{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-470/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-470/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2018/470",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/470 of 21 March 2018 on detailed rules on the maximum residue limit to be considered for control purposes for foodstuffs derived from animals which have been treated in the EU under Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-470",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "For pharmacologically active substances included in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 (‘Table 1’) for which at least one MRL or provisional MRL has been established, the MRL to be considered for control purposes for a target tissue derived from an animal species treated in the EU under Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC (‘the treated species’) shall be as follows:\n(a) if at least one MRL is established in Table 1 for that target tissue in any species related to the treated species:\n(1) the MRL to be considered for control purposes shall be the lowest of all the MRLs established in Table 1 for that target tissue in species related to the treated species;\n(2) if, however, the treated species is a species referred to in Article 2(2)(b) of this Regulation and MRLs are established in Table 1 for that target tissue in species that are more closely related to the treated species, the MRL to be considered for control purposes shall be the lowest of the MRLs established for that target tissue in those more closely related species;\n(b) if point (a) does not apply, the MRL to be considered for control purposes shall be the lowest of all the MRLs established in Table 1 for that target tissue in species that are not related to the treated species;\n(c) if neither point (a) nor point (b) produces the MRL to be considered for control purposes, the MRL to be considered for control purpose shall be the lowest of all the MRLs established in Table 1 for other target tissues in any animal species;\n(d) in case in Table 1 restrictions are defined regarding the application of the MRL for certain uses, these restrictions equally apply when considering an MRL under article 3(a), 3(b) and 3(c) for possible uses on other animal species and/or target tissues.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/470/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:13.222013+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}