
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is amended as follows:

((1)) Article 5 is replaced by the following:
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Article 5 

1. Commodities imported into and transiting through the Union shall comply with the following:
(a) the conditions laid down in Articles 6 and 7 and in Chapter III;
(b) the additional guarantees, as specified in column 5 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I;
(c) the specific conditions set out in column 6, and where appropriate, the closing dates set out in column 6A and the opening dates set out in column 6B, of the table in Part 1 of Annex I;
(d) the conditions in relation to the approval of a salmonella control programme and related restrictions which shall only apply when indicated in the appropriate column of the table in Part 1 of Annex I;
(e) the animal health additional guarantees, where required by the Member State of destination and referred to in the certificate.
2. The following conditions set out in paragraph 1 shall not apply to single consignments of less than 20 units of poultry other than ratites, hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof:
(a) point (b);
(b) point (d) when destined for primary production of poultry for private domestic use or leading to the direct supply, by the producer, of small quantities of primary products as referred to in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.'
((2)) Article 14 is replaced by the following:
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Article 14 

1. In addition to the conditions laid down in Chapters II and III, the following specific conditions shall apply to imports of:
(a) breeding and productive poultry other than ratites, hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof, the requirements set out in Annex VIII;
(b) ratites for breeding and production, hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof, the requirements set out in Annex IX.
2. The specific conditions referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall not apply to single consignments of less than 20 units of poultry other than ratites, hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof. However, the requirements applicable after import set out in Section II of Annex VIII shall apply to those consignments.'
((3)) Annexes I, III, VIII and IX are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 4 December 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Annexes I, III, VIII and IX to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 are amended as follows:

((1)) Annex I is amended as follows:

((a)) Part 1 is replaced by the following:
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PART 1 

