# 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), Annex II

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

Number of samples to be taken per ready-to-eat food category in the Member States
(referred to in Article 4(5))
For smoked and gravad fish: two samples are collected from each batch. One of these samples is analysed on the day of receipt at the laboratory and the other one is analysed at the end of the shelf-life. (see point 1.2 of part C of Annex I)
Member State
Population on 1.1.2008(EUROSTAT data)
Harmonized stratified sample size
N(Million)
%
Per food category and analysis stage
Total sample size
Belgium — BE
10,7
2,1
60
240
Bulgaria — BG
7,6
1,5
60
240
Czech Republic — CZ
10,4
2,1
60
240
Denmark — DK
5,576
1,1
60
240
Germany — DE
82,2
16,5
400
1 600
Estonia — EE
1,3
0,3
30
120
Ireland — IE
4,4
0,9
30
120
Greece — EL
11,2
2,3
60
240
Spain — ES
45,3
9,1
200
800
France — FR
63,8
12,8
400
1 600
Italy — IT
59,6
12,0
400
1 600
Cyprus — CY
0,8
0,2
30
120
Latvia — LV
2,3
0,5
30
120
Lithuania — LT
3,4
0,7
30
120
Luxembourg — LU
0,5
0,1
30
120
Hungary — HU
10,0
2,0
60
240
Malta — MT
0,4
0,1
30
120
Netherlands — NL
16,4
3,3
60
240
Austria — AT
8,3
1,7
60
240
Poland — PL
38,1
7,7
200
800
Portugal — PT
10,6
2,1
60
240
Romania — RO
21,5
4,3
60
240
Slovenia — SI
2,0
0,4
30
120
Slovakia — SK
5,4
1,1
60
240
Finland — FI
5,3
1,1
60
240
Sweden — SE
9,2
1,8
60
240
United Kingdom — UK
61,2
12,3
400
1 600
Total EU
497,5
100,0
3 020
12 080

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/75/annex/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-75/annex-II
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