Ministerial Joint Decree No. 518/2002. Harmonization of the national legislative frame with Commission Directive 2002/69/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official controls of dioxins and the determination of dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs.
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Abstract
The Decree approves the Supreme Chemistry Council’s Decision by which the national legislative frame is aligned with Commission Directive 2002/69/EC. The Directive lays down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official controls of dioxins and the determination of dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs. In order to conform to the provisions prescribed in this Directive, the present Decree adopts the Annexes contained thereto. The sampling for the official control of the levels of dioxins and furans and the determination of the levels of dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs shall be carried out in accordance with the methods described in Annex I to this Decree. Sample preparation and methods of analyses used for the official control of the levels of the same substances in foodstuffs will comply with the criteria described in Annex II.
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Entry into force notes
The Decree shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 378, Part II, 31 March 2003, pp. 5330-5337.
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English
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No
Original title
Κοινή Υπουργική Απόφαση υπ’αριθ. 518/2002. Εναρμόνιση της Εθνικής Νομοθεσίας προς την Οδηγία 2002/69/ΕΚ «για καθορισμό των μεθόδων δειγματοληψίας και των μεθόδων ανάλυσης για τον επίσημο έλεγχο των διοξινών και τον προσδιορισμό των παρόμοιων με τις διοξίνες PCB στα τρόφιμα».