Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2008 of 18 December 2008 concerning the approval of control programmes for salmonella in certain third countries in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and listing of avian influenza surveillance programmes in certain third countries and amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 (Text with EEA relevance)

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: ‘PART 1 List of third countries, territories, zones or compartments 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 (¹) Opening date (²) 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 (³)

A

(³) 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 (⁴) MK-0 (⁴) 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 (⁵) RS-0 (⁵) 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 (¹) Commodities, including those transported on the high seas, produced before this date may be imported into the Community during a period of 90 days from this date. (²) Only commodities produced after this date may be imported into the Community. (³) In accordance with the agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). (⁴) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subject in the United Nations. (⁵) Not including Kosovo, as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.’

(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: ‘Salmonella control programme: “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.’ (c) the model veterinary certificate for slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites (SRP) is replaced by the following: ‘Model veterinary certificate for slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites (SRP)