Commission Regulation (EU) No 200/2012 of 8 March 2012 concerning a Union target for the reduction of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in flocks of broilers, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance

1 The Union target, as referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003, for the reduction of the prevalence of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in broilers (‘Union target’) shall be a reduction of the maximum annual percentage of flocks of broilers remaining positive for Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimuriumequal to 1% or less. As regards monophasic Salmonella typhimurium, serotypes with the antigenic formula 1,4,[5],12:i:- shall be included in the Union target.

2 The testing scheme necessary to verify progress in the achievement of the Union target is set out in the Annex ('testing scheme').

The Union target shall be reviewed by the Commission taking into account the information collected in accordance with the testing scheme and the criteria laid down in Article 4(6)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.

Regulation (EC) No 646/2007 is repealed. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.