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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  22  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 76  1  23.3.2010  
►M4 Commission Regulation (EU) No 241/2010 of 8 March 2010  L 77  1  24.3.2010  
►M5 Commission Regulation (EU) No 254/2010 of 10 March 2010  L 80  1  26.3.2010  
►M6 Commission Regulation (EU) No 332/2010 of 22 April 2010  L 102  10  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  30  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  30  14.4.2011  
►M11  Commission Regulation (EU) No 364/2011 of 13 
April 2011  L 100  30  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  19  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  25  23.12.2011  
►M17  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 110/2012 of 9 
February 2012  L 37  50  10.2.2012  
►M18  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 393/2012 of 7 
May 2012  L 123  27  9.5.2012  2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 1
 
►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  17  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  22  6.3.2013  
►M23  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 437/2013 of 8 
May 2013  L 129  25  14.5.2013  
►M24  Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2013 of 21 February 2013  L 158  74  10.6.2013  
►M25  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 556/2013 of 14 
June 2013  L 164  13  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 2015  L 60  31  4.3.2015  
►M33  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/526 of 27 
March 2015  L 84  30  28.3.2015  
►M34  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/608 of 14 April 2015  L 101  1  18.4.2015  
►M35  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/796 of 21 May 2015  L 127  9  22.5.2015  
►M36  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/908 of 11 June 2015  L 148  11  13.6.2015  
►M37  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1153 of 14 July 2015  L 187  10  15.7.2015  
►M38  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1220 of 24 July 2015  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  24  7.8.2015  
►M41  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1884 of 20 October 
2015  L 276  28  21.10.2015  
►M42  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2258 of 4 December 
2015  L 321  23  5.12.2015  
►M43  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/15 of 7 January 2016  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  49  20.1.2016  
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)  2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 2
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)  
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,  
Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on 
animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and 
imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (  1 ), and in 
particular Article 21(1), Article 22(3) Article 23, Article 24(2) and 
Articles 26 and 27a thereof,  
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying 
down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on 
animals entering the Community from third countries and amending 
Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (  2 ), and in 
particular Articles 10 and 18 thereof,  
Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on 
measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live 
animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC 
and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (  3 ), and 
in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 29(1), thereof,  
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 
laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary 
checks on products entering the Community from third countries (  4 ), 
and in particular Article 22(1) thereof,  
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 
laying down the animal health rules governing the production, 
processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin 
for human consumption (  5 ), and in particular Article 8, Article 9(2)(b) 
and Article 9(4) thereof,  
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control 
of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents (  6 ), and in 
particular Article 10(2) thereof,  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 3  
( 1 ) OJ L 303, 31.10.1990, p. 6. Directive as last amended by Commission 
Decision 2007/729/EC (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26). 
( 2 ) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by Directive 
2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352). 
( 3 ) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Directive 
2006/104/EC. 
( 4 ) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Directive 
2006/104/EC. 
( 5 ) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11. 
( 6 ) OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 1237/2007 (OJ L 280, 24.10.2007, p. 5).
 Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific 
hygiene rules for food of animal origin (  1 ), and in particular Article 9 
thereof,  
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific 
rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal 
origin intended for human consumption (  2 ), and in particular 
Article 11(1) thereof,  
Whereas:  
(1) Directive 90/539/EEC lays down animal health conditions 
governing imports into the Community from third countries of 
poultry and hatching eggs. It provides that poultry and hatching 
eggs are to satisfy the conditions laid down therein and originate 
in a third country or part thereof included on a list drawn up in 
accordance with that Directive.  
(2) Directive 2002/99/EC lays down rules governing the introduction 
from third countries of products of animal origin and products 
obtained there from intended for human consumption. It provides 
that such products are only to be imported into the Community if 
they comply with the requirements applicable to all stages of the 
production, processing and distribution of those products in the 
Community or if they offer equivalent animal health guarantees.  
