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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/668",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 29 September 2006 concerning a financial contribution from the Community towards a baseline survey on the prevalence of Salmonella in slaughter pigs to be carried out in the Member States (notified under document number C(2006) 4306) (2006/668/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 29 September 2006\nconcerning a financial contribution from the Community towards a baseline survey on the prevalence of Salmonella in slaughter pigs to be carried out in the Member States\n(notified under document number C(2006) 4306)\n(2006/668/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field, and in particular Article 20 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Decision 90/424/EEC the Community is to undertake or assist the Member States in undertaking the technical and scientific measures necessary for the development of veterinary legislation and for the development of veterinary education or training.\n(2)\nUnder Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of Salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents, a Community target is to be established for reducing the prevalence of Salmonella in populations of herds of slaughter pigs by the end of 2007.\n(3)\nThe Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) adopted an opinion on the request from the Commission related to ‘Risk assessment and mitigation options of Salmonella in pig production’, during its meeting of 16 March 2006. The opinion proposes technical specifications for a baseline study on the prevalence of Salmonella in fattening pigs in the EU.\n(4)\nIn order to set the Community target, comparable data on the prevalence of Salmonella in populations of slaughter pigs in the Member States needs to be available. Such information is not at hand and a special survey should therefore be carried out to monitor the prevalence of Salmonella in slaughter pigs over a suitable period in order to take account of possible seasonal variations.\n(5)\nThe EFSA opinion recommends slaughterhouse sampling by taking ileocaecal lymph nodes to reflect the Salmonella status of the pig sent to slaughter. Such sampling should therefore be used as a tool to monitor the prevalence of Salmonella in slaughter pigs. It is opportune to use this baseline survey also to evaluate the effect of contamination of the pigs during transport and lairage, and contamination of the carcase during the slaughter process by taking carcase swabs. In addition, serological methods have been developed to assess the Salmonella status of a pig and may be used for monitoring Salmonella in pigs within the frame of national control programmes to be implemented in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.\n(6)\nA number of Member States volunteered to carry out the additional analyses by taking carcase swabs or carrying out serology on meat juice.\n(7)\nThe survey is to provide technical information necessary for the development of Community veterinary legislation. Given the importance of collecting comparable data on the prevalence of Salmonella in slaughter pigs in the Member States, they should be granted a Community financial contribution for implementing the specific requirements of the survey. It is appropriate to reimburse 100 % of the costs incurred on the laboratory testing, subject to a ceiling. All other costs such as sampling, travel, administration, etc should not be eligible for any Community financial contribution.\n(8)\nA financial contribution from the Community should be granted provided that the survey is carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of Community law and subject to compliance with certain other conditions.\n(9)\nA financial contribution from the Community should be granted in so far as the actions provided for are effectively carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for.\n(10)\nThere is a need to clarify the rate to be used for the conversion of payment applications submitted in national currencies as defined in Article 1(d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro.\n(11)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/53/EC (OJ L 29, 2.2.2006, p. 37)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1003/2005 (OJ L 170, 1.7.2005, p. 12)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1."
    }
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