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►B COMMISSION DECISION of 24 January 2003 on health certificates for the importation of live animals and animal products from New Zealand (notified under document number C(2003) 326) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/56/EC) (OJ L 022, 25.1.2003, p.38)

Amended by:









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COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 January 2003

on health certificates for the importation of live animals and animal products from New Zealand

(notified under document number C(2003) 326)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/56/EC)







THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 97/132/EC of 17 December 1996 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products ( 1 ), as last amended by Decision 2002/957/EC ( 2 ), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon the importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries ( 3 ), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 ( 4 ), and in particular Article 11(2) and Article 22(2) thereof, and the corresponding provisions of the other Directives establishing sanitary conditions and models of certificates for the importation of live animals and animal products from third countries, Whereas: (1) Council Decision 97/132/EC provides for the adoption of guarantees for the importation of fresh meat and meat based products from New Zealand equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 72/462/EEC. (2) Annex V to the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products (the Agreement) establishes the public health and animal health measures for fresh meat and meat based products and for certain other animal products from New Zealand for which equivalence has been determined. (3) By its Decision 2002/957/EC amending Annexes V and VII to the Agreement, the Council has determined the equivalence of certification systems for fresh meat and meat based products and for certain other animal products from New Zealand. Such equivalence should be implemented by laying down the models of the official health certificates to allow the importation of those products on that basis. (4) Under Annex VII to the Agreement, the full equivalence of measures is the equivalence of animal health and/or public health measures as appropriate and of certification systems, without prejudice to certification requirements not covered by the Agreement. (5) Annex VII to the Agreement provides for model health attestations to be included in the official health certificate for live animals and animal products for which full equivalence of measures has been agreed. (6) Full equivalence has been determined for certain animal products with respect to animal health and public health and for certification systems. However, full equivalence for other animal products has been determined only for either animal or for public health measures and for certification systems. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain several models of official health certificates. These official health certificates should replace those laid down in accordance with Community legislation for the importation of the relevant animal products from New Zealand. (7) For other animal products and for live animals full equivalence has not been determined. For those animal products and for live animals, the importation should be allowed on the basis of official health certificates in accordance with existing Community legislation or prevailing national health conditions of the Member States pending adoption of harmonised import conditions. (8) As provided for in Annex V to the Agreement, the additional guarantees for the importation of certain animal products intended for certain Member States, should be provided by New Zealand in the form of a declaration to be included in the official health certificate. The additional declaration concerning transmissible spongiform encephalopathies should also be provided by New Zealand for certain products of animal origin. (9) As provided for in Annex VII to the Agreement, the certification for consignments of commodities for which full equivalence has been agreed may be issued after departure of the consignment from New Zealand under certain conditions. (10) As provided for in Annex VII to the Agreement the official health certificate should be issued in English as well as in one of the languages of the Member State of arrival. (11) It is also appropriate to establish for New Zealand certain other additional certification requirements. (12) Animal products imported into New Zealand and subsequently exported to the Community after storage or re-processing in New Zealand, should comply with Community rules relating to those products. An official health certificate should therefore be established for those products. (13) Council Directive 93/119/EC of 22 December 1993 on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing ( 5 ) provides for official health certificates for meat to be supplemented by an attestation certifying that certain animals referred to in that Directive have been slaughtered under conditions which offer guarantees of humane treatment at least equivalent to those provided for in that Directive. This attestation should be included in the corresponding models of the official health certificates. (14) Council Decision 97/131/CE of 17 December 1996 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products ( 6 ) approved an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the Agreement, whereby, until the entry into force of the Agreement, the certification conditions applicable as at 31 December 1996 should continue to apply. It is therefore necessary to repeal Decision 80/805/EC of 25 July 1980 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the importation of fresh meat from New Zealand ( 7 ), and to ensure that the date of application of this Decision corresponds with the date on which the Agreement enters into force. (15) To facilitate a smooth changeover from the existing official health certificates, provision should be made for a transitional period. (16) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:







Article 1

1. The Member States shall authorise the importation from New Zealand of the live animals and animal products, set out in Annex I, provided that they meet the certification requirements referred to in that Annex, and where required, are accompanied by an official health certificate issued before departure of the consignment from New Zealand, in accordance with one of the following models:

(a) where equivalence has been established, the model referred to in Annex I as set out in Annexes II to V;

(b) in other cases, the models set out in the Annexes to the acts referred to in Annex I.

