commiss recommend octob technic guidanc sampl detect genet modifi organ materi produc genet modifi organ product context regul ec text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun indent articl thereof regul ec european parliament council septemb traceabl label genet modifi organ traceabl food feed product produc genet modifi organ amend direct ec set system transmiss retent inform oper stage place market product consist genet modifi organ hereinaft quot gmo quot food feed product produc gmo requir oper sampl test product stage place market presenc gmo materi produc gmo articl regul ec member state requir ensur inspect control measur includ sampl check test qualit quantit carri ensur complianc regul order facilit coordin approach inspect control measur articl regul ec requir technic guidanc sampl test gmo food feed materi produc gmo product establish guidanc cover product receiv authoris place market prejudic articl direct ec european parliament council regard gmo authoris european union sampl detect carri sound scientif statist protocol order achiev level confid detect gmo materi produc gmo develop guidanc committe set articl direct ec deliber releas environ genet modifi organ repeal council direct eec consult account work nation compet author stand committe food chain anim health commun refer laboratori lot gm seed plant propag materi requir compli standard adventiti technic unavoid presenc genet modifi seed plant propag materi legal bind protocol sampl test presenc genet modifi seed plant propag materi develop context specif legisl seed plant propag materi element provid protocol serv basi sampl test gm crop speci cover abovement legisl recommend gener principl purpos fulfil requir set articl regul ec member state account past record oper respect complianc relev legisl reliabl control oper carri situat complianc suspect mean proportion desir specif object light experi gain degre heterogen point suppli chain test undertaken offici control carri prior warn case prior notif oper offici control carri stage product process storag distribut product gmo food feed produc gmo includ point import offici control differenti product intend export commun product intend place market commun oper product subject sampl analysi entitl appeal opinion offici bodi collect suffici number counter sampl enforc refere purpos order guarante oper appeal opinion requir nation legisl altern sampl strategi recommend guidanc appli altern test strategi recommend guidanc appli provid method approv commun refer laboratori establish regul ec prejudic specif requir laid eu legisl food feed control direct ec fix principl govern organis offici inspect field anim nutrit direct eec introduct commun method sampl analysi offici control feed stuff direct eec offici control foodstuff direct eec subject addit measur offici control foodstuff member state ensur offici control carri achiev object regul ec ii definit lot defin distinct quantiti materi definit account type materi form lot line ista iso standard fao intern standard phytosanitari measur seed lot quantiti seed physic identifi uniform exceed maximum lot size defin seed direct form total part consign plant propag materi lot number unit singl commod identifi homogen composit origin exceed maximum lot size defin legisl plant propag materi form total part consign food feed product lot quantiti product dispatch receiv time cover contract ship document increment sampl small equal quantiti product individu sampl point lot full depth lot static sampl product stream state portion time flow commod sampl file increment sampl increment sampl retain specif period time analysi bulk sampl quantiti product obtain combin mix increment specif lot laboratori sampl quantiti product bulk sampl intend laboratori inspect test analyt sampl homogenis laboratori sampl consist laboratori sampl repres portion thereof counter sampl sampl retain specif period time enforc refere purpos percentag gm dna percentag gm dna copi number relat target taxon specif dna copi number calcul term haploid genom iii principl sampl protocol member state account guidanc sampl protocol product consist produc gmo inspect control oper compli articl regul ec commun refer laboratori establish regul ec nation design laboratori european network gmo laboratori hereinaft quot engl quot provid guidanc assist method sampl fall scope recommend harmonis sampl procedur utilis purpos estim presenc gmo procedur appli seed plant propag materi food feed agricultur commod lot sampl procedur defin order ensur sampl collect analys repres type commod investig sampl protocol presenc gm seed plant propag materi seed lot develop specif legisl seed propag materi sampl strategi bulk commod food feed product address separ section account commod specif properti iv sampl protocol sampl seed plant propag materi lot section deal detect genet modifi seed plant propag materi lot seed plant propag materi gm varieti clone detect gm seed plant propag materi aris transform event design lot seed plant propag materi gm varieti clone sampl drawn accord current intern method lot size defin council direct eec eec eec eec eec ec ec ec ec ec gener principl method sampl seed plant propag materi accord intern seed test associ ista rule ista handbook seed sampl sampl test scheme seed plant propag materi meet requir specif legisl seed propag materi statist risk seed plant propag materi lot qualiti level statist uncertainti defin relat threshold gmo relat percentag gm dna copi number relat target taxon specif dna copi number calcul term haploid genom sampl