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of 21 April 1995
establishing additional guarantees regarding salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden
of laying hens
(95/161/EC)
(OJ L 105, 9.5.1995, p. 44)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 97/278/EC of 11 April 1997 L 110 77 26.4.1997
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 April 1995
establishing additional guarantees regarding salmonella for
consignments to Finland and Sweden of laying hens
(95/161/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on
animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, andimports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (
1), as last
amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, andin particular Article 9 (b) (2) thereof,
Whereas the Commission has approved the operational programmes
submitted by Finland and Sweden regarding salmonella controls;whereas those programmes include specific measures for laying hens,namely productive poultry reared with a view to producing eggs forconsumption;
Whereas on 10 June 1994 the Veterinary Committee established the list
of invasive salmonella serotypes for poultry;
Whereas guarantees should be established equivalent to those imple-
mented by Finland and Sweden under their operational programmes;
Whereas those additional guarantees are to be based in particular on a
microbiological examination of the poultry to be sent to Finland andSweden;
Whereas rules should be established for this microbiological exam-
ination of samples by laying down the sampling method, the number ofsamples to be taken and the microbiological method for examining thesamples;
Whereas those guarantees should not be applicable to any flock that is
subject to a programme recognized as equivalent to that implementedby Finland and Sweden;
Whereas Finland and Sweden should apply to consignments originating
from third countries import requirements at least as stringent as thoselaid down in this Decision;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Laying hens, namely productive poultry reared with a view to producing
eggs for consumption, to be sent to Finland and Sweden shall be subjectto a microbiological test, effected by sampling in the flock of origin.
Article 2
The microbiological test referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out as
laid down in Annex I.
Article 3
1. Laying hens to be sent to Finland and Sweden shall be accompa-
nied by the certificate shown in Annex II.
(1) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6.
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2. The certificate provided for in paragraph 1 may:
— either be accompanied by model 3 certificate of Annex IV to
Directive 90/539/EEC,
— or be incorporated in the certificate referred to in the first indent.
Article 4
The additional guarantees provided for in this Decision shall not be
applicable to flocks subject to a programme recognized, according tothe procedure laid down in Article 32 of Directive 90/539/EEC, asequivalent to that implemented by Finland and Sweden.
Article 5
This Decision shall be reviewed by 31 December 1996 at the latest. The
review shall be based on a report, prepared by Finland and Sweden inthe light of the experience gained, to be presented not later than 30September 1996.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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ANNEX I
1.General rules
The flock of origin must be isolated for 15 days.The microbiological test must be carried out during the 10 days before
forwarding of the consignment.
The microbiological test must include the following invasive serotypes:
—Salmonella gallinarum ,
—Salmonella pullorum ,
—Salmonella enteritidis ,
—Salmonella berta ,
—Salmonella typhimurium ,
—Salmonella thompson ,
—Salmonella infantis .
2.Sampling method
Composite faeces samples, each sample being composed of separate samples
of fresh faeces, each weighing at least one gramme, must be taken randomlyat a certain number of points in the building in which the birds are being keptor, when the birds have free access to more than one building on a holding,taken in each group of buildings on the holding in which the birds are kept.
3.Number of samples to be taken
The number of samples must make it possible to detect with 95 % reliability a
5 % presence of salmonella.
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4.Microbiological test for examination of the samples
— Microbiological testing of the samples for salmonella should be carried
out to the standard of the International Organization for StandardizationISO 6579:1993 or revised editions, or by the method described by theNordic Committee on Food Analysis (NMKL method No 71, fourthedition, 1991) or revised editions.
— Where the results of analysis are contested between Member States the
standard of the International Organization for Standardization ISO6579:1993 or revised editions should be regarded as the reference method.
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ANNEX II