COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
< ',>»• T^dfS COM(91) 310 final 
Brussels, 4 September 1991 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
concerning measures for the prevention of specified zoonoses 
and of specified zoonotic agents in animals and products 
of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks 
of food-borne Infections and intoxications 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The zoonoses are those diseases and infections naturally transmitted between 
vertebrate animals and man. 
They represent, on top of the health hazards to man, a negative affect on the 
agricultural economy, due to losses of productivity and commercial 
restrictions. 
Furthermore, different policies in relation to zoonoses causes distortions of 
competition between agricultural producers and poses problems to Intra-
Community trade of living animals and products of animal origin. 
The prevention of zoonoses is based on different strategies which may depend 
on the nature of the disease, the pathogen involved and its way of 
transmission. 
Strategies are based principally on a reduction of contamination possibilities 
and, where possible, the eradication of the disease, in the livestock or 
wildlife. Specific actions have already been undertaken at Community level to 
control some zoonotic diseases in livestock or wildlife, in particular, for 
bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis, brucellosis in sheep and goats and 
rabies. 
Furthermore, measures intended to reduce the contamination of feeding stuffs 
and specific feed of animal origin by zoonotic agents have been already 
adopted or proposed at Community level. 
The present proposal consists of : 
- an obligation for the Member States to collect information on the incidence 
of zoonotic agents in man and animals, and to report this information to 
the Commission; 
- an obligation to take measures for the detection of zoonotic agents in 
animals, feedingstuffs and products of animal origin; 
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- special actions for specific zoonotic agents. In a first instance, such 
measures will focus on a programme related to Salmonellae in poultry 
production and Listeria monocytogenes in soft cheese and cooked ready to 
eat products; 
- the appointment of reference laboratories providing the technical 
assistance necessary for correct implementation of the system. 
"The Commission underlines that this proposed regulation, which covers at the 
same time not only foodstuffs but also animals and feedlngstuffs, does not 
affect the existing Council Directive 89/397 of 14 June 1989 on the special 
control of foodstuffs whose rules and procedures will continue to apply". 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
concerning measures for the prevention of specified zoonoses 
and of specified zoonotic agents in animals and products 
of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks 
of food-borne infections and intoxications 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and 
in particular Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee, 
Whereas live animals and products of animal origin appear on the list In 
Annex II to the Treaty; whereas livestock farming and the placing on the 
market of products of animal origin constitutes a source of income for a large 
part of the agricultural population; 
Whereas the rational development of this sector, and an improvement In its 
productivity, may be achieved by the initiation of veterinary measures aimed 
at protecting and raising the level of public and animal health in the 
Community; 
Whereas It is necessary to prevent and reduce, by appropriate measures, the 
appearance of zoonoses which pose a threat to human health, in particular, 
through food of animal origin-, 
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Whereas the Community has already undertaken action for the eradication of 
certain zoonotic diseases and in particular bovine tuberculosis, bovine 
brucellosis, brucellosis in sheep and goats and rabies; whereas it is 
advisable to collect epidemiological information on those diseases; 
Whereas, in order to control some food-borne diseases, it is necessary to 
establish combined actions requiring specific interventions at the level of 
production of feedlngstuffs, at the level of breeding animals, at the level of 
poultry flocks and at the level of transformation of products of animal 
origin; 
Whereas those rules should apply without prejudice to Council Directive 
89/397/EEC of 14 June 1989 on the official control of foodstuffs*1>; 
Whereas it is necessary to collect information in the Member States on the 
incidence of zoonotic diseases in the human population, in domesticated 
animals, in animal feedlngstuffs and wildlife in order to assess the 
priorities for the preventive actions; 
Whereas it is opportune that the Commission follows the development of the 
epidemiological situation and takes the appropriate measures; 
Whereas the harmonization of essential requirements concerning the protection 
of public health presupposes the designation of Community liaison and 
reference laboratories and the undertaking of technical and scientific 
actions; 
Whereas detailed rules governing the Community's financial contribution 
towards some actions laid down in this Regulation have been laid down by 
Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary 
field*2), as amended by Decision 91/133/EEC<3>; 
Whereas it is appropriate to confer upon the Commission the task of taking the 
necessary measures of application, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
(1) 0J NO L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 23. 
