Article 3, Paragraph 4. · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2090

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4.When the slaughter is postponed in accordance with paragraph (3), the withdrawal period shall in no circumstances be shorter than:

—the withdrawal period provided for in the summary of products characteristics of the marketing authorisation for veterinary medicinal products;

—the withdrawal period established under the Regulation authorising the use of a certain pharmacologically active substance as a feed additive in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

—the withdrawal period prescribed by the veterinarian for uses in accordance Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC or, if no withdrawal period is prescribed for such uses, the minimum withdrawal period laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC;

Following the postponement of the slaughter, the competent authority may take samples at the expense of the operator to verify compliance with the maximum residue limits once the animals have been slaughtered after the expiry of the withdrawal period.