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Commission Regulation (EU) No 517/2011Show full title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 517/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a Union target for the reduction of the prevalence of certain Salmonella serotypes in laying hens of Gallus gallus and amending Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 200/2010 (Text with EEA relevance)

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Article 1U.K.Target

1.The Union target referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 for the reduction of the prevalence of Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium in adult laying hens of Gallus gallus (‘Union target’) shall be as follows:

(a)an annual minimum percentage of reduction of positive flocks of adult laying hens equal to at least:

(i)

10 % where the prevalence in the preceding year was less than 10 %;

(ii)

20 % where the prevalence in the preceding year was more than or equal to 10 % and less than 20 %;

(iii)

30 % where the prevalence in the preceding year was more than or equal to 20 % and less than 40 %;

(iv)

40 % where the prevalence in the preceding year was more than or equal to 40 %;

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(b)a reduction of the maximum percentage equal to 2 % or less of positive flocks of adult laying hens; however, for Member States with less than 50 flocks of adult laying hens, not more than one adult flock may remain positive.

The Union target shall be achieved every year based on the monitoring of the previous year. As regards the target to be achieved in 2011, the results of the year 2010 based on the monitoring carried out in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1168/2006 shall be used as reference.

As regards monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium, serotypes with the antigenic formula [X11 ,4,[5],12:i:-] shall be included in the Union target.

2.The testing scheme necessary to verify progress on the achievement of the Union target is set out in the Annex (‘testing scheme’).

Article 2U.K.Review of the Union target

The Union target shall be reviewed by the Commission taking into account the information collected in accordance with the testing scheme and the criteria laid down in Article 4(6)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.

Article 3U.K.Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003

In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003, in Part C, the following subparagraph is inserted:

6.All references in this section to “Salmonella Typhimurium” shall also include monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium with the antigenic formula [X11 ,4,[5],12:i:-],.

Article 4U.K.Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 200/2010

In Article 1(1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

1.From 1 January 2010, the Union target, as referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003, for the reduction of Salmonella spp. in breeding flocks of Gallus gallus (“the Union target”) shall be a reduction to 1 % or less of the maximum percentage of adult breeding flocks of Gallus gallus remaining positive for Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Typhimurium, including monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium with the antigenic formula [X11 ,4,[5],12:i:-], and Salmonella Virchow (the relevant Salmonella serotypes)..

Article 5U.K.Repeal of Regulation (EC) No 1168/2006

Regulation (EC) No 1168/2006 is repealed.

References to Regulation (EC) No 1168/2006 shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

Article 6U.K.Entry into force and applicability

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

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