission Decision of 4 October 2007 on emergency measures applying to fishery products imported from Albania and intended for human consumption (notified under document number C(2007) 4482) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/642/EC), Article 2: Analytical tests for histamine

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Competent authorities shall authorise the import into Great Britain of products referred to in Article 1 only if they are accompanied by the results of an analytical test for histamine carried out in Albania or a foreign accredited laboratory before consignment which reveals histamine levels below the limits set by Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005. These tests must be carried out following the sampling and the analytical method referred in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, competent authorities shall authorise the import of products referred to in Article 1 that are not accompanied by the results of the analytical test as referred to in paragraph 1 provided that the competent authority ensures that each consignment of those products undergoes tests to verify that the histamine levels are below the limits set by Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005. These tests must be carried out following the sampling and the analytical method referred in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005. The competent authority shall place the consignment concerned under official detention until it obtains a favourable result.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2007/642/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-642/article-2
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