Historial: THE TERMS

Where the Annexes to the Regulation use the terminology “where necessary”, “where appropriate”, “adequate” or “sufficient”, it is up to the food business operator in first instance to decide whether a requirement is necessary, appropriate, adequate or sufficient to achieve the objectives of Regulation (EC) 852/2004.

The operator may justify his choice under the procedures based on the HACCP principles or under the operational procedures of his business. Also the guides to good practice referred to in Article 7 of the Regulation may offer useful guidance and indicate what is best practice in cases where the words “where necessary”, “where appropriate” , “adequate” and “sufficient” are used.