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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 798/2008  
of 8 August 2008  
laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and 
poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary 
certification requirements  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
(OJ L 226, 23.8.2008, p. 1)  
Amended by:  
Official Journal  
No page  date  
►M1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2008 of 18 December 2008  L 340  2 2  19.12.2008  
►M2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2009 of 18 May 2009  L 124  3  20.5.2009  
►M3 Commission Regulation (EU) No 215/2010 of 5 March 2010  L  7 6  1  23.3.2010  
►M4 Commission Regulation (EU) No 241/2010 of 8 March 2010  L  7 7  1  24.3.2010  
►M5 Commission Regulation (EU) No 254/2010 of 10 March 2010  L  8 0  1  26.3.2010  
►M6 Commission Regulation (EU) No 332/2010 of 22 April 2010  L 102  1 0  23.4.2010  
►M7 Commission Regulation (EU) No 925/2010 of 15 October 2010  L 272  1  16.10.2010  
►M8 amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 364/2011 of 13 
April 2011  L 100  3 0  14.4.2011  
►M9 Commission Regulation (EU) No 955/2010 of 22 October 2010  L 279  3  23.10.2010  
►M10  amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 364/2011 of 13 
April 2011  L 100  3 0  14.4.2011  
►M11  Commission Regulation (EU) No 364/2011 of 13 
April 2011  L 100  3 0  14.4.2011  
►M12  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2011 of 2 
May 2011  L 113  3  3.5.2011  
►M13  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 536/2011 of 1 
June 2011  L 147  1  2.6.2011  
►M14  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 991/2011 of 5 
October 2011  L 261  1 9  6.10.2011  
►M15  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1132/2011 of 8 
November 2011  L 290  1  9.11.2011  
►M16  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1380/2011 of 21 
December 2011  L 343  2 5  23.12.2011  
►M17  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 110/2012 of 9 
February 2012  L 37  5 0  10.2.2012  
►M18  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 393/2012 of 7 
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►M19  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 532/2012 of 21 
June 2012  L 163  1  22.6.2012  
►M20  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1162/2012 of 7 
December 2012  L 336  1 7  8.12.2012  
►M21  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 88/2013 of 31 
January 2013  L 32  8  1.2.2013  
►M22  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 191/2013 of 5 
March 2013  L 62  2 2  6.3.2013  
►M23  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 437/2013 of 8 
May 2013  L 129  2 5  14.5.2013  
►M24  Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2013 of 21 February 2013  L 158  7 4  10.6.2013  
►M25  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 556/2013 of 14 
June 2013  L 164  1 3  18.6.2013  
►M26  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 866/2013 of 9 
September 2013  L 241  4  10.9.2013  
►M27  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1204/2013 of 25 
November 2013  L 316  6  27.11.2013  
►M28  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 166/2014 of 17 
February 2014  L 54  2  22.2.2014  
►M29  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2014 of 4 
September 2014  L 273  1  13.9.2014  
►M30  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/198 of 6 
February 2015  L 33  9  10.2.2015  
►M31  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/243 of 13 
February 2015  L 41  5  17.2.2015  
►M32  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/342 of 2 March 20 15 L  6 0  3 1  4.3.2015  
►M33  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/526 of 27 
March 2015  L 84  3 0  28.3.2015  
►M34  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/608 of 14 April 2 015 L 101  1  18.4.2015  
►M35  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/796 of 21 May 201 5 L 127  9  22.5.2015  
►M36  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/908 of 11 June 20 15 L 148  1 1  13.6.2015  
►M37  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1153 of 14 July 2 015 L 187  1 0  15.7.2015  
►M38  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1220 of 24 July 2 015 L 197  1  25.7.2015  
►M39  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1349 of 3 August 
2015  L 208  7  5.8.2015  
►M40  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1363 of 6 August 
2015  L 210  2 4  7.8.2015  
►M41  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1884 of 20 Octobe r 
2015  L 276  2 8  21.10.2015  
►M42  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2258 of 4 Decembe r 
2015  L 321  2 3  5.12.2015  
►M43  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/15 of 7 January 2 016 L  5  1  8.1.2016  
►M44  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/39 of 14 January 
2016  L 11  3  16.1.2016  
►M45  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/57 of 19 January 
2016  L 13  4 9  20.1.2016  
►M46  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/148 of 4 February  
2016  L 30  1 7  5.2.2016  02008R0798 — EN — 27.11.2020 — 048.001 — 2
 
►M47  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/433 of 22 March 
2016  L 76  2 9  23.3.2016  
►M48  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/151 of 27 January  
2017  L 23  7  28.1.2017  
►M49  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/193 of 3 February  
2017  L 31  1 3  4.2.2017  
►M50  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/481 of 20 March 
2017  L 75  1 5  21.3.2017  
►M51  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1414 of 3 August 
2017  L 203  4  4.8.2017  
►M52  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1650 of 5 Novembe r 
2018  L 275  1 0  6.11.2018  
►M53  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/298 of 20 Februar y 
2019  L 50  2 0  21.2.2019  
►M54  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1395 of 10 
September 2019  L 234  1 4  11.9.2019  
►M55  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1872 of 7 Novembe r 
2019  L 289  4 7  8.11.2019  
►M56  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 of 10 October 2 019 L 321  7 3  12.12.2019  
►M57  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/352 of 3 March 20 20 L  6 5  4  4.3.2020  
►M58  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/393 of 11 March 
2020  L 76  1  12.3.2020  
►M59  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/544 of 20 April 2 020 L 121I  1  20.4.2020  
►M60  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/626 of 7 May 2020  L 146  1  8.5.2020  
►M61  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1166 of 6 August 
2020  L 258  1 1  7.8.2020  
►M62  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1752 of 23 
November 2020  L 394  5  24.11.2020  
Corrected by:  
►C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 124, 20.5.2010, p. 10 (215/2010)  
►C2 Corrigendum, OJ L 147, 12.6.2015, p. 24 (2015/608)  
►C3 Corrigendum, OJ L 326, 11.12.2015, p. 68 (2015/608)  
►C4 Corrigendum, OJ L 326, 11.12.2015, p. 69 (2015/1884)  02008R0798 — EN — 27.11.2020 — 048.001 — 3
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 798/2008  
of 8 August 2008  
laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or 
compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be 
imported into and transit through the Community and the 
veterinary certification requirements  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
CHAPTER I  
SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS  
Article 1  
Subject matter and scope  
1. This Regulation lays down veterinary certification requireme nts 
for imports into and transit, including storage during transit,  through 
the Community of the following commodities (the commodities):  
(a) poultry, hatching eggs, day-old chicks and specified pathog en-free 
eggs;  
(b) meat, minced meat and mechanically separated meat of poultr y, 
including ratites and wild game-birds, eggs and egg products.  
It lays down a list of third countries, territories, zones or c ompartments 
from which the commodities may be imported into the Community.  
2. This Regulation shall not apply to poultry for exhibitions, shows 
or contests.  
3. This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to specific ce rtifi­
cation requirements provided for in Community agreements with t hird 
countries.  
Article 2  
Definitions  
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall 
apply:  
(1) ‘poultry’ means fowl, s, guinea fowl, ducks, geese, quails,  pigeons, 
pheasants, partridges and ratites ( ratitae ), reared or kept in 
captivity for breeding, the production of meat or eggs for 
consumption, or for restocking supplies of game;  
(2) ‘hatching eggs’ means eggs for incubation, laid by poultry;  
(3) ‘day-old chicks’ means all poultry less than 72 hours old, not yet 
fed and muscovy ducks ( Cairina moschata ) or their crosses, less 
than 72 hours old whether or not fed;  
(4) ‘breeding poultry’ means poultry 72 hours old or more, inte nded 
for the production of hatching eggs;  ▼B
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(5) ‘productive poultry’ means poultry 72 hours old or more, re ared 
for: 
(a) the production of meat and/or eggs for consumption; or  
(b) the restocking of supplies of game;  
(6) ‘specified pathogen-free eggs’ means hatching eggs which ar e 
derived from ‘chicken flocks free from specified pathogens’, as  
described in the European Pharmacopoeia (  1 ), and which are 
intended solely for diagnostic, research or pharmaceutical use;  
(7) ‘meat’ means edible parts of the following animals:  
(a) poultry, which, when relating to meat, means farmed birds, 
including birds that are farmed as domestic animals without 
being considered as such, with the exception of ratites;  
(b) wild game-birds that are hunted for human consumption;  
(c) ratites;  
(8) ‘mechanically separated meat’ means the product obtained by  
removing meat from flesh-bearing bones after boning or from 
poultry carcases, using mechanical means resulting in the loss or 
modification of the muscle fibre structure;  
(9) ‘minced meat’ means de-boned meat that has been minced into  
fragments and contains less than 1 % salt;  
(10) ‘zone’ means a clearly defined part of a third country con taining 
an animal subpopulation with a distinct health status with resp ect 
to a specific disease for which the required surveillance, cont rol 
and biosecurity measures have been applied for the purpose of 
imports under this Regulation;  
(11) ‘compartment’ means one or more poultry establishments in a third 
country under a common biosecurity management system 
containing a poultry subpopulation with a distinct health statu s 
with respect to a specific disease or diseases for which the 
required surveillance, control and biosecurity measures have be en 
applied for the purpose of imports under this Regulation;  
(12) ‘establishment’ means a facility or part of a facility whi ch occupies 
a single site and is devoted to one or more of the following 
activities:  
(a) pedigree breeding establishment: an establishment which 
produces hatching eggs for the production of breeding poultry;  
(b) breeding establishment: an establishment which produces 
hatching eggs for the production of productive poultry;  
(c) rearing establishment either:  
(i) a breeding poultry-rearing establishment which rears 
breeding poultry prior to the reproductive stage; or  ▼B 
( 1 ) http://www.edqm.eu (latest edition).
