1. Introductory Text

2. Article 1. Subject matter

3. Article 2. Scope and duration of the coordinated monitoring programme

4. Article 3. Definitions

5. Article 4. Sampling, analyses and recording of data by the Member States

6. Article 5. Collection, assessment, reporting and use of data at Union level

7. Article 6. Conditions for granting a Union financial contribution

8. Article 7. Maximum amounts to be reimbursed

9. Article 8. Conversion rate for expenditure

10. Article 9. Addressees

11. Signature

12. 1. ANNEX I

       (referred to in Article 4(4))

       1. PART A SAMPLING FRAME

          1. 1. The products to be sampled

             1. 1.1. Packaged (not frozen) hot or cold smoked or gravad fish...

             2. 1.2. Soft or semi-soft cheeses, excluding fresh cheeses

             3. 1.3. Packaged heat-treated meat products

                1. 1.3.1. Products belonging to this category must have undergone heat treatment...

                2. 1.3.2. Products belonging to this category cover both exposed meat products...

                3. 1.3.3. This category does not include:

          2. 2. Sampling design

             1. 2.1. Sampling plan

                1. 2.1.1. Each Member State must have a sampling plan, based on...

                2. 2.1.2. The sampling plan must be drawn up by the competent...

                3. 2.1.3. Where relevant marketing data is available, the sampling plan must...

                4. 2.1.4. Member States shall draw up a sampling plan following the...

             2. 2.2. Selection of the retail outlet categories to be targeted

             3. 2.3. Selection of the cities or towns to be sampled

             4. 2.4. Selection of sample timing

             5. 2.5. Selection of the ready-to-eat foods within the three main categories...

       2. PART B SAMPLE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT

          1. 1. Type and detail of sample

          2. 2. Sample information

          3. 3. Transport of samples

       3. PART C SAMPLE PREPARATION AND ANALYTICAL METHODS

          1. 1. Receipt of samples

             1. 1.1. General rules

             2. 1.2. Special rules concerning smoked and gravad fish

          2. 2. Sample preparation and initial suspension preparation

             1. 2.1. Detection of Listeria monocytogenes

             2. 2.2. Enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes

          3. 3. pH and water activity (aw) analyses of smoked and gravad...

             1. 3.1. Determination of the pH

             2. 3.2. Determination of the water activity (aw)

          4. 4. Storage of isolates

       4. PART D REPORTING

          1. 1. General provisions

          2. 2. Information to be included in the overview of the coordinated...

          3. 3. Information to be included in the individual detailed data for...

    2. ANNEX II

    3. ANNEX III

    4. ANNEX IV

       1. Certified financial report on the implementation of a coordinated monitoring...

       2. Statement on costs incurred on the coordinated monitoring programme and...