Division A The reference method for the detection of marine toxins as referred to in points (c), (d) and (e) in Chapter V(2) of Section VII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 shall be the EU reference laboratory liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (EURL LC-MS/MS) method. This method shall determine at least the following compounds:

1. (a)

   okadaic acid group toxins: OA, DTX1 and DTX2, including their esters (DTX3);

2. (b)

   pectenotoxins group toxins: PTX1 and PTX2;

3. (c)

   yessotoxins group toxins: YTX, 45 OH YTX, homo YTX and 45 OH homo YTX;

4. (d)

   azaspiracids group toxins: AZA 1, AZA 2 and AZA 3.

If new analogues of the above toxins appear, for which a toxicity equivalent factor (TEF) has been established, they shall be included in the analysis.

F1Total toxicity equivalence shall be calculated by the food safety authority. TEFs identified by EU or international bodies may be used to support calculations.