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(ii) a productive poultry-rearing establishment which rears 
egg-laying productive poultry prior to the laying stage;  
(d) keeping of other productive poultry;  
(13) ‘hatchery’ means an establishment which incubates and hatc hes 
eggs and supplies day-old chicks;  
(14) ‘flock’ means all poultry of the same health status kept o n the 
same facilities or in the same enclosure and constituting a sin gle 
epidemiological unit; as regards housed poultry, this definitio n 
includes all birds sharing the same airspace;  
(15) ‘avian influenza’ means an infection of poultry caused by any 
influenza A virus:  
(a) of the subtypes H5 or H7;  
(b) with an intravenous pathogenicity index (IVPI) in six-week old 
chickens greater than 1,2; or  
(c) causing at least 75 % mortality in four- to 8-week-old chic kens 
infected intravenously;  
(16) ‘highly pathogenic avian influenza’ (HPAI) means an infect ion of 
poultry caused by:  
(a) avian influenza viruses of the subtypes H5 or H7 with genom e 
sequences codifying for multiple basic amino acids at the 
cleavage site of the haemagglutinin molecule similar to that 
observed for other HPAI viruses, indicating that the haem­
agglutinin molecule can be cleaved by a host ubiquitous 
protease;  
(b) avian influenza as defined in point 15(b) and (c);  
(17) ‘low pathogenic avian influenza’ (LPAI) means an infection  of 
poultry caused by avian influenza viruses of subtypes H5 or H7 
other than HPAI;  
(18) ‘Newcastle disease’ means an infection of poultry:  
(a) caused by any avian strain of the paramyxovirus 1 with an 
intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) in day-old chicks 
greater than 0,7; or  
(b) multiple basic amino acids have been demonstrated in the 
virus (either directly or by deduction) at the C-terminus of 
the F2 protein and phenylalanine at residue 117, which is 
the N-terminus of the F1 protein; the term ‘multiple basic 
amino acids’ refers to at least three arginine or lysine 
residues between residues 113 and 116; failure to demonstrate 
the characteristic pattern of amino acid residues as described in 
this point requires characterisation of the isolated virus by a n 
ICPI test; in this definition, amino acid residues are numbered  
from the N-terminus of the amino acid sequence deduced from 
the nucleotide sequence of the F0 gene, 113-116 corresponds 
to residues -4 to -1 from the cleavage site;  ▼B
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(19) ‘official veterinarian’ means the veterinarian designated by the 
competent authority;  
(20) ‘differentiating infected from vaccinated animal (DIVA) st rategy’ 
means a vaccination strategy which enables a differentiation to  be 
made between vaccinated/infected and vaccinated/non-infected 
animals through the application of a diagnostic test designed t o 
detect antibodies against the field virus and the use of 
non-vaccinated sentinel birds.  
CHAPTER II  
GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR IMPORTS AND TRANSIT  
Article 3  
Lists of third countries, territories, zones or compartments of origin 
from which commodities may be imported into and transit through 
the Community  
The commodities shall only be imported into and transit through  the 
Community from the third countries, territories, zones or compa rtments 
listed in columns 1 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I.  
Article 4  
Veterinary certification  
1. Commodities imported into the Community shall be accompanied  
by a veterinary certificate, as referred to in column 4 of the table in Part 
1 of Annex I, for the commodity concerned, completed in accorda nce 
with the notes and the model veterinary certificates set out in  Part 2 of 
that Annex (the certificate).  
2. A declaration by the master of the ship, as set out in Annex  II, 
shall be attached to veterinary certificates for imports of pou ltry and 
day-old chicks, where the transport of those commodities includ es 
transport by ship, even for part of the journey.  
3. Poultry, hatching eggs and day-old chicks transiting through  the 
Community shall be accompanied by:  
(a) a veterinary certificate as referred to in paragraph 1 whic h shall bear 
the words ‘for transit through the EC’, and  
(b) a certificate required by the third country of destination.  
4. Specified pathogen-free eggs, meat, minced meat and mech­
anically separated meat of poultry, ratites and wild game-birds , eggs 
and egg products transiting through the Community shall be acco m­
panied by a certificate drawn up in accordance with the model c ertifi­
cate set out in Annex XI and complying with the conditions set out 
therein.  ▼B
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5. For the purposes of this Regulation, transit may include sto rage 
during transit in accordance with Articles 12 and 13 of Directi ve 
97/78/EC.  
6. Electronic certification and other agreed systems harmonised  at 
Community level may be used.  
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Article 5  
Conditions for imports and transit  
1. Commodities imported into and transiting through the Union s hall 
comply with the following:  
(a) the conditions laid down in Articles 6 and 7 and in Chapter  III; 
(b) the additional guarantees, as specified in column 5 of the table in 
Part 1 of Annex I;  
(c) the specific conditions set out in column 6, and where appr opriate, 
the closing dates set out in column 6A and the opening dates se t out 
in column 6B, of the table in Part 1 of Annex I;  
(d) the conditions in relation to the approval of a salmonella control 
programme and related restrictions which shall only apply when 
indicated in the appropriate column of the table in Part 1 of 
Annex I;  
(e) the animal health additional guarantees, where required by the 
Member State of destination and referred to in the certificate.  
2. The following conditions set out in paragraph 1 shall not ap ply to 
single consignments of less than 20 units of poultry other than  ratites, 
hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof:  
(a) point (b);  
(b) point (d) when destined for primary production of poultry f or 
private domestic use or leading to the direct supply, by the 
producer, of small quantities of primary products as referred t o in 
Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.  
▼B 
Article 6  
Examination, sampling and testing procedures  
Where examination, sampling and testing for avian influenza,  Myco­
plasma , Newcastle disease,  Salmonella , and other pathogens of animal 
or public health significance is required for imports of commod ities into 
the Community in accordance with the certificates, such commodi ties shall 
only be imported into the Community where those examinations, s ampling 
and testing have been carried out by the competent authority of  the third 
country concerned or where appropriate by the competent authori ty of the 
Member State of destination in accordance with Annex III.  ▼B
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Article 7  
Disease reporting requirements  
Commodities shall only be imported into the Community from thir d 
countries, territories, zones or compartments, where the third country 
concerned:  
▼M2 
(a) informs the Commission of the disease situation within 24 h ours of 
confirmation of any initial outbreaks of LPAI, HPAI or Newcastl e 
disease;  
(b) submits virus isolates from initial outbreaks of HPAI and N ewcastle 
disease, without undue delay to the Community reference laborat ory 
for avian influenza and Newcastle disease (  1 ); such virus isolates 
shall not be required for imports of eggs, egg products and 
specified pathogen-free eggs from third countries, territories,  zones 
or compartments from which the import of such commodities into 
the Community is authorised;  
▼B 
(c) submits to the Commission regular updates on the disease si tuation.  
CHAPTER III  
ANIMAL HEALTH STATUS OF THIRD COUNTRIES, TERRITORIES, 
ZONES OR COMPARTMENTS OF ORIGIN WITH REGARD TO AVIAN 
INFLUENZA AND NEWCASTLE DISEASE  
Article 8  
Avian influenza free third countries, territories, zones or 
compartments  
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, a third country, territ ory, zone 
or compartment from which commodities are imported into the 
Community shall be considered as free from avian influenza wher e: 
(a) avian influenza has not been present in the third country, territory, 
zone or compartment for a period of at least 12 months precedin g 
the certification by the official veterinarian;  
(b) an avian influenza surveillance programme, in accordance wi th 
Article 10 has been carried out during a period of at least six  
months preceding the certification referred to in point (a) of this 
paragraph where required in the certificate.  
2. Where an outbreak of avian influenza occurs in a third count ry, 
territory, zone or compartment previously free of that disease,  as 
referred to in paragraph 1, that third country, territory, zone  or 
compartment shall again be considered as free from avian influe nza 
provided the following conditions have been met:  ▼B 
( 1 ) Veterinary Laboratories Agency, New Haw, Weybridge, Surrey KT  153NB, 
United Kingdom.
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(a) in the case of HPAI, a stamping out policy has been impleme nted to 
control the disease;  
(b) in the case of LPAI, either a stamping out policy has been im­
plemented or the poultry have been slaughtered to control the 
disease;  
(c) adequate cleansing and disinfection has been carried out on  all 
previously infected establishments;  
(d) avian influenza surveillance has been carried out in accord ance with 
Part II of Annex IV during a three-month period following 
completion of the cleansing and disinfection referred to in 
point (c) of this paragraph with negative results.  
Article 9  
HPAI free third countries, territories, zones and compartments  
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, a third country, territ ory, zone 
or compartment from which commodities are imported into the 
Community shall be considered as free from HPAI where that dise ase 
has not been present in the third country, territory, zone or c ompartment 
for a period of at least 12 months preceding the certification by the 
official veterinarian.  
2. Where an outbreak of HPAI occurs in a third country, territo ry, 
zone or compartment previously free of that disease as referred  to in 
paragraph 1, that third country, territory, zone or compartment  shall 
again be considered as free of HPAI, provided the following con ditions 
are met:  
(a) a stamping out policy has been implemented to control the d isease, 
including adequate cleansing and disinfection carried out on al l 
previously infected establishments;  
(b) avian influenza surveillance has been carried out in accord ance with 
Part II of Annex IV during a three-month period following 
completion of the stamping out policy and cleansing and 
disinfection referred to in point (a).  
Article 10  
Avian influenza surveillance programmes  
Where an avian influenza surveillance programme is required in the 
certificate, commodities shall only be imported into Community from 
third countries, territories, zones or compartments where:  
(a) the third country, territory, zone or compartment has had i n place 
for a period of at least six months an avian influenza surveill ance 
programme, which is indicated in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of 
Annex I, and that programme meets the requirements:  ▼B
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(i) set out in Part I of Annex IV; or  
(ii) of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the OIE (  1 ); 
(b) the third country informs the Commission of any changes to its 
avian influenza surveillance programme.  
