Article 13

As regards salmonella and in respect of serotypes not mentioned in Annex II, Chapter III(A), consignments of poultry for slaughter for Finland and Sweden shall be subject to a microbiological test by sampling in the establishment of origin in accordance with Council Decision 95/410/EC of 22 June 1995 laying down the rules for the microbiological testing by sampling in the establishment of origin of poultry for slaughter intended for Finland and Sweden^f1.

The range of the test referred to in paragraph 1 and the methods to be adopted shall be determined in the light of the opinion of the European Food Safety Authority and of the operational programme which Finland and Sweden must submit to the Commission.

The test referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be carried out for slaughter poultry from a holding subject to a programme recognised as equivalent to that referred to in paragraph 2 in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 33(2).