89/153/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 February 1989 concerning the correlation of samples taken for residue examination with animals and their farms of origin

• Articles: 4

Article 1

1. Member States shall ensure that: - when farm animals are moved out of the holding on which they are kept, they are identified in such a way as to enable their holding of origin, or the holding from which they have come, and their movements, to be traced rapidly. The arrangements for identifying the animals and for tracing the holding or holdings on which they have been kept shall be determined by the competent authority,

- any owner or person in charge of farm animals is required to supply the competent authority, on request by that authority, with information concerning farm animals entering or leaving his holding,

- all persons engaged in the transport, marketing or slaughter of farm animals are able to supply the competent authority with information concerning the movement of animals which they have transported, marketed or slaughtered and to furnish all the details concerning such information.

2. Member States shall inform each other and the Commission, within the Standing Veterinary Committee and within 12 months of the date of publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Communities, of the measures which they adopt in respect of each species of farm animal in order to implement paragraph 1. They shall thereafter inform each other and the Commission of any changes made to those measures.

Article 2

Member States shall ensure that at the time official samples are taken from animals on farms or at slaughterhouses, before or after slaughter, the following information is obtained and recorded: (1) OJ No L 191, 23.7.1985, p. 46. (2) OJ No L 70, 16.3.1988, p. 16. (3) OJ No L 275, 26.9.1986, p. 36. - the name and address of the owner or person in charge of the animal,

- the address of the premises where the sample is taken,

- the species, sex and age of the animal,

- the type, amount and method of collection,

- the identification of the animal, or a reference permitting the farm of origin of the animal to be identified.

This information shall remain correlated with the sample until the results of any laboratory examinations are known.

Article 3

Where the results of laboratory examination of official samples indicate a need for further investigation or measures, the competent authority shall require the owner or person in charge of the animal to supply any additional information necessary to identify the holding or holdings on which the animal has been kept.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 February 1989.

For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission