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►B COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of15October1990
on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third coun-
triesof,poultryandhatchingeggs
(90/539/EEC)
(OJ L 303, 31.10.1990, p. 6)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 L 268 35 24.9.1991
►M2Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 L 268 56 24.9.1991
►M3Commission Decision 92/369/EEC of 24 June 1992 L 195 25 14.7.1992
►M4Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 L 268 54 14.9.1992
►M5Council Directive 93/120/EC of 22 December 1993 L 340 35 31.12.1993
►M6Council Directive 1999/90/EC of 15 November 1999 L 300 19 23.11.1999
►M7Commission Decision 2000/505/EC of 25 July 2000 L 201 8 9.8.2000
►M8Commission Decision 2001/867/EC of 3 December 2001 L 323 29 7.12.2001
►M9Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 of 14 April 2003 L 122 1 16.5.2003
Amended by:
►A1Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
►A2Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak
Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the EuropeanUnion is foundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of15October 1990
on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in,
andimportsfromthirdcountriesof,poultryandhatchingeggs
(90/539/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (3),
Whereas poultry, being live animals, and hatching eggs, being animal
products, are included in the list of products in Annex II to the Treaty;
Whereas, in order to ensure the rational development of poultry
production, thereby increasing productivity in that sector, certainanimal health rules governing intra-Community trade in poultry andhatching eggs must be laid down at Community level;
Whereas the breeding and rearing of poultry is included in the farming
sector; whereas it constitutes a source of income for part of the farming
population;
Whereas disparities as regards animal health conditions in the Member
States should be eliminated in order to encourage intra-Communitytrade in poultry and hatching eggs, thus contributing to the completionof the internal market;
Whereas, in order to encourage the harmonious development of intra-
Community trade, a Community system should be laid down to govern
import from third countries;
Whereas the provisions of this Directive should not, in principle, apply
to specific trade such as exhibitions, shows and contests;
Whereas this Directive should cover trade in quails, pigeons, ducks,
pheasants and partridges reared for breeding or consumption;
Whereas, in view of the nature of modern poultry farming, the best
way to promote the harmonious development of intra-Community tradein poultry and hatching eggs is to monitor production establishments;
Whereas it should be left to the competent authorities of the Member
States to approve establishment which satisfy the conditions laid down
in this Directive and to ensure that the conditions are applied;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 of 29 October 1975 on
the production and marketing of eggs for hatching and of farmyardpoultry chicks (
4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3987/
87 (5), provides for the granting of a distinguishing registration number
to each production establishment and for the marking of hatching eggs;
whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1868/77 (6), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1351/87 (7), lays down detailed rules
for the application of the said Regulation; whereas, for practicalreasons, the same criteria for identifying production establishmentsand marking hatching eggs should be adopted for the purposes of thisDirective;1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 89, 10. 4. 1989, p. 1.
(2) OJ No C 260, 15. 10. 1990.
(3) OJ No C 194, 31. 7. 1989, p. 11.
(4) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 100.
(5) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1987, p. 20.
(6) OJ No L 209, 17. 8. 1977, p. 1.
(7) OJ No L 127, 16. 5. 1987, p. 18.
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Whereas, in order to be the subject of intra-Community trade, poultry
and hatching eggs must satisfy certain animal health requirements, soas to avoid the spread of contagious diseases;
Whereas, however, it is appropriate to postpone laying down the
control rules applicable to combating avian influenza and Newcastledisease;
Whereas transport conditions should be laid down for the same reason;Whereas provision should be made for allowing the Commission to
approve certain additional requirements in the light of the progressmade by a Member State in eradicating certain poultry diseases,provided that those requirements in no case exceed those appliednationally by the Member State concerned; whereas, in this context, itcould prove desirable to determine the status of the Member States or
regions thereof with regard to certain diseases likely to affect poultry;
Whereas, although intra-Community trade transactions in very small
quantities cannot, for practical reasons, be subject to all the Community
requirements, certain essential rules should be complied with;
Whereas, to ensure that the prescribed requirements are satisfied, provi-
sion must be made for the issue by an official veterinarian of a health
certificate to accompany the poultry and hatching eggs to their destina-
tion;
Whereas, in respect of the organization of, and the follow-up to, the
checks to be carried out by the Member State of destination and the
safeguard measures to be implemented, reference should be made to
the general rules laid down in Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicablein intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products withaview to the completion of the internal market (
1);
Whereas provision should be made for checks to be carried out by the
Commission in cooperation with the competent authorities of MemberStates;
Whereas defining Community arrangements applicable to imports from
third countries requires a list to be drawn up of third countries or partsof third countries from which poultry and hatching eggs may beimported;
Whereas the choice of these countries must be based on criteria of a
general nature such as the state of health of the poultry and other live-stock, the organization and powers of the veterinary services and the
health regulations in force;
Whereas, in addition, importation of poultry and hatching eggs should
not be authorized from countries which are infected with contagious
poultry diseases presenting a risk to Community livestock or which
have been free from such diseases for too short a period;
Whereas the general conditions applicable to importation from third
countries must be supplemented by special conditions drawn up on
the basis of the health situation in each of them; whereas, owing to
the technical nature and the diversity of the criteria on which thesespecial conditions depend, recourse must be had, in order to definethem, to the Standing Veterinary Committee;
Whereas the presentation of a standard form of certificate upon impor-
tation of poultry and hatching eggs constitutes an effective means ofverifying that the Community rules are being applied; whereas suchrules may include special provisions which may vary according to thethird country concerned; whereas this must be taken into account in
drawing up the standard forms of certificate;
Whereas Commission veterinary experts should be responsible for veri-
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(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.
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Whereas the checks carried out upon importation must cover the origin
and the state of health of the poultry and hatching eggs;
Whereas Member States must be allowed, on the arrival of poultry and
hatching eggs in the territory of the Community and during transit totheir place of destination, to take all measures, including slaughter anddisposal, required for the purpose of safeguarding public and animalhealth;
Whereas the rules and general principles governing checks on poultry
and hatching eggs will be determined later as part of the measures tobe taken to bring about the internal market;
Whereas every Member State must have the right to place an
immediate prohibition on imports from a third country when suchimports may be dangerous for human and animal health; whereas, insuch a case, coordination of the attitudes of the Member States withregard to that third country must be ensured without delay, without
prejudice to possible amendments to the list of countries authorized to
export to the Community;
Whereas the constant development of poultry-rearing techniques means
that periodic changes in the methods of poultry-disease control will
have to be made;
Whereas the provisions of this Directive should be revised in connec-
tion with the completion of the internal market;
Whereas provision should be made for a procedure establishing close
cooperation between the Member States and the Commission withinthe Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
CHAPTER I
General provisions
Article 1
1. This Directive lays down animal health conditions governing
intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry
and hatching eggs.
2. This Directive shall not apply to poultry for exhibitions, show or
contests.
Article 2
For the purposes of this Directive ‘official veterinarian’and ‘third
country’ shall mean the official veterinarian and third country referredto in Directive 72/462/EEC.
In addition:
1. ‘poultry’ shall mean fowl, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks, geese,
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(Ratitae) ◄reared or kept in captivity for breeding, the produc-
tion of meat or eggs for consumption, or for re-stocking suppliesof game;
2. ‘hatching eggs’ shall mean eggs for incubation, laid by poultry as
defined in 1;
3. ‘day-old chicks’ shall mean all poultry less than 72 hours old, not
yet fed; however, muscovy ducks (Cairina moschata) or their
crosses may be fed;
4. ‘breeding poultry’ shall mean poultry 72 hours old or more,
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5. ‘productive poultry’ shall mean poultry 72 hours old or more,
reared for the production of meat and/or eggs for consumption (orfor restocking supplies of game);
6. ‘slaughter poultry’ shall mean poultry sent direct to a slaughter-
house for slaughter as soon as possible after arrival, and in any
case within 72 hours;
7. ‘flock’ shall mean all poultry of the same health status kept on the
same premises or in the same enclosure and constituting a singleepidemiological unit. In housed poultry this will include all birdssharing the same airspace;
8. ‘holding’ shall mean a facility — which may include an establish-
ment — used for the rearing or keeping of breeding or productivepoultry;
9. ‘establishment’ shall mean a facility or part of a facility which
occupies a single site and is devoted to 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:
(i) either a breeding poultry rearing establishment which is an
establishment which rears breeding poultry prior to the
reproductive stage;
or
(ii) a productive poultry rearing establishment which is an
establishment which rears egg-laying productive poultryprior to the laying stage;
(d) hatchery: an establishment which incubates and hatches eggs
and supplies day-old chicks:
10. ‘authorized veterinarian’ shall mean a veterinarian instructed by the
competent veterinary authority, under its responsibility, to carry outthe checks provided for in this Directive in a particular establish-ment;
11. ‘approved laboratory’ shall mean a laboratory located in the terri-
tory of a Member State, approved by the competent veterinaryauthority, under its responsibility, for the purpose of carrying outthe diagnostic tests provided for in this Directive;
12. ‘health inspection’ shall mean a visit by the official veterinarian or
authorized veterinarian for the purpose of inspecting the healthstatus of all the poultry in an establishment;
13. ‘compulsorily notifiable diseases’ shall mean the diseases listed in
Annex V;
14. ‘outbreak site’ shall mean a site as defined in Directive 82/894/
EEC;
16. ‘quarantine station’ shall mean facilities where the poultry is kept
in complete isolation and away from direct or indirect contact withother poultry, so as to permit long-term observation and testing forthe diseases listed in Annex V;
17. ‘sanitary slaughter’ shall mean the destruction, subject to all the
necessary health safeguards including disinfection, of all poultryand products at the outbreak site which are infected or suspectedof being contaminated.1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 5
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CHAPTER II
Rulesforintra-Communitytrade
Article 3
1. Member States shall submit to the Commission by 1 July 1991 a
plan describing the national measures which they intend to implementto ensure compliance with the rules set out in Annex II for the approval
of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry
and hatching eggs.
2. The Commission shall examine the plans. In accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 32, the plans may be approved, or
amendments or additions made, before approval is given.
3. In accordance withth e procedure referred to in paragraph2,
amendments or additions to a plan which has been approved in accor-dance withth e said paragraphmay be:
— approved at the request of the Member State concerned, in order to
take account of a change in the situation in that Member State, or
— requested, in order to take account of progress in methods of
disease prevention and control.
Article 4
EachMember State sh all designate a national reference laboratory to
be responsible for coordinating the diagnostic methods provided for inthis Directive and their use by the approved laboratories located in its
territory. These reference laboratories are listed in Annex I.
Article 5
In order to be traded in the Community:
(a) hatching eggs, day-old chicks, breeding poultry and productive
poultry must satisfy the conditions laid down in Articles 6, 12, 15
and 17. They must also satisfy any conditions laid down pursuantto Articles 13 and 14.
In addition:— hatching eggs must satisfy the conditions laid down in Article
7,
— day-old chicks must satisfy the conditions laid down in Article
8,
— breeding poultry and productive poultry must satisfy the condi-
tions laid down in Article 9;
(b) Slaughter poultry must fulfil the conditions set out in Articles 10,
12, 15 and 17 and those laid down pursuant to Articles 13 and 14;
(c) Poultry (including day-old chicks) intended for restocking supplies
of game must fulfil the conditions set out in Articles 10a, 12, 15and 17 and those laid down pursuant to Articles 13 and 14;
(d) as regards salmonella, poultry intended for Finland and Sweden
must fulfil the conditions laid down pursuant to Articles 9a, 9band 10b.
Article 6
Hatching eggs, day-old chicks, breeding poultry and productive poultry
must come from:
1. establishments which fulfil the following requirements:
(a) they must be approved and given a distinguishing number by the
competent authority, in accordance with the rules set out inChapter I of Annex II;1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 6
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(b) they must not, at the time of consignment, be the subject of any
animal health restrictions applicable to poultry;
(c) they must not be located in an area which for animal health
reasons is subject to restrictive measures in accordance withCommunity legislation as a result of the outbreak of a disease
to which poultry is susceptible;
2. a flock which at the time of consignment presents no clinical sign or
suspicion of contagious poultry disease.
Article 7
At the time of consignment, hatching eggs must:
1. come from flocks which:
— have been held for more than six weeks in one or more Commu-
nity establishments as defined in Article 6 (1)(a),
— if vaccinated, have been vaccinated in accordance with the
vaccination conditions in Annex III;
— have either undergone an animal health examination carried
out by an official veterinarian or an authorized veterinarianduring the 72 hours preceding consignment and, at the time
of the examination, have shown no clinical sign or suspicion
of contagious disease,
— or have had a monthly health inspection visit by an official
veterinarian or an authorized veterinarian, the most recent
visit having been within 31 days of consignment. If this
option is chosen there must also be an examination by theofficial veterinarian or authorized veterinarian of the recordsof the health status of the flock and an evaluation of itscurrent health status as assessed by up-to-date informationsupplied by the person in charge of the flock during the 72
hours preceding consignment. In a case where records or
other information give rise to suspicion of disease, the flocksmust have had an animal health examination by the officialveterinarian or authorized veterinarian that has ruled out thepossibility of contagious poultry disease;
2. be marked in accordance withCommission Regulation (EEC) No
1868/77;
3. have been disinfected in accordance with the instructions of the offi-
cial veterinarian.
In addition, if contagious poultry diseases which may be transmitted
through eggs develop in the flock which supplied the hatching eggs
during the period of their incubation, the hatchery involved and the
authority or authorities responsible for the hatchery and the flock oforigin must be notified.
Article 8
Day-old chicks must:
(a) have been hatched from hatching eggs satisfying the requirements
of Articles 6 and 7;
(b) satisfy the vaccination conditions in Annex III, if they have been
vaccinated;
(c) present, at the time of consignment, no suspicion of diseases on the
basis of Annex II, Chapter II, B 2 (g) and (h).1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 7
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Article 9
At the time of consignment, breeding poultry and productive poultry
must:
(a) have been held since hatching or for more than six weeks in one or
more Community establishments as defined in Article 6 (1) (a);
(b) satisfy the vaccination conditions in Annex II, if they have been
vaccinated;
(c) have been submitted to a health examination by an official veteri-
narian or authorized veterinarian during the 48 hours precedingconsignment and, at the time of the examination, have presentedno clinical sign or suspicion of contagious poultry disease.
Article 9a
1. As regards salmonella, Finland and Sweden may submit to the
Commission an operationalprogramme concerning flocks of breeding
poultry and flocks of day-old chicks intended to be introduced intoflocks of breeding poultry or flocks of productive poultry.
2. The Commission shall examine the operational programmes.
Following that examinationand if it is justified, the Commission shall,in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32, specify theadditional general or limited guarantees which may be required for
consignments to Finland and Sweden. Those guarantees must be
equivalent to those which Finland and Sweden implement respectivelyat national level. The appropriate decisions shall be adopted before thedate of entry into force of the Accession Treaty.
Article 9b
1. As regards salmonella and pending the adoption of Community
rules, Finland andSweden may submit to the Commission an opera-tional programme concerning flocks of laying hens (productive poultry
reared to produce eggs for consumption).
2. The Commission shall examine the operational programmes.
Following that examinationand if it is justified, the Commission shall,in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32, specify theadditional general or limited guarantees which may be required forconsignments to Finland and Sweden. Those guarantees must be
equivalent to those which Finland and Sweden implement respectively
at national level. In addition, these guarantees shall take into accountthe opinion of the Scientific Veterinary Committee as regards serotypesof salmonella to be included in the list of invasive serotypes forpoultry. The appropriate decisions shall be adopted before the date ofentry into force of the Accession Treaty.
Article 10
At the time of the consignment, slaughter poultry must have come from
a holding:
(a) where they have been held since hatching or for more than 21
days;
(b) which is not the subject of any animal health restrictions applicable
to poultry;
(c) where the health examination carried out by the official veteri-
narian or authorized veterinarian during the 5 days precedingdispatch on the flock from which the consignment to be slaugh-
tered is to be drawn has not revealed within that flock any clinical
sign or suspicion of contagious poultry disease;
(d) which is not located in an area which for animal health reasons is
subject to restrictive measures in accordance withCommunity1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 8
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legislation as a result of the outbreak of a disease to which poultry
is susceptible.
Article 10 a
1. At the time of consignment, poultry over 72 hours old intended
for restocking supplies of wild game must have come from a holding:
(a) where it has been held since hatching or for more than 21 days and
where it has not been placed in contact with newly-arrived poultryduring the two weeks preceding consignment;
(b) which is not the subject of any animal health restrictions applicable
to poultry;
(c) where the health examination carried out by the official veteri-
narian or authorized veterinarian during the 48 hours preceding
dispatch on the flock from which the consignment is to be drawnhas not revealed within that flock any clinical sign or suspicion ofcontagious poultry disease;
(d) which is not located in an area which for animal health reasons is
subject to prohibition in accordance with Community legislation asa result of an outbreak of disease to which poultry is susceptible.
2. Articles 6 and 9a shall not apply to the poultry referred to in
paragraph1.
Article 10b
1. As regards salmonella and in respect of serotypes not mentioned
in Annex II, Chapter III(A), consignments of poultry for slaughter forFinland and Sweden shall be subject to a microbiological test bysampling in the establishment of origin in accordance with rules to belaid down by the Council acting on a proposal from the Commission
before the date of entry into force of the Accession Treaty.
2. The range of the test referred to in paragraph 1 and the methods
to be adopted mustbe determined in the light of the opinion of theScientific Veterinary Committee and of the operational programmewhich Finland and Sweden must submit to the Commission.
3. The test referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be carried out for
slaughter poultry from aholding subject to a programme recognized as
equivalent to that referred to in paragraph 2 under the procedure laiddown in Article 32.
Article 11
1. The requirement of Articles 5 to 10 and 15 shall not apply to
intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs in respect of
consignments comprising fewer than 20 units.
2. However, poultry and hatching eggs as referred to in paragraph 1
must, at the time of consignment, have come from flocks which:
— have been held in the Community since hatching or for at least
three months,
— present no clinical signs of a contagious poultry disease at the time
of consignment,
— satisfy the vaccination conditions in Annex III, if they have been
vaccinated,
— are not the subject of any animal health restrictions applicable to
poultry,
— are not located in an area which for animal health reasons is subject
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All birds in the consignment must have been found negative in serolo-
gical tests for Salmonella pullorum and Salmonella gallinarumantibodies, in accordance with Annex II, Chapter III, in the month
preceding the consignment. In the case of hatching eggs or day-old
chicks, the flock of origin must be tested serologically for Salmonellapullorum and Salmonella gallinarum in the three months preceding theconsignment at a level which gives 95 % confidence of detecting infec-tion at 5 % prevalence.
3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to consign-
ments containing ratites or hatching eggs of ratites.
Article 12
1. In the case of consignments of poultry and hatching eggs from
Member States or regions of Member States which vaccinate the
poultry referred to in Article 1 against Newcastle disease to a Member
state or region of a Member State, the status of which has been estab-lished in accordance with paragraph 2 below, the following rules shallapply:
(a) hatching eggs must come from flocks which are:
— not vaccinated, or
— vaccinated using inactivated vaccine, or— vaccinated using a live vaccine, provided that vaccination has
taken place at least 30 days before the collection of thehatching eggs;
(b) day-old chicks (including chicks intended for restocking supplies of
game) must not be vaccinated against Newcastle disease, and mustcome from:
— hatching eggs satisfying the conditions in (a), and
— a hatchery where working practice ensures that such eggs are
incubated at completely separate times and locations from eggsnot satisfying the conditions in (a);
(c) breeding and productive poultry must:
— not be vaccinated against Newcastle disease, and
— have been isolated for 14 days before consignment, at either a
holding or a quarantine station under the supervision of the offi-
cial veterinarian. In this connection, no poultry at the holding oforigin or quarantine station, as applicable, may have beenvaccinated against Newcastle disease during the 21 dayspreceding consignment and no bird which is not due forconsignment may have entered the holding or the quarantine
station during that time; in addition, no vaccination may be
carried out in the quarantine stations, and
— have undergone, during the 14 days preceding consignment,
representative serological testing, withnegative results, todetect Newcastle disease antibodies in accordance withdetailedrules adopted pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 32;
(d) slaughter poultry must come from flocks which:
— if not vaccinated against Newcastle disease, satisfy the require-
ments in the third indent of (c),
— if vaccinated have undergone, during the 14 days preceding
consignment and on the basis of a representative sample, a testto isolate Newcastle disease virus complying withdetailed rulesadopted in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article32.
2. If a Member State or a region or regions of a Member State wish
to be established as Newcastle disease non-vaccinating they can presenta programme as laid down in Article 13 (1).1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 10
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The Commission shall examine the programmes presented by the
Member States. The programmes may be approved, in compliancewithth e criteria referred to in Article 13 (1), in accordance withth e
procedure laid down in Article 32. Any additional guarantees, general
or specific, which may be required in intra-Community trade may bedefined in accordance withth e same procedure.
Where a Member State or a region of a Member State considers it has
achieved Newcastle disease non-vaccinating status, an application maybe made to the Commission for Newcastle disease non-vaccinatingstatus to be established in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 32.
The elements to be taken into account for determination of a Member
State's or region's status as Newcastle disease non-vaccinating shall be
the data referred to in Article 14 (1) and, in particular, the following
criteria:
— vaccination against Newcastle disease in the poultry referred to in
Article 1 shall not have been authorized for the preceding 12months, except for the compulsory vaccination of racing pigeonsreferred to in Article 17 (3) of Directive 92/66/EEC,
— breeding flocks shall have been serologically monitored at least
once a year for the presence of Newcastle disease according to thedetailed rules adopted under the procedure laid down in Article 32,
— the holdings shall contain no poultry which has been vaccinated
against Newcastle disease in the previous 12 months, with theexception of racing pigeons vaccinated pursuant to Article 17 (3)of Directive 92/66/EEC.
As regards Finland and Sweden, the appropriate decisions concerning
the status of ‘non-vaccinationzone against Newcastle disease’ shall beadopted under the procedure laid down in Article 32 before the date ofentry into force of the Accession Treaty.
3. The Commission may suspend Newcastle disease non-vaccinating
status in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32 in theevent of:
(i) either a serious epizootic of Newcastle disease which is not being
brought under control;
(ii) or the removal of the legislative restrictions prohibiting systematic
recourse to routine vaccination against Newcastle disease.
Article 13
1. Where a Member State draws up or has drawn up a voluntary or
compulsory control programme for a disease to which poultry are
susceptible, it may present the programme to the Commission,outlining in particular:
— the distribution of the disease in its territory,
— the reasons for the programme, taking into consideration the impor-
tance of the disease and the programme's likely benefit in relationto its cost,
— the geographical area in which the programme will be imple-
mented,
— the status categories to be applied to poultry establishments, the
standards which must be attained in each category, and the test
procedures to be used,
— the programme monitoring procedures,
— the action to be taken if, for any reason, an establishment loses its
status,
— the measures to be taken if the results of the tests carried out in
accordance with the provisions of the programme are positive.1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 11
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2. The Commission shall examine the programmes presented by the
Member States. The programmes may be approved, in compliance withthe criteria referred to in paragraph 1, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 32. Any additional guarantees, general or specific,
which may be required in intra-Community trade may be defined inaccordance withth e same procedure. Suchguarantees must not exceedthose required by the Member State in its own territory.
In the case of programmes presented to the Commission before 1 July
1991, decisions as to their approval and additional trade guaranteesshall be taken before 1 January 1992.
3. Programmes submitted by Member States may be amended or
supplemented in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article
32. Amendments or additions to programmes which have already beenapproved or to guarantees which have been defined in accordance withparagraph2 may be approved under th e same procedure.
4. The Commission shall examine as quickly as possible the
programme submitted by Sweden as regards infectious bronchitis (IB).Following that examination and if it is justified, the provisions of para-
graph2 may be applicable. Th e appropriate decisions provided for in
paragraph 2 shall be adopted as quickly as possible. Pending thosedecisions Sweden may, during a period of one year from the date ofentry into force of the Accession Treaty, apply its national rules inforce before that date as regards the abovementioned diseases. The
period of one year may if necessary be extended in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 32.
