Commission Regulation (EC) No 1003/2005 (repealed)Show full title

[F1 2.1. Location, frequency and status of sampling U.K.

Breeding flocks shall be sampled at the initiative of the operator and as part of official controls.

2.1.1. Sampling at the initiative of the operator U.K.

Sampling shall take place every two weeks at the place designated by the competent authority from the following two possible options:

(a)

at the hatchery; or

(b)

at the holding.

The competent authority may decide to implement one of the options referred to in points (a) or (b) to the whole testing scheme for all broiler breeding flocks and one of those options for layer breeding flocks. Sampling on holdings, mainly exporting or trading hatching eggs to other Member States, shall in any case take place on the holding. It shall set up a procedure so that the detection of Salmonella serotypes referred to in Article 1(1) (relevant Salmonella ) during the sampling at the initiative of the operator is notified without delay to the competent authority by the laboratory performing the analyses. Timely notification of the detection of Salmonella , including the serotype, shall remain the responsibility of the operator and the laboratory performing the analyses.

By way of derogation, if the Community target has been reached for at least two consecutive calendar years, sampling at the holding may be extended to take place every three weeks, at the discretion of the competent authority. The competent authority may decide to revert to a two week testing interval in the case of detection of a positive flock on the holding and/or in any other case deemed appropriate by the competent authority.

2.1.2. Official control sampling U.K.

Without prejudice to Annex II, Part C.2 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003, official sampling shall consist of:

2.1.2.1.

If sampling at the initiative of the operator takes place at the hatchery:

(a)

routine sampling every 16 weeks at the hatchery, and;

(b)

routine sampling at the holding on two occasions during the production cycle, the first one being within four weeks following moving to laying phase or laying unit and the second one being towards the end of the laying phase, not earlier than eight weeks before the end of the production cycle;

(c)

confirmatory sampling at the holding, following the detection of relevant Salmonella from sampling at the hatchery.

2.1.2.2.

If sampling at the initiative of the operator takes place at the holding, routine sampling shall be carried out on three occasions during the production cycle:

(a)

within four weeks following moving to laying phase or laying unit;

(b)

towards the end of the laying phase, not earlier than eight weeks before the end of the production cycle;

(c)

during the production, at any time sufficiently distant from the samples referred to in points (a) and (b).

2.1.2.3.

By way of derogation of paragraphs 2.1.2.1 and 2.1.2.2 and if the Community target has been achieved for at least two consecutive calendar years, the competent authority may replace the routine samplings by sampling:

(a)

at the holding at one occasion anytime during the production cycle and once a year at the hatchery; or

(b)

at the holding at two occasions anytime sufficiently distant from each other during the production cycle.

A sampling carried out by the competent authority may replace a sampling at the initiative of the food business operator.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 213/2009 of 18 March 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1003/2005 as regards the control and testing of Salmonella in breeding flocks of Gallus gallus and turkeys (Text with EEA relevance).