Judgment_paragraph 33 · Pollo del Campo S.c.a. and Others v Regione Emilia-Romagna and Others and SAIGI Società Cooperativa Agricola a r.l. and MA.GE.MA. Società Agricola Cooperativa v Regione Emilia-Romagna and A.U.S.L. Romagna (C-199/18, C-200/18, C-343/18)

33As a preliminary point, it is clear from Article 2(1) and Article 3 of Regulation No 882/2004, read in the light of recitals 4 and 6 of that regulation, that it is for the Member States to perform the official controls to verify that food and feed business operators comply with feed and food law at all stages of the production, processing and distribution of feed or food and of animals and animal products.