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1. Before Community guides to good practice for hygiene or for the application of the HACCP principles are developed, the Commission shall consult the Committee referred to in Article 31(1). The objective of this consultation shall be to consider the case for such guides, their scope and subject matter.

2. Where Community guides are prepared, the Commission shall ensure that they are developed and disseminated:

(a) by or in consultation with appropriate representatives of European feed business sectors and other interested parties, such as consumer groups;

(b) in collaboration with parties whose interests may be substantially affected, including competent authorities.

3. Community guides shall be developed and disseminated taking into account:

(a) relevant codes of practice of the Codex Alimentarius, and (b) when they concern primary production of feed, the requirements set out in Annex I.

4. The Committee referred to in Article 31(1) shall assess draft Community guides to ensure that:

(a) they have been developed in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3;

(b) their contents are practicable throughout the Community for the sectors to which they refer; and (c) they are suitable as guides for compliance with Articles 4, 5 and 6, in the sectors and/or for the feeds concerned.

5. The Commission shall invite the Committee referred to in Article 31(1) periodically to review any Community guides prepared in accordance with this Article, in cooperation with the entities mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Article. The aim of this review shall be to ensure that the guides remain practicable and to take account of technological and scientific developments.

6. The titles and references of Community guides prepared in accordance with this Article shall be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.