(2) OJ No L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. 
(3) OJ No L 66, 13.3.1991, p. 18. 
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Article 1 
1. This Regulation lays down the rules for the collection of information on 
zoonoses and zoonotic agents and the measures to be taken for zoonoses and 
of zoonotic agents in the Member States and at Community level. 
2. This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to Directive 89/397/EEC. 
Article 2 
For the purpose of this Regulation : 
1. "zoonoses" means those diseases and infections naturally transmitted 
between vertebrate animals and man; 
2. "zoonotic agent" means any bacterium, virus or parasite which can cause a 
zoonos18 ; 
3. "fowl breeding flock" means any group of more than 25 fowl (Gal lus gal lus) 
reared for production of hatching eggs, continuously housed in one house 
or, in the case of free range fowls, any group of more than 25 fowls having 
common access to one or more houses; 
4. "fowl commercial flock" means any group of more than 100 fowl (Gal lus 
gal lus) reared for production of poultry meat and/or the production of eggs 
for consumption, continuously housed in one house or, in the case of free 
range fowls, any group of more than 100 fowls having common access to one 
or more houses; 
5. "approved laboratory" means a laboratory approved by the competent 
authority of a Member State to carry out examinations of samples in order 
to detect a zoonotic agent; 
6. "sample" means a sample taken on behalf of the owner or manager of the 
establishment or of the animals, for the examination of the zoonotic agent 
concerned; 
7. "official sample" means a sample taken by the competent authority for the 
examination of the zoonotic agent concerned. The official sample bears a 
reference to the species, the type, the amount and the method of collection 
and the Identification of the origin of the animal or the product of animal 
origin; this sample is to be taken without prior warning. 
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Artw a 
t. Each Member State shall ensure that the activities undertaken In accordance 
with this Regulation by the public health authorities, veterinary 
authorities and other relevant authorities in its territory are coordinated 
at national and local level, in particular in relation to the 
epidemiological enquiries. 
2. Each Member State shall designate the competent authority responsible for 
the submission of the data collected in accordance with Articles 4 and 8 at 
the national level. 
3. The competent authorities at local level shall be assisted by approved 
laboratories. 
4. Each Member State shall designate reference laboratories for zoonoses and 
zoonotic agents. Where necessary the final identification or confirmation 
of a zoonotic agent shaM be carried out in the appropriate reference 
laboratories. 
Article 4 
1. For the zoonoses listed In Annex 1, point I, the following rules shall 
apply. 
2. The diagnosis of a clinical case shall rest with the appropriate members of 
the medical and veterinary profession. The isolation and identification of 
a zoonotic agent or any other evidence of their presence rests with the 
person in charge of the laboratory or, where the Identification is made 
elsewhere than at a laboratory by serological or other examination, with 
the person responsible for the examination. 
3. The diagnosis and identification of a zoonotic agent referred to in 
paragraph 2 shall be reported to the appropriate public health or 
veterinary authority. This authority shall report to the competent 
authority referred to in Article 3(2). 
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4. The Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14, 
may extend the provisions of this Article to zoonoses and zoonotic agents 
referred to in Annex 1, point II. 
Article § 
1. The national authority referred to in Article 3(2) shall evaluate the 
information collected in accordance with Article 4(3). They shall 
communicate to the Commission, every twelve months, the trends of the 
infections and the sources of the infections. 
2. Paragraph 1 shall not exclude more frequent communications by Member States 
to the Commission, or requests from the Commission for additional 
information, where the circumstances warrant it. 
3. The Commission shall, by 1 January 1995, present a report to the Council on 
the collection of data with proposals in order to improve the reporting 
system. 
