Division 7 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER SPECIFIC REPORTS

Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 is without prejudice to specific Community provisions concerning official controls. Therefore, the annual reports do not replace the annual or other reports on specific control plans or other official controls provided for under other Community legislation. However, as the performance of the official controls under those specific control plans form an essential part of the overall implementation of the national control plans, the results of those official controls are relevant for the purposes of the annual reports.

When reporting on official controls relating to those specific control plans in the annual reports, it is not necessary to repeat the information contained in the specific reports thereon; a cross reference to the most recent specific report submitted is sufficient. However, the outcome of the official controls carried out in implementation of those specific control plans should be integrated into the analysis of results in general terms, in the context of reviewing the overall outcome of official controls in the relevant sector.

The dates specified for submission of such specific reports in the relevant Community legislation are not amended by either Article 44 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 or by these guidelines.