Article 1Sampling of meat from bovine animals
The sampling of meat from bovine animals, including minced meat but excluding meat preparations and mechanically separated meat, intended for Finland and Sweden, and subjected to a microbiological test shall be carried out in accordance with Annex I.
Article 2Sampling of meat from porcine animals
The sampling of meat from porcine animals, including minced meat but excluding meat preparations and mechanically separated meat, intended for Finland and Sweden and subjected to a microbiological test, shall be carried out in accordance with Annex I.
Article 3Sampling of meat from poultry
The sampling of meat from domestic fowl, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks and geese, including minced meat but excluding meat preparations and mechanically separated meat, intended for Finland and Sweden and subjected to a microbiological test, shall be carried out in accordance with Annex II.
Article 4F1Sampling of the flocks of origin of eggs
The sampling of flocks of origin of eggs intended for Finland and Sweden and subject to a microbiological test as provided for in Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 shall be carried out in accordance with:
- (a)
the minimum sampling requirements for laying flocks laid down in the table set out in point 1 of part B of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003;
- (b)
the requirements for monitoring in laying flocks set out in point 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 517/2011.
Article 5Microbiological methods for the examination of the samples
1
Microbiological testing for Salmonella of the samples taken in accordance with Articles 1 to 4 shall be carried out in accordance with the methods described in the following documents:
a
in case of samples of meat as referred to in Articles 1, 2 and 3:
- (i)
EN/ISO 6579: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella spp;
- (ii)
NMKL (Nordic Committee on Food Analysis) method No 71: Salmonella. Detection in food; or
- (iii)
methods validated for meat against the methods referred to in (i) and (ii) or other internationally accepted protocols, provided that they are:
used on meat from bovine and porcine animals and from poultry, and
certified by a third party in accordance with the protocol set out in standard EN/ISO 16140 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Protocol for the validation of alternative methods (EN/ISO 16140).
b
in case of samples of flocks as referred to in Article 4: EN/ISO 6579-2002/Amd1:2007 Annex D: Detection of Salmonella spp. in animal faeces and in environmental samples from the primary production stage.
2
Where the results of the microbiological testing referred to paragraph 1(a) are contested between Member States, the most recent edition of EN/ISO 6579 shall be regarded as the reference method.
Article 6Documentation
1
Consignments of meat referred to in Articles 1, 2 and 3 shall be accompanied by a trade document complying with the model set out in Annex IV.
2
Consignments of egg referred to in Article 4 shall be accompanied by a certificate complying with the model set out in Annex V.
Article 7
Decisions 95/168/EC, 95/409/EC, 95/411/EC and 2003/470/EC are repealed.
Article 8
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.