The Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Wales) Regulations 2019

Primary analysis of official samplesE+W

14.—(1) An official sample is to be submitted for analysis at an approved laboratory and dealt with in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3).

(2) Except where the official sample is of a kind described in paragraph (3), part of that sample is to be subjected to a primary analysis and the remainder is to be retained for any reference analysis.

(3) Where the official sample contains the remains of any solid implant or injection site, the analyst is to prepare an extract of such implant or injection site and subject part of that extract to a primary analysis and retain the remainder of the extract for any reference analysis.