4. if necessary the implementing measures necessary to ensure the uniform 
application of this Article shall be laid down in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 14. 
Article 6 
The systems of tracing the movement of farm animals laid down in Commission 
Decision 89/153/EEC(4> shall be enforced in relation to the measures for 
zoonoses and zoonotic agents laid down in this Regulation. 
(4) OJ NO L 59, 2.3.1989, p. 33. 
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Article 7 
1. Member States, taking into account the general principles of Directive 
89/397/EEC, shall submit to the Commission by 1 April 1992 national 
measures to be taken to achieve the stated objective of this Regulation in 
respect of zoonoses in accordance with Annexes 2, 3 and 4. However, Member 
States may include zoonoses or zoonotic agents other than those Indicated 
In Annexes 2 and 3. 
2. The measures must take into account the specific situation of each Member 
State and specify inter alia, 
(a) the structure and distribution of the domestic animal population in 
the national territory; 
(b) the number and distribution of establishments producing final compound 
feedlngstuffs; 
(c) the number and distribution of establishments producing food of animal 
origin; 
(d) the infrastructure of the services (in particular giving details of 
the authorities associated with the implementation of the plans and 
the type and size of the bodies involved In such implementation); 
(e) the number of approved laboratories at which the examination and 
identification will take place and the approval procedures for such 
laboratories. 
3. The measures must Indicate, In relation to monitoring : 
(a) the monitoring of the zoonotic agents referred to in Annex 2, point I 
at the level of the herds or flocks; 
(b) the monitoring of zoonotic agents referred to in Annex 2, point II at 
the level of final production of compound feedlngstuffs; 
(c) the monitoring of the zoonotic agents referred to In Annex 2, point 
III at the level of production of food of animal origin; 
(d) eventually the monitoring of zoonoses or zoonotic agents included by 
the concerned Member State. 
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4. The measures must comply with the minimum level of sampling referred to in 
Annex 3, points III, IV and V. However derogations can be granted to 
specific Member States, in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 14 for categories of animals or products where they represent a 
minimal part of the production of that Member State. 
5. The measures must indicate the actions to be taken in relation to controls 
in accordance with Annex 4. 
6. The Commission shall examine the measures communicated in accordance with 
paragraph 1, in order to determine whether they conform to the provisions 
laid down in this Regulation. 
7. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14, the Commission 
shall, by 1 July 1992, approve the measures referred to in paragraph 1. In 
accordance with the same procedure the Commission may decide that the 
Member States concerned must amend or supplement the measures which they 
have submitted. 
8. At the request of the Member States concerned and in order to take account 
of the developments of the situation in that Member State or in one of its 
regions, the Commission may decide, in accordance with the procedure 
provided for in Article 14, to approve any amendment or addition to 
measures previously approved pursuant to paragraph 7. 
9. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14, the Commission 
may decide that a Member State must amend or supplement measures previously 
approved pursuant to paragraph 7 in order to take account of the 
development in the situation in that State or of the findings established 
under Articles 5 and 8. 
Article 8 
Every year the Member States shall present to the Commission, within the frame 
of the committee referred to In Article 14, the results of the measures 
referred to in Article 7. 
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Article 9 
Veterinary experts from the Commission may, in collaboration with the 
authorities of the Member State concerned, In so far as la necessary to ensure 
uniform application of this Regulation, make on-the-spot checks; the 
Commission shall inform the Member States of the results of the Investigation. 
A Member State in whose territory a check is being carried out shall give all 
the necessary assistance to the experts in carrying out their duties. 
The general provisions for implementing this Article shall be determined In 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14. 
ArtlClff 10 
The reference laboratories referred to in Article 3(4) shall liaise with the 
Community reference laboratories referred to in Annex 5. The powers and duties 
of the Community reference laboratories shall be laid down, in so far as they 
are not already covered by Article 28 of Decision 90/424/EEC, in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 14. 