ISO code and name of third country or territory Code of third country, territory, zone or compartment Description of third country, territory, zone or compartment Veterinary certificate Specific conditions Specific conditions Avian influenza surveillance status Avian influenza vaccination status Salmonella control status
Model(s) Additional guarantees Closing date Opening date
1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 6B 7 8 9
AL — Albania AL-0 Whole country EP, E       S4
AR — Argentina AR-0 Whole country SPF       
POU, RAT, EP, E     A  S4
WGM VIII      
AU — Australia AU-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E       S4
BPP, DOC, HEP, SRP, LT20       S0, ST0
BPR I      
DOR II      
HER III      
POU VI      
RAT VII      
BR — Brazil BR-0 Whole country SPF       
BR-1 States of:Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul RAT, BPR, DOR, HER, SRA  N   A  
BR-2 States of:Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo BPP, DOC, HEP, SRP, LT20  N    S5, ST0
BR-3 Distrito Federal and States of:Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo WGM VIII      
EP, E, POU  N     S4
BW — Botswana BW-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E       S4
BPR I      
DOR II      
HER III      
RAT VII      
BY — Belarus BY — 0 Whole country EP and E (both “for transit only through Lithuania”) IX      
CA — Canada CA-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E       S4
CA-1 The whole country of Canada excluding area CA-2 WGM VIII      
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  N   A  S1, ST1
POU, RAT  N     
CA-2 Territory of Canada corresponding to:        
CA-2.1 “Primary Control Zone”delimited by the following boundaries:
— on the west, the Pacific Ocean;
— on the south, the border to the United States of America;
— on the north, Highway 16;
— on the east, the border between the Provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. WGM VIII P2 4.12.2014 9.6.2015   
POU, RAT  N, P2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S1, ST1
CA-2.2 Area in the Province of Ontario delimited by the following boundaries:
— from County Road 119 where it meets County Road 64 and 25th Line;
— North on 25th Line to where it meets Road 68, travelling east on Road 68 to where it again meets 25th Line and continuing north on 25th Line to 74 Road;
— East on 74 Road from 25th line to 31st line;
— North on 31st Line from 74 Road to 78 Road;
— East on 78 Road from 31st Line to 33rd Line;
— 33rd Line north from 78 Road to 84 Road;
— East on 84 Road from 33rd Line to Highway 59;
— South on Highway 59 from 84 Road to Road 78;
— East on Road 78 from Highway 59 to 13th Line;
— South on 13 Line from 78 Road to Oxford Road 17;
— East on Oxford road 17 from 13 line to Oxford Road 4;
— South on Oxford Road 4 from Oxford Road 17 to County Road 15;
— East on County Road 15, crossing Highway 401, from Oxford Road 4 to Middletown Line;
— Middletown Line south, crossing highway 403, from County Road 15 to Old Stage Road;
— Old Stage Road West from Middletown Line to County Road 59;
— South on County Road 59 from Old Stage Road to Curries Road;
— West on Curries Road from County Road 59 to Cedar Line;
— Cedar Line South from Curries Road to Rivers Road;
— Rivers Road South West from Cedar Line to Foldens Line;
— Foldens Line North West from Rivers Road to Sweaburg Road;
— Sweaburg Road South West from Foldens Line to Harris Street;
— Harris Street North West from Sweaburg Road to Highway 401;
— Highway 401 West from Harris Street to Ingersoll Street, (County Road 10);
— Ingersoll Street (County Road 10) North from Highway 401 to County Road 119;
— County Road 119 from Ingersoll Street (County Road 10) to the origin where County Road 119 meets 25 Line. WGM VIII P2 8.4.2015    
POU, RAT  N, P2 8.10.2015   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20 A  S1, ST1
CA-2.3 Area in the Province of Ontario delimited by the following boundaries:
— Twnshp Rd 4, west from where it crosses Highway 401 to Blandford Road;
— North on Blandford Road from Twnshp Rd 4 to Oxford-Waterloo Road;
— East on Oxford-Waterloo Road from Blandford Road to Walker Road;
— North on Walker Road from Oxford-Waterloo Road to Bridge St;
— East on Bridge St from Walker Road to Puddicombe Road;
— North on Puddicombe Road from Bridge St to Bethel Road;
— East on Bethel Road from Puddicombe road to Queen Street;
— South on Queen Street from Bethel Road to Bridge street;
— East on Bridge Street from Queen Street to Trussler Road;
— Trussler Road south from Bridge Street to Oxford Road 8;
— Oxford Road 8 east from Trussler Road to Northumberland Street;
— South on Northumberland St from Oxford Road 8, continuing as Swan Street/Ayr Road to Brant Waterloo Road;
— West on Brant Waterloo Road from Swan St/Ayr Road to Trussler Road;
— South on Trussler Road from Brant Waterloo Road to Township Road 5;
— West on Township Road 5 from Trussler Road to Blenheim Road;
— South on Blenheim Road from Township Road 5 to Township Road 3;
— West on Township Road 3 from Blenheim Road to Oxford Road 22;
— North on Oxford Road 22 from Township Road 3 to Township Road 4;
— West on Township Road 4 from Oxford Road 22 to Highway 401. WGM VIII P2 8.4.2015 8.10.2015   
POU, RAT  N,P2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S1, ST1
CH — Switzerland CH-0 Whole country      A  
CL — Chile CL-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E       S4
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  N   A  S0, ST0
WGM VIII      
POU, RAT  N     
CN — China CN-0 Whole country EP       
CN-1 Province of Shandong POU, E VI P2 6.2.2004 —   S4
GL — Greenland GL-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, WGM       
HK — Hong Kong HK-0 The whole territory of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region EP       
IL — Israel IL-0 Whole country SPF       
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, LT20 X N   A  S5, ST1
SRP  P3 18.4.2015    
POU, RAT X N     
WGM VIII P3 18.4.2015    
E X      S4
EP       
IN — India IN-0 Whole country EP       
IS — Iceland IS-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E       S4
KR — Republic of Korea KR-0 Whole country EP, E       S4
MD — Moldova MD-0 Whole country EP       
ME — Montenegro ME-0 Whole country EP       
MG — Madagascar MG-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E, WGM       S4
MY — Malaysia MY-0 — —       
MY-1 Western Peninsular EP       
E       S4
MK — the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia MK-0 Whole country EP       
MX — Mexico MX-0 Whole country SPF       
EP  P2 17.5.2013    
NA — Namibia NA-0 Whole country SPF       
BPR I      
DOR II      
HER III      
RAT, EP, E VII      S4
NC — New Caledonia NC-0 Whole country EP       
NZ — New Zealand NZ-0 Whole country SPF       
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20,       S0, ST0
WGM VIII      
EP, E, POU, RAT       S4
PM — Saint Pierre and Miquelon PM-0 Whole territory SPF       
RS — Serbia RS-0 Whole country EP       
RU — Russia RU-0 Whole country EP, E, POU       S4
      