2. The official health certificate(s) for the live animals and animal products referred to in Annex VI shall bear the additional declaration(s) referred to in that Annex where the Member State of destination of the consignment is Finland or Sweden.

3. By way of derogation from the provisions of paragraph 1, official health certificates issued in accordance with the models set out in Annexes II to V may be issued after departure of the consignment from New Zealand provided that:

(a) they are available at arrival in the border inspection post; and

(b) the certifying officer has declared in writing to have certified the consignment on the basis of the New Zealand eligibility document(s), which were ascertained by him or her and which were issued prior to the departure of the consignment.

4. Pending the adoption of harmonised importation rules the national health requirements prevailing in Member States shall remain applicable for animals and animal products where it is so mentioned in Annex I.

Article 2

Where the consignment is presented for veterinary inspection, the official health certificate shall be provided in the English language as well as in one of the official languages of the Member State in which the border inspection post where the consignment is presented is situated.

Article 3

The official health certificate(s) for the animal products listed in Annex I shall bear the additional declaration(s) described in Annex VI where they have been imported from a third country into New Zealand and are subsequently exported to the Community.

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Article 4

For a transitional period, Member States shall authorise the importation of live animals and animal products set out in Annex I under the models of certificates previously applicable until 30 September 2003.

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Article 5

Commission Decision 80/805/EEC is repealed.

Article 6

This Decision shall apply from 1 February 2003.

Article 7

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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ANNEX I

AN Assigned number (a number which is arbitrarily assigned to a particular commodity and, as such, will appear on the certificate)

Channelling As described in Chapter XI(7) of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 8 )

N/A Not applicable

Other products As defined in Article 2(b) of Council Directive 77/99/EEC ( 9 )

PNHC Prevailing national health conditions of the Member State(s) in accordance with Community law. Pending the adoption of Community rules, national rules shall continue to apply subject to compliance with the general provisions of the Treaty.







