
Article 1 
Annexes II and IV to Directive 2009/158/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from 1 February 2012.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2011.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Annexes II and IV to Directive 2009/158/EC are amended as follows:

((1)) in Annex II, Chapter III, point A.2 is amended as follows:

((a)) note (**) is replaced by the following:
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(**) Note that environmental samples are generally not suitable for reliable detection of Salmonella pullorum and Salmonella gallinarum, but are suitable for Salmonella arizonae.
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((b)) note (****) is replaced by the following:
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(****) Salmonella pullorum and Salmonella gallinarum do not readily grow in the modified semi-solid Rappaport Vassiliadis (MSRV) medium that is used for monitoring of zoonotic Salmonella spp. in the Union, but it is suitable for Salmonella arizonae.
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((2)) in Annex IV, models 1, 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:
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