# Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance), Article 23: Placing on the market

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

Food of animal origin containing residues of a pharmacologically active substance:
(a)classified in accordance with Article 14(2)(a), (b) or (c) at a level exceeding the maximum residue limit established pursuant to this Regulation; or
(b)not classified in accordance with Article 14(2)(a), (b) or (c), except where a reference point for action has been set for that substance pursuant to this Regulation and the level of residues does not equal or exceed that reference point for action;
shall be considered not to comply with assimilated law.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/470/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-470/article-23
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