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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-516/article-4",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/516",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 19 July 2007 concerning a financial contribution from the Community towards a survey on the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter spp. in broiler flocks and on the prevalence of Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. in broiler carcasses to be carried out in the Member States (notified under document number C(2007) 3440) (2007/516/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-516",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Performance of sampling and analyses",
  "text": "1. Sampling shall be performed by the competent authority or under its supervision in accordance with the technical specifications set out in Annex I.\n2. National reference laboratories (NRLs) for Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp. and antimicrobial resistance testing shall perform the relevant parts of the analyses of samples and isolates.\n3. However, the competent authority may decide to designate other laboratories involved in official controls of Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp. and antimicrobial resistance testing, to perform the analyses of samples and isolates.\nIn such cases, the NRLs shall provide support and training to the designated laboratories and ensure that they comply with rules on quality controls by arranging regular ring tests.\nThe laboratories designated in accordance with the third paragraph of this Article which perform testing must comply which the following conditions:\n(a) they must have proven experience of using the methods required for the testing;\n(b) they must have a quality assurance system complying with EN/ISO standard 17025;\n(c) they must be subjected to the supervision of the relevant NRLs.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2007/516/article/4",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}