Requirements concerning the methods of detection, identification and quantification and for control samples and reference material of genetically modified food or feed for applications submitted under Articles 5(3), 11(2), 17(3) and 23(2)
Article 8
1. Applications submitted under Articles 5(1) and 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 shall comply with the following requirements, as referred to in Article 5(3)(i) and (j) and Article 17(3)(i) and (j) of that Regulation, and set out in Annex III to this Regulation, for: (a) the methods for detection and identification of the transformation event; (b) samples of food or feed and their control samples, and information as to the place where the reference material can be accessed. 2. For applications submitted under Articles 11(1) and 23(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the requirements set out in Annex III to this Regulation for: (a) the methods for detection and identification of the transformation event; (b) samples of food or feed and their control samples, and information as to the place where the reference material can be accessed, shall apply only for the purposes of application of Articles 11(2)(d) and 23(2)(d).