Article 1
Definitions For the purposes of this Decision the definitions set out in Annex I shall apply.
2002/1003/EC: Commission Decision of 18 December 2002 laying down minimum requirements for a survey of prion protein genotypes of sheep breeds (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 5102)
2002/1003/EC: Commission Decision of 18 December 2002 laying down minimum requirements for a survey of prion protein genotypes of sheep breeds (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 5102)
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Article 2
Survey of prion protein genotypes of sheep breeds By 1 July 2003, each Member State shall complete a survey of the prion protein genotype of each of its sheep breeds which are native, or form a significant population in its territory. The survey shall be carried out using the parameters set out in Annex II.
Article 3
Reports to be provided to the Commission by the Member States Member States shall provide the Commission with a report on the survey as provided for in Article 2 by 1 October 2003.
Article 4
Summary of reports by the Commission to the Member States The Commission shall present to the Member States a summary of the reports it receives under Article 3, within three months of the deadline for the receipt of the reports.
Article 5
Addressees This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 18 December 2002. For the Commission David Byrne Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. (2) OJ L 225, 22.8.2002, p. 3.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
Definitions 1. The allele shall be defined by reference to the amino acids encoded by codons 136, 154 and 171 of the prion protein gene. Each allele shall be denoted by a three-letter code as outlined in the following table: >TABLE> 2. The genotype shall be defined by the combination of two alleles. Where it is not possible to distinguish between the ARQ and ARH alleles, a collective term may be used to describe these two alleles. 3. A flock of high genetic merit shall be defined as: (a) a flock of pure-bred breeding sheep as defined in Council Directive 89/361/EEC concerning pure-bred breeding sheep and goats, or (b) any other flock of sheep which is recognised by the competent authority of the Member State to be of high importance in the marketing or production of breeding sheep and which the competent authority of the Member State wishes to include in the survey, of the same breed, kept on a single holding and/or under the responsibility of a single keeper. The definition shall include rams used for artificial insemination, but shall not include rams which are kept solely for the purpose of breeding with commercial ewes. ANNEX II Parameters for a survey of prion protein genotypes of sheep from flocks of high genetic merit 1. Sampling shall be carried out on sheep from flocks of high genetic merit, as defined in Annex I. 2. At least 50 samples shall be collected from each breed. 3. Samples shall be chosen so as to be representative of the entire breed in the Member State. 4. Where the sampling regime described in points 2 and 3 reveals no animals within a breed carrying the ARR allele, the breed shall be subjected to intensified sampling.
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