SG — Singapore SG-0 Whole country EP       
TH — Thailand TH-0 Whole country SPF, EP       
WGM VIII   1.7.2012   
POU, RAT    1.7.2012   
E    1.7.2012   S4
TN — Tunisia TN-0 Whole country SPF       
BPP, LT20, BPR, DOR, HER       S0, ST0
WGM VIII      
EP, E, POU, RAT       S4
TR — Turkey TR-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E       S4
UA — Ukraine UA-0 Whole country EP, E, POU, RAT, WGM       
US — United States US-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E       S4
US-1 Area of the United States, excluding the territory US-2 WGM VIII      
POU, RAT  N     
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20    A  S3, ST1
US-2 Area of the United States corresponding to:        
US-2.1 State of Washington:
 Benton County
 Franklin County WGM VIII P2 19.12.2014 7.4.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
US-2.2 State of Washington:Clallam County WGM VIII P2 19.12.2014 11.5.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
US-2.3 State of Washington:Okanogan County (1):
((a)) North: Beginning at the intersection of US 97 WA 20 and S. Janis Road, turn right onto S. Janis Road. Turn left onto McLaughlin Canyon Road, then right onto Hardy Road, then turn left onto Chewilken Valley Road.
((b)) East: From Chewilken Valley Road, turn right onto JH Green Road, then left onto Hosheit Road, then left onto Tedrow Trail Road, then left onto Brown Pass Road to the boundary line of the Colville Tribe. Follow the Colville Tribe boundary west and then south until it crosses US 97 WA 20.
((c)) South: Turn right onto US 97 WA 20, then left onto Cherokee Road, then right onto Robinson Canyon Road. Turn left onto Bide A Wee Road, then left onto Duck Lake Road, then right onto Soren Peterson Road, then left onto Johnson Creek Road, then right onto George Road. Turn left onto Wetherstone Road, then right onto Eplay Road.
((d)) West: From Eplay Road, turn right onto Conconully Road/6th Avenue N., then left onto Green Lake Road, then right onto Salmon Creek Road, then right onto Happy Hill Road, then left onto Conconully Road (turns into Main Street). Turn right onto Broadway, then left onto C Street, then right onto Lake Street E, then right onto Sinlahekin Road, then right onto S. Fish Lake Road, then right onto Fish Lake Road. Turn left onto N. Pine Creek Road, then right onto Henry Road (turns into N. Pine Creek Road), then right onto Indian Springs Road, then right onto Hwy 7, ending at US 97 WA 20. WGM VIII P2 29.1.2015 16.6.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
US-2.4 State of Washington:Okanogan County (2):
((a)) North. Beginning where US Hwy 95 intersects with the Canadian border, continue East along the Canadian border, then turn right onto 9 Mile Road (County Hwy 4777).
((b)) East. From 9 Mile Road, turn right onto Old Hwy 4777, which turns South onto Molson Road. Turn right onto Chesaw Road, then left onto Forest Service 3525, then left onto Forest Development Road 350, which turns into Forest Development Road 3625. From there, head due west and turn left onto Forest Service 3525, then right onto Rone Road, then right onto Box Spring Road, then left onto Mosquito Creek Road, and then right onto Swanson Mill Road.
((c)) South. From Swanson Mill Road, turn left onto O'Neil Road, then merge south onto 97N. Turn right onto Ellis Forde Bridge Road, then left onto Janis Oroville (SR 7), then right onto Loomis Oroville Road, then right onto Wannact Lake Road, then left onto Ellemeham Moutain Road, then left onto Earth Dam Road, then le onto an unnamed road, then right onto an unnamed road, then right onto another unnamed road, then left onto an unnamed road, and then left onto another unnamed road.
((d)) West: From the unnamed road, turn right onto Loomis Oroville Road, then left onto Smilkameen Road to the Canadian Border. WGM VIII P2 3.2.2015 6.5.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
 US-2.5 State of Oregon:Douglas County WGM VIII P2 19.12.2014 23.3.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
 US-2.6 State of Oregon:Deschutes County WGM VIII P2 14.2.2015 19.5.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
 US-2.7 State of Oregon:Malheur County WGM VIII P2 20.1.2015 11.5.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
State of Idaho:
 Canyon County
 Payette County WGM VIII P2   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
 US-2.8 State of California:Stanislaus County/Tuolumne County:A zone of a 10 km radius starting with N point on the circular Control Zone border and extending in a clockwise fashion:
((a)) North: 2,5 miles east from intersection between State Hwy. 108 and Williams Road.
((b)) North-east: 1,4 miles southeast from intersection between Rock River Dr and Tulloch Road.
