12.9.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 22829 I (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION DECISION of 8 September 2003 establishing additional guarantees regarding salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of breeding poultry and day-old chicks for introduction into flocks of breeding poultry or flocks of productive poultry (notified under document number C(2003) 3190) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003 /644[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (4)  The detailed guarantees are to be based in particular on a microbiological examination of the poultry to be sent Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European to Finland and Sweden. Community, In this context different rules should be laid down for breeding poultry and day-old chicks. Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October (5) 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/ 2003 (), and in particular Article 9a(2) thereof, (6)  Rules should be established for this microbiological examination of samples by laying down the sampling method, the number of samples to be taken and the microbiological methods for examining the samples. Whereas: (1)  Commission Decision 95/160/EC of 21 April 1995 establishing additional guarantees regarding salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of breeding poultry and day-old chicks for introduction into flocks ) of breeding poultry or flocks of productive poultry (), has been substantially amended (). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Decision should be codi- fied. Those guarantees should not be applicable to any flock that is subject to a programme recognised as equivalent to that implemented by Finland and Sweden. o ) (8)  With regard to consignments originating from third (9 The Commission has approved the operational countries, Finland and Sweden should apply import programmes submitted by Finland and Sweden regarding requirements at least as stringent as those laid down in salmonella controls. Those programmes include specific this Decision. measures for breeding poultry and for day-old chicks for introduction into flocks of breeding poultry or flocks of productive poultry. (9)  The methods described in this Decision take into (3)  Guarantees should be established equivalent to those account the opinion of the European Food Safety 1 implemented by Finland and Sweden under their opera- tional programmaes. Authority. OJ L 303, 31.10.1990, p. 6. ?) OJ L 122,16.5.2003, p. 1. OJ L 105, 9.5.1995, p. 40. See Annex IV. (10)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor- dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, 4 () () () ()