Article 14
1. Where a Member State considers that its territory or part of its
territory is free from one of the diseases to which poultry are suscep-tible, it shall present to the Commission appropriate supportingdocumentation, setting out in particular:
— the nature of the disease and the history of its occurrence in that
Member State,
— the results of surveillance testing based on serological, microbiolo-
gical or pathological investigations and on the fact that the diseasemust by law be notified to the competent authorities,
— the period over which the surveillance was carried out,— where applicable, the period during which vaccination against the
disease has been prohibited and the geographical area concerned
by the prohibition,
— the arrangements for verifying that the area concerned remains free
from the disease.
2. The Commission shall examine documentation submitted by
Member States. The additional guarantees, general or specific, which
may be required in intra-Community trade may be defined in accor-dance withth e procedure laid down in Article 32. Suchguaranteesmust not exceed those required by the Member State in its own terri-tory. Where justification is submitted before 1 July 1991, decisions onadditional guarantees shall be taken before 1 January 1992.
3. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of any
change in the particulars specified in paragraph 1. The guaranteesdefined as laid down in paragraph 2 may, in the light of such notifica-tion, be amended or withdrawn in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 32.
4. The Commission shall examine as quickly as possible the grounds
submitted by Sweden as regards turkey rhinotracheitis (TRT), swollen-head syndrome (SHS), infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT), egg-dropsyndrome 76 (EDS 76) and fowl pox. Following that examination andif it is justified, the provisions of paragraph 2 may be applicable. Theappropriate decisions provided for in paragraph2 sh all be adopted as1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 12
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quickly as possible. Pending those decisions Sweden may, during a
period of one year from the date of entry into force of the AccessionTreaty, apply its national rules in force before that date as regards the
abovementioned diseases. The period of one year may if necessary be
extended in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 32.
Article 15
1. ‘Day-old chicks’ and hatching eggs must be transported in:
— either unused purpose-designed disposable containers to be used
only once and then destroyed,
— or containers which may be re-used provided they are cleaned and
disinfected beforehand.
In any event suchcontainers must:
(a) contain only day-old chicks or hatching eggs of the same species,
category and type of poultry, coming from the same establishment;
(b) be labelled with:
— the name of the Member State and region of origin,
— the establishment of origin's approval number as provided for in
Annex II, Chapter I (2),
— the number of chicks or eggs in each box,— the poultry species to which the eggs or chicks belong.
2. Boxes holding day-old chicks or hatching eggs may be grouped
for transport in appropriate containers. The number of boxes thusgrouped and the indications referred to in paragraph 1 (b) must beshown on those containers.
3. Breeding and productive poultry must be transported in crates or
cages:
— which contain only poultry of the same species, categories and type,
coming from the same establishment,
— bearing the approval number of the establishment of origin as
provided for in Annex II, Chapter I (2).
4. (a) Breeding and productive poultry and day-old chicks must be
conveyed without delay to the establishment of destination,
without coming into contact with other live birds, except
breeding and productive poultry or day-old chicks satisfyingthe conditions laid down in this Directive.
(b) Slaughter poultry must be conveyed without delay to the slaugh-
terhouse of destination, without coming into contact with other
poultry, except slaughter poultry satisfying the conditions laiddown in this Directive.
(c) Poultry intended for restocking supplies of game must be
conveyed without delay to the point of destination withoutcoming into contact withoth er poultry except poultry intendedfor restocking supplies of game satisfying the conditions laiddown in this Directive.
5. Crates, cages and vehicles must be designed so as to:
— preclude the loss of excrement and minimize the loss of feathers
during transit,
— allow visual inspection of the poultry,
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6. The vehicles and, if they are not disposable, the containers, crates
and cages must, before loading and unloading, be cleansed and disin-fected in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority
of the Member State concerned.
Article 16
Poultry as referred to in Article 15 (4) may not be transported through
areas infected withavian influenza or Newcastle disease, unless bytrunk road or rail.
Article 17
In trade between Member States, poultry and hatching eggs must,
during transportation to the place of destination, be accompanied by ahealth certificate which:
— conforms withth e appropriate model in Annex IV,
— is signed by an official veterinarian,
— is drawn up on the date of loading in the language or languages of
the Member State of dispatch and in the official language orlanguages of the Member State of destination,
— is valid for five days,
— consists of a single sheet,— is normally made out for a single consignee,
— bears a stamp and a signature of a different colour from that of the
certificate.
Article 18
The Member States of destination may, in compliance with the general
provisions of the Treaty, grant one or more Member States of dispatchgeneral authorizations or authorizations limited to specific cases
permitting entry into their territory of poultry and hatching eggs
without the certificate provided for in Article 17.
CHAPTER III
Rulesforimportsfromthirdcountries
Article 20
Poultry and hatching eggs imported into the Community must satisfy
the conditions laid down in Articles 21 to 24.
Article 21
1. Poultry and hatching eggs must have originated in a third country
or part of a third country included on a list drawn up by the Commis-
sion in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32. That list
may be supplemented or amended in accordance withth e procedurelaid down in Article 33.
2. In deciding whether a third country or part thereof may be
included on the list referred to in paragraph 1, particular account shallbe taken of:
(a) the state of health of the poultry, other domestic animals and wild-
life in the third country, particular attention being paid to exoticanimal diseases, and the health situation in the surrounding area,where either is liable to endanger public and animal health in theMember States;
(b) the regularity and rapidity of the supply of information by the third
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its territory, in particular the diseases on Lists A and B of the Inter-
national Office of Epizootics;
(c) the country's rules on animal-disease prevention and control;
(d) the structure of the veterinary services in the country and their
powers;
(e) the organization and implementation of measures to prevent and
control contagious animal diseases;
(f) the guarantees which the third country can give with regard to
compliance withth is Directive;
(g) compliance withCommunity rules on h ormones and residues.
3. The list referred to in paragraph 1 and any amendments thereto
shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Commu-
nities.
Article 22
1. Poultry and hatching eggs must come from third countries:
(a) in which avian influenza and Newcastle disease, as defined in
Council Directives 92/40/EEC and 92/66/EEC respectively, arelegally notifiable diseases;
(b) free from avian influenza and Newcastle disease,
or
which, although they are not free from these diseases, apply
measures to control them which are at least equivalent to thoselaid down in Directives 92/40/EEC and 92/66/EEC respectively.
