Chapter II Subject areas for control procedures

The organisation of the competent authorities and the relationship between central competent authorities and authorities to which they have conferred tasks to perform official controls or other official activities

The relationship between competent authorities and delegated bodies or natural persons to which they have delegated tasks related to official controls or other official activities

A statement on the objectives to be achieved

Tasks, responsibilities and duties of staff

Sampling procedures, control methods and techniques, including laboratory analysis, testing and diagnosis, interpretation of results and consequent decisions

Screening and targeted screening programmes

Mutual assistance in the event that official controls require more than one F1competent authority to take action

Action to be taken following official controls

Cooperation with other services and departments that may have relevant responsibilities or with operators

Verification of the appropriateness of methods of sampling and of laboratory analysis, testing and diagnosis

Any other activity or information required for the effective functioning of the official controls