List of live animals and animal products Commodity (1) Derived from/Species (2)/Form (3) AN Certification (4) Animal health Public health Special conditions 1. Live animals Equidae — Temporary admission 1.1 Commission Decision 92/260/EEC N/A See footnote 1 — Re-entry 1.2 Commission Decision 93/195/EEC N/A See footnote 1 — For slaughter 1.3 Commission Decision 93/196/EEC N/A See footnote 1 — Permanent importation of registered Equidae and Equidae for breeding and production 1.4 Commission Decision 93/197/EEC N/A See footnote 1 — Transit 1.5 Commission Decision 94/467/EC N/A See footnote 1 Cattle 1.6 Commission Decision 2002/199/EC N/A See footnote 1 Sheep/goats 1.7 Commission Decision 93/198/EEC N/A Deer 1.8 PNHC (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) N/A Swine covered by Directive 64/432/EEC 1.9 Commission Decision 2002/199/EC N/A See footnote 1 Dogs and cats 1.10 PNHC (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) N/A See footnote 1 Ferrets, minks and foxes 1.11 PNHC (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) N/A Hares and rabbits 1.12 PNHC (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) N/A Aquaculture animals (e.g. fishes) and gametes 1.13 PNHC (Council Directive 91/67/EEC) N/A Bees 1.14 Commission Decision 2000/462/EC N/A Apes 1.15 PNHC (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) N/A Psitacidae and other birds 1.16 Commission decision 2000/666/EC N/A Animals for zoos, exhibitions 1.17 PNHC (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) N/A 2. Live poultry and hatching eggs As in Council Directive 90/539/EEC 2.1 Commission Decision 96/482/EC N/A See footnote 1 Ratites 2.2 Commission Decision 2001/751/EC N/A SPF eggs 2.3 Commission Decision 2001/393/EC N/A 3. Semen Cattle 3.1 Commission Decision 94/577/EC N/A See footnote 1 Commission Decision 93/693/EEC Sheep/goats 3.2 PNHC (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) N/A Pigs 3.3 Commission Decision 2002/613/EC N/A Dogs 3.4 PNHC (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) N/A Deer 3.5 PNHC (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) N/A 4. Equine semen, embryos and ova Equine semen 4.1 Commission Decision 96/539/EC N/A Equine embryos and ova 4.2 Commission Decision 96/540/EC N/A 5. Embryos Cattle 5.1 Commission Decision 92/471/EEC N/A See footnote 1 Commission Decision 92/452/EEC Sheep/goats 5.2 PNHC (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) N/A Pigs 5.3 PNHC (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) N/A Deer 5.4 PNHC (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) N/A 6. Fresh meat including unprocessed (fresh) blood/bones/fat for human consumption, meat preparations and minced meat derived from fresh meat Fresh meat including unprocessed (fresh) blood/bones/fat for human consumption Ruminants, Equidae, pigs 6.1 Annex II Annex II Annex VII (for consignments to Sweden/Finland) Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 Meat preparations, minced meat derived from fresh meat Ruminants, pigs 6.2 Annex II Annex II Frozen only Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 7. Fresh poultrymeat As in Council Directive 71/118/EEC 7.1 Commission Decision 94/984/EC Commission Decision 96/712/EC Annex VII (for consignments to Sweden/Finland) Meat preparations 7.2 Commission Decision 2000/572/EC Commission Decision 2000/572/EC 8. Meat products Fresh meat — Red meat (ruminants/Equidae, pigs) 8.1 Annex II Annex II Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 Fresh meat — Poultry 8.2 Commission Decision 97/221/EC Commission Decision 97/41/EC Farmed, wild game meat — Pigs, deer, rabbit 8.3 Annex II Annex II — Other land mammals 8.4 Commission Decision 97/221/EC Annex V — Feathered 8.5 Commission Decision 97/221/EC Commission Decision 97/41/EC 9. Farmed game meat Ruminants, rabbit, pigs Fresh meat 9.1.1 Annex II Annex II Meat preparations 9.1.2 Annex II Annex II Frozen only Other land mammals Fresh meat 9.2.1 Annex II Annex II Meat preparations 9.2.2 Commission Decision 2000/572/EC Annex V Frozen only Feathered Ratites (fresh) Ratites (preparation) Fresh meat 9.3.1 Commission Decision 2000/585/EC Commission Decision 2000/585/EC Meat preparations 9.3.2 Commission Decision 2000/572/EC Commission Decision 2000/609/EC Commission Decision 2000/572/EC Commission Decision 2000/572/EC 10. Wild game meat Ruminants, rabbit, pigs Fresh meat, excluding offal 10.1.1 Annex II Annex II Pentagonal stamp for wild game By plane or skinned and eviscerated Meat preparations 10.1.2 Annex II Annex II Frozen only Other wild land mammals Fresh meat, excluding offal 10.2.1 Commission Decision 2000/585/EC Annex V Pentagonal stamp for wild game Meat preparations 10.2.2 Commission Decision 2000/572/EC Annex V Frozen only Feathered Fresh meat, excluding offal 10.3.1 Commission Decision 2000/585/EC Commission Decision 2000/585/EC Meat preparations 10.3.2 Commission Decision 2000/572/EC Commission Decision 2000/572/EC 11. Fishery products for human consumption (excluding live) Wild marine, aquaculture products, wild freshwater — Finfish 11.1 N/A Commission Decision 94/448/EC See footnote 1 (aquaculture) — Bivalve molluscs (grown above the sea floor) 11.2 N/A Commission Decision 94/448/EC See footnote 1 (aquaculture) — Bivalve molluscs (grown on the sea floor) 11.3 N/A Commission Decision 94/448/EC See footnote 1 (aquaculture) — Other molluscs 11.4 N/A Commission Decision 94/448/EC See footnote 1 (aquaculture) — Echinoderms, tunicates, gastropods 11.5 N/A Commission Decision 94/448/EC See footnote 1 (aquaculture) — Crustaceans 11.6 N/A Commission Decision 94/448/EC See footnote 1 (aquaculture and wild fresh water) — Eggs/Roes 11.7 N/A Commission Decision 94/448/EC 12. Live fish, molluscs, crustaceans, including eggs and gametes For consumption — Bivalve molluscs (grown above the sea floor) 12.1 PNHC (Council Directive 91/67/EEC) Commission Decision 96/333/EC — Bivalve molluscs (grown on the sea floor) 12.2 PNHC (Council Directive 91/67/EEC) Commission Decision 96/333/EC — Other molluscs 12.3 PNHC (Council Directive 91/67/EEC) Commission Decision 96/333/EC — Echinoderms, tunicates, marine gastropods 12.4 PNHC (Council Directive 91/67/EEC) Commission Decision 96/333/EC — Live crustacea, finfish and other aquatic animals 12.5 PNHC (Council Directive 91/67/EEC) Commission Decision 96/333/EC For breeding, farming, rearing, relaying (molluscs) — Crassostrea gigas 12.6 Commission Decision 95/352/EC N/A — Other species 12.7 PNHC (Council Directive 91/67/EEC) N/A 13. Milk and milk products for human consumption Pasteurised (cattle including buffalo, sheep, goats) 13.1 Commission Decision 95/343/EC Commission Decision 95/343/EC Not pasteurised (cattle including buffalo, sheep, goats) — thermised only i.e. 62 °C 13.2 Commission Decision 95/343/EC Commission Decision 95/343/EC Raw milk (cattle including buffalo, sheep, goats) 13.3 Commission Decision 95/343/EC Commission Decision 95/343/EC 14. Milk and milk products not for