Article 11  
Vaccination against avian influenza  
Where vaccination against avian influenza is carried out in thi rd coun­
tries, territories, zones or compartments, poultry or other com modities 
derived from vaccinated poultry shall only be imported into the  
Community, where:  
(a) the third country carries out vaccination against avian inf luenza in 
accordance with a vaccination plan indicated in column 8 of the  
table in Part 1 of Annex I, and that plan meets the requirement s set 
out in Annex V;  
(b) the third country informs the Commission of any changes to its 
avian influenza vaccination plan.  
Article 12  
Newcastle disease free third countries, territories, zones and 
compartments  
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, a third country, territ ory, zone 
or compartment from which commodities are imported into the 
Community shall be considered as free from Newcastle disease wh ere 
the following conditions are met:  
(a) no outbreaks of Newcastle disease have occurred in poultry in the 
third country, territory, zone or compartment for a period of a t least 
12 months preceding the certification by the official veterinar ian; 
(b) no vaccination against Newcastle disease using vaccines tha t do not 
comply with the criteria for recognised Newcastle disease vacci nes 
set out in Annex VI has been carried out for at least the perio d 
referred to in point (a) of this paragraph.  
2. Where an outbreak of Newcastle disease occurs in a third cou ntry, 
territory, zone or compartment previously free from that diseas e, as 
referred to in paragraph 1, that third country, territory, zone  or 
compartment shall again be considered as free from that disease  
provided the following conditions are met:  ▼B 
( 1 ) http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mcode/en_sommaire.htm
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(a) a stamping out policy has been implemented to control the d isease;  
(b) adequate cleansing and disinfection has been carried out on  all 
previously infected establishments;  
(c) during a period of at least three months following the comp letion of 
the stamping out policy and cleansing and disinfection referred  to in 
points (a) and (b):  
(i) the competent authority of a the third country can demonstr ate 
the absence of that disease in the third country, territory, zo ne 
or compartment by intensified investigations including 
laboratory testing in relation to the outbreak;  
(ii) no vaccination against Newcastle disease using vaccines th at do 
not comply with the criteria for recognised Newcastle disease 
vaccines set out in Annex VI has been carried out.  
Article 13  
Derogations concerning the use of vaccines against Newcastle 
disease  
1. For commodities referred to in Article 1(1)(a), and by way o f 
derogation from Article 12(1)(b) and Article 12(2)(c)(ii), a th ird 
country, territory, zone or compartment shall be considered as free 
from Newcastle disease where the following conditions are met:  
(a) the third country, territory, zone or compartment allows th e use of 
vaccines which comply with the general criteria set out in Part  I of 
Annex VI, but not with the specific criteria set out in Part II  of that 
Annex;  
(b) the additional health requirements set out in Part I of Ann ex VII are 
complied with.  
2. For commodities referred to in Article 1(1)(b), and by way o f 
derogation from Article 12(1)(b) and Article 12(2)(c)(ii), a th ird 
country, territory, zone or compartment from which imports of p oul­
trymeat into the Community are authorised, shall be considered as free 
from Newcastle disease where the additional health requirements  laid 
down in Part II of Annex VII are complied with.  
CHAPTER IV  
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS FOR IMPORTS  
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Article 14  
Specific conditions for imports of poultry, hatching eggs and 
day-old chicks  
1. In addition to the conditions laid down in Chapters II and I II, the 
following specific conditions shall apply to imports of:  ▼B
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(a) breeding and productive poultry other than ratites, hatchin g eggs 
and day-old chicks thereof, the requirements set out in Annex V III; 
(b) ratites for breeding and production, hatching eggs and day- old 
chicks thereof, the requirements set out in Annex IX.  
2. The specific conditions referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (b ) shall 
not apply to single consignments of less than 20 units of poult ry other 
than ratites, hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof. However , the 
requirements applicable after import set out in Section II of 
Annex VIII shall apply to those consignments.  
▼B 
Article 15  
Specific conditions for imports of specified pathogen-free eggs  
In addition to the requirements provided for in Articles 3 to 6 , specified 
pathogen-free eggs imported into the Community shall comply wit h the 
following requirements:  
(a) they shall be marked with a stamp bearing the ISO code of t he third 
country of origin and the approval number of the establishment of 
origin;  
(b) each package of specified pathogen-free eggs must only cont ain 
eggs from the same third country of origin, establishment and 
consignor, and must bear at least the following particulars:  
(i) the information shown on the eggs as provided for in point (a); 
(ii) a clearly visible and legible indication that the consignm ent 
contains specified pathogen-free eggs;  
(iii) the consignor’s name or business name and address.  
(c) specified pathogen-free eggs imported into the Community mu st be 
transported directly to their final destination after import co ntrols 
have been completed satisfactorily.  
Article 16  
Specific  conditions for transport of poultry and day-old chicks  
Poultry and day-old chicks imported into the Community shall no t be:  
(a) loaded onto a means of transport carrying other poultry and  day-old 
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(b) in the course of transport to the Community, shall not be m oved 
through nor unloaded in a third country, territory, zone or 
compartment from which imports of such poultry and day-old 
chicks into the Community are not authorised.  
Article 17  
Specific conditions for imports of meat of ratites  
Only meat derived from ratites which have undergone the protect ive 
measures in relation to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, laid down 
in Part II of Annex X, may be imported into the Community.  
CHAPTER V  
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS FOR TRANSIT  
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Article 18  
Derogations for transit through Latvia, Lithuania and Poland  
1. By way of derogation from Article 4(4), transit by road or b y rail 
shall be authorised between the border inspection posts in Latv ia, 
Lithuania and Poland listed in the Annex to Commission Decision  
2009/821/EC (  1 ), of consignments of meat, minced meat and mech­
anically separated meat of poultry including ratites and wild g ame- 
birds, eggs and egg products and specified pathogen-free eggs c oming 
from and bound for Russia, directly or via another third countr y, where 
the following conditions are met:  
(a) the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal by the 
official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry in  
Latvia, Lithuania or Poland.  
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2. By way of derogation from Article 4(4), transit by road or r ail 
shall be authorised between the border inspection posts in Lith uania 
listed in the Annex to Decision 2009/821/EC, of consignments of  
eggs, egg products and poultry meat coming from Belarus and bou nd 
for the Russian territory of Kaliningrad, where the following c onditions 
are met:  
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(a) the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal by the 
official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry in  
Lithuania.  
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Article 18a  
Derogation for transit through Croatia of consignments coming 
from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries  
1. By way of derogation from Article 4(4), the direct transit b y road 
shall be authorised between the border inspection post of Nova Sela and 
the border inspection post of Ploce, of consignments of meat, m inced 
meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry including ratit es and 
wild game-birds, eggs and egg products and specified pathogen-f ree 
eggs coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and bound for third 
countries where the following conditions are complied with:  
(a) the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal by the 
official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry;  
(b) the documents accompanying the consignment, as provided for  in 
Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC, are stamped with the words 
‘ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO THIRD COUNTRIES VIA THE EU’ 
on each page by the official veterinarian at the border inspect ion 
post of entry;  
(c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of D irective 
97/78/EC are complied with;  
(d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on t he 
Common Veterinary Entry Document referred to in Article 2(1) 
of Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 (  1 ) by the official 
veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry.  
2. Unloading or storage, as defined in Article 12(4) or in Arti cle 13 
of Directive 97/78/EC, of such consignments in the Union shall not be 
allowed.  
3. Regular audits shall be made by the competent authority to e nsure 
that the number of consignments and the quantities of products leaving 
the Union matches the number and quantities entering the Union.  
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CHAPTER VI  
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS  
Article 19  
Repeals  
Decisions 93/342/EEC, 94/438/EC and 2006/696/EC are repealed.  
References to the repealed Decisions shall be construed as refe rences to 
this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correl ation 
table in Annex XII.  
Article 20  
Transitional provisions  
Commodities in respect of which the relevant veterinary certifi cates 
have been issued in accordance with Decisions 93/342/EEC, 
94/438/EC and 2006/696/EC may be imported into or transit throu gh 
the Community until 15 February 2009.  ▼M25  
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Article 21  
Entry into force  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day followin g its 
publication in the  Official Journal of the European Union . 
It shall apply from 1 January 2009.  
