No L 105/44 Official Journal of the European Communities 9.5 95 COMMISSION DECISION of 21 April 1995 establishing additional guarantees regarding salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of laying hens (95/161/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third coun- tries of, poultry and hatching eggs (), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9 (b) (2) thereof, : Whereas the Commission has approved the operational programmes submitted by Finland and Sweden regarding salmonella controls ; whereas those programmes include specific measures for laying hens, namely productive poultry reared with a view to producing eggs for consumption ; Whereas on 10 June 1994 the Veterinary Committee established the list of invasive salmonella serotypes for poultry ; Whereas guarantees should be established equivalent to those implemented by Finland and Sweden under their operational programmes ; Whereas those additional guarantees are to be based in particular on a microbiological examination of the poultry to be sent to Finland and Sweden; Whereas rules should be established for this microbiolo- gical examination of samples by laying down the sampling method, the number of samples to be taken and the microbiological method for examining the samples ; Whereas those guarantees should not be applicable to any flock that is subject to a programme recognized as equiva- lent to that implemented by Finland and Sweden; Whereas Finland and Sweden should apply to consign- ments originating from third countries import require- ments at least as stringent as those laid down in this Decision ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, ' () OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 Laying hens, namely productive poultry reared with a view to producing eggs for consumption, to be sent to Finland and Sweden shall be subject to a microbiological test, effected by sampling in the flock of origin. Article 2 The microbiological test referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out as laid down in Annex I Article 3 1. Laying hens to be sent to Finland and Sweden shall be accompanied by the certificate shown in. Annex IIL 2. 'The certificate provided for in paragraph 1 may: — either be accompanied by model 3 certificate of Annex IV to Directive 90/539/EEC, — or be incorporated in the certificate referred to in the first indent. Article 4 The additional guarantees provided for in this Decision shall not be applicable to flocks subject to a programme recognized, according to the procedure laid down in Article 32 of Directive 90/539/EEC, as equivalent to that implemented by Finland and Sweden. Anrticle 5 . This Decision shall be reviewed by 31 December 1996 at the latest. The review shall be based on a report, prepared by Finland and Sweden in the light of the experience gained, to be presented not later than 30 September 1996. Article 6 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 April 1995. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission