Division 2.5.2.2 Viable residues

F1Competent authorities shall evaluate the methods proposed to identify the specific strain concerned and especially methods that discriminate that strain from closely related strains.

This evaluation shall take into consideration the information on analytical methods provided for in part B of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 544/2011 and in part B of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 545/2011 and the results of the evaluation thereof. In particular, the following information must be taken into account:

1. (a)

   the specificity of the proposed methods;

2. (b)

   the precision (repeatability) of the proposed methods;

3. (c)

   the importance of interferences;

4. (d)

   the quantifiability of the proposed methods.