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The Commission shall follow the development of the situation in relation to 
zoonotic diseases in the Community, particularly on the basis of the 
information collected pursuant to Articles 5 and 8 and may : 
a) institute specific studies, in particular in relation to the evaluation of 
the risks from zoonotic agents, diagnostic procedures and measures in 
collaboration with the appropriate reference laboratories referred to in 
Article 3(4) and the Community reference laboratories referred to in 
Article 10 and the Scientific Veterinary Committee; 
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b) in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14, establish the 
standard operating procedures for approved laboratories referred to In 
Article 3(3); 
c) establish guidelines for the measures concerning zoonoses. 
Article 12 
Detailed rules governing the Community's financial contribution towards the 
actions arising from this Regulation are laid down in Decision 90/424/EEC. 
Article 13 
The Annexes to this Regulation may be amended by the Commission, in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14, in order to take Into 
account the development of the situation in relation to zoonotic diseases. 
Article 14 
Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the chairman 
shall, without delay, refer the matter to the Standing Veterinary Committee, 
hereinafter referred to as "the Committee", either on his own initiative or at 
the request of a Member State. 
The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of 
the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the 
draft within a time-limit which the chairman may lay down according to the 
urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. 
The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State 
shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. 
The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the 
Committee. It shall Inform the Committee of the manner in which its opinion 
has been taken into account. 
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Article 15 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
a 11 Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX 1 
I. - Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium Bovis 
- Brucellosis and the agents thereof 
- Salmonellosis and the agents thereof 
- Rabies 
- Trichinosis and the agents thereof. 
II. - Campylobacteriosis 
- Listeriosis 
- ToxopIasmos i s 
- Yersiniosis 
and the agents thereof. 
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ANNEX 2 
I. - Salmonella 
II. - Salmonella 
III. A. The choice of the specific zoonotic agent to be monitored is made by 
the individual Member States taking into account 
a) the specific food of animal origin involved; 
b) the specific establishment to be monitored; 
c) the evidence of the direct hazard of the specific food to human 
health; 
d) the effect of processing on the microbiological status of the food; 
e) the level of microbiological monitoring systems (HACCP) which are 
carried out in that establishment in the control of hygiene and 
good manufacturing practices. 
B. The choice is made from the following specified zoonotic agents : 
- Listeria monocytogenes 
- Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coll 
- Salmonella 
- Yers i nI a enterocoIi 11ca. 
However, soft cheese and cooked ready to eat products must be examined 
for Listeria monocytogenes. 
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ANNEX 3 
I. The measures must indicate 
- the number and type of samples to be taken 
- the number and type of official samples to be taken 
- the methods of sampling 
- the methods of examination of the samples and identification of the 
zoonotic organisms. 
II. The measures must take into account the following criteria for 
establishing the sampling procedures: 
A. Variable criteria at level of herds or flocks or individual animals. 
a) factors liable to encourage the spread of one or more zoonotic 
diseases; 
b) previous history of this zoonotic disease in a given country, or 
part thereof, in domestic animals or wildlife-, 
c) the animal population concerned as regards 
- total size of population 
- homogenity of population groups 
- age of animals 
- animal production; 
d) the environment of the farms as regards 
- regional differences 
- the concentration of animals 
- the relation to urban areas 
- the relation to areas populated by wildlife; 
e) farm production systems including 
- intensive farming units 
- extensive farming units 
-husbandry systems, in particular feeding regimes and animal 
health care measures; 
f) problems liable to arise, in the light of known precedents and 
other information; 
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g) the required degree of protection, according to the nature and 
gravity of the disease in question. 
B. Variable criteria at level of establishments of final production of 
compound feedlngstuffs 
a) Types of materials produced and the animals to which they are 
intended to be fed; 
b) methods of production; 
c) total production of each type of material; 
d) frequency of production; 
e) the level of bacteriological monitoring carried out in accordance 
with Council Regulation (EEC) No .../... [laying down the 
veterinary rules for the disposal and processing of animal waste, 
for its placing on the market and for the prevention of pathogens 
in feedstuffa]; 
f) previous history of transmission to animals of zoonotic diseases 
through the given product. 
