95/410/EC: Council Decision of 22 June 1995 laying down the rules for the microbiological testing by sampling in the establishment of origin of poultry for slaughter intended for Finland and Sweden

COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 June 1995
laying down the rules for the  microbiological testing by sampling in the establishment of origin of poultry for slaughter  intended for Finland and Sweden
(95/410/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
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, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs  (1), and in particular Article 10b (1) thereof,
Whereas the Commission has approved the operational programmes submitted by Finland and Sweden  regarding salmonella controls; whereas those programmes comprise specific measures for poultry for  slaughter;
Whereas the implementation of microbiological tests by an establishment constitutes one of the  additional guarantees to be given to Finland and Sweden and provides equivalent guarantees to those  obtained under the Finnish and Swedish operational programmes, as recognized by the relevant  Commission decisions;
Whereas Finland and Sweden must apply to consignments of poultry for slaughter from third countries  import requirements at least as stringent as those laid down in this Decision;
Whereas rules for the microbiological testing by sampling should be laid down by determining the  sampling method, the number of samples to be taken and the microbiological method for the  examination of the samples;
Whereas, as regards the scope of the test and the methods to be adopted, it is necessary to refer  to the opinion of the Scientific Veterinary Committee in its report of 10 June 1994;
Whereas microbiological tests are not to be required for poultry for slaughter from an  establishment which is subject to a programme recognized as equivalent to that implemented by  Finland or Sweden;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10b (2) of Directive 90/539/EEC, the provisions of this  Decision must take account of the operational programmes adopted and implemented by Finland and  Sweden,