1. The relevant provisions of Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC which govern matters referred to in Article 47(2), Article 48, points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 51(1), point (a) of Article 53(1), Article 54(1) and (3), and point (a) of Article 58 of this Regulation shall continue to apply instead of the corresponding provisions of this Regulation until 14 December 2022 or an earlier date to be determined in the delegated act adopted in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.

2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 144 to amend this Regulation concerning the date referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. That date shall be the date of application of the corresponding rules to be established pursuant to the delegated or implementing acts provided for in Article 47(2), Article 48, points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 51(1), point (a) of Article 53(1), Article 54(1) and (3), and point (a) of Article 58.

Article 150

Transitional measures related to the repeal of Directive 96/23/EC

1. Competent authorities shall continue to perform the official controls necessary to detect the presence of the substances and groups of residues listed in Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC, in accordance with Annexes II, III and IV to that Directive, instead of the corresponding provisions of this Regulation, until 14 December 2022 or an earlier date to be determined in the delegated act adopted in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.

2. Article 29(1) and (2) of Directive 96/23/EC shall continue to apply instead of the corresponding provisions of this Regulation until 14 December 2022 or an earlier date to be determined in the delegated act adopted in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.

3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 144 to amend this Regulation concerning the earlier date referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. That date shall be the date of application of the corresponding rules to be established pursuant to the delegated or implementing acts provided for in Articles 19 and 112.

Article 151

Amendments to Directive 98/58/EC

Directive 98/58/EC is amended as follows:

(1) Article 2, point (3) is replaced by the following:

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“competent authorities” means competent authorities as defined in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/… of the European Parliament and of the Council

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