
Article 1 
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Article 2 
The control programme submitted by the United States of America to the Commission on 6 June 2006 in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 is approved as regards Salmonella in day-old chicks of Gallus gallus intended for laying or fattening.
Article 3 
The control programmes sent by Switzerland to the Commission on 6 October 2008 provide similar guarantees to those provided for in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 as regards Salmonella in breeding poultry of Gallus gallus, hatching eggs thereof, laying hens of Gallus gallus, table eggs thereof, day-old chicks of Gallus gallus intended for breeding or laying and broilers.
Article 4 
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is amended as follows:

((1)) Part 1 is replaced by the following:
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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       S0
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     A  
BR-2 States of:Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo BPP, DOC, HEP, SRP      S0
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       S4
BW — Botswana BW-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E       S4
BPR I      
DOR II      
HER III      
RAT VII      
CA — Canada CA-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E       S4
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRA, SRP     A  S1
WGM VIII      
POU, RAT       
CH — Switzerland CH-0 Whole country      A  
CL — Chile CL-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E       S4
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRA, SRP     A  S0
WGM VIII      
POU, RAT       
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       
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP     A  S1
WGM VIII      
EP, E, POU, RAT       S4
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
ME — Montenegro ME-O Whole country EP       
MG — Madagascar MG-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E, WGM       S4
MY – Malaysia MY-0 — —       
MY-1 Western Peninsular EP       
E  P2 6.2.2004    S4
MK — former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia MK-0 Whole country EP       
MX — Mexico MX-0 Whole country SPF       
EP       
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       
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRA, SRP       S0
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 — Russian Federation RU-0 Whole country EP       
SG — Singapore SG-0 Whole country EP       
TH — Thailand TH-0 Whole country SPF, EP       
WGM VIII P2 23.1.2004    
E, POU, RAT  P2 23.1.2004    S4
TN — Tunisia TN-0 Whole country SPF       
DOR, BPR, BPP, HER       S1
WGM VIII      
EP, E, POU, RAT       S4
TR — Turkey TR-0 Whole country SPF       
E, EP       S4
US — United States US-0 Whole country SPF       
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRA, SRP     A  S3
WGM VIII      
EP, E, POU, RAT       S4
UY — Uruguay UY-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E, RAT       S4
ZA — South Africa ZA-0 Whole country SPF       
EP, E       S4
BPR I    A  
DOR II     
HER III     
RAT VII     
ZW — Zimbabwe ZW-0 Whole country RAT VII      
EP, E       S4




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

((a)) in the Section on ‘Additional guarantees (AG)’, point IV is deleted;
((b)) the Section on ‘Salmonella control programme’ is replaced by the following:
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“S0”Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or productive poultry (BPP) of Gallus gallus, day-old chicks (DOC) of Gallus gallus, slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of Gallus gallus and hatching eggs (HEP) of Gallus gallus because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.“S1”Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or productive poultry (BPP) of Gallus gallus, day-old chicks (DOC) of Gallus gallus and slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of Gallus gallus for other purposes than breeding, because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.“S2”Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or productive poultry (BPP) of Gallus gallus, day-old chicks (DOC) of Gallus gallus and slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of Gallus gallus for other purposes than breeding or laying, because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.“S3”Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or productive poultry (BPP) of Gallus gallus and slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of Gallus gallus for other purposes than breeding, because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.“S4”Prohibition to export into the Community eggs (E) of Gallus gallus others than eggs classed B in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 557/2007 because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.
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((c)) the model veterinary certificate for slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites (SRP) is replaced by the following:
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