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Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/880 Article 2

Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/880 Article 2

Definitions

Article 2

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (1) ‘reference species/food commodity/tissue’ means a species/food commodity/tissue in which MRLs based on appropriate and complete data has been established; (2) ‘concerned species/food commodity/tissue’ means a species/food commodity/tissue for which extrapolation is considered; (3) ‘major species’ means cattle, sheep for meat, pigs, chicken including eggs, and Salmonidae; (4) ‘minor species’ means any species other than major species; (5) ‘related species’ means species belonging to the same category of food producing species of ruminants, monogastrics, mammals, birds or fish; (6) ‘unrelated species’ means species belonging to different categories of food producing species.

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