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2005/405/EC: Commission Decision of 4 May 2005 approving on behalf of the European Community amendments to the annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products (notified under document number C(2005) 1369) (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION
of 4 May 2005
approving on behalf of the European Community amendments to the annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products
(notified under document number C(2005) 1369)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/405/EC)
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
Concerning amendments to the annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products
A. Letter from the European Community
B. Letter from the United states of America
APPENDIX A
FOOTNOTE 1
APPENDIX B
GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING AN AUDIT
General Provisions
1. Definitions
2. General principles
2.6. Animal health investigations
OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES
Preparing for audits
3. Advance preparation
3.1. Programming of audits
3.2. Audit initiation
Communication by the auditor to the auditee
3.3. Pre-audit activities
3.3.1. Preparation of the audit plan
3.3.2. Agreement with the auditee of the plan and dates
3.3.3. Obtaining the necessary documentation from the auditee
Conducting the audit
4. Opening meeting
5. Document review
6. On-site verification
7. Follow-up audit
8. Working documents
8.1. Support documents
9. Closing meeting
Post-audit activities
10. Audit report
11. Corrective action follow up
Animal health investigations
12. Animal health investigations
12.1. General principles
12.2. Procedures
12.2.1. Programming of animal health investigation and animal health investigation initiation
12.2.2. Pre-visit activities
12.2.3. Conducting the investigation
12.2.3.1. Opening meeting
12.2.3.2. Documenting the investigation
12.2.3.3. Closing meeting
12.2.4. Evaluation