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly a pplicable in 
all Member States.  ▼B
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ANNEX I  
POULTRY, HATCHING EGGS, DAY-OLD CHICKS, SPECIFIED PATHOGEN-FREE EGGS, MEAT, MINCED MEAT, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED MEAT, EGGS AND EGG 
PRODUCTS  
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PART 1  
List of third countries, territories, zones or compartments  
ISO code and name of 
third country or territory Code of third 
country, 
territory, zone 
or compartment Description of third country, territory, zone or 
compartment Veterinary certificate
 
Specific conditions Specific conditions
 
Avian influenza 
surveillance status 
Avian influenza 
vaccination status 
Salmonella control 
status (6 ) 
Model(s)
 
Additional 
guarantees 
Closing date (  1 ) Opening 
date (  2 ) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 6B 7 8 9  
AL — Albania AL-0 Whole country EP, E S4 
AR — Argentina AR-0 Whole country SPF  
POU, RAT, 
EP, E A S4  
WGM VIII  
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AU – Australia AU-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, E S4 
BPP, DOC, 
HEP, SRP, 
LT20 31.7.2020 S0, ST0  
BPR I  
DOR II  
HER III  
POU VI  
RAT VII  
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BA — Bosnia and 
Herzegovina BA-0 Whole country E, EP S4 
POU
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1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 6B 7 8 9  
BR — Brazil BR-0 Whole country SPF  
BR-1 States of: 
Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo 
and Mato Grosso do Sul RAT, BPR, 
DOR, HER, 
SRA N A  
BR-2 States of: 
Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina 
and São Paulo BPP, DOC, 
HEP, SRP, 
LT20 N S5, ST0  
BR-3 Distrito Federal and States of: 
Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, 
Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo WGM VIII  
EP, E, POU N S4  
BW — Botswana BW-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, E S4 
BPR I  
DOR II  
HER III  
RAT VII  
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BY — Belarus BY-0 Whole country EP, E, POU 
(all three only 
for transit 
through 
Lithuania) IX 
▼M52  
CA — Canada CA-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, E S4 
CA-1 The whole country of Canada excluding area CA-2 WGM VIII  
BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 N A S1, ST1  
POU, RAT N  
CA-2 Territory of Canada corresponding to: none
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1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 6B 7 8 9  
CH — Switzerland CH-0 Whole country (  3 ) A (  3 ) 
CL — Chile CL-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, E S4 
BPP, BPR, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 N A S0, ST0  
WGM VIII  
POU, RAT N  
CN — China CN-0 Whole country EP  
CN-1 Province of Shandong POU, E VI P2 6.2.2004 — S4  
GL — Greenland GL-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, WGM  
HK — Hong Kong HK-0 The whole territory of the Hong Kong Specia l Adminis­
trative Region EP 
▼M54  
IL — Israel (  5 ) IL-0 Whole country SPF, EP  
BPP, BPR, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
LT20 X P3 28.1.2017 A S5, ST1  
SRP P3 18.4.2015  
RAT X P3 28.1.2017  
WGM VIII P3 18.4.2015  
E X P3 28.1.2017 S4  
IL-1 Area south of Route No 5 POU X N, P2 24.4.2019  
IL-2 Area north of Route No 5 POU X P3 28.1.2017
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1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 6B 7 8 9  
IN — India IN-0 Whole country EP  
IS — Iceland IS-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, E S4 
▼M55  
JP — Japan JP-0 Whole country EP, E  
POU 
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KR — Republic of 
Korea KR-0 Whole country EP, E S4 
MD — Moldova MD-0 Whole country EP  
ME — Montenegro ME-0 Whole country EP  
MG — Madagascar MG-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, E, WGM S4  
MY — Malaysia MY-0 — —  
MY-1 Western Peninsular EP  
E S4 
▼M60  
MK – Republic of 
North Macedonia MK-0 Whole country E, EP  
POU P3 22.4.2020  
▼M44  
MX — Mexico MX-0 Whole country SPF  
EP 5 February 
2016 
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NA — Namibia NA-0 Whole country SPF  
BPR I  
DOR II  
HER III  
RAT, EP, E VII S4
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1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 6B 7 8 9  
NC — New Caledonia NC-0 Whole country EP  
NZ — New Zealand NZ-0 Whole country SPF  
BPP, BPR, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20, S0, ST0  
WGM VIII  
EP, E, POU, 
RAT S4 
PM — Saint Pierre 
and Miquelon PM-0 Whole territory SPF  
RS — Serbia RS-0 Whole country EP  
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RU — Russia RU-0 Whole country EP, E S4 
POU P2 17.11.2016  
P3 28.1.2019  
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SG — Singapore SG-0 Whole country EP  
TH — Thailand TH-0 Whole country SPF, EP  
WGM VIII 1.7.2012  
POU, RAT 1.7.2012  
E 1.7.2012 S4
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1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 6B 7 8 9  
TN — Tunisia TN-0 Whole country SPF  
BPP, LT20, 
BPR, DOR, 
HER S0, ST0  
WGM VIII  
EP, E, POU, 
RAT S4 
TR — Turkey TR-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, E S4 
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UA — Ukraine UA-0 Whole country EP, E  
UA-1 The whole country of Ukraine excluding area UA-2 WGM  
POU, RAT  
UA-2 Area of Ukraine corresponding to:  
UA-2.1 Kherson Oblast (region) WGM P2 30.11.2016 7 March 
2020  
POU, RAT P2 30.11.2016 7 March 
2020  
UA-2.2 Odessa Oblast (region) WGM P2 4.1.2017 7 March 
2020  
POU, RAT P2 4.1.2017 7 March 
2020  
UA-2.3 Chernivtsi Oblast (region) WGM P2 4.1.2017 7 March 
2020  
POU, RAT P2 4.1.2017 7 March 
2020  
UA-2.4 Vinnytsia Oblast (region), Nemyriv Raion (district), 
municipalities: 
Berezivka village 
Bratslav village 
Budky village 
Bugakiv village 
Chervone village WGM P2 19.1.2020  
POU, RAT P2 19.1.2020
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1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 6B 7 8 9  
Chukiv village 
Danylky village 
Dovzhok village 
Horodnytsia village 
Hrabovets village 
Hranitne village 
Karolina village 
Korovayna village 
Korzhiv village 
Korzhivka village 
Kryklivtsi village 
Maryanivka village 
Melnykivtsi village 
Monastyrok village 
Monastyrske village 
Nemyriv City 
Novi Obyhody village 
Ostapkivtsi village 
Ozero village 
Perepelychcha village 
Rachky village 
Salyntsi village 
Samchyntsi village 
Sazhky village 
Selevintsi village 
Sholudky village 
Slobidka village 
Sorokoduby village 
Sorokotiazhyntsi village 
Velyka Bushynka village 
Vovchok village 
Vyhnanka village 
Yosypenky village 
Zarudyntsi village 
Zelenianka village
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1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 6B 7 8 9  
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US – United States US-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, E S4 
US-1 The whole country of the United States excluding area 
US-2 WGM VIII  
POU, RAT N  
BPP, BPR, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2 Territory of the United States corresponding to:  
US-2.1 State of Tennessee: 
Lincoln County 
Franklin County 
Moore County WGM VIII P2 4.3.2017 11.8.2017  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.2 State of Alabama: 
Madison County 
Jackson County WGM VIII P2 4.3.2017 11.8.2017  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.3 State of South Carolina: 
Chesterfield county/Lancaster county/Kershaw county: 
A zone of a 10 km radius starting with N point on the 
circular Chesterfield 02 premise Control Zone border and 
extending in a clockwise fashion: 
(a) North: 2 km south from Highway 9, 0,03 km east 
from intersection of Airport Rd and Raymond Deason 
Rd. 
(b) Northeast: 1 km southwest from intersection of Highway 
268 and Cross Roads Church Rd. WGM VIII P2 8.4.2020 5.8.2020  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1
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1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 6B 7 8 9  
(c) East: 5,1 km west from State Highway 109, 1,6 km 
west from Angelus Rd and Refuge Dr 
(d) Southeast: 3,2 km northwest from intersection of 
Highway 145 and Lake Bee Rd. 
(e) South: 2,7 km east from intersection of Highway 151 
and Catarah Rd. 
(f) Southwest: 1,5 km east from intersection of McBee 
Hwy and Mt Pisgah Rd. 
(g) West: 1,3 km east from intersection of Texahaw Rd 
and Buzzards Roost Rd. 
(h) Northwest: Intersection of White Plains Church Rd 
and Graves Rd.  
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UY — Uruguay UY-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, E, RAT S4 
▼M51  
ZA — South Africa ZA-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, E S4 
BPR I P2 9.4.2011 A  
DOR II  
HER III  
RAT VII H, P2 22.6.2017  
ZW — Zimbabwe ZW-0 Whole country RAT VII P2 1.6.2017  
EP, E S4 
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( 1 ) Commodities, including those transported on the high seas, pr oduced before this date may be imported into the Union during a  period of 90 days from this date. 
( 2 ) Only commodities produced after this date may be imported int o the Union. 
( 3 ) In accordance with the agreement between the European Union a nd the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (O J L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).  
►M54 __________  ◄ 
( 5 ) Hereafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the te rritories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. 
( 6 ) Restrictions relating to salmonella control programmes as lis ted in Part 2 do not apply for single consignments of less than  20 units of poultry other than ratites, hatching eggs and day- old chicks thereof, when destined for 
primary production of poultry for private domestic use or leadi ng to the direct supply, by the producer, of small quantities o f primary products to the final consumer or to local retail est ablishments directly supplying the 
primary products to the final consumer and certified in accorda nce with the model veterinary certificate LT20.
