Commission Implementing Decision of 12 November 2013 on the monitoring and reporting of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and commensal bacteria (notified under document C(2013) 7145) (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/652/EU)

Article 2U.K.Sampling framework and collection of isolates F1...

1.[F2The appropriate authority must] ensure the sampling for the monitoring of AMR in accordance with the technical requirements set out in Part A of the Annex.

2.[F3The appropriate authority must] collect representative isolates of the following bacteria in accordance with the technical requirements set out in the part A of the Annex:

(a)Salmonella spp.;

(b)C. jejuni;

(c)Indicator commensal E. coli; and

(d)ESBL- or AmpC- or carbapenemase-producing Salmonella spp. and E. coli.

3.[F4The appropriate authority] may collect representative isolates of the following bacteria provided that they do so in accordance with the technical requirements set out in Part A of the Annex:

(a)C. coli;

(b)Indicator commensal E. faecalis and E. faecium.