Division 2.6.1.1 These methods shall meet the same requirements as those for methods of analysis used for official control purpose laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/625. In particular they shall meet at least one of the following requirements:F1

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comply with relevant F2F3assimilated law where they exist;
comply with internationally recognised rules or protocols, for example those that the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) has accepted, or those agreed in national legislation (e.g. CEN Standard methods);
are fit for the intended purpose, developed in accordance with scientific protocols and validated in a ring test in accordance with an internationally recognised protocol on collaborative trials (e.g. ISO 5725 or IUPAC); or
are validated in-house according to international harmonised guidelines for the in-house validation of methods of analysis^f1 with respect to the characterising parameters mentioned in 2.6.1.2.

Annotations

F1: Words in Annex 2 point 2.6.1.1 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1351), regs. 1(1), 14(3)(g)
F2: Words in Annex 2 point 2.6.1.1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Feed (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/654), regs. 1, 83(c)(vii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Word in Annex 2 s. 2 point 2.6.1.1 substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 11 para. 11(c)(ii)

f1: M. Thompson et al.: Harmonized Guidelines For Single Laboratory Validation Of Methods Of Analysis (IUPAC Technical Report) Pure Appl. Chem., Vol. 74, No. 5, pp. 835-855, 2002.

F1: Words in Annex 2 point 2.6 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Feed (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/654), regs. 1, 83(c)(vi)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in Annex 2 point 2.6 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Feed (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/654), regs. 1, 83(c)(vi)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in Annex 2 point 2.6 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1351), regs. 1(1), 14(3)(f)(i)(aa)
F4: Words in Annex 2 point 2.6 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1351), regs. 1(1), 14(3)(f)(i)(bb)
F5: Words in Annex 2 point 2.6 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Feed (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/654), regs. 1, 83(c)(vi)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6: Words in Annex 2 point 2.6 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1351), regs. 1(1), 14(3)(f)(ii)