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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of12July1996
laying down animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for the importation of poultry
andhatchingeggsotherthanratitesandeggsthereoffromthirdcountriesincludinganimalhealth
measurestobeappliedaftersuchimportation
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(96/482/EC)
(OJ L 196, 7.8.1996, p. 13)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 2000/505/EC of 25 July 2000 L 201 8 9.8.2000
►M2Commission Decision 2002/183/EC of 28 February 2002 L 61 56 2.3.2002
►M3Commission Decision 2002/542/EC of 4 July 2002 L 176 43 5.7.2002
►M4Commission Decision 2004/118/EC of 28 January 2004 L 36 34 7.2.2004
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of12July1996
laying down animal health conditions and veterinary certificates
fortheimportationofpoultryandhatchingeggsotherthanratitesand eggs thereof from third countries including animal health
measurestobeappliedafter suchimportation
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(96/482/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 conditionsgoverning intra-Community trade in, andimportsfrom, third countries , of poultry and hatching eggs(
1), aslas t
amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,
and in particular Articles23 (1), 24 and 26 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying
down the principlesgoverning the organization of veterinary checkson
animalsentering the Community and amending Directives89/662/EEC,90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (
2), as last amended by the Act of Acces-
sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 10thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 95/233/EC (
3) established a list of third
countriesfrom which importation of live poultry and hatching eggsisauthorized in principle;
Whereasthe countriesor partsthereof appearing on thislis t have given
sufficient guarantees to be considered as free from avian influenza andNewcastle disease according to Commission Decision 93/342/EEC (
4)
asamended by Decis ion 94/438/EC (5);
Whereasthe general and s pecial animal health conditionsand the
veterinary certificatesrequired for the importation of poultry or
hatching eggs have to be laid down; whereas also the sampling and
testing procedures have to be laid down; whereas all these requirementshave to be at least equivalent to those laid down by Directive 90/539/EEC and any implementing Decision for intra-Community trade;
Whereas a list of third countries entitled to use the certificates laid
down in this Decision is established by Commission Decision 96/483/EC (
6);
Whereas furthermore the conditions, and therefore the certificates, can
be different for small consignments of poultry; whereas the conditionsand the certificates for such small consignments should be establishedin a separate Decision;
Whereastherefore the general health s ituation of the third countries
must be taken into account; whereas certain third countries appearingon the abovementioned list are only to be authorized for imports ofcertain categoriesof poultry and hatching eggs ;
Whereas it is necessary, in respect of imports of ratites and hatching
eggs thereof, and because of the biological differences between thosebirds and the other poultry species, to postpone the establishment of
animal health conditionsand veterinary certification until the Scientific
Veterinary Committee hasgiven an opinion asto the ris ksinvolved insuch imports;1996D0482 — EN — 14.02.2004 — 004.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6.
(2) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56.
(3) OJ No L 156, 7. 7. 1995, p. 76.
(4) OJ No L 137, 8. 6. 1993, p. 24.
(5) OJ No L 181, 15. 7. 1994, p. 35.
(6) See page 28 of thisOfficial Journal.
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Whereas, with regard to the category of products concerned and to the
need to avoid any deterioration of the health status on the territory ofthe Community, it is necessary to establish an isolation and observation
period followed by clinical examination;
Whereas the Commission may review this Decision at any time if the
animal health status of the countries concerned is changed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The provisions of this Decision shall apply to imports of poultry
and hatching eggsasdefined in points1 and 2 of Article 2 of Directive90/539/EEC with the exception of ratitesand hatching eggsthereof.
2. The provisions of this Decision shall not apply to imports of
single consignments of fewer than 20 units of poultry or hatching eggs.
3. For the purpose of this Decision the definitions contained in
Article 1 of Decision 93/342/EEC shall apply as necessary.
Article 2
1. Member States shall authorise imports of:
(a) breeding and productive poultry, coming from third countriesor
partsthereof lis ted in column A of part I of Annex I to thisDeci-
sion and conforming to the requirements laid down in the modelanimal health certificate set out as Model A in part II of Annex Ito thisDecis ion;
(b) hatching eggs, coming from third countries or parts thereof listed in
column B of part I of Annex I to thisDecis ion and conforming tothe requirementslaid down in the model animal health certificateset out as Model B in part II of Annex I to this Decision;
(c) day-old chicks, coming from third countries or parts thereof listed
in column C of part I of Annex I to thisDecis ion and conforming
to the requirementslaid down in the model animal health certifi-
cate set out as Model C in part II of Annex I to this Decision;
(d) slaughter poultry, and poultry for restocking game supplies, coming
from third countriesor partsthereof lis ted in column D of part I of
Annex I to thisDecis ion and conforming to the requirementslaiddown in the model animal health certificate set out as Model D inpart II of Annex I to thisDecis ion,
provided that they are accompanied by the relevant certificate, duly
completed and signed.
2. Breeding and productive poultry, hatching eggsand day-old
chicks must come from establishments which have been approved bythe competent authority of the third country concerned according torequirements which are at least equivalent to those laid down in AnnexII to Directive 90/539/EEC, where the approval of those establishmentshas not been suspended or withdrawn.
Article 3
1. After importation, breeding or productive poultry or day-old
chicks shall be kept on the holding(s) of destination either for a periodof at least six weeks from the day of arrival or until the day of
slaughter if they are slaughtered before the six weeks have elapsed.
After their importation ashatching eggs , the poultry hatched from
those eggs shall be kept for a period of at least three weeks from theday of hatching in the holding(s) to which they have been sent afterhatching.1996D0482 — EN — 14.02.2004 — 004.001 — 3
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If the day-old chicksare not reared in the s ame Member State which
imported the hatching eggs, they shall be directly transported to andkept on the holding of destination referred to in point 9.2 in the animal
health certificated Model 2 of Annex IV of Council Directive 90/539/
EEC for a period of at least three weeks from the day of hatching.
