Inspection and control measures
Article 24
1. Member States shall carry out official controls in order to enforce compliance with this Regulation in accordance with relevant provisions of Community law relating to official food and feed controls. 2. Where necessary and on the request of the Commission, the Authority shall assist in developing technical guidance on sampling and testing to facilitate a coordinated approach for the application of paragraph 1. 3. The Community reference laboratory for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and national reference laboratories established as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 shall assist Member States in the application of paragraph 1 by contributing to a high quality and uniformity of analytical results.