# Council Regulation (EC) No 301/2008 of 17 March 2008 adapting Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (Text with EEA relevance), Introduction: Introductory text

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

Council Regulation (EC) No 301/2008
of 17 March 2008
adapting Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of 2003, and in particular Article 57(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 establishes a harmonised framework of general rules for the organisation of official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules.
(2)
It is necessary by virtue of the accession in 2004 of new Member States to complete the list of territories in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 in order to include all Member States.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/301/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-301/introduction
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