Reference or fortified material containing known amounts of analyte, at or near either the maximum permitted limit or the decision limit (non-compliant control sample) as well as compliant control materials and reagent blanks should preferably be carried through the entire procedure simultaneously with each batch of test samples analysed.

Reference or fortified material containing known amounts of analyte, at or near either the permitted limit or the decision limit (non-compliant control sample) as well as compliant control materials and reagent blanks should preferably be carried through the entire procedure simultaneously with each batch of test samples analysed.

8 ) 'control sample' means the genetically modified organism or its genetic material (positive sample) and the parental organism or its genetic material that has been used for the purpose of the genetic modification (negative sample);

(36 ) Existing authorisations and notifications for placing on the market genetically modified foods under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and existing authorisations of genetically modified food and feed, granted under Directives 90/220/EEC and 2001/18/EC, Directive 82/471/EEC or Directive 70/524/EEC, should continue to remain in force, subject to that the European Food Safety Authority is provided with information concerning the risk assessment, methods for sampling and detection as appropriate, including samples of the food and feed and their control samples within six months of the entry into force of this Regulation.

(7) 'Control sample' means the genetically modified organism or its genetic material (positive sample) or the parental organism or its genetic material that has been used for the purpose of the genetic modification (negative sample);

(7) 'Control sample' means the genetically modified organism or its genetic material (positive sample) and the parental organism or its genetic material that has been used for the purpose of the genetic modification (negative sample);