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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 April 1995
establishing additional guarantees regarding salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden
of breeding poultry and day-old chicks for introduction into flocks of breeding poultry or flocks of
productive poultry
(95/160/EC)
(OJ L 105, 9.5.1995, p. 40)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 97/278/EC of 11 April 1997 L 110 77 26.4.1997
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 133, 17.6.1995, p. 51 (95/160)
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 April 1995
establishing additional guarantees regarding salmonella for
consignments to Finland and Sweden of breeding poultry andday-old chicks for introduction into flocks of breeding poultry or
flocks of productive poultry
(95/160/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 (a) (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 breedingpoultry and for day-old chicks for introduction into flocks of breedingpoultry or flocks of productive poultry;
Whereas guarantees should be established equivalent to those imple-
mented by Finland and Sweden under their operational programmes;
Whereas the detailed guarantees are to be based in particular on a
microbiological examination of the poultry to be sent to Finland andSweden;
Whereas in this context different rules should be laid down for breeding
poultry and day-old chicks;
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 with regard to consignments originating from third countries,
Finland and Sweden should apply import requirements at least as strin-gent as those laid 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
Breeding poultry to be sent to Finland and Sweden shall be subject to 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.
(1) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6.
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Article 3
1. Breeding poultry to be sent to Finland and Sweden shall be
accompanied by the certificate shown in Annex II.
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
Day-old chicks to be sent to Finland or Sweden for introduction into
flocks of breeding poultry or of productive poultry must come fromhatching eggs from breeding poultry that have been subjected to the testprovided for in Article 2.
Article 5
1. Day-old chicks to be sent to Finland or Sweden for introduction
into flocks of breeding poultry or flocks of productive poultry must beaccompanied by a certificate as shown in Annex III.
2. The certificate provided for in paragraph 1 may:
— either be accompanied by the model 2 certificate shown in Annex
IV to Directive 90/539/EEC,
— or be incorporated in the certificate referred to in the first subpara-
graph.
Article 6
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 7
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 8
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 daysThe microbiological test must cover all the salmonella serotypes.
2.Sampling method
The sampling method and the number of samples to be taken must be as laid
down in Annex III, Section I point A (2), (b) and (c) and point B of CouncilDirective 92/117/EEC of ►
C117 December 1992 ◄concerning measures
for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents inanimals and in products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks offood-borne infections and intoxications (
1).
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3.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.
(1) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 38.
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ANNEX II

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ANNEX III
CERTIFICATION
►(1)I, the undersigned, official veterinarian, certify that the one-day chicks for introduction into flocks o f
breeding poultry or flocks of productive poultry come from flocks which have been tested with negative results
according to the rules laid down in Commission Decision 95/160/EC of 21 April 1995 establishing additional
guarantees regarding salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of breeding poultry and day-old chicksfor introduction into flocks of breeding poultry or flocks of productive poultry. ◄
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