# Commission Decision of 5 February 2010 concerning a financial contribution from the Union towards a coordinated monitoring programme on the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in certain ready-to-eat foods to be carried out in the Member States (notified under document C(2010) 592) (2010/75/EU), Division 2.1.4

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Member States shall draw up a sampling plan following the rules described below and based on the best marketing data available. These marketing data, or assistance with how to obtain the information, may often be available from a national trade association. In the absence of marketing data, the best estimate of market shares shall be used to inform the sampling plan at a central level. In the absence of any reliable marketing information it may be necessary for competent authorities to devolve the selection of the type of product to sample within a category to the sampler in the field.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/75/annex/I/part/A/division/2/division/2.1/division/2.1.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-75/annex-I/part-A/division-2/division-2.1/division-2.1.4
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