2. Additional criteria for classifying third countries in respect of
paragraph 1(b), particularly as regards the type of vaccine used, shall
be adopted in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 32before 1 January 1995.
3. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 32, decide under which conditions paragraph 1 is to
apply only to a part of the territory of third countries.
Article 23
1. Poultry and hatching eggs may be imported from the territory of a
third country or part of the territory of a third country included on the
list drawn up in accordance withArticle 21 (1) only if th ey come from
flocks which:
(a) prior to consignment have been held without interruption in the
territory or part of the territory concerned of such country for aperiod to be determined in accordance withth e procedure laid
down in Article 32;
(b) satisfy the animal health conditions adopted in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 32 for imports of poultry and
hatching eggs from the country in question. The conditions may
differ according to the species or category of poultry.
2. The animal health conditions shall be determined on the basis of
the rules laid down in Chapter II and its corresponding Annexes. Inaccordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 32, derogations
may be granted on a case-by-case basis if the third country concerned
offers similar animal health guarantees which are at least equivalent.
Article 24
1. Poultry and hatching eggs must be accompanied by a certificate
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The certificate must:
(a) be issued on the day of loading for consignment to the Member
State of destination;
(b) be drawn up in the official language or languages of the Member
State of destination;
(c) accompany the consignment in the original;
(d) attest to the fact that the poultry or hatching eggs satisfy the
requirements of this Directive and those adopted pursuant to thisDirective withregard to importation from th ird countries;
(e) be valid for five days;
(f) consist of a single sheet;
(g) be made out for a single consignee;
(h) bear a stamp and a signature of a different colour from that of the
certificate.
2. The certificate referred to in paragraph 1 must comply with a
model drawn up in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article
32.
Article 25
On-the-spot inspections shall be carried out be veterinary experts of the
Member States and the Commission to ensure that all the provisions ofthis Directive are effectively applied.
The Member States' experts responsible for these inspections shall be
designated by the Commission on proposals for the Member States.
The inspections shall be carried out on behalf of the Community, and
the latter shall bear the costs thereof.
The frequency of the inspections and the inspection procedure shall be
determined in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 32.
Article 26
1. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 33, decide that imports from a third country or part
of a third country are to be confined to particular species, to hatching
eggs, to poultry for breeding or production, to slaughter poultry or topoultry intended for special purposes.
2. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 32, determine that the imported poultry, hatchingeggs or poultry hatched from imported eggs is to be kept quarantined
or isolated for a period which may not exceed two months.
Article 27a
Notwithstanding Articles 20, 22, 23 and 24, the Commission may, in
accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 32, decide topermit on a case-by-case basis the importation of poultry and hatchingeggs from third countries where such imports do not conform to theprovisions of Articles 20, 22, 23 and 24. Detailed rules for suchimpor-
tation shall be drawn up concomitantly with the same procedure. Such
rules shall offer animal health guarantees at least equivalent to theanimal health guarantees offered by Chapter II of this Directive, invol-ving compulsory quarantine and testing for Avian Influenza, Newcastledisease and any other relevant disease.1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 16
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Article 28
On arrival in the Member State of destination, slaughter poultry must
be taken directly to a slaughterhouse for slaughter as soon as possible.
Without prejudice to any special conditions which may be adopted in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 33, the competentauthority of the Member State of destination may, on animal-healthgrounds, designate the slaughterhouse to which the poultry must beconveyed.
CHAPTER IV
Commonprovisions
Article 29
1. For the purposes of intra-Community trade, the safeguard
measures provided for in Directive 89/662/EEC shall apply to poultryand hatching eggs.
Article 30
1. The veterinary control rules provided for by Directive 90/425/
EEC shall apply to intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching
eggs.
2. Directive 90/425/EEC shall be amended as follows:
(a) In Annex A, under I, the following reference shall be added:
‘Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal
health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports
from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs
OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6.’
(b) In Annex B the following indents shall be deleted:
‘— live poultry’,‘— eggs for hatching’.
Article 31
Until the date of entry into force of the decisions adopted pursuant to
Articles 20, 21 and 22, the Member States shall apply to imports ofpoultry and hatching eggs from third countries conditions at least
equivalent to those resulting from the application of Chapter II.
Article 32
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health set up pursuant to Article 58 of
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 (
1).
2. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Deci-
sion 1999/468/EC (2) shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
set at three months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 17
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Article 33
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health.
2. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Deci-
sion 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
set at 15 days.
Article 34
Amendments to the Annexes, particularly in order to adapt them to
changes in diagnostic methods and to variations in the economicimportance of particular diseases, shall be decided by the Commissionin accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 32.
Article 36
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and admin-
istrative provisions necessary to comply withth is Directive no laterthan►
M11 May 1992 ◄. They shall forthwith inform the Commis-
sion thereof.