(3) Commission Decision 2006/696/EC of 28 August 2006 laying 
down a list of third countries from which poultry, hatching 
eggs, day-old chicks, meat of poultry, ratites and wild game- 
birds, eggs and egg products and specified pathogen-free eggs 
may be imported into and transit through the Community and 
the applicable veterinary certification conditions (  3 ) sets out a 
list of third countries from which the commodities concerned 
may be imported into, and transit through, the Community and 
lays down the veterinary certification conditions.  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 4  
( 1 ) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22. Regu ­
lation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1243/2007 (OJ 
L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 8). 
( 2 ) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83. 
Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ 
L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1). 
( 3 ) OJ L 295, 25.10.2006, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 
1237/2007.
 (4) Commission Decision 93/342/EEC of 12 May 1993 laying down 
the criteria for classifying third countries with regard to avian 
influenza and Newcastle disease in relation to imports of live 
poultry and hatching eggs (  1 ) and Commission Decision 
94/438/EC of 7 June 1994 laying down the criteria for classifying 
third countries and parts thereof with regard to avian influenza 
and Newcastle disease in relation to imports of fresh poultry ­
meat (  2 ) lay down criteria for classifying third countries with 
regard to avian influenza and Newcastle disease in relation to 
imports of live poultry, hatching eggs and poultrymeat.  
(5) Community legislation for the control of avian influenza has 
recently been updated by Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 
20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of 
avian influenza (  3 ), to take account of the most recent scientific 
knowledge and developments on the epidemiology of avian 
influenza in the Community and worldwide. The scope of the 
control measures to be applied in the event of an outbreak has 
been extended from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to 
deal also with outbreaks of low pathogenic avian influenza 
(LPAI), and to introduce compulsory active surveillance for 
avian influenza and a wider use of vaccination against this 
disease.  
(6) Imports from third countries should therefore meet conditions 
equivalent to those applied within the Community and which 
are in line with the revised requirements for international trade 
in poultry and poultry products laid down by the standards of the 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for 
Animal health (OIE) (  4 ) and the Manual of Diagnostic Tests 
and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals (  5 ) of the OIE.  
(7) Argentina and Israel have submitted their avian influenza 
surveillance programmes to the Commission for evaluation. The 
Commission has examined these programmes and they conform 
to the relevant Community provisions and therefore a positive 
evaluation of these programmes should be indicated in the 
column 7 of part 1 of Annex I to this Regulation.  
(8) Article 21(2) of Directive 90/539/EEC sets out certain matters 
that are to be taken into account when deciding whether or not 
a third country or part thereof maybe included in the list of third 
countries from which poultry and hatching eggs may be imported 
into the Community, such as the state of health of poultry, the 
regularity and rapidity of the supply of information by a third 
country relating to the existence of certain contagious animal 
diseases, including avian influenza and Newcastle disease and 
the rules for animal disease prevention and control in the third 
country concerned.  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 5  
( 1 ) OJ L 137, 8.6.1993, p. 24. Decision as last amended by Decision 
2006/696/EC (OJ L 295, 25.10.2006, p. 1). 
( 2 ) OJ L 181, 15.7.1994, p. 35; corrected by OJ L 187, 26.5.2004, p. 8. 
( 3 ) OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16. 
( 4 ) http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mcode/en_sommaire.htm (latest edition). 
( 5 ) http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/en_mmanual.htm?e1d10 (latest edition).
 (9) Article 8 of Directive 2002/99/EC provides that when drawing up 
lists of third countries or regions of third countries thereof from 
which imports of specified products of animal origin are 
permitted into the Community, particular account is to be taken 
of certain matters, such as the health status of livestock, the 
regularity, speed and accuracy with which the third country 
supplies information on the existence of certain infectious or 
contagious animal diseases in its territory, in particular avian 
influenza and Newcastle disease and the general health situation 
in the third country concerned which might pose a risk to public 
or animal health in the Community.  