human consumption Pasteurised, UHT or sterilised (cattle including buffalo, sheep, goats) 14.1 Commission Decision 95/341/EC N/A Unpasteurised colostrum and milk for pharmaceutical use (cattle including buffalo, sheep, goats) 14.2 PNHC (Council Directive 92/118/EEC (5)) N/A 15. Animal casings for human consumption Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs 15 Annex II Annex II Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 16. Animal casings not for human consumption Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs 16 Annex IV N/A 17. Hides and skins Ungulates 17.1 Annex IV N/A Other mammals 17.2 Annex IV N/A Ratite (ostrich, emu, rhea) 17.3 PNHC N/A 18. Wool, hair, bristles, feathers and part of feathers Sheep wool, ruminant hair, feathers and parts of feathers 18.1 Council Directive 92/118/EEC (5) N/A Pigs bristles 18.2 Commission Decision 94/435/EC Other hair, decorative feathers, feathers for non industrial use and carried by travellers for private use 18.3 PNHC 19A. Petfood (includes processed) containing only low risk material Article 5 of Council Directives 90/667/EEC and 92/118/EEC (1) — Processed and raw petfood (mammalian/non-mammalian) 19A.1 Annex IV N/A Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 — Raw petfood packaged for direct consumption 19A.2 PNHC N/A Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 19B. Processed petfood containing processed animal protein derived from high risk animal waste Article 3 of Council Directives 90/667/EEC and 92/118/EEC (5) (mammalian/non-mammalian) 19B. Council Directive 92/118/EEC (1) N/A See footnote 1 Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 20. Bones and bone products for human consumption — other products as defined in Directive 77/99/EEC Land mammals — Fresh meat, farmed and wild game (pigs, deer) 20.1 Annex II Annex II Pentagonal stamp (wild game) Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 — Other 20.2 PNHC Annex V Pentagonal stamp (wild game) Fresh meat poultry, feathered farmed and wild game 20.3 PNHC PNHC 21. Processed bones and bone products, horns and horn products, hooves and hoof products, excluding their meals, not for human or animal consumption As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC (1) 21 Annex IV N/A Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 22. Processed animal protein for human consumption — other products as defined in Directive 77/99/EEC Land mammals — Fresh meat, farmed and wild game (pigs, deer) 22.1 Annex II Annex II Pentagonal stamp (wild game) Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 Fresh meat poultry, farmed and wild feathered game 22.3 PNHC PNHC (Council Directive 92/118 EEC) 23. Processed (rendered) animal protein for feedingstuffs PAP derived from high risk animal waste (mammalian/non-mammalian) 23.1 Commission Decisions N/A See footnote 1 Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 PAP derived from low risk animal waste (mammalian/non-mammalian) 23.2 Annex IV N/A Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 24. Serum from Equidae As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC 24 Commission Decision 94/143/EC N/A 25. Blood and blood products for human consumption — including other products as defined in Directive 77/99/EEC Land mammals — Blood and blood products from ungulates, farmed and wild game (pigs, deer) 25.1 Annex II Annex II Pentagonal stamp (for wild game blood) Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 Blood from poultry 25.2 Commission Decision 94/984/EC Commission Decision 96/712/EC Blood from farmed feathered game 25.3 Commission Decision 2000/585/EC Commission Decision 2000/585/EC Blood products from poultry, farmed and wild feathered game 25.4 PNHC (Directive 92/118/EEC) PNHC (Directive 92/118/EEC) Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 26. Processed blood and blood products (excluding serum from Equidae ) for pharmaceutical or technical use Fresh meat — Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs 26.1 Annex IV N/A — equidae, avian 26.2 PNHC (Council Directive 92/118/EEC (1) N/A 27. Lard and rendered fats for human consumption — other products as defined in Directive 77/99/EEC Land mammals — Fresh meat, farmed and wild game 27.1 Annex II Annex II Pentagonal stamp (for wild game lard) Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 Fresh meat poultry, farmed and wild feathered game 27.3 PNHC (Directive 92/118/EEC) PNHC (Directive 92/118/EEC) Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 28. Lard and rendered fats not for human consumption Council Directive 90/667/EEC (1) — Low risk material (Article 5) 28.1 Annex IV N/A Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 — High risk (Article 3) 28.2 Annex IV N/A Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 29. Raw materials for feedingstuffs, pharmaceutical or technical use — low risk only Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, Equidae, farmed game (pigs, deer), wild game (pigs, deer) For feedingstuffs 29.1 Annex IV N/A Channelling Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 For pharmaceutical or technical use 29.2 Others 29.3 PNHC N/A Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 30. Apiculture products — not for human consumption As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC (5) 30 Commission Decision 94/860/EC N/A 31. Game trophies Ungulates Avian 31 Commission Decision 96/500/EC N/A 32. Treated manure As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC 32 PNHC (Council Directive 92/118/EEC) N/A 33. Honey As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC 33 PNHC PNHC 34. Frogs' legs As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC 34 N/A Council Directive 92/118/EEC 35. Snails for human consumption As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC 35 N/A Council Directive 92/118/EEC 36. Egg products As in Council Directives 92/118/EEC and 90/539/EEC 36 PNHC Commission Decision 97/38/EC 37. Gelatines for human consumption As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC 37 N/A Commission Decision 2000/20/EC Additional TSE declaration according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 38. Gelatines for technical use As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC (5) 38 N/A PNHC 39. Raw material for gelatine for human consumption As in Council Directive 92/118/EEC 39 N/A Commission Decision 2000/20/EC (1) This table must be read in conjunction with Annex V to the Agreement, with particular regard to the special conditions referred to therein, annexed to Council Decision 97/132/EC. (2) In the case of live animals. (3) The formation in which the product is introduced (featured). (4) Reference to legislation includes all subsequent amendments. (5) For products not intended for human consumption and as of 1 January 2004, references to Directives 90/667/EEC and/or 92/118/EEC shall be construed as reference to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.