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph the period of six
weeksfor keeping breeding and productive poultry including poultryintended for restocking supplies of wild game on the holding of desti-
nation can be reduced to 21 daysprovided tes ting according to the
sampling and testing procedures described in Annex III has beencarried out with favourable results.
2. During the periodsmentioned in paragraph 1 and during the
hatching of the eggs, the imported poultry or eggs and the poultry
hatched from such eggs shall be kept separately from non-imported
ones. Therefore, poultry shall be kept in poultryhouses where no otherflooks are present and the eggs must be hatched in separate incubatorsand hatchers.
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States may
authorize imported poultry or eggsto be added to poultry or eggsrespectively which are already present in the poultryhouse or incu-
bator/hatcher. In that event, the periods specified in paragraph 1 start
running from the introduction of the last imported bird or egg respec-tively.
The poultry must undergo a clinical examination by an authorized
veterinarian and where necessary samples must be taken to monitortheir state of health, at least at the end of the periods specified in para-
graph 1.
The periods mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be extended if suspicion of
avian influenza or Newcastle disease cannot be ruled out.
Article 4
If the poultry, the hatching eggsand day old chicksand/or their flocks
of origin are to be submitted to testing according to the requirements ofthe certificates laid down in Annex I, the sampling for testing and thetesting itself must be executed according to the protocols laid down inAnnex II.
Article 5
This Decision shall apply from 1 October 1996.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1996D0482 — EN — 14.02.2004 — 004.001 — 4
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ANNEX I
PART I
Listofthirdcountriesorpartsofthirdcountrieswhichareauthorisedtousethemodelcertificates AtoDlaiddowninAnnexIpartIIaremarkedwithan x
ISO-Code Country Partsof the territoryModel certificatesto be us ed
Breeding/
productive
AHatching
eggs
BDay-old
chicks
CSlaughter/
restocking
D
AU Australia XXXX
BG Bulgaria XXXX
BR Brazil The States of Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina and Sáo PauloXXXX
CA Canada XXXX
CH Switzerland XXXX
CL Chile XXXX
CY (*) Cyprus(*) XXXX
CZ (*) Czech Republic (*) XXXX
EE (*) Estonia (*) XXXX
HR Croatia XXXX
HU (*) Hungary (*) XXXX
IL Israel XXXX
LT (*) Lithuania (*) XXXX
LV (*) Latvia (*) XXXX
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ISO-Code Country Partsof the territoryModel certificatesto be us ed
Breeding/
productive
AHatching
eggs
BDay-old
chicks
CSlaughter/
restocking
D
NZ New Zealand XXXX
PL (*) Poland (*) XXXX
RO Romania XXXX
SI (*) Slovenia (*) XXXX
SK (*) Slovak Republic (*) XXXX
US United Statesof America XXXX
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PART II
MODEL A
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MODEL B
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▼B
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MODEL C
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MODEL D
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ANNEX II
Protocolsforthestandardizationofmaterialsandproceduresforveterinary
testsinconnectionwiththeimportofpoultryandhatchingeggsfromthird
countries
1.Newcastle disease
The sampling and testing methods have to comply with the methods
described in the Annex to Commission Decision 92/340/EEC on testing of
poultry for Newcastle disease prior to movement, in application of Article
12 of Council Directive 90/539/EEC.
2.Salmonella pullorum
— The sampling methods have to comply with the methods described in
Annex II, Chapter III of Directive 90/539/EEC.
— The tes ting methodshave to comply with the methodsdes cribed in the
Manual of Standards for diagnostic tests and vaccines, edited by OIE in
Paris(B67).
3.Salmonella gallinarum
— The sampling methods have to comply with the methods described in
Annex II, Chapter III of Directive 90/539/EEC.
— The tes ting methodshave to comply with the methodsdes cribed in the
Manual of Standards for diagnostic tests and vaccines, edited by OIE in
Paris(B62).
4.Salmonella arizonae
Serological examination: 60 birdshave to be s ampled at the point of lay.
Testing has to be carried out in accordance with the methods described in
the Manual of Standards for diagnostic tests and vaccines, edited by OIE in
Paris(B31, B47).
5.Mycoplasma gallisepticum
— The sampling methods have to comply with the methods described in
Annex II, Chapter III of Directive 90/539/EEC.
— The tes ting methodshave to comply with the methodsdes cribed in the
Manual of Standards for diagnostic tests and vaccines, edited by OIE in
Paris(B65).
6.Mycoplasma meleagridis
The sampling methods have to comply with the methods described in Annex
II, Chapter III of Directive 90/539/EEC.1996D0482 — EN — 14.02.2004 — 004.001 — 19
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ANNEX III
Sampling andtesting procedures for Newcastle disease andavian influenza
afterimportation
During the period foreseen in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) the offi-
cial/authorised veterinarian shall take samples for virological examination from
the imported poultry, which shall be tested as follows:
— Cloacal swabs have to be taken from all birds, if the consignment is less
than 60, or from 60 birds of larger consignments, between the seventh and
the 15th day of the isolation period.
— All testing of samples for avian influenza and Newcastle disease must be
carried out in official laboratoriesdes ignated by the competent authority,
and using diagnostic procedures in accordance with the terms of Annex III
of Council Directive 92/66/EEC and of Annex III of Council Directive 92/
40/EEC.
— Pooling of samples, up to a maximum of five samples of individual birds in
one pool, isallowed.
— Virus isolates must be submitted without delay to the National Reference
laboratory.1996D0482 — EN — 14.02.2004 — 004.001 — 20