Directive 2003/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2003/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the monitoring of zoonoses and zoonotic agents, amending Council Decision 90/424/EEC and repealing Council Directive 92/117/EEC

ANNEX IIU.K.Requirements for monitoring of antimicrobial resistance pursuant to Article 7

A.General requirementsU.K.

Member States must ensure that the monitoring system for antimicrobial resistance provided for in Article 7 provides at least the following information:

1.

animal species included in monitoring;

2.

bacterial species and/or strains included in monitoring;

3.

sampling strategy used in monitoring;

4.

antimicrobials included in monitoring;

5.

laboratory methodology used for the detection of resistance;

6.

laboratory methodology used for the identification of microbial isolates;

7.

methods used for the collection of the data.

B.Specific requirementsU.K.

Member States must ensure that the monitoring system provides relevant information at least with regard to a representative number of isolates of Salmonella spp., Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli from cattle, pigs and poultry and food of animal origin derived from those species.