{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-627/annex-V/chapter-III/division-A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-627/annex-V/chapter-III/division-A.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2019/627",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 of 15 March 2019 laying down uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards official controls (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-627",
  "path": "annex/V/chapter/III/division/A",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "A",
  "heading": "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:",
  "text": "(a)okadaic acid group toxins: OA, DTX1 and DTX2, including their esters (DTX3);\n(b)pectenotoxins group toxins: PTX1 and PTX2;\n(c)yessotoxins group toxins: YTX, 45 OH YTX, homo YTX and 45 OH homo YTX;\n(d)azaspiracids group toxins: AZA 1, AZA 2 and AZA 3.\nIf new analogues of the above toxins appear, for which a toxicity equivalent factor (TEF) has been established, they shall be included in the analysis.\nTotal toxicity equivalence shall be calculated by the food safety authority. TEFs identified by EU or international bodies may be used to support calculations.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex 5 Ch. 3 Pt. A substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(28)(a) (with regs. 33-36)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/627/annex/V/chapter/III/division/A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:43:28.098617+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."
}