bulk agricultur commod sampl protocol base step procedur obtain estim gmo presenc level uncertainti express standard deviat sd impos assumpt heterogen gmo order estim sd instanc bulk sampl produc deriv analyt sampl analys presenc gm materi obtain analyt result close establish threshold analysi individu file increment sampl recommend provid measur uncertainti document account iso standard iso standard iso standard iso standard iso standard protocol sampl lot bulk agricultur commod recommend sampl bulk commod grain oilse take place accord gener principl method sampl iso standard case flow commod sampl period defin iso standard total load time total number increment case static sampl increment collect specif sampl point sampl point uniformli distribut lot volum principl iso number increment sampl point increment sampl creat bulk sampl file increment sampl defin lot size lot size tonn size bulk sampl kg number increment sampl case lot tonn size bulk sampl total lot size case lot smaller tonn size bulk sampl kg case lot larger tonn size bulk sampl kg sampl interv systemat sampl sampl point static sampl increment kg collect split portion kg increment product bulk sampl store file increment sampl sampl materi larger grain fruit rhizom potato carri iso standard sampl oilse carri iso standard protocol prepar analyt sampl multipl step protocol recommend order minimis cost maximis statist power pre defin accept level initi increment sampl collect section combin mix procedur iso standard form bulk sampl bulk sampl creat analyt sampl procedur iso standard analys presenc gmo quot analyt test protocol test method quot outlin section result analysi close establish threshold threshold estim uncertainti protocol estim uncertainti foreseen articl protocol estim uncertainti fewer file increment sampl case smaller lot sampl analys individu decis label file increment sampl sampl randomli select individu analys presenc gmo analyt result sampl estim gmo content lot uncertainti express standard deviat sd uncertainti analysi sampl accept addit analysi remain file increment sampl level uncertainti accept addit analysi remain file increment sampl carri number addit sampl analys establish case case basi depend level uncertainti estim initi sampl sequenti analyt process stop case estim lot gmo content gmo content analys file increment sampl establish threshold uncertainti measur lot gmo content reach accept level analyt result sampl test decis label protocol sampl lot food feed product sampl pre packag food feed product carri procedur iso sampl pre packag food feed product carri protocol section analyt test protocol test method commun refer laboratori establish regul ec nation design laboratori engl provid guidanc assist method test fall scope recommend laboratori requir member state laboratori carri analys accord recommend accredit en iso iec certifi scheme regularli particip profici test scheme organis ordin nation internation recognis laboratori nation intern organis foodstuff submit analysi accord recommend submit laboratori compli provis articl direct eec analyt investig sampl carri accord gener laboratori procedur requir draft european standard pren iso analyt sampl prepar take sampl aim obtain repres homogen laboratori sampl introduc secondari contamin member state draft european standard pren iso pren iso strategi homogenis laboratori sampl reduct laboratori sampl test sampl prepar test sampl extract target analyt obtain sampl seed ista intern rule seed test obtain plant propag materi sampl current intern method method exist analyt test current scientif knowledg detect quantif gmo food feed materi produc gmo approv place market singl method test approach provid equal reliabl result includ combin qualit method event specif construct specif genet element specif quantit method event specif construct specif genet element specif start screen method test gmo present posit result obtain specif method genet construct transform event carri gmo genet construct present market event specif method strongli recommend result quantit analysi express percentag gm dna copi number relat target taxon specif dna copi number calcul term haploid genom laboratori method valid internation recognis criteria iso iupac harmonis protocol includ certifi refer materi date list valid method includ valid method report codex alimentariu http biotech jrc absenc valid method situat aris valid method exist instanc test gmo present member state laboratori carri hous valid method internation recognis criteria valid method matrix analysi recommend select databas http biotech jrc method valid similar matrix raw materi adopt perform method test matrix interest express interpret result analys case qualit method limit detect lod lowest level analyt reliabl detect number target taxon genom copi case quantit method limit quantif loq lowest level analyt reliabl quantifi number target taxon genom copi result quantit analysi express gm dna copi number relat target taxon specif dna copi number calcul term haploid genom gm target sequenc content limit quantif loq result express qualit recommend interpret result instruct draft european standard pren iso vi final provis sampl detect methodolog includ relev protocol document continu develop grade take account chang threshold threshold valu establish articl regul ec articl direct ec commun legisl report articl regul ec implement regul advanc technolog develop intern fora brussel octob commiss margot wallström member commiss oj oj direct amend regul ec accord articl regul ec relev inform gmo authoris eu central regist