# Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (Text with EEA relevance), Division 3: The ... reference laboratory shall be responsible, in particular, for:

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

(a)...
(b)...
(c)evaluating the data provided by the applicant for authorisation for placing the food or feed on the market, for the purpose of testing and validation of the method for sampling and detection;
(d)testing and validating the method for detection, including sampling and identification of the transformation event and, where applicable, for the detection and identification of the transformation event in the food or feed;
(e)submitting full evaluation reports to the Authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2003/1829/annex/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-1829/annex/division-3
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