95/409/EC: Council Decision of 22 June 1995 laying down the rules for the microbiological testing by sampling of fresh beef and veal and pigmeat intended for Finland and Sweden

COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 June 1995
laying down the rules for the microbiological testing by  sampling of fresh beef and veal and pigmeat intended for Finland and Sweden
(95/409/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health conditions for the  production and marketing of fresh meat (1), and in particular Article 5 (3) (a) and (b) thereof,
Whereas the Commission has approved the operational programmes submitted by Finland and Sweden  regarding salmonella controls; whereas those programmes comprise specific measures for fresh beef  and veal and pigmeat;
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 from third countries import requirements at  least as stringent as those laid down in this Decision;
Whereas, as far as the sampling methods to be applied are concerned, it is appropriate to make a  distinction between carcases and half-carcases, on the one hand, and quarters, cuts and smaller  pieces on the other;
Whereas it is appropriate to take into account international methods for the microbiological  examination of samples;
Whereas microbiological tests are not to be required for fresh meat from an establishment which is  subject to a programme recognized as equivalent to that implemented by Finland or Sweden;
Whereas the provisions of this Decision are without prejudice to any provisions which might be  adopted in implementation of Article 5 (2) of Directive 64/433/EEC,