(10) In the interests of animal health, this Regulation should provide 
that commodities should only be imported into the Community 
from third countries, territories, zones or compartments which 
have in place avian influenza surveillance programmes and 
avian influenza vaccination plans, where such vaccination is 
carried out.  
(11) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003, admission to or 
retention on the lists of third countries provided for in 
Community legislation from which Member States are authorised 
to import certain poultry commodities covered by that Regulation 
is subject to the submission to the Commission by the third 
country concerned of a programme equivalent to national 
control programmes for  Salmonella  to be established by the 
Member States, and its approval by the Commission. A 
positive evaluation of these programmes should be indicated in 
part 1 of Annex I to this Regulation.  
(12) The Community and certain third countries wish to permit trade 
in poultry and poultry products coming from approved 
compartments and therefore the principle of compartmentalisation 
for imports of poultry and poultry products should be further laid 
down in Community legislation. The compartmentalisation 
principle has been laid down recently by the OIE in order to 
facilitate world wide trade in poultry and poultry products and 
therefore it should be incorporated into Community legislation.  
(13) Currently Community legislation does not provide for certificates 
for the import into the Community of minced meat and mech ­
anically separated meat of poultry, ratites and wild game-birds, 
for certain health reasons, in particular the traceability of meat 
used for its production. Accordingly, model veterinary certificates 
covering those commodities should be provided for in this Regu ­
lation following further scientific investigations.  
(14) In order to provide more flexibility in certain situations for the 
competent authorities for veterinary certificates purposes, and 
based on several requests from third countries exporting day- 
old chicks of poultry and ratites to the Community, this Regu ­
lation should provide that such commodities should be examined 
at the time of dispatch of the consignment instead of at the time 
of issue of the veterinary certificate.  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 6
 
(15) In order to avoid any interruption in trade, imports into the 
Community of commodities that have been produced before the 
introduction of animal health restrictions, as set out in Part 1 of 
Annex I to this Regulation, should continue to be permitted for 
90 days following the introduction of import restrictions for the 
commodity concerned.  
(16) Specific conditions for transit via the Community of 
consignments to and from Russia should be provided for owing 
to the geographical situation of Kaliningrad which affects only 
Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.  
(17) Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 
establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and 
on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single 
CMO Regulation) (  1 ) set out general Community health rules 
applicable to the import into, and transit through, the 
Community of the commodities covered by the Regulation.  
(18) In addition, Council Directive 96/93/EC of 17 December 1996 on 
the certification of animals and animal products (  2 ) lays down 
standards of certification which are necessary to ensure valid 
certification and to prevent fraud. It is, therefore, appropriate to 
ensure in this Regulation that the rules and principles applied by 
third country certifying officers provide guarantees that are 
equivalent to those laid down in that Directive and that the 
model veterinary certificates laid down in this Regulation 
reflect only such facts as may be attested at the time the 
certificate is issued.  
(19) In the interests of clarity and coherence of Community legis ­
lation, Decisions 93/342/EEC, 94/438/EC and 2006/696/EC 
should be repealed and replaced by this Regulation.  
(20) It is appropriate to provide for a transitional period to permit 
Member States and industry to take the necessary measures to 
comply with the applicable veterinary certification requirements 
laid down in this Regulation.  
(21) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance 
with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain 
and Animal Health,  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 7  
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 510/2008 (OJ L 149, 7.6.2008, p. 61). 
( 2 ) OJ L 13, 16.1.1997, p. 28.
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
CHAPTER I  
SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS  
Article 1  
Subject matter and scope  
1. This Regulation lays down veterinary certification requirements 
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 pathogen-free 
eggs;  
(b) meat, minced meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry, 
including ratites and wild game-birds, eggs and egg products.  
It lays down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments 
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 certifi ­
cation requirements provided for in Community agreements with third 
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, intended 
for the production of hatching eggs;  
(5) ‘productive poultry’ means poultry 72 hours old or more, reared 
for