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ANNEX II









ANNEX III









ANNEX IV









ANNEX V









ANNEX VI

Exports of Imported Animal Products

In each case, the product shall:

— have originated from a third country eligible to export the item to the European Community,

— have been derived from establishments eligible to export to the European Community, and

— be eligible to be exported to the European Community.

A copy of the import certificate is to be attached to the signed New Zealand health certificate; this copy is to be endorsed ‘certified copy of original’, and be signed by the certifying officer.

The original or a certified copy of the import certificate shall be retained by the certifying officer.

The following additional declaration(s) shall appear on the model certificates prescribed in Annex I. The declarations shall appear in the languages referred to in Article 2 of Commission Decision 2003/56/EC.

1. Mixed origin

For animal products which have been imported into New Zealand, and have been stored and processed in EC-listed establishments with product of New Zealand origin (i.e., the consignment is of mixed origin), the following declaration is to appear on the appropriate model certificates noted in Annex I:

2. Country of origin maintained, not mixed with New Zealand origin product.

For animal products which have been imported into New Zealand and have been stored and processed in New Zealand EC-listed export establishments but not mixed with product of New Zealand origin, the following declaration is to appear on the model certificates noted in Annex I:









ANNEX VII

Additional guarantees relating to live animals and animal products provided for in Annex V to Council Decision 97/132/EC

The health certificate(s) for live animals and animal products listed in this Annex, shall bear the appropriate declaration set out in the corresponding legislation if they are imported for consignment to either Sweden or Finland:







Live animals and animal products Declaration Live poultry — Live poultry for slaughter Annex A to Council Decision 95/410/EC — Breeding poultry Annex II to Council Decision 95/160/EC — Day-old chicks Annex III to Council Decision 95/160/EC — Laying hens Annex II to Council Decision 95/161/EC Fresh meat: Veal, beef and pig meat but excluding fresh meat intended for the purposes of pasteurisation, sterilisation or for treatment having an equivalent effect ‘The fresh meat has been subject to microbiological testing for salmonella as provided for in Council Decision 95/409/EC by sampling in the establishment of origin of this meat’ Fresh poultry meat ‘The fresh meat has been subject to microbiological testing for salmonella as provided for in Council Decision 95/411/EC by sampling in the establishment of origin of this meat’ Table eggs for human consumption Commission Decision 95/168/EC