Article 1U.K.Subject matter [F1, definitions] and scope

1.This Decision lays down detailed rules for the F2... monitoring and reporting of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) F3....

That monitoring and reporting shall cover the following bacteria obtained from samples from certain food-producing animal populations and certain food:

(a)Salmonella spp.;

(b)Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli (C. jejuni and C. coli);

(c)Indicator commensal Escherichia coli (E. coli);

(d)Indicator commensal Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium (E. faecalis and E. faecium).

2.This Decision lays down specific requirements for the F4... monitoring and reporting of the Salmonella spp., and E. coli producing the following enzymes in certain food-producing animal populations and in certain food:

(a)Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESBL);

(b)AmpC β-Lactamases (AmpC);

(c)Carbapenemases.

[F53.In this Decision, ‘appropriate authority’ means—

(a)in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(c)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(d)in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

but, in relation to Scotland, the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers.]

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