New regulatory framework for official agri-food controls
Spain
Jul 07, 2025
The State Agency Official State Gazette has published Royal Decree No 562/2025 contemplates the technological and scientific advances that have occurred since the previous regulation, such as the computerization of the Administration, scientific advances and the requirements applicable to official control laboratories.
There are also new demands from society, such as the increased demand for information or the rise of trade in food and other products through websites or social networks.
Therefore, this regulation will mean an essential change and modernization in the performance of official control services along the entire food chain. It will reduce the bureaucratic burden and will facilitate the digitization of all processes and greater transparency towards citizens.
The royal decree incorporates the control criteria contained in European legislation, paying special attention to sampling and analysis and to the requirements applicable to official laboratories.
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