Subject matter and scope
This Regulation lays down uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls on the presence of contaminants in food, regarding:
(a)
the annual uniform minimum frequency of these official controls; and
(b)
specific arrangements and specific content for the Member States’ MANCPs, in addition to those laid down in Article 110 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 ( 8 ) , Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 9 ) , Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 10 ) , Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 11 ) , Commission Recommendation 2013/165/EU ( 12 ) , Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/644 ( 13 ) and Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2158 ( 14 ) shall apply.