((c)) East: 2,0 miles northwest from intersection between Milpitas Road and Las Cruces Road.
((d)) South-east: 1,58 miles east of the north end of Rushing Road.
((e)) South: 0,70 miles south of intersection between State Highway132 and Crabtree Road.
((f)) South-west: 0,8 miles south-east of intersection between Hazel Dean Road and Loneoak Road.
((g)) West: 2,5 miles south-west of intersection between Warnerville Road and Tim Bell Road.
((h)) North-west: 1,0 mile south-east of intersection between CA-120 and Tim Bell Road. WGM VIII P2 23.1.2015 5.5.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
 US-2.9 State of California:Kings County:A zone of a 10 km radius starting with N point on the circular Control Zone border and extending in a clockwise fashion:
((a)) North: 0,58 miles north of Kansas Avenue
((b)) NE — 0,83 miles east from CA-43.
((c)) East: 0,04 miles east from 5th Avenue
((d)) South-east: 0,1 miles east of intersection between Paris Avenue and 7th Avenue
((e)) South: 1,23 miles north of Redding Avenue
((f)) South-west: 0,6 miles west of intersection of Paris Avenue and 15th Avenue
((g)) West: 1,21 miles east of 19th Avenue
((h)) North-west: 0,3 miles north of intersection of Laurel Avenue and 16th Avenue WGM VIII P2 12.2.2015 26.5.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
US-2.10 State of Minnesota WGM VIII P2 5.3.2015    
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
US-2.11.1 State of Missouri:
 Barton County
 Jasper County WGM VIII P2 8.3.2015 18.6.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
 US-2.11.2 State of Missouri:
 Moniteau County
 Morgan County WGM VIII P2 10.3.2015 11.6.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
US-2.11.3 State of Missouri:Lewis County WGM VIII P2 5.5.2015 20.9.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
 US-2.13 State of Arkansas:
 Boone County
 Marion County WGM VIII P2 11.3.2015 13.7.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
 US-2.14 State of Kansas:
 Leavenworth County
 Wyandotte County WGM VIII P2 13.3.2015 12.6.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
 US-2.15 State of Kansas:
 Cherokee County
 Crawford County WGM VIII P2 9.3.2015 18.6.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
US-2.16 State of Montana:
 Fergus County
 Judith Basin County WGM VIII P2 2.4.2015 2.7.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
US-2.17 State of North Dakota:
 Dickey County
 La Moure County WGM VIII P2 11.4.2015 27.7.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20    S3, ST1
US-2.18 State of South Dakota:
 Beadle County
 Bon Homme County
 Brookings County
 Brown County
 Hutchinson County
 Kingsbury County
 Lake County
 McCook County
 McPherson County
 Minnehaha County
 Moody County
 Roberts County
 Spink County
 Yankton County WGM VIII P2 1.4.2015 10.9.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
 US-2.19.1 State of Wisconsin:Barron County WGM VIII P2 16.4.2015 18.8.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
US-2.19.2 State of Wisconsin:Jefferson County WGM VIII P2 11.4.2015 17.8.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
US-2.19.3 State of Wisconsin:Chippewa County WGM VIII P2 23.4.2015 29.7.2015   
POU, RAT  N,P2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
US-2.19.4 State of Wisconsin:Juneau County WGM VIII P2 17.4.2015 6.8.2015   
POU, RAT  N,P2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
US-2.20.1 State of Iowa:
 Buena Vista County
 Calhoun County
 Cherokee County
 Clay County
 Dickinson County
 Emmet County
 Hamilton County
 Hardin County
 Humboldt County
 IDA County
 Kossuth County
 Lyon County
 O'Brien County
 Osceola County
 Palo Alto County
 Plymouth County
 Pocahontas County
 Sac County
 Sioux County
 Webster County
 Woodbury County
 Wright County WGM VIII P2 14.4.2015 11.11.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
US-2.20.2 State of Iowa:
 Adair County
 Guthrie County
 Madison County WGM VIII P2 4.5.2015 9.9.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
 US-2.21 State of Indiana:Whitley County WGM VIII P2 10.5.2015 8.8.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
 US-2.22 State of Nebraska:
 Dakota County
 Dixon County
 Thurston County
 Wayne County WGM VIII P2 11.5.2015 21.10.2015   
POU, RAT  NP2   
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20  A  S3, ST1
UY — Uruguay UY-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E, RAT       S4
ZA — South Africa ZA-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E       S4
BPR I P2 9.4.2011  A  
DOR II   
HER III   
RAT VII H 9.4.2011 25.8.2015   
ZW — Zimbabwe ZW-0 Whole country RAT VII      
EP, E       S4






