Commission Regulation (EU) No 252/2012 of 21 March 2012 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of levels of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1883/2006 (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)
EU Regulation No 252/2012 · Adopted 21 March 2012 · Extends to United Kingdom
Commission Regulation (EU) No 252/2012
of 21 March 2012
laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of levels of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1883/2006
(Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)
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Annotations to the whole text
Textual amendments
Contents
- 1Article 1 Repealed
- 2Article 2 Repealed
- 3Article 3 Repealed
- 4Article 4 Repealed
- 5Article 5 Repealed
- 6Article 6 Repealed
- Signature
- Annex I: Definitions and abbreviations Repealed
- IDEFINITIONS Repealed
- IIABBREVIATIONS USED Repealed
- Annex II: Methods of sampling for offical control of levels of dioxins (PCDD/PCDF), dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs Repealed
- ISCOPE Repealed
- GENERAL PROVISIONS Repealed
- 1Personnel Repealed
- 2Material to be sampled Repealed
- 3Precautions to be taken Repealed
- 4Incremental samples Repealed
- 5Preparation of the aggregate sample Repealed
- 6Replicate samples Repealed
- 7Packaging and transmission of samples Repealed
- 8Sealing and labelling of samples Repealed
- IIISAMPLING PLAN Repealed
- 1Division of lots into sublots Repealed
- 2Number of incremental samples Repealed
- 3Specific provisions for the sampling of lots containing whole fishes of comparable size and weight Repealed
- 4Sampling of lots of fish containing whole fishes of different size and/or weight Repealed
- 5Sampling at retail stage Repealed
- COMPLIANCE OF THE LOT OR SUBLOT WITH THE SPECIFICATION Repealed
- 1As regards non-dioxin-like PCBs Repealed
- 2As regards dioxins (PCDD/PCDF) and dioxin-like PCBs Repealed
- VEXCEEDANCE OF ACTION LEVELS Repealed
- Annex III: Sample preparation and requirements for methods of analysis used in offical control of the levels of dioxins (PCDD/PCDF) and dioxin-like PCBS in certain foodstuffs Repealed
- 1FIELD OF APPLICATION Repealed
- 2CLASSIFICATION OF METHODS BY THEIR DEGREE OF QUANTIFICATION Repealed
- 3BACKGROUND Repealed
- 4QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS Repealed
- 5REQUIREMENTS FOR LABORATORIES Repealed
- BASIC REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET BY ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE FOR DIOXINS (PCDD/FS) AND DIOXIN-LIKE PCBS Repealed
- 6.1Low working range and limits of quantification Repealed
- 6.2High selectivity (specificity) Repealed
- 6.3High accuracy (trueness and precision, bioassay apparent recovery) Repealed
- 6.4Validation in the range of level of interest and general quality control measures Repealed
- 6.5Limit of quantification Repealed
- 6.6Analytical criteria Repealed
- 6.7Specific requirements for screening methods Repealed
- SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR GC/HRMS METHODS TO BE COMPLIED WITH FOR SCREENING OR CONFIRMATORY PURPOSES Repealed
- 7.1General requirements Repealed
- 7.2Control of recoveries Repealed
- 7.3Removal of interfering substances Repealed
- 7.4Calibration with standard curve Repealed
- 8SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR BIOANALYTICAL METHODS Repealed
- Evaluation of the test response Repealed
- 8.1.1General requirements Repealed
- Calibration Repealed
- 8.1.2.1Calibration with standard curve Repealed
- 8.1.2.2Calibration with reference samples Repealed
- 8.1.3Separate determination of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs Repealed
- 8.1.4Bioassay apparent recoveries Repealed
- 8.1.5Control of recoveries for clean-up Repealed
- 8.1.6Reporting limit Repealed
- 8.2Use of reference samples Repealed
- 8.3Determination of cut-off values Repealed
- 8.3.1Division 8.3.1 Repealed
- 8.3.2Division 8.3.2 Repealed
- 8.3.3Division 8.3.3 Repealed
- 8.3.4Restrictions to cut-off values: Repealed
- 8.4Performance characteristics Repealed
- REPORTING OF THE RESULT Repealed
- Confirmatory methods Repealed
- Bioanalytical screening methods Repealed
- to ANNEX IIIAppendix to ANNEX III Repealed
- Annex IV: Sample preparation and requirements for methods of analysis used in offical control of the levels of non-dioxin-like PCBs (PCB # 28, 52, 101, 138, 153, 180) in certain foodstuffs Repealed
- 1Applicable detection methods Repealed
- 2Identification and confirmation of analytes of interest Repealed
- 3Demonstration of performance of method Repealed
- 4Limit of quantification Repealed
- 5Quality control Repealed
- 6Control of recoveries Repealed
- 7Requirements for laboratories Repealed
- 8Performance characteristics: Criteria for the sum of the six indicator PCBs at the level of interest Repealed
- 9Reporting of results Repealed
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IDEFINITIONSF1
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1PersonnelF1
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2Material to be sampledF1
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3Precautions to be takenF1
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4Incremental samplesF1
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5Preparation of the aggregate sampleF1
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6Replicate samplesF1
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7Packaging and transmission of samplesF1
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8Sealing and labelling of samplesF1
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IIISAMPLING PLANF1
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1Division of lots into sublotsF1
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2Number of incremental samplesF1
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3Specific provisions for the sampling of lots containing whole fishes of comparable size and weightF1
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4Sampling of lots of fish containing whole fishes of different size and/or weightF1
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5Sampling at retail stageF1
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1As regards non-dioxin-like PCBsF1
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2As regards dioxins (PCDD/PCDF) and dioxin-like PCBsF1
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VEXCEEDANCE OF ACTION LEVELSF1
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1FIELD OF APPLICATIONF1
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2CLASSIFICATION OF METHODS BY THEIR DEGREE OF QUANTIFICATIONF1
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3BACKGROUNDF1
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4QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTSF1
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5REQUIREMENTS FOR LABORATORIESF1
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6.1Low working range and limits of quantificationF1
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6.2High selectivity (specificity)F1
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6.3High accuracy (trueness and precision, bioassay apparent recovery)F1
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6.4Validation in the range of level of interest and general quality control measuresF1
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6.5Limit of quantificationF1
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6.6Analytical criteriaF1
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6.7Specific requirements for screening methodsF1
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7.1General requirementsF1
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7.2Control of recoveriesF1
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7.3Removal of interfering substancesF1
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7.4Calibration with standard curveF1
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8SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR BIOANALYTICAL METHODSF1
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8.1.1General requirementsF1
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8.1.2.1Calibration with standard curveF1
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8.1.2.2Calibration with reference samplesF1
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8.1.3Separate determination of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBsF1
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8.1.4Bioassay apparent recoveriesF1
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8.1.5Control of recoveries for clean-upF1
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8.1.6Reporting limitF1
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8.2Use of reference samplesF1
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8.3Determination of cut-off valuesF1
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8.3.4Restrictions to cut-off values:F1
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8.4Performance characteristicsF1
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to ANNEX IIIF1
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1Applicable detection methodsF1
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2Identification and confirmation of analytes of interestF1
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3Demonstration of performance of methodF1
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4Limit of quantificationF1
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5Quality controlF1
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6Control of recoveriesF1
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7Requirements for laboratoriesF1
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8Performance characteristics: Criteria for the sum of the six indicator PCBs at the level of interestF1
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9Reporting of resultsF1
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