Article 37
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ANNEX I
1. The national reference laboratories for avian diseases are as follows:
Belgium Institut National de recherches vétérinaires,
Groeselenberg 99, B-1180 Bruxelles
Denmark ►M5National Veterinary Laboratory,
Poultry Disease Division,
Hangøvej 2,
DK-8200 Aarhus N ◄
France Laboratoire de Pathologie Aviaire, CNEVA, F-22440
Ploufragan
Germany Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft Institut
für Kleintierzucht, Dörnbergstraße 25/27, D-3100
Celle
Greece Institute of Infectious Parasitic Disease of Thessalo-
niki, GR-Thessaloniki
Ireland Veterinary ResearchLaboratory, Abbotstown, Castle-
knock,
IRL-County Dublin
Italy Instituto Zooprofilláttico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Via G. ORUS 2, I-35100Padova
Luxembourg Laboratoire Vétérinaire de l'Etat, 54 avenue Gaston
Diderich,
L-1420 Luxemburg;
Netherlands Centraal Diergeneeskundig Instituut, NL-Lelystad
Portugal Laboratorio Nacional de Investigação Veterinaria,
PT-Lisboa
Spain Laboratorio de Sanidad y Producción Animal, ES-
Barcelona
United Kingdom Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, UK-
Surrey
Austria Bundesanstalt für Virusseuchenbekämpfung bei
Haustieren, Wien-Hetzendorf
Finland Eläinlääkintä-ja elintarvikelaitos, Helsinki —
Anstalten för veterinärmedicin ochlivsmedel,
Helsingfors
Sweden Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt, Uppsala
CzechRepublic Státní veterinární ústav Prah a, Sídlištní 24/136,
165 03 Praha 6
Estonia Veterinaar- ja Toidulaboratoorium, Väike-Paala 3,
11415 Tallinn
Cyprus Εργαστήριο Αναφοράς για τις Ασθένειες των
Ζώων,Κτηνιατρικές Υπηρεσίες , 1417 Λευκωσία
(National Reference Laboratory for Animal Health
Veterinary Services,
CY-1417 Nicosia)
Latvia Valsts veterin ārmedic īnas diagnostikas centrs,
Lejupes iela 3,
LV-1076 R īga
Lithuania Nacionalin ėveterinarijos laboratorija, J. Kairi ūkščio
g. 10,
LT-2021 Vilnius
Hungary Országos Állategészségügyi Intézet (OÁI),
Pf. 2., Tábornok u. 2.,
HU-1581 Budapest
Malta National Veterinary Laboratory, Marsa,
Malta
Poland Laboratorium Zakładu Chorób Drobiu Pa ństwowego
Instytutu Weterynaryjnego, Al. Partyzantów 57,
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Slovenia Nacionalni veterinarski inštitut, Gerbi čeva 60,
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Slovakia Štátny veterinárny a potravinový ústav, Botanická 15,
SK-842 52 Bratislava
2. The national reference laboratories for avian diseases listed in point 1 are
responsible in each Member State for coordinating the diagnostic methods
provided for in this Directive. To this end:
(a) they may supply approved laboratories with the reagents needed for diag-
nostic testing;
(b) they monitor the quality of all the reagents used by the approved labora-
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(c) they organize periodic comparative tests.1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 20
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ANNEX II
APPROVALOFESTABLISHMENTS
CHAPTER I
General rules
1. In order to be approved by the competent authority for the purposes of intra-
Community trade, establishments must:
(a) satisfy the conditions as regards facilities and operation set out in
Chapter II;
(b) apply and adhere to a disease surveillance programme approved by the
competent central veterinary authority, taking into account the require-
ments of Chapter III;
(c) provide every facility for the carrying out of the operations listed in (d);
(d) be subject to the supervision of the competent veterinary authority within
the context of an organized form of animal health monitoring. Such
monitoring will include in particular:
— at least one inspection visit per year by the official veterinarian,
supplemented by checks to verify the application of hygiene
measures and the operation of the establishment in accordance with
the conditions in Chapter II,
— the recording by the farmer of all the information necessary for the
continuous monitoring of the health status of the establishment by
the competent veterinary authority;
(e) contain only poultry as defined in Article 2 (1).
2. The competent authority will give each establishment which complies with
the conditions laid down in point 1 a distinguishing approval number, which
may be the same as that given pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75.
CHAPTER II
Facilities andoperation
A.Pedigree breeding, breeding and rearing establishments
1. Facilities
(a) The siting and layout of the facilities must be compatible with the
type of production pursued, ensuring that the introduction of disease
can be prevented or, if an outbreak occurs, that it can be controlled.
If an establishment houses several species of poultry, there must be a
dear separation between them.
(b) The facilities must provide good conditions of hygiene and allow
health monitoring to be carried out.
(c) The equipment must be compatible with the type of production
pursued, and allow cleansing and disinfection of the facilities and of
vehicles for transporting poultry and eggs at the most suitable spot.
2. Rearing
(a) Rearing techniques must be based as far as possible on the ‘protected
rearing’ principle and on the ‘all-in/all-out’ principle. Cleansing,
disinfection and depopulation must be carried out between batches.
(b) Pedigree-breeding, breeding and rearing establishments must house
only poultry:
— from the establishment itself, and/or
— from other pedigree-breeding, breeding or rearing establishments
in the Community approved in accordance with Article 6 (a),
and/or
— imported from third countries in accordance with this Directive.
(c) Hygiene rules must be drawn up by the management of the establish-
ment; personnel must wear appropriate working clothing and visitors
protective clothing.
(d) Buildings, pens and equipment must be kept in good repair.
(e) Eggs must be collected several times a day, and must be clean and be
disinfected as soon as possible.
(f) The farmer must notify the authorized veterinarian of any variation in
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a contagious poultry disease. As soon as disease is suspected, the
authorized veterinarian must send the samples needed for making or
confirming the diagnosis to an approved laboratory.
(g) A flock history, register or data medium must be kept for each flock
for at least two years after the disposal of the flock and must show.
— arrivals and departures,
— production performance,
— morbidity and mortality withcauses,
— any laboratory tests and the results thereof,— the place of origin of the poultry,— the destination of eggs.
(h) Where a contagious poultry disease occurs, the results of laboratory
tests must be communicated immediately to the authorized veteri-
narian.
B.Hatcheries
1. Facilities
(a) A hatchery must be physically and operationally separate from
rearing facilities. The layout must be such as to allow the various
functional units listed below to be kept separate:
— egg storage and grading,
— disinfection,
— pre-incubation,— hatching,— preparation and packaging of goods for dispatch.
(b) Buildings must be protected against birds coming from outside and
rodents; floors and walls must be of hard-wearing, impervious and
washable materials; natural or artificial lighting and air flow and
temperature systems must be of an appropriate type; provision must
be made for the hygienic evacuation of waste (eggs and chicks).
(c) Equipment must have smooth and waterproof surfaces.
2. Operation
(a) Operation must be based on a one-way circuit for eggs, mobile equip-
ment and personnel.
(b) Hatching eggs must be:
— from Community pedigree breeding or breeding establishments
approved in accordance withArticle 6 (a),
— imported from third countries in accordance with this Directive.
(c) Hygiene rules must be drawn up by the management of the establish-
ment; personnel must wear appropriate working clothing and visitors
protective clothing.
(d) Buildings and equipment must be kept in good repair.