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((b)) Part 2 is amended as follows:

((i)) in the section listing the Model veterinary certificates, the following entry is inserted after the entry for ‘SRA’: Model veterinary certificate for slaughter ratites and before the entry for ‘POU’: Model veterinary certificate for meat of poultry:
'“LT20”Model veterinary certificate for single consignments of less than 20 units of poultry other than ratites, hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof'
((ii)) the following Model veterinary certificate for single consignments of less than 20 units of poultry other than ratites, hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof ‘LT20’ is inserted after the Model veterinary certificate for slaughter ratites ‘SRA’ and before the Model veterinary certificate for meat of poultry ‘POU’:
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((2)) In Annex III, Section I is amended as follows:

((a)) In the third indent of point (2), the reference to Directive ‘90/539/EEC’ is replaced by the reference to Directive ‘2009/158/EC’;
((b)) In the first indent of point (3), the reference to Directive ‘90/539/EEC’ is replaced by the reference to Directive ‘2009/158/EC’;
((c)) In the first indent of point (4), the reference to Directive ‘90/539/EEC’ is replaced by the reference to Directive ‘2009/158/EC’;
((d)) In the first indent of point (5), the reference to Directive ‘90/539/EEC’ is replaced by the reference to Directive ‘2009/158/EC’;
((e)) In point (6), the reference to Directive ‘90/539/EEC’ is replaced by the reference to Directive ‘2009/158/EC’;
((f)) Point (7) is replaced by the following:
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7. 
Sampling shall be carried out in accordance with the sampling protocol laid down in point 2.2 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 200/2010.

The detection method recommended by the EU reference laboratory (EURL) for salmonella in Bilthoven, the Netherlands, or an equivalent method shall be used. That method is described in the current version of Annex D of ISO 6579 (2002): “Detection of Salmonella spp. in animal faeces and in samples of the primary production stage”. For that detection method, a semi-solid medium (modified semi-solid Rappaport-Vassiladis medium, MSRV) is used as the single selective enrichment medium.

Serotyping shall be carried out following the Kauffmann-White scheme or an equivalent method.
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((3)) Annex VIII is amended as follows:

((a)) In point (1) of Section I, the reference to Directive ‘90/539/EEC’ is replaced by the reference to Directive ‘2009/158/EC’;
((b)) In point (2) of Section II, the reference to Directive ‘90/539/EEC’ is replaced by the reference to Directive ‘2009/158/EC’.
((4)) In point (c) of Section IV of Annex IX, the reference to Directive ‘90/539/EEC’ is replaced by the reference to Directive ‘2009/158/EC’.
