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ANNEX V

Lists of approved establishments

CHAPTER I

ACCESS TO LISTS OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS

In order to assist Member States in making up-to-date lists of approved food establishments available to other Member States and to the public, the Commission shall provide a website to which each Member State shall provide a link to its national website or inform in case those lists are published through the TRACES system.

CHAPTER II

FORMAT FOR NATIONAL WEBSITES

A.

Masterlist

1.

Each Member State shall provide the Commission with a linking address to a single national website containing the masterlist of lists of approved food establishments for products of animal origin as defined in point 8.1. of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

2.

The masterlist referred to in point 1 shall consist of one sheet and shall be completed in one or more official languages of the Union.

B.

Operational chart

1.

The website containing the masterlist shall be developed by the competent authority or, where appropriate, one of the competent authorities referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

2.

The masterlist shall include links to:

  1. (a)

    other web pages located on the same website;

  2. (b)

    where certain lists of approved food establishments are not maintained by the competent authority referred to in point 1, websites managed by other competent authorities, units or where appropriate, bodies.

C.

Listing through the TRACES system

By way of derogation from Parts A and B, Member States may provide the lists through the TRACES system.

CHAPTER III

LAYOUT AND CODES FOR LISTS OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS

Layouts, including relevant information and codes, shall be established to ensure wide availability of the information concerning approved food establishments and to improve the readability of the lists.

CHAPTER IV

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

The tasks and activities referred to in Chapters II and III shall be performed in accordance with the technical specifications published by the Commission.