C. Variable criteria at level of establishments producing food of animal 
origin or: 
a) previous history of animals from which products of animal origin 
originate; 
b) previous history of transmission to human beings of a zoonotic 
disease through a given product; 
c) the production concerned as regards : 
- the total production 
- the homogeneity of the production 
- the treatment to which the products have undergone; 
d) problems liable to arise, in the light of known precedents and 
other information; 
e) the required degree of protection, according to the nature and 
gravity of the disease in question. 
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A. The measures must comply with the following minimum level of sampling 
for the zoonotic agents referred to In Annex 2.1 : 
1. Breeding flocks 
(a) Rearing flocks 
All fowl flocks being reared for breeding purposes must be sampled 
at least at a day old, 4 weeks of age and 2 weeks prior to entering 
the laying phase. 
(b) Breeding laving flocks 
All fowl flocks maintained for the production of hatching eggs must 
be sampled at least every two weeks during the laying period. 
2. Commercial egg laving flocks, from 1 July 1994 at the latest 
(a) Rearing flocks 
All fowl flocks being reared for the production of eggs for human 
consumption should be sampled at least at a day old, 4 weeks of age 
and 2 weeks prior to entering the laying phase. 
(b) Laying flocks 
All fowl flocks maintained for the production and sale of eggs for 
human consumption should be sampled at least every 12 weeks during 
the laying period. 
3. Commercial fowl meat production flocks, from 1 July 1995 at the 
latest 
All fowl flocks maintained for the production of fowl for human 
consumption should be sampled at least a day old and 3 weeks prior 
to slaughter. 
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4. Hatcheries 
Hatcheries with an incubator capacity greater than 1,000 eggs 
should carry out environmental sampling at least once per week 
whlle in operation. 
B. All flocks and hatcheries referred to in point A must be sampled and 
examined according to the following rules: 
1. Samples to be taken 
Sampling may be carried out either on the farm or in the hatchery 
servicing those flocks where appropriate (i.e. for the monitoring 
requirements for day old chicks or for the monitoring requirements 
of breeding flocks when in the laying period). 
When sampling is carried out on the farm the sample shall consist 
of pooled faecal samples. When the sampling is carried out in the 
hatchey the sample shall consist of dead in shells, culled day old 
chicks and meconium obtained at the point of hatch. 
2. Number of samples to be taken 
The number of samples to be taken in respect of any one flock is 
determined on a statistical basis of a 95% probability of detecting 
one positive sample given that the level of infection in the 
population being sampled is 5% i.e.: 
Number of birds in a flock Number of samples to be taken 
randomly at the farm or hatchery 
25 - 29 20 
30 - 39 25 
40 - 49 30 
50 - 59 35 
60 - 89 40 
90 - 199 50 
200 - 499 55 
500 or more 60* 
* The maximum number of samples required in one flock. 
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3. Bacteriological technique 
The total number of samples taken from any one flock at the farm or 
the hatchery may be pooled for bacteriological Investigation, using 
either an ISO method for salmonella or a comparable alternative 
method specified by the Member State. 
C. All flocks and hatcheries referred to in point A must be officially 
sampled and examined at least once very year. 
IV. A. The measures must comply with the following minimum level of sampling 
for the zoonotic agents referred to in Annex 2.11. 
Every month each type of compound feedingstuff intended for the flocks 
referred to in 111.A, produced in the establishment should be sampled. 
B. Feedlngstuffs referred to in point A must be sampled and examined 
according to the following rules. The samples taken for analysis must 
comprise five units weighing 100 grams each from the final product. 
