S.L. 437.58 Art. 32Standing Veterinary Committee. GROUP A Substances (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) of 26 June 1990 GROUP B (1) (2) Other (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (3) Other (a) (b) (d) (d) (e) (f) OF ANIMAL, meat meat game Honey X X X X X SAMPLING 1. The residue hazards processing Official Schedule IV. Wherever and effected a

(1) Where the procedure laid down in this rules is to be followed, matters shall be referred without delay to the Standing

Veterinary Committee set up by Decision 68/361/EEC, by its Chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of Malta.

(2) The Commission representative shall submit a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on those matters within a time limit which the Chairman may set according to the urgency of the matter submitted. Opinions shall be delivered by a majority of 62 votes.

(3) (a) The Commission shall adopt the measures and implement them immediately where they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.

(b) Where they are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall forthwith submit to the Council a proposal concerning the measures to be taken. The Council shall adopt the measures by a qualified majority. If, fifteen days after the proposals were submitted to it, the Council has not adopted any measures, the Commission shall adopt the measures proposed and implement them immediately unless the Council has rejected those measures by a simple majority. SCHEDULE I - Substances having anabolic effect and unauthorized

Stilbenes, stilbene derivatives, and their salts and esters Antithyroid agents

Steroids Resorcylic acid lactones including zeranol

Beta-agonists Compounds included in Annex IV to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90

- Veterinary drugs and contaminants Antibacterial substances, including sulphonomides, quinolones veterinary drugs Anthelmintics Anticoccidials, including nitroimidazoles Carbamates and pyrethroids Sedatives Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Other pharmacologically active substances substances and environmental contaminants

Organochlorine compounds including PcBs Organophosphorus compounds Chemical elements Mycotoxins Dyes Others [

SCHEDULE II RESIDUE OR SUBSTANCE GROUP TO BE DETECTED BY TYPE THEIR FEEDINGSTUFFS, INCLUDING DRINKING WATER, AND PRIMARY ANIMAL PRODUCTS

Type of Bovine, animal, Rabbit ovine, feedingstuffs and the caprine, Aquaculture or animal Poultry Milk Eggs of wild porcine, animals products and farmed equine Substance game animals groups A 1 X X X X 2 X X X 3 X X X X 4 X X X 5 X X X 6 X X X X X X

B 1 X X X X X X 2a X X X X X b X X X X c X X X d X e X X X X f 3a X X X X X X b X X c X X X X X d X X X X e X f SCHEDULE III STRATEGY

residue control plan is aimed at surveying and revealing the reasons for in foods of animal origin on farms, slaughterhouses, dairies, fish plants, and egg collecting and packing stations. samples are to be taken in accordance with the relevant chapter of official samples are taken, sampling must be unforeseen, unexpected no fixed time and on no particular day of the week. The territory of take all the precautions necessary to ensure that the element of surprise is constantly maintained. Group A substances, surveillance should be aimed at detecting the administration of prohibited substances and the abusive administration of substances, respectively. The emphasis of such sampling must be according to the relevant chapter of Schedule IV. must be targeted taking account of the following minimum criteria: species, fattening system, all available background information, and all misuse or abuse of substances of this group. The details of these criteria down in the Commission Decision provided for in rule 15(1).

Group B substances, surveillance should be aimed particularly at compliance with MRLs for residues of veterinary medicinal products Annexes I and III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, and the maximum levels fixed in Annex III to Directive 86/363/EEC, and monitoring the of environmental contaminants.

random sampling can be justified by the territory of Malta when presenting plans to the Commission, all the samples shall be targeted according to down in the Commission Decision provided for in rule 15(1).

SCHEDULE IV SAMPLING LEVELS AND FREQUENCY

of this Schedule is to define the minimum number of animals from samples must be taken.

can be analysed for detecting the presence of one or more substances. CHAPTER 1 porcine, ovine, caprine and equine animals animals minimum number of animals to be controlled each year for all kinds of substances must at least equal 0,4% of bovine animals slaughtered the with the following breakdown:

0,25% divided as follows: half of the samples are to be taken from live animals on the holding: derogation, 25% of samples analysed for the research of Group A 5 [

substances can be taken from appropriate material drinking water, etc.)) - one half of the samples are to be taken at the slaughterhouse. group in Group A must be checked each year using a minimum of the total number of samples to be collected for Group The balance must be allocated according to the experience and information of the territory of Malta. Group B: 0,15%

30% of the samples must be checked for Group B 1 substances. 30% of the samples must be checked for Group B 2 substances.

10% of the samples must be checked for Group B 3 substances. The balance must be allocated according to the situation in Malta.