COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 217/2014  
of 7 March 2014  
amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards  Salmonella  in pig carcases  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European 
Union,  
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene 
of foodstuffs (  1 ), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,  
Whereas:  
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 (  2 ) lays 
down the microbiological criteria for certain micro- 
organisms and the implementing rules to be complied 
with by food business operators in respect of the 
general and specific hygiene requirements referred to in 
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, and in 
particular a process hygiene criterion for  Salmonella  on 
pig carcases in order to control contamination during 
slaughter.  
(2) The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) adopted on 
3 October 2011 a Scientific Opinion on the public 
health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat 
(swine) (  3 ), which identifies  Salmonella  as a high risk for 
public health related to the consumption of pigmeat, and 
recommends prevention of contamination of pig carcases 
with  Salmonella . EFSA recommends, inter alia, to 
strengthen the process hygiene criterion for  Salmonella  
on pig carcases.  (3) In order to reduce the  Salmonella  prevalence on pig 
carcases, the control on hygiene during slaughter 
should be strengthened in accordance with the provisions 
in Commission Regulation (EU) No 218/2014 of 
7 March 2014 amending Annexes to Regulations (EC) 
No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regu ­
lation (EC) No 2074/2005 (  4 ) and consequently the 
number of positive samples should be reduced.  
(4) The requirements provided for in the Regulation involve 
the adaptation of current practices for food business 
operators. It is therefore appropriate to allow a delayed 
application of this Regulation.  
(5) Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 should therefore be 
amended accordingly.  
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in 
accordance with the opinion of the Standing 
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and 
neither the European Parliament nor the Council has 
opposed them,  
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Article 1  
In Chapter 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005, row 
2.1.4 is replaced by the following:  
‘2.1.4 
Carcases of 
pigs  Salmonella  50 (  5 ) 3 (  6 ) Absence in the 
area tested per 
carcase  EN/ISO 6579  Carcases after 
dressing but 
before chilling  Improvements in 
slaughter hygiene 
and review of 
process controls, 
origin of animals 
and of the 
biosecurity 
measures in the 
farms of origin’EN 8.3.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 69/93  
( 1 ) OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3.  
( 2 ) OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1.  
( 3 ) EFSA Journal  2011; 9(10):2351.  (  4 ) See page 95 of this Official Journal.Article 2  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the  Official 
Journal of the European Union . 
It shall apply from 1 June 2014.  
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels, 7 March 2014.  
For the Commission  
The President  
José Manuel BARROSOEN L 69/94 Official Journal of the European Union 8.3.2014