Article 1
Laying hens, namely productive poultry reared with a view to producing eggs for consumption, to be sent to Finland and Sweden shall be subject to a microbiological test, effected by sampling in the flock of origin.
2004/235/EC: Commission Decision of 1 March 2004 establishing additional guarantees regarding salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of laying hens (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 582)
2004/235/EC: Commission Decision of 1 March 2004 establishing additional guarantees regarding salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of laying hens (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 582)
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Article 2
The microbiological test referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out as laid down in Annex I.
Article 3
1. Laying hens to be sent to Finland and Sweden shall be accompanied by the certificate shown in Annex II. 2. The certificate provided for in paragraph 1 may: - either be accompanied by model 3 certificate of Annex IV to Directive 90/539/EEC, - or be incorporated in the certificate referred to in the first indent.
Article 4
The additional guarantees provided for in this Decision shall not be applicable to flocks subject to a programme recognised, according to the procedure laid down in Article 32 of Directive 90/539/EEC, as equivalent to that implemented by Finland and Sweden.
Article 5
Decision 95/161/EC is repealed. References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex IV.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 1 March 2004. For the Commission David Byrne Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1). (2) OJ L 105, 9.5.1995, p. 44. Decision as amended by Decision 97/278/EC (OJ L 110, 26.4.1997, p. 77) (3) See Annex III.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
1. General rules The flock of origin must be isolated for 15 days. The microbiological test must be carried out during the 10 days before forwarding of the consignment. The microbiological test must include the following invasive serotypes: - Salmonella gallinarum, - Salmonella pullorum, - Salmonella enteritidis, - Salmonella berta, - Salmonella typhimurium, - Salmonella thompson, - Salmonella infantis. 2. Sampling method Composite faeces samples, each sample being composed of separate samples of fresh faeces, each weighing at least one gram, must be taken randomly at a certain number of points in the building in which the birds are being kept or, when the birds have free access to more than one building on a holding, taken in each group of buildings on the holding in which the birds are kept. 3. Number of samples to be taken The number of samples must make it possible to detect with 95 % reliability a 5 % presence of salmonella. 4. Microbiological methods for examination of the samples - Microbiological testing of the samples for salmonella should be carried out to the latest edition of the standard of the International Organisation for Standardisation ISO 6579, or by the latest edition of the method described by the Nordic Committee on Food Analysis (NMKL method No 71). - Where the results of analysis are contested between Member States the latest edition of the standard of the International Organisation for Standardisation ISO 6579 should be regarded as the reference method. ANNEX II >PIC FILE= "L_2004072EN.008902.TIF"> ANNEX III Repealed Decision with its amendment >TABLE> ANNEX IV Correlation table >TABLE>
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