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PART 2  
Model veterinary certificates  
Model(s):  
‘BPP’: Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive 
poultry other than ratites  
‘BPR’: Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive 
ratites  
‘DOC’: Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks FORM tha n 
of ratites  
‘DOR’: Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks of ratit es 
‘HEP’: Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of poultr y 
other than ratites  
‘HER’: Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of ratite s 
‘SPF’: Model veterinary certificate for specified pathogen-free  
eggs 
‘SRP’: Model veterinary certificate for slaughter poultry and 
poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites  
‘SRA’: Model veterinary certificate for slaughter ratites  
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‘LT20’: Model veterinary certificate for single consignments of  less 
than 20 units of poultry other than ratites, hatching eggs 
and day-old chicks thereof  
▼B 
‘POU’: Model veterinary certificate for meat of poultry  
‘POU-MI/MSM’: Model veterinary certificate for minced meat and mech­
anically separated meat of poultry  
‘RAT’: Model veterinary certificate for meat of farmed ratites for 
human consumption  
‘RAT-MI/MSM’: Model veterinary certificate for minced meat and mech­
anically separated meat of farmed ratites for human 
consumption  
‘WGM’: Model veterinary certificate for wild game-bird meat  
‘WGM-MI/MSM’: Model veterinary certificate for wild game-bird m inced 
meat and mechanically separated meat  
‘E’: Model veterinary certificate for eggs  
‘EP’: Model veterinary certificate for egg products  
Additional guarantees (AG):  
‘I’: Guarantees for breeding and productive ratites coming from  a third 
country, territory or zone not free from Newcastle disease, cer tified in 
accordance with model BPR  ▼B
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‘II’: Guarantees for day-old chicks of ratites coming from a th ird country, 
territory or zone not free from Newcastle disease, certified in  
accordance with model DOR  
‘III’: Guarantees for hatching eggs of ratites coming from a th ird country, 
territory or zone not free from Newcastle disease certified in 
accordance with model HER  
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▼B 
‘V’: Guarantees for slaughter ratites coming from a third count ry, territory 
or zone not free from Newcastle disease, certified in accordanc e with 
model SRA  
‘VI’: additional guarantees covering poultrymeat certified in a ccordance 
with model POU  
‘VII’: additional guarantees covering meat of farmed ratites fo r human 
consumption certified in accordance with model RAT  
‘VIII’: additional guarantees for wild game-bird meat certified  in accordance 
with model WGM  
▼M26  
‘IX’: only transit through Lithuania of consignments of eggs, e gg products 
and poultry meat originating in Belarus and bound for the Russi an 
territory of Kaliningrad shall be permitted provided that Artic le 18(2), 
(3) and (4) is complied with  
▼M34  
‘X’: additional guarantees covering commodities certified in ac cordance 
with point 8 of Section I of Annex III and the model certificat es 
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, POU, RAT and E.  
▼M1 
Salmonella control programme:  
‘S0’ Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or produ ctive 
poultry (BPP) of  Gallus gallus , day-old chicks (DOC) of  Gallus 
gallus , slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of  Gallus 
gallus  and hatching eggs (HEP) of  Gallus gallus  because a relevant  
Salmonella  control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) 
No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or 
approved by it.  
‘S1’ Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or produ ctive 
poultry (BPP) of  Gallus gallus , day-old chicks (DOC) of  Gallus 
gallus  and slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of  
Gallus gallus  for other purposes than breeding, because a relevant  
Salmonella  control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) 
No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or 
approved by it.  
‘S2’ Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or produ ctive 
poultry (BPP) of  Gallus gallus , day-old chicks (DOC) of  Gallus 
gallus  and slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of  
Gallus gallus  for other purposes than breeding or laying, because a 
relevant  Salmonella  control programme in accordance with 
Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the 
Commission or approved by it.  ▼B
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‘S3’ Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or produ ctive 
poultry (BPP) of  Gallus gallus  and slaughter poultry and poultry 
for restocking (SRP) of  Gallus gallus  for other purposes than 
breeding, because a relevant  Salmonella  control programme in 
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been 
submitted to the Commission or approved by it.  
‘S4’ Prohibition to export into the Community eggs (E) of  Gallus gallus  
others than eggs classed B in accordance with Regulation (EC) 
No 557/2007 because a relevant  Salmonella  control programme in 
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been 
submitted to the Commission or approved by it.  
▼M5 
‘S5’ Prohibition to export into the Union breeding and producti ve poultry 
of Gallus gallus  (BPP), slaughter poultry and poultry for 
restocking (SRP) of  Gallus gallus  because a  Salmonella  control 
programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has 
not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.  
‘ST0’ Prohibition to export into the Union breeding or producti ve 
poultry (BPP) of s, day-old chicks (DOC) of s, slaughter poultr y 
and poultry for restocking (SRP) of turkeys and hatching 
eggs (HEP) of turkeys because a relevant  Salmonella  control 
programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has 
not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.  
‘ST1’ Prohibition to export into the Union breeding or producti ve 
poultry (BPP) of turkeys and slaughter poultry and poultry for 
restocking (SRP) of s because a relevant  Salmonella  control 
programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has 
not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.  
▼B 
Specific conditions:  
‘P2’: Prohibition to import into or transit through the Communi ty due to 
restrictions related to a HPAI outbreak  
‘P3’: Prohibition to import into or transit through the Communi ty due to 
restrictions related to a ND outbreak  
▼M3 
‘N’: Guarantees have been provided that the legislation on the control of 
Newcastle disease in the third country or territory is equivale nt to that 
applied in the Union. In the case of an outbreak of Newcastle d isease, 
imports may continue to be authorised from the third country or  
territory with no change in the third country code or territory  code. 
However, imports into the Union from any areas which are placed  
under official restrictions by the competent authority of the t hird 
country or territory concerned due to an outbreak of that disea se 
shall be automatically prohibited  ▼M1
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‘H’: Guarantees have been provided that meat of farmed ratites for human 
consumption (RAT) is obtained from ratites coming from a regist ered 
closed ratite holding approved by the third country’s competent  auth­
ority. In the case of a HPAI outbreak on the third country’s te rritory, 
imports of such meat may still continue to be authorised, provi ded 
that it is obtained from ratites coming from a registered close d ratite 
holding free of LPAI and HPAI; and where within a radius of 100  km 
around that holding, including, where applicable, the territory  of a 
neighbouring country, there has been no outbreak of LPAI or HPA I 
for at least the last 24 months and where there has been no epi demi­
ological link to a ratite or poultry holding where LPAI or HPAI  has 
been present within at least the last 24 months.  
▼B 
Avian influenza surveillance programme and avian influenza vaccination plan:  
‘A’: Third country, territory, zone or compartment carries out an avian 
influenza surveillance programme in accordance with 
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008  
‘B’: Third country, territory, zone or compartment carries out vaccination 
against avian influenza in accordance with Regulation (EC) 
No 798/2008  
Notes  
General notes:  
(a) Veterinary certificates based on the models in Part 2 of th is Annex and 
following the layout of the model that corresponds to the commo dity 
concerned shall be issued by the exporting country, territory, zone or 
compartment. They shall contain, in the order appearing in the model, the 
attestations that are required for any third country and, where  applicable, 
those additional health requirements required for the exporting  country, 
territory, zone or compartment.  
Where additional guarantees are required by the EU Member State  of desti­
nation for the commodity concerned, these shall also be entered  on the 
original of the veterinary certificate.  
(b) A separate, single certificate must be presented for each c onsignment of the 
commodity concerned, exported to the same destination from a te rritory 
appearing in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of this Annex and transp orted in 
the same railway wagon, lorry, aircraft or ship.  
(c) The original of certificates shall consist of a single page  printed on both sides 
or, where more text is required, such that all the pages form a  whole and 
cannot be separated.  
(d) The certificate shall be drawn up in at least one official language of the EU 
Member State where the border inspection takes place and in one  official 
language of the EU Member State of destination. However, those Member 
States may allow another Community language instead of their ow n, accom­
panied, if necessary, by an official translation.  
(e) Where additional pages are attached to the certificate for the purposes of 
identifying the items making up the consignment, such additiona l pages shall 
also be considered to form part of the original of the certific ate, provided the 
signature and stamp of the certifying official veterinarian app ear on each 
page.  ▼M29
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(f) Where the certificate, including any additional pages as pr ovided for in (e), 
comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered ‘–x( page 
number ) of y( total number of pages )–’ on the bottom and shall bear the 
code number of the certificate allocated by the competent autho rity on the 
top. 
(g) The original of the certificate must be completed and signe d by an official 
veterinarian not more than 24 hours prior to loading of the con signment for 
imports to the Community, unless otherwise stated. To that end,  the 
competent authorities of the exporting country shall ensure tha t principles 
of certification equivalent to those laid down in Directive 96/ 93/EC are 
followed.  
The colour of the signature shall be different from that of the  printing. The 
same rule shall apply to stamps other than embossed stamps or w atermarks.  
(h) The original of the certificate must accompany the consignm ent as far as the 
EU border inspection post.  
Additional notes for poultry and day-old chicks:  
(i) The certificate shall be valid for 10 days from the date of  issue, unless 
otherwise stated.  
In the case of transport by ship, the term of validity shall be  extended by the 
time taken by the voyage. To that end, the original of a declar ation by the 
ship's master, drawn up in accordance with Annex II, shall be a ttached to the 
veterinary certificate.  
(j) Poultry and day-old chicks shall not be transported with ot her poultry and 
day-old chicks that are either not intended for the European Co mmunity or of 
a lower health status.  
(k) Poultry and day-old chicks shall not in the course of trans port to the 
Community be moved through nor unloaded in a third country, ter ritory, 
zone or compartment from which imports of such poultry and day- old 
chicks into the Community are not authorised.  ▼B
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Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive poultry other than ratites (BPP)
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▼M34
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▼M34
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▼M34
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▼M34
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Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive ratites (BPR)
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▼M34
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▼M34
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▼M34
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▼M34
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Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks other than of ratites (DOC)
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▼M34
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▼M34
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► (1) C2 ▼M34
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▼M34
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▼M34
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Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks of ratites (DOR)
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Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites (HEP)
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▼M34
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▼M34
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▼M34
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Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of ratites (HER)
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▼M34
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▼M34
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Model veterinary certificate for specified pathogen-free eggs (SPF)
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▼B
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▼B
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Model veterinary certificate for slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than 
ratites (SRP)
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Model veterinary certificate for slaughter ratites (SRA)
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Model veterinary certificate for single consignments of less than 20 units of poultry other than ratites, hatching 
eggs and day-old chicks thereof (LT20)
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▼M48
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▼M48
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▼M48
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▼M48
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▼M48
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Model veterinary certificate for minced meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry (POU-MI/MSM)  
(Not yet established)  ▼B
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Model veterinary certificate for meat of farmed ratites for human consumption (RAT)
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▼M34
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▼M34
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Model veterinary certificate for minced meat and mechanically separated meat of farmed ratites for human 
consumption (RAT-MI/MSM)  
(Not yet established)  ▼B
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Model veterinary certificate for wild game-bird meat (WGM)
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▼B
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▼B
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Model veterinary certificate for wild game-bird minced meat and mechanically separated meat (WGM-MI/MSM)  
(Not yet established)  ▼B
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Model veterinary certificate for eggs (E)
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Model veterinary certificate for egg products (EP)
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ANNEX II  
(as referred to in Article 4)  
(To be completed and attached to the veterinary certificate where transport of poultry and day-old chicks to the 
European Community border includes transport by ship, even for part of the journey.)
