2001/738/EC: Commission Decision of 17 October 2001 approving the plan for the monitoring and control of salmonella in fowl presented by the Netherlands (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3095)

Commission Decision
of 17 October 2001
approving the plan for the monitoring and control of salmonella in fowl presented by the Netherlands
(notified under document number C(2001) 3095)
(Only the Dutch text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/738/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/117/EEC of 17 December 1992 concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications(1), as last amended by Directive 1999/72/EC(2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 8(2) of Directive 92/117/EEC, the Netherlands forwarded by letters dated 31 May 2000, 16 July 2000 and 22 August 2001 a plan for the monitoring and control of salmonella in fowl in the Netherlands.
(2) The abovementioned plan satisfies the Community requirements on the subject, in particular those set out in Article 8(2) of Directive 92/117/EEC, and must therefore be approved.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,