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### **`COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES`**

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                                    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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 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.

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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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