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ANNEX III  
COMMUNITY ACTS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND 
PROCEDURES FOR EXAMINATION, SAMPLING AND TESTING AS 
REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6  
I. Before import into the Community  
Methods for standardisation of materials and procedures for exa mination, 
sampling and testing for:  
1. Avian influenza  
— Diagnostic manual for avian influenza as laid down in Commiss ion 
Decision 2006/437/EC (  1 ); or 
— Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Anima ls of 
the World Organisation for animal Health (OIE) (  2 ). 
2. Newcastle disease  
— Annex III to Council Directive 92/66/EEC (  3 ); or 
— Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Anima ls of 
the World Organisation for animal Health (OIE);  
— Where Article 12 of Directive  ►M42  2009/158/EC ◄ applies, the 
sampling and testing methods must comply with the methods 
described in Annexes to Commission Decision 92/340/EEC (  4 ). 
3. Salmonella pullorum and Salmonella gallinarum  
— Chapter III of Annex II to Directive  ►M42  2009/158/EC ◄; or  
— Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Anima ls of 
the World Organisation for animal Health (OIE).  
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4. Salmonella arizonae  
— Chapter III of Annex II to Directive  ►M42  2009/158/EC ◄; or  
— Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Anima ls of 
the World Organisation for animal Health (OIE).  
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5. Mycoplasma gallisepticum  
— Chapter III of Annex II to Directive  ►M42  2009/158/EC ◄; or  
— Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Anima ls of 
the World Organisation for animal Health (OIE).  
6. Mycoplasma meleagridis  
Chapter III of Annex II to Directive  ►M42  2009/158/EC ◄.  
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7. Salmonella of public health significance  
Sampling shall be carried out in accordance with the sampling p rotocol 
laid down in point 2.2 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (E U) 
No 200/2010.  ▼B 
( 1 ) OJ L 237, 31.8.2006, p. 1. 
( 2 ) http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mmanual/A_summry.htm 
( 3 ) OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Direct ive 2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 
20.12.2006, p. 352). 
( 4 ) OJ L 188, 8.7.1992, p. 34.
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The detection method recommended by the EU reference 
laboratory (EURL) for salmonella in Bilthoven, the Netherlands,  or an 
equivalent method shall be used. That method is described in th e current 
version of Annex D of ISO 6579 (2002): «Detection of  Salmonella  spp. 
in animal faeces and in samples of the primary production stage ». For 
that detection method, a semi-solid medium (modified semi-solid  
Rappaport-Vassiladis medium, MSRV) is used as the single select ive 
enrichment medium.  
Serotyping shall be carried out following the Kauffmann-White s cheme 
or an equivalent method.  
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8. Additional guarantees (X) in relation to certain third countries not free 
from Newcastle disease  
8.1. In establishments referred to in point 8.2, the official v eterinarian 
must:  
(a) check the production and health records of the establishmen t; 
(b) carry out a clinical inspection in each production unit, in cluding 
an evaluation of its clinical history and clinical examinations  of 
poultry — in particular of those that appear sick — in each 
production unit from which dispatch referred to in point 8.2 is  
intended;  
(c) sample at least 60 tracheal or oropharyngeal and 60 cloacal  
swabs for laboratory investigations to be performed for 
checking the presence of Newcastle disease virus from poultry 
and ratites from each production unit from which dispatch 
referred to in point 8.2 is intended; if the number of birds 
present in that epidemiological unit is smaller than 60, swabs 
must be taken from all birds. In case of products referred to i n 
point 8.2(c) this sampling may also take place at the 
slaughterhouse.  
8.2. Point 8.1 applies in establishments from which it is inten ded to 
dispatch to the Union:  
(a) breeding or productive poultry and breeding or productive r atites 
(BPP, BPR);  
(b) day-old chicks of poultry, day-old chicks of ratites, hatch ing 
eggs of poultry or ratites and eggs for consumption (DOC, 
DOR, HEP, HER, E);  
(c) meat obtained from poultry and ratites kept on such holding s 
(POU, RAT).  
8.3. The procedures provided for in point 8.1 must be carried o ut: 
(a) for the commodities referred to in points (a) and (c) of po int 8.2, 
within not more than 72 hours prior to dispatch to the Union or  
prior to the slaughter of the poultry and ratites;  
(b) for the commodities referred to in point (b) of point 8.2, at 
intervals of 15 days or in case of infrequent dispatch to the 
Union, not more than seven days before collection of the 
hatching eggs.  
8.4. The procedures referred to in point 8.1 must have a favora ble 
outcome and the laboratory investigations referred to above mus t 
be performed in an official laboratory, give negative results a nd be 
available before dispatch to the Union of any of the commoditie s 
listed in points 8.2.  ▼M42
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II. After import into the Community  
Sampling and testing procedures for avian influenza and Newcastle disease:  
During the period referred to in point II.1 of Annex VIII, the official 
veterinarian shall take samples from the imported poultry for v irological 
examination, to be tested as follows:  
— Between the seventh and the fifteenth day following the date of 
commencement of the isolation period, cloacal swabs must be tak en 
from all birds where the consignment contains less than 60 bird s, and 
from at least 60 birds where consignments contain more than 60 birds;  
— Testing of samples must be carried out in official laboratori es designated 
by the competent authority, using diagnostic procedures for:  
(i) avian influenza as laid down in the diagnostic manual in 
Commission Decision 2006/437/EC;  
(ii) Newcastle disease as laid down in Annex III to Council Dir ective 
92/66/EEC.  
III. General requirements  
— Samples may be pooled, subject to a maximum of five samples f rom 
individual birds in each pool.  
— Virus isolates must be sent without delay to the national ref erence 
laboratory.  ▼B
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ANNEX IV  
(as referred to in Article 8(2)(d), Article 9(2)(b) and Article  1 0 
REQUIREMENTS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE 
PROGRAMMES AND INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED  ( 1 ) 
I. Requirements for avian influenza surveillance in poultry carried out in 
third countries, territories, zones or compartments as referred to in 
Article 10.  
A. surveillance for avian influenza in poultry:  
1. Description of objectives  
2. Third country, territory, zone or compartment (keep as appro priate):  
3. Type of surveillance:  
— Serological surveillance  
— Virological surveillance  
— Targeted avian influenza subtypes  
4. Sampling criteria:  
— Targeted species (for example, s, chicken, partridges)  
— Targeted categories (for example, breeders, layers)  
— Targeted husbandry systems (for example, commercial establish ­
ments, backyard flocks)  
5. Statistical basis for number of establishments sampled:  
— Number of establishments in area  
— Number of establishments per category  
— Number of establishments to be sampled per poultry category  
6. Frequency of sampling  
7. Number of samples taken per establishment/shed  
8. Time period for sampling  
9. Type of samples taken (tissue, faeces, cloacal/oropharyngeal /tracheal 
swabs)  
10. Laboratory tests used (for example, AGID, PCR, HI, Virus 
isolation.)  
11. Indication of laboratories carrying out testing at central,  regional or 
local level (keep as appropriate)  
Indication of reference laboratory carrying out confirmatory te sting 
(avian influenza national reference laboratory, OIE or Communit y 
reference laboratory for avian influenza)  ▼B 
( 1 ) Please give as much detailed information as necessary to allo w proper assessment of the 
programme.
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12. Reporting system/protocol used for avian influenza surveill ance 
results (include results where available)  
13. Follow-up investigations of positive results for subtypes H 5 and H7.  
B. where available information on surveillance for avian influenza in wild 
birds to assess risk factors for avian influenza introduction into poultry:  
1. Type of surveillance:  
— Serological surveillance  
— Virological surveillance  
— Targeted avian influenza subtypes  
2. Sampling criteria  
3. Targeting of wild bird species (indicate species names in La tin) 
4. Targeting of selected areas  
5. Information referred to in point 6 and points 8 to 12 of Par t I.A.  
II. Avian influenza surveillance to be carried out following the occurrence 
of an outbreak of that disease in a third country, territory, zone or 
compartment previously free from that disease, as referred to in 
Articles 8(2)(d) and 9(2)(b)  
Surveillance for avian influenza must provide at least the conf idence by a 
randomised representative sample of the populations at risk to demonstrate 
the absence of infection taking into account the specific epide miological 
circumstances in relation to the occurred outbreak(s).  ▼B
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ANNEX V  
(as referred to in Article 11(a))  
INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED BY A THIRD COUNTRY 
VACCINATING AGAINST AVIAN INFLUENZA  ( 1 ) 
I. Requirements for vaccination plans carried out in a third country, 
territory, zone or compartment as referred to in Article 11  
1. Country, territory, zone or compartment (keep as appropriate ) 
2. Disease history (previous outbreaks in poultry or cases in w ild birds of 
HPAI/LPAI)  
3. Description of the reasons for the decision on the introduct ion of vacci­
nation  
4. Risk assessment based on:  
— Avian influenza outbreak within that third country, territory , zone or 
compartment (keep as appropriate)  
— Avian influenza outbreak in a nearby country  
— Other risk factors such as certain areas, type of poultry hus bandry or 
categories of poultry or other captive birds  
5. Geographical area where vaccination is carried out  
6. Number of establishments in vaccination area  
7. Number of establishments where vaccination is carried out, i f different 
from number in point 6  
8. Species and categories of poultry or other captive birds in vaccination 
territory, zone or compartment  
9. Approximate number of poultry or other captive birds in the estab­
lishments referred to in point 7  
10. Summary of the vaccine characteristics  
11. Authorisation, handling, manufacture, storage, supply, dist ribution and 
sale of avian influenza vaccines on national territory  
12. Implementation of a DIVA strategy  
13. Envisaged duration of vaccination campaign  
14. Provisions and restrictions on the movements of vaccinated poultry and 
poultry products derived from vaccinated poultry or vaccinated other 
captive birds  ▼B 
( 1 ) Please give as much detailed information as necessary to allo w proper assessment of the 
programme.
