ANNEX U.K. Testing scheme necessary to verify the achievement of the Union target as referred to in Article 1(2)

4. RESULTS AND REPORTING U.K.

4.1. Calculation of prevalence for the verification of the Union target U.K.

A flock of turkeys shall be considered positive for the purpose of verifying the achievement of the Union target, where the presence of Salmonella Enteritidis and/or Salmonella Typhimurium (other than vaccine strains, but including monophasic strains with the antigenic formula [X1 1 ,4,[5],12:i:-]) was detected in the flock.

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X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1190/2012 of 12 December 2012 concerning a Union target for the reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium in flocks of turkeys, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Official Journal of the European Union L 340 of 13 December 2012).

Positive flocks of turkeys shall be counted only once per round, irrespective of the number of sampling and testing operations and only be reported in the year of the first positive sampling. The prevalence shall be calculated separately for flocks of fattening turkeys and flocks of adult breeding turkeys.

4.2. Reporting U.K.

4.2.1. Reporting shall include: U.K.

(a)

the total number of flocks of fattening and adult breeding turkeys which were tested at least once during the year of reporting;

(b)

the total number of fattening and adult breeding flocks positive with any Salmonella serotype in the Member State;

(c)

the number of flocks of fattening and adult breeding turkeys tested positive at least once for Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium including monophasic strains with the antigenic formula [X1 1 ,4,[5],12:i:-];

(d)

the number of fattening and adult breeding turkey flocks positive for each Salmonella serotype or for Salmonella unspecified (isolates that are untypable or not serotyped).

4.2.2. The information referred to in (a) to (d) of point 4.2.1 shall be provided separately for the sampling within the overall national Salmonella control programme for: U.K.

(a)

the food business operators sampling as provided for in point 2.1(a); and

(b)

the competent authorities sampling as provided for in point 2.1(b).

4.2.3. The results of the tests shall be considered relevant food chain information as provided for in Section III of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). U.K.

At least the following information shall be made available to the competent authority from each flock of turkeys tested:

(a)

holding reference, remaining unique in time;

(b)

flock reference, remaining unique in time;

(c)

month of sampling;

(d)

number of birds per flocks.

The results and any additional relevant information shall be reported as part of the report on trends and sources provided for in Article 9(1) of Directive 2003/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2).

The food business operator shall notify the competent authority of the detection of Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium including monophasic strains with the antigenic formula [X1 1 ,4,[5],12:i:-] without undue delay. The food business operator shall instruct the analysing laboratory to act accordingly.

(1)

OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.

(2)

OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 31.