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Annex I

United Kingdom

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The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 200/2010 is amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    In point 2.2.2.1, the following points (d) and (e) are added:

    1. (d)

      ‘In cage houses where a sufficient amount of faeces does not accumulate on scrapers or belt cleaners at the discharge end of belts, four or more moistened fabric swabs of at least 900 cm2 per swab, moistened using appropriate diluents (such as 0,8 % sodium chloride, 0,1 % peptone in sterile deionised water, sterile water or any other diluent approved by the competent authority, shall be used to swab as large a surface area as possible at the discharge end of all accessible belts after they have been run, ensuring each swab is coated on both sides with faecal material from the belts and scrapers or belt cleaners.

    2. (e)

      In multi-tier barn or free range houses in which most of the faecal material is removed from the house by dropping belts, one pair of boot swabs shall be taken by walking around in littered areas in accordance with point (b) and at least 2 moistened fabric swabs shall be taken as hand-held swabs from all accessible dropping belts, as in point (d).’

  2. (2)

    In point 3.1, the following point 3.1.5 is added

    ‘3.1.5.

    In case of collection of fabric swabs in accordance with point 2.2.2.1(d) or one pair of boot swabs and 2 moistened fabric swabs in accordance with 2.2.2.1(e), pooling shall occur in accordance with point 3.1.3(b).’

  3. (3)

    In point 3.2, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:

    ‘The detection of Salmonella spp. shall be carried out according to EN ISO 6579-1.’

  4. (4)

    Point 3.4 is replaced by the following:

    ‘3.4.

    Alternative methods

    Alternative methods may be used instead of the methods for detection and serotyping provided for in points 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 of this Annex, if validated in accordance with EN ISO 16140-2 (for alternative detection methods).’