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15. Clinical and laboratory tests carried out in the establishm ents vaccinated 
and/or located in the vaccination area (e.g. efficacy and pre-m ovement 
testing etc.)  
16. Means of record keeping (e.g. for the detailed information referred to 
point 15) and registration of holdings where vaccination is car ried out.  
II. Surveillance for third countries, territories, zones or compartments that 
carry out vaccination against avian influenza as referred to in Article 11  
Where vaccination is carried out in a third country, territory,  zone or 
compartment all commercial establishments that are vaccinated a gainst 
avian influenza must be required to undergo laboratory testing and the 
following information, in addition to the information referred to in Part 
I.A to Annex IV, shall be submitted:  
1. Number of vaccinated establishments in area per category  
2. Number of vaccinated establishments to be sampled per poultr y category  
3. Use of sentinel birds (indicate species and number of sentin el birds used 
per shed)  
4. Number of samples taken per establishment and/or shed  
5. Data on vaccine efficacy.  ▼B
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ANNEX VI  
(as referred to in Article 12(1)(b), Article 12(2)(c)(ii) and A rticle 13(1)(a))  
CRITERIA FOR RECOGNISED NEWCASTLE DISEASE VACCINES  
I. General criteria  
1. Vaccines must comply with the standards set out in the Manua l of Diag­
nostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the World Organis­
ation for Animal Health (OIE) in the Chapter on Newcastle disea se. 
2. Vaccines must be registered by the competent authorities of the third 
country concerned before being allowed to be distributed and us ed. For 
such registration, the competent authorities of the third count ry concerned 
must rely on a complete file containing data on the efficacy an d innocuity 
of the vaccine; for imported vaccines the competent authorities  may rely 
on data checked by the competent authorities of the country whe re the 
vaccine is produced, as far as these checks have been carried o ut in 
conformity with OIE standards.  
3. In addition, imports or production and distribution of the v accines must be 
controlled by the competent authorities of the third country co ncerned.  
4. Before distribution is allowed, each batch of vaccines must be tested on 
innocuity, in particular regarding attenuation or inactivation and absence 
of undesired contaminating agents, and on efficacy on behalf of  the 
competent authorities.  
II. Specific criteria  
Live attenuated Newcastle disease vaccines must be prepared fro m a 
Newcastle disease virus strain for which the master seed has be en tested 
and shown to have an intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) o f: 
(a) less than 0,4, if not less than 10  7 EID  50 are administered to each bird in 
the ICPI test; or  
(b) less than 0,5, if not less than 10  8 EID  50 are administered to each bird in 
the ICPI test.  ▼M9
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ANNEX VII  
(as referred to in Article 13)  
ADDITIONAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS  
I. For poultry, day-old chicks and hatching eggs coming from a third 
country, Territory, zone or compartment where vaccines used against 
Newcastle disease do not meet THE criteria of Annex VI  
1. Where the third country, territory, zone or compartment does  not prohibit 
the use of Newcastle disease vaccines that do not meet the spec ific 
criteria set out in Annex VI the following additional health re quirements 
shall apply to:  
(a) poultry, including day-old chicks must not have been vaccin ated with 
such vaccines for at least 12 months preceding the date of impo rt to 
the Community;  
(b) the flock or flocks must have undergone a virus isolation t est for 
Newcastle disease not earlier than two weeks before the date of  
import into the Community or, in the case of hatching eggs, not  
earlier than two weeks before the date of collection of the egg s: 
(i) carried out in an official laboratory;  
(ii) on a random sample of cloacal swabs from at least 60 birds  in 
each flock;  
(iii) in which no avian paramyxoviruses with an Intracerebral P atho­
genicity Index of more than 0,4 have been found.  
(c) poultry must have been kept in isolation under official sur veillance 
on the establishment of origin during the two-week period refer red to 
in (b);  
(d) poultry must not have been in contact with poultry not meet ing the 
requirements set out in (a) and (b) during a period of 60 days before 
the date of import into the Community or, in the case of hatchi ng 
eggs, during a period of 60 days before the date of collection of the 
eggs.  
2. Where day-old chicks are imported from a third country, terr itory, zone 
or compartment as referred to in point 1, the day-old chicks an d the 
hatching eggs from which the day-old chicks are derived must no t 
have been in contact in the hatchery or during transport with p oultry 
or hatching eggs not meeting the requirements set out in point 1(a) to (d).  
II. For meat of poultry  
Meat of poultry must come from slaughter poultry that:  
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(a) has not been vaccinated with live attenuated vaccines prepa red from a 
Newcastle disease virus master seed showing a higher pathogenic ity than 
lentogenic strains of the virus within the period of 30 days pr eceding 
slaughter;  ▼B
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(b) underwent a virus isolation test for Newcastle disease, car ried out in an 
official laboratory at the time of slaughter on a random sample  of cloacal 
swabs from at least 60 birds in each flock concerned and in whi ch no 
avian paramyxoviruses with an Intracerebral Pathogenicity Index  (ICPI) 
of more than 0,4 were found;  
(c) has not been in contact in 30 days preceding the date of sl aughter with 
poultry that does not fulfil the conditions set out in (a) and (b). ▼B
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ANNEX VIII  
(as referred to in Article 14(1)(a))  
BREEDING AND PRODUCTIVE POULTRY OTHER THAN RATITES, 
HATCHING EGGS AND DAY-OLD CHICKS OTHER THAN OF 
RATITES  
I. Requirements applicable before import  
1. Breeding and productive poultry other than ratites, hatching  eggs and 
day-old chicks other than of ratites for import into the Commun ity 
shall only come from establishments which have been approved by  the 
competent authority of the third country concerned in accordanc e with 
conditions that are at least as strict as those laid down in An nex II to 
Directive  ►M42  2009/158/EC ◄ and where such approval has not been 
suspended or withdrawn.  
2. Where breeding and productive poultry other than ratites, ha tching eggs 
and day-old chicks other than of ratites and/or their flocks of  origin are to 
undergo testing to meet the requirements of the relevant veteri nary 
certificates laid down in this Regulation, sampling for testing  and the 
testing itself must be carried out in accordance with Annex III . 
3. Hatching eggs for import into the Community shall bear the n ame of the 
third country of origin and the word ‘hatching’ that is more th an 3mm 
high in one of the official languages of the Community.  
4. Each package of hatching eggs as referred to in point 3 shal l contain only 
eggs of a single species, category and type of poultry from the  same third 
country, territory, zone or compartment of origin and consignor , and shall 
bear at least the following particulars:  
(a) the information shown on the eggs as provided for in point 3; 
(b) the species of poultry from which the eggs come;  
(c) the consignor's name or business name and address.  
5. Each box of imported day-old chicks shall contain only a sin gle species, 
category and type of poultry from the same third country, terri tory, zone 
or compartment of origin, hatchery and consignor and shall bear  at least 
the following particulars:  
(a) the name of the third country, territory, zone or compartme nt of 
origin;  
(b) the species of poultry to which the day-old chicks belong;  
(c) the distinguishing number of the hatchery;  
(d) the consignor's name or business name and address.  
II. Requirements applicable after imports  
1. Imported breeding and productive poultry other than ratites and day-old 
chicks other than of ratites shall be kept on the establishment (s) of desti­
nation from their date of arrival:  
(a) for a period of at least six weeks; or  ▼B
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(b) where the birds are slaughtered before the expiry of the pe riod 
referred to in (a), until the day of slaughter.  
However, the period provided for in (a) may be reduced to three  weeks, 
provided that sampling and testing in accordance with Annex III  have 
been carried out with favourable results.  
2. Breeding and productive poultry other than ratites which hav e been 
hatched from imported hatching eggs shall be kept for at least three 
weeks from the date of hatching in the hatchery or for at least  three 
weeks on the establishment(s) to which the poultry has been sen t after 
hatching.  
Where day-old chicks are not reared in the Member State which i mported 
the hatching eggs, they shall be transported directly to the fi nal destination 
(as specified in points 1.10 and 1.11 of the health certificate , Model 2 in 
Annex IV to Directive  ►M42  2009/158/EC ◄) and kept there for at 
least three weeks from the date of hatching.  
3. During the relevant periods, as referred to in points 1 and 2, imported 
breeding and productive poultry and day-old chicks and breeding  and 
productive poultry other than ratites which have hatched from i mported 
hatching eggs shall be kept in isolation in poultry houses wher e no other 
flocks are present.  
However, they may be introduced into poultry houses where breed ing and 
productive poultry and day-old chicks are already present.  
In that case, the relevant periods referred to in points 1 and 2 shall 
commence from the date of introduction of the last imported bir d and 
no poultry present shall be moved from the poultry houses befor e the end 
of those periods.  
4. Imported hatching eggs shall be hatched in separate incubato rs and 
hatchers.  
However, imported hatching eggs may be introduced into incubato rs and 
hatchers where other hatching eggs are already present.  
In that case, the periods referred to in points 1 and 2 shall c ommence 
from the date of introduction of the last imported hatching egg . 