(e) The following must be disinfected:
— eggs, between the time of their arrival and the incubation process,
— the incubators, regularly,— hatchers and equipment, after the hatching of each batch.
(f) A programme of microbiological quality control must be used to
assess the health status of the hatchery.
(g) The farmer must notify the authorized veterinarian of any variation in
production performance or any other sign suggesting the presence of
a contagious poultry disease. As soon as contagious disease is
suspected, the authorized veterinarian must send the samples needed
for making or confirming the diagnosis to an approved laboratory and
inform the competent veterinary authority, which will decide on
appropriate measures to be taken.
(h) A flock history, register or data medium for the hatchery must be
kept for at least two years showing, if possible by flock:
— the origin of the eggs and their arrival date,
— hatching yields,
— any abnormalities,
— any laboratory tests and the results thereof,— details of any vaccination programmes,— the number and the destination of incubated eggs which have not
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(i) Where a contagious poultry disease occurs, the results of laboratory
tests must be communicated immediately to the authorized veteri-
narian.
CHAPTER III
Diseasesurveillanceprogramme
Without prejudice to health measures and to Articles 13 and 14, disease surveil-
lance programmes must, as a minimum, comprise surveillance of the infections
and species listed below.
A.Salmonella pullorum, Salmonella gallinarum andSalmonella arizonae infec-
tions
1. Species concerned
(a)S. pullorum et gallinarum: fowls, turkeys, guinea fowls, quails, phea-
sants, partridges and ducks.
(b)S. arizonae: turkeys.
2. Disease surveillance programme
(a) Serological and/or bacteriological tests must be used to determine
whether an infection is present.
(b) Samples for testing must be taken, as appropriate, from blood,
second-grade chicks, down or dust taken from hatchers, swabs taken
from the walls of the hatchery, litter or water from a drinker.
(c) When blood samples are taken from a flock for serological testing for
S. pullorum orS. arizonae, prevalence of infection in the country
concerned and its past incidence in the establishment must be allowed
for in determining the number of samples to be taken.
Flocks must be inspected during eachlaying period at th e best time
for detecting the disease.
B.Mycoplasma gallisepticum andMycoplasma meleagridis infections
1. Species concerned
(a)Mycoplasma gallisepticum: fowls and turkeys.
(b)Mycoplasma meleagridis: turkeys.
2. Disease surveillance programme
(a) Presence of infection must be tested by serological and/or bacteriolo-
gical testing and/or by the presence of air sacculitis lesions in day-old
chicks and turkey poults.
(b) Samples for testing must be taken, as appropriate, from blood, day-
old chicks and turkey poults, sperm, or swabs taken from the trachea,
the cloaca or air sacs.
(c) Tests for detecting M. gallisepticum orM. meleagridis must be
performed on a representative sample in order to allow continous
surveillance of the infection during rearing and laying, i.e. just before
the start of laying and every three months thereafter.
C.Results and measures to be taken
If there are no reactors, the test is deemed negative. Otherwise, the flock is
suspect and the measures specified in Chapter IV must be applied to it.
D. In the case of holdings which consist of two or more separate production
units, the competent veterinary authority may derogate from these measures
as regards healthy production units on a holding which is infected provided
that the authorized veterinarian has confirmed that the structure and size of
these production units and the operations carried out there are such that the
production units provide completely separate facilities for housing, keeping
and feeding, so that the disease in question cannot spread from one produc-
tion unit to another.
CHAPTER IV
Criteria forsuspendingorwithdrawingapprovalofanestablishment
1. Approval granted to an establishment must be suspended:
(a) when the conditions laid down in Chapter II are no longer met;
(b) until an investigation appropriate to the disease has been completed:
— if avian influenza or Newcastle disease are suspected at the establish-
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— if the establishment has received poultry or hatching eggs from an
establishment with suspected or actual infection by avain influenza
or Newcastle disease,
— if contact liable to transmit the infection has occurred between the
establishment and the site of an outbreak of avian influenza or
Newcastle disease;
(c) until suchtime as new tests are performed, if th e results of surveillance
carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in Chapters II
and III for infection by S. pullorum, S. gallinarum, S. arizonae, M. galli-
septicum orM. meleagridis give cause to suspect infection;
(d) until completion of the appropriate measures required by the official
veterinarian, if the establishment is found not to conform with the
requirements of Chapter I, paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (c).
2. Approval must be withdrawn:
(a) if avian influenza or Newcastle disease occurs at the establishment;
(b) if a second test of an appropriate type confirms the presence of infection
byS. pullorum, S. gallinarum, S. arizonae, M. gallisepticum orM. melea-
gridis;
(c) if, after a second notice served by the official veterinarian, action to
bring the establishment into line with the requirements of Chapter I,
paragraph1 (a), (b) and (c), h as not been taken.
3. Conditions for restoring approval:
(a) if approval has been withdrawn because of an occurrence of avian influ-
enza or Newcastle disease, it may be restored 21 days after cleansing and
disinfection if sanitary slaughter has been carried out;
(b) if approval has been withdrawn because of infection caused by:
(i)Salmonella pullorum et gallinarum, orSalmonella arizonae, it may
be restored after negative results have been recorded in two tests
performed with an interval of at least 21 days on the establishment
and after disinfection following sanitary slaughter of the infected
flock;
(ii)Mycoplasma gallisepticum orMycoplasma meleagridis, it may be
restored after negative results have been recorded in two tests
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ANNEX III
POULTRYVACCINATIONCONDITIONS
1. Vaccines used for vaccinating poultry or flocks producing hatching eggs
must have a marketing authorization issued by the competent authority of
the Member State in which the vaccine is used.
2. The criteria for using vaccines against Newcastle disease in the context of
routine-vaccination programmes may be determined by the Commission.1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 25
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ANNEX IV
HEALTHCERTIFICATESFORINTRA-COMMUNITYTRADE
(Models1to6)1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 26
▼M8
1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 27
▼M8
1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 28
▼M8
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▼M8
1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 30
▼M8
1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 31
▼M8
1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 32
▼B
ANNEX V
COMPULSORILYNOTIFIABLEDISEASES
— Avian influenza
— Newcastle disease1990L0539 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 33