1. Genesis of the PMS through Community and national regulations

1.1 The challenges and obligations of European regulations

All agri-food companies are subject to a new and evolving European regulatory context, based on the principles of the New Regulatory Approach. The main objectives of these regulations are to :

• facilitate the withdrawal from the market of products likely to present a risk to the consumer (obligation for rapid and targeted withdrawal);

• and ensure consumer safety.

The new regulatory approach is based on the following principles:

• Clearly established responsibility of operators for the safety of the foodstuffs they place on the market: at every stage of the food chain, "from farm to...