5. No later than the date of expiry of the relevant periods as provided for in 
point 1 or 2, imported breeding and productive poultry and day- old chicks 
shall undergo a clinical examination carried out by the officia l 
veterinarian and, where necessary, samples shall be taken to mo nitor 
their state of health.  ▼B
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ANNEX IX  
(as referred to in Article 14(1)(b))  
RATITES FOR BREEDING AND PRODUCTION, HATCHING EGGS 
AND DAY-OLD CHICKS THEREOF  
I. Requirements applicable before import  
1. Imported ratites for breeding and production (ratites) shall  be identified 
by neck-tags and/or microchips bearing the ISO code of the thir d country 
of origin. Such microchips must comply with ISO standards.  
2. Imported hatching eggs of ratites shall be marked with a sta mp indicating 
the ISO code of the third country of origin and the approval nu mber of 
the establishment of origin.  
3. Each package of hatching eggs as referred to in point 2 shal l contain only 
eggs of ratites from the same third country, territory, zone or  
compartment of origin and consignor, and shall bear at least th e 
following particulars:  
(a) the information shown on the eggs as provided for in point 2; 
(b) a clearly visible and legible indication that the consignme nt contains 
hatching eggs of ratites;  
(c) the consignor’s name or business name and address.  
4. Each box of imported day-old chicks of ratites for breeding and 
production shall contain only ratites from the same third count ry, 
territory, zone or compartment of origin, establishment and con signor, 
and shall bear at least the following particulars:  
(a) the ISO code of the third country of origin and the approva l number 
of the establishment of origin;  
(b) a clearly visible and legible indication that the consignme nt contains 
day-old chicks of ratites;  
(c) the consignor’s name or business name and address.  
II. Requirements applicable after import  
1. After the import controls have been carried out in accordanc e with 
Directive 91/496/EEC, consignments of ratites and hatching eggs  and 
day-old chicks thereof shall be transported directly to the fin al destination.  
2. Imported ratites and day-old chicks thereof shall be kept on  the establish­
ment(s) of destination from their date of arrival:  
(a) for a period at least six weeks; or  
(b) where the birds are slaughtered before the expiry of the pe riod 
referred to in (a), until the day of slaughter.  
▼M16  
3. Ratites which have hatched from imported hatching eggs shall  be kept for 
a period of at least three weeks from the date of hatching in t he hatchery 
or for at least three weeks on the establishment(s) to which th ey have 
been sent after hatching.  
Where day-old chicks of ratites are not reared in the Member St ate which 
imported the hatching eggs, they shall be transported directly to the final 
destination (as specified in points I.10 and I.11 of the health  certificate, 
Model 2, in Annex IV to Council Directive 2009/158/EC (  1 )) and kept 
there for at least three weeks from the date of hatching.  ▼B 
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4. During the relevant periods as referred to in points 2 and 3 , imported 
ratites and ratites which have hatched from imported hatching e ggs shall 
be kept in isolation in poultry houses where no other ratites o r poultry are 
present.  
However, they may be introduced into poultry houses where other  ratites 
or poultry are already present. In that case, the periods refer red to in 
points 2 and 3 shall commence from the date of introduction of the last 
imported ratite and no ratites or poultry present shall be move d from the 
poultry housing before the end of those periods.  
5. Imported hatching eggs shall be hatched in separate incubato rs and 
hatchers.  
However, imported hatching eggs may be introduced into incubato rs and 
hatchers where other hatching eggs are already present. In that  case, the 
periods referred to in points 2 and 3 shall commence from the d ate of 
introduction of the last imported hatching egg and the measures  as 
provided for in those points shall apply.  
6. No later than the date of expiry of the relevant periods as referred to in 
point 2 or 3, imported ratites and day-old chicks thereof shall  undergo a 
clinical examination carried out by an official veterinarian an d, where 
necessary, samples shall be taken to monitor their state of hea lth. 
III. Requirements for ratites for breeding and production and day-old chicks 
thereof from Asia and Africa applicable on their import into the 
Community  
The protective measures for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever se t out in 
Part I of Annex X shall apply to ratites for breeding and produ ction and 
day-old chicks thereof coming from third countries, territories , zones or 
compartments in Asia and Africa.  
All ratites testing positive to the competitive ELISA test for antibodies to 
Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever provided for therein shall be destroyed.  
All birds of the same consignment shall be retested by the comp etitive 
ELISA test 21 days after the date of the original sampling. Whe re any 
bird tests positive all birds in the same consignment shall be destroyed.  
IV. Requirements for ratites for breeding and production from a third 
country, territory or zone considered to be infected with Newcastle 
disease  
The following rules shall apply to ratites and hatching eggs th ereof coming 
from a third country, territory or zone considered as infected with Newcastle 
disease and to day-old chicks that have hatched from such eggs:  
(a) before the date the isolation period begins, the competent authority shall 
check the isolation facilities as referred to in point 4 of Par t II of this 
Annex to verify whether they are satisfactory;  
(b) during the relevant periods as referred to in points 2 and 3 of Part II of 
this Annex a virus isolation test for Newcastle disease shall b e carried 
out on a cloacal swab or faeces sample from each ratite;  ▼B
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(c) where ratites are to be sent to a Member State, the status of which has 
been established in accordance with Article 12(2) of Directive  
►M42  2009/158/EC ◄, a serological test shall be carried out on each  
ratite, in addition to the virus isolation test provided for in  point (b) of 
this Part;  
(d) negative results of the tests provided for in points (b) an d (c) shall be 
available before any bird is released from isolation.  ▼B
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ANNEX X  
(as referred to in Article 17)  
PROTECTIVE MEASURES IN RELATION TO CRIMEAN-CONGO 
HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER  
I. For ratites  
The competent authority shall ensure that the ratites are isola ted in 
rodent-proof, tick-free surroundings for at least 21 days prior  to the date 
of import into the Community.  
Before moving to the tick-free surroundings, the ratites shall be treated to 
ensure that all ectoparasites on them are destroyed. After 14 d ays in tick-free 
surroundings, the ratites shall undergo the competitive ELISA t est for anti­
bodies to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. Every animal put in to 
isolation must test negative to the test. On the ratites' arriv al in the 
Community, the treatment for ectoparasites and the serological test shall be 
repeated.  
II. For ratites from which meat for import is derived  
The competent authority shall ensure that the ratites are isola ted in 
rodent-proof, tick-free surroundings for at least 14 days prior  to the date 
of slaughter.  
Before moving to the tick-free surroundings, the ratites shall either be 
examined to verify that they are tick-free or treated to ensure  that all ticks 
on them are destroyed. The treatment used must be specified on the import 
certificate. Any treatment used shall not result in any detecta ble residues in 
the ratite meat.  
Each batch of ratites shall be examined for ticks prior to slau ghter. If any 
ticks are detected, the entire batch shall again be put into pr e-slaughter 
isolation.  ▼B
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ANNEX XI  
(as referred to in Article 18(2))  
Model veterinary certificate for transit/storage of specified pathogen-free eggs, meat, minced meat and 
mechanically separated meat of poultry, ratites and wild game-birds, eggs and egg products
  ▼M2
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▼M2
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ANNEX XII  
(as referred to in Article 20)  
CORRELATION TABLE  
This Regulation Decision 2006/696/EC Decision 94/438/EC Decisio n 93/342/EEC  
Article 1(1) first subparagraph Article 1 first subparagraph  
Article 1(1) second subpara­
graph Article 5  
Article 1(2) Article 1 second subpara­
graph  
Article 1(3) Annex I and II (part1)  
Article 2 (1-5) Article 2 (a-e)  
Article 2 (6) Article 2 (m)  
Article 2 (7) Article 2 (j)  
Article 2 (8) Article 2 (k)  
Article 2 (9) Article 2 (l)  
Article 2 (10)  
Article 2 (11)  
Article 2 (12) (a-c) Article 2 (g)  
Article 2 (12) (d)  
Article 2 (13) Article 2 (h)  
Article 2 (14) Article 2 (f)  
Article 2 (15)  
Article 2 (16)  
Article 2 (17)  
Article 2 (18)  
Article 2 (19)  
Article 2 (20)  
Article 3 Article 5  
Article 4 first subparagraph Article 5 and 3  
Article 4 second subparagraph Annex I part 3  
Article 4 third subparagraph Article 3 second subpara­
graph  ▼B
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This Regulation Decision 2006/696/EC Decision 94/438/EC Decisio n 93/342/EEC  
Article 5 Article 4  
Article 6  
Article 7 (a) Article 2 (h)  
Article 7 (b) Article 2 (g)  
Article 7 (c) Article 2 (i)  
Article 8  
Article 9  
Article 10  
Article 11  
Article 12 Article 4 (1) (2) Article 4 (1) (2)  
Article 13 Article 4 (3) Article 4 (4)  
Article 14 (1) (a) Article 9  
Article 14 (1) (b) Article 11  
Article 14 (2)  
Article 15 Article 18  
Article 16 Article 8  
Article 17 Article 16 (2)  
Article 18 (1)  
Article 18 (2) Article 19 (b)  
Article 18 (3) Article 19  
Article 19 Article 20  
Article 20  
Article 21  
Article 22  
Annex I Annex I and II  
Annex II Annex I part 3  
Annex III (I) (1-6) Annex I part 4 (A)  
Annex III (I) (7)  ▼B
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This Regulation Decision 2006/696/EC Decision 94/438/EC Decisio n 93/342/EEC  
Annex III (II), (III) Annex I part 4 (B)  
Annex IV  
Annex V  
Annex VI Annex B  
Annex VII (I) Article 7  
Annex VII (II) Annex  
Annex VIII (I) Article 9  
Annex VIII (II) Article 10  
Annex IX (I) Article 11  
Annex IX (II) Article 12  
Annex IX (III) Article 13  
Annex IX (IV) Article 14  
Annex X Annex V  
Annex XI Annex IV  
Annex XII  ▼B