2008/815/EC: Commission Decision of 20 October 2008 approving certain national programmes for the control of Salmonella in flocks of broilers of Gallus gallus (notified under document number C(2008) 5699) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, animal disease, laying poultry, veterinary inspection, zoonosis

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 October 2008

approving certain national programmes for the control of Salmonella in flocks of broilers of Gallus
gallus

(notified under document number C(2008) 5699)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/815/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

the
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of
European Parliament and of
the Council of 17 November
2003 on the control of Salmonella and other specified food-
borne zoonotic agents (1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

Whereas:

The purpose of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 is to
ensure that proper and effective measures are taken to
detect and control Salmonella and other zoonotic agents
at all relevant stages of production, processing and distri­
bution, particularly at the level of primary production, in
order to reduce their prevalence and the risk they pose to
public health.

That Regulation provides that Community targets are to
be established for the reduction of
the prevalence in
certain animal populations of zoonoses and zoonotic
agents listed in Annex I thereto.

(1)

(2)

(3)

the
2160/2003 of
Council
the
reduction of the prevalence of Salmonella enteritidis and
Salmonella typhimurium in broilers (2).

the European Parliament and of
for

a Community

regards

target

as

In order to achieve the Community target Member States
are to establish national programmes for the control of
Salmonella in flocks of broilers of Gallus gallus and submit
them to the Commission in accordance with Regulation
(EC) No 2160/2003.

Certain Member States have submitted such programmes,
which were
relevant
Community veterinary legislation and in particular with
Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.

found to comply with the

Those national control programmes should therefore be
approved.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

A Community target was established for the reduction of
the prevalence of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella
typhimurium in broilers at the level of primary production
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 646/2007 of
12 June 2007 implementing Regulation (EC) No

Article 1

The national programmes for the control of Salmonella in flocks
of broilers of Gallus gallus submitted by the Member States listed
in the Annex are approved.

(1) OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 151, 13.6.2007, p. 21.

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This Decision shall apply from 1 December 2008.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 20 October 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

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