Article 1 Subject matter and scope

A survey shall be carried out to assess the prevalence of Salmonella spp. in Bulgaria and in Romania in slaughter pigs sampled in slaughter houses in those Member States (the survey).

The survey shall cover a period from 1 April 2007 to 30 September 2007.

For the purposes of this Decision, ‘the competent authority’ shall be the authority or authorities of a Member State, as designated under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.