20.7.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 1971 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 691/2013 of 19 July 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 as regards methods of sampling and analysis (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (3)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 619/2011 (¥ lays down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed as regards presence of genetically modified material for which an authorisation procedure is pending or the authorisation of which has expired. For sampling, Regulation (EU) No 619/2011 makes reference to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 whereby it establishes specific provisions as regards the size of sample. The amendments introduced by this Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 .Aprl.l 2004 on 0ff1c1al Regulation include specific provisions as regards the controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance size of samples; therefore the methods of sampling with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1522009 as rules ('), and in particular Article 11(4) thereof, amended by this Regulation should also be applied to the control of compliance with Regulation (EU) No 619/2011. Whereas: 4 A period of time is needed to put the new method of (1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 January sampling in place. 2009 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed (2) acknowledged the need (5  Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 should therefore be to update the provisions concerning sampling to take amended accordingly. into account the recent developments in the way feed are produced, stored, transported and marketed. (6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council has opposed them, (2)  The sampling for the official control of pesticide residues in and on feed of plant and animal origin has to be performed in accordance with Commission Directive 2002/63/EC of 11 July 2002 establishing Community methqu of. sampling for the official control of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: pesticide residues in and on products of plant and animal origin and repealing Directive 79/700/EEC (%). The sampling requirements provided for in Directive Article 1 2002/63/EC are minimum requirements and the sampling requirements provided for in this Regulation are in general at least equal to or stricter than these minimum requirements with the exception of the size of the final sample for certain commodities. With the inclusion of the provisions as regards the size of the final sample for the control of pesticide residues, the ‘Article 1 methods of sampling provided in this Regulation can also be applied for the control of pesticide residues. Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 is amended as follows: (1) Article 1 is replaced by the following: Sampling for the official control of feed, in particular as regards the determination of constituents, including o 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1 material which contains or consists of or is produced oj L () O] L 54, 26.2.2009, p. 1. - () O] L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 30. () OJ L 166, 25.6.2011, p. 9.