The frequency of this monitoring is increased where the final compound 
feedingstuff is not subjected to heat or other alternative methods of 
treatment adequate to eliminate the risk of zoonotic agents and where 
a risk of transmission of a zoonotic agent has been established. The 
samples may be pooled for bacteriological investigation, using either 
an ISO method for salmonella or a comparable alternative method 
specified by the Member State. 
C. Each type of compound feedingstuff referred to In point A must be 
officially sampled and examined at least once every year. 
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V. A. The measures must comply with the following minimum level of sampling 
for Listeria monocytogenes referred to in Annex 2.1 N.B. 
Every month each type of product produced in the establishments 
producing soft cheese and cooked ready to eat products should be 
samp Ied. 
B. The sampling technique and the bacteriological methods will be 
established according to the procedure referred to in Article 14. 
C. Each type of product referred to in point A must be officially sampled 
and examined at least once every year. 
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ANNEX 4 
I. The measures must comply with the following minimum action levels for 
zoonotic agents referred to in Annex 2.1. 
A. Breeding flocks 
1. Rearing flocks 
Where as a result of the monitoring carried out in accordance with 
Annex 3.111.A and C, the presence of Salmonella enter itidis or 
S. typhimurlum is detected in a rearing flock, the flock is 
officially sampled according to point III, B, 2 of Annex 3, in 
order to confirm the initial findings. Liver, ovary and bone 
marrow of each bird are separately examined for presence of 
Salmonella, using either an ISO method for Salmonella or a 
comparable alternative method specified by the Member State. 
Where infection with S. enter itidis or S. typhimurlum is confirmed 
in a rearing flock no movements of live fowl (other than by licence 
issued by the veterinary authority direct to slaughter) or eggs may 
be made from that flock until it can be established to the 
satisfaction of the verterinary authority that infection with these 
serotypes Is no longer present. 
2. Breeder laying flocks 
Where, as a result of the monitoring carried out in accordance with 
3.111.A and C, the presence of Salmonella enteritis or typhimurlum 
is detected in a breeder laying flock, the flock is officially 
sampled according to point III, B, 2 of Annex 3, in order to 
confirm the initial findings. Liver, ovary and bone marrow of each 
bird are separately examined for presence of Salmonella, using 
either an ISO method for Salmonella or a comparable alternative 
method specified by the Member State. 
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Where infection with Salmonella enteritidis or typhimurlum is 
confirmed in a breeder laying flock, no movements of live fowl 
other than by licence issued by the local veterinary authority 
direct to slaughter or eggs other than direct for production of egg 
products in accordance with Directive 89/437/EEC(1) may be made 
from that flock, until it can be established to the satisfaction of 
the verterinary authority that infection with those serotypes is no 
longer present. 
Where hatching eggs from flocks in which the presence of 
S. enteridis or S. typhimurlum has been confirmed are still present 
in a hatchery, those eggs must be destroyed. 
3. According to the procedure referred to in Article 14 specific rules 
intended to save valuable genetic material may be decided. 
B. Commercial egg laying flocks, from 1 July 1994 at the latest 
1. Rearing flocks 
The same rules referred to in A.1 shall apply. 
2. laying flocks 
The same rules referred to in A.2 shall apply. 
C. Commercial fowl meat production flocks, from 1 July 1995 at the latest 
Where, as a result of the monitoring carried out in accordance with 
Annex 3.111.A and C, the presence of Salmonella enteritidis or 
typhimurlum is detected in a fowl meat production flock, the flock is 
officially sampled according to point III, B, 2 of Annex 3, in order 
to confirm the initial findings. Liver, ovary and bone marrow of each 
bird are separately examined for presence of Salmonella, using either 
an ISO method for Salmonella or a comparable alternative method 
specified by the Member State. 
(1) OJ No L 212, 22.7.1989, p. 87. 
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Where infection with Salmonella enteritidis or typhimurlum is 
confirmed in a fowl meat production flock, no movements of live fowl 
other than by licence issued by the local veterinary authority direct 
to slaughter may be made from that flock. 
