(1)Articles 4 and 5 are replaced by the following:"Article 4Sampling of the flocks of origin of eggsThe sampling of flocks of origin of eggs intended for Finland and Sweden and subject to a microbiological test as provided for in Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 shall be carried out in accordance with:
(a)the minimum sampling requirements for laying flocks laid down in the table set out in point 1 of part B of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003;
(i)EN/ISO 6579: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella spp;
(ii)NMKL (Nordic Committee on Food Analysis) method No 71: Salmonella. Detection in food; or
(iii)methods validated for meat against the methods referred to in (i) and (ii) or other internationally accepted protocols, provided that they are:
—used on meat from bovine and porcine animals and from poultry, and
—certified by a third party in accordance with the protocol set out in standard EN/ISO 16140 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Protocol for the validation of alternative methods (EN/ISO 16140).
(b)the requirements for monitoring in laying flocks set out in point 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 517/2011.
(b)in case of samples of flocks as referred to in Article 4: EN/ISO 6579-2002/Amd1:2007 Annex D: Detection of Salmonella spp. in animal faeces and in environmental samples from the primary production stage.
Article 5Microbiological methods for the examination of the samples1.Microbiological testing for Salmonella of the samples taken in accordance with Articles 1 to 4 shall be carried out in accordance with the methods described in the following documents:2.Where the results of the microbiological testing referred to paragraph 1(a) are contested between Member States, the most recent edition of EN/ISO 6579 shall be regarded as the reference method."