D. All flocks 
Where Salmonella enteritidis or typhimurlum is confirmed in any of the 
flocks referred to in A, B and C, the following supplementary actions 
must also be taken: 
1. Where birds are sent direct to slaughter for human consumption the 
local veterinary authority must give notice of the movement to the 
slaughterhouse. These birds must be slaughtered at the end of the 
slaughter day and must undergo heat treatment, or other suitable 
method of treatment, allowing the destruction of Salmonella. 
2. Following depopulation of premises occupied by flocks infected with 
Salmonella enteritidis or typhimurlum, then effective cleansing and 
disinfection procedures, including the safe disposal of manure or 
litter is set out by the local veterinary authority. 
E. Hatcher ies 
Where, as a result of environmental or other monitoring activities 
carried out in accordance with Annex 3.111.A and C, the presence of 
any Salmonella serotype is detected, effective cleansing and 
disinfection procedures including the safe disposal of hatcheries 
wastes are set out by the local veterinary authority. 
II. The measures must comply with the following minimum action levels for 
zoonotic agents referred to in Annex 2,ll. 
Where as a result of the monitoring in accordance with Annex 3.IV.A and C 
a sample is positive for Salmonella, an investigation is carried out by 
the local veterinary authority in order to: 
1. identify the source of contamination in particular by means of 
official samples taken at different steps of the production; 
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2. examine the application of rules and controls concerning the disposal 
and processing of animal waste and in particular those laid down in 
Council Directive 90/667/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down the 
veterinary rules for the disposal and processing of animal waste, for 
its placing on the market and for the prevention of pathogens in 
feedstuffs of animal or fish origin and amending Directive 
90/425/EEC<2>; 
3. establish procedures for good manufacturing practices and ensure 
compliance with the established procedures. 
III. The measures must comply with the following minimum action levels 
referred to in Annex 2.III : 
A. Establishments producing soft cheese and cooked ready to eat products. 
Where as a result of monitoring carried out in accordance with 
Annex 3.V.A and C, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes is detected 
the product of the contaminated batch should be withdrawn from the 
market and a radical disinfection of the premises should be carried 
out. 
B. All establishments 
Where as a result of the monitoring a sample is positive for the 
zoonotic agent or agents designated in the plan, an investigation is 
carried out by the Veterinary authority in order to: 
1. identify the source of contamination in particular by means of 
official samples taken at different steps of the production; 
2. examine the current procedures of control in the establishment; 
3. establish procedures for good manufacturing practices and ensure 
compliance with the established procedures. 
IV. The measures must indicate the actions of information of food handlers 
and consumers intended to avoid mishandling of food of animal origin. 
(2) OJ No L 363, 27.12.1990, p. 51. 
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ANNEX 5 
List of communitory reference laboratories for zoonoses 
I. Epidemiology of zoonoses 
Institute of Veterinary Medicine 
(Robert von Ostertag Institute) 
Postfach 33 00 13 
Thielallee 88/92 
D-100 Berlin (Federal Republic of Germany) 
I. Salmonellae 
RiJksinstituut voor de Volksgezondheid 
P.O. Box 1 
NL-3720 BA Bilthoven (The Netherlands) 
III. Yersinia 
Institut Pasteur 
27, rue du Docteur Roux 
F-75724 Paris Cedex 15 (France) 
IV. Listeria 
Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology 
The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University 
13 BUIowsvej 
DK-1870 Copenhagen (Denmark) 
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V. Campylobacter 
Institut National de Recherche Vétérinaire 
Groeselenberg 99 
B-1180 Bruxelles 18 (Belgium) 
VI. Parasites 
Istituto Super lore di Sanité 
Via Regina Elena 299 
1-00161 Rome (Italy) 

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Catalogue number : CB-CO-91-342-EN-C 
ISBN 92-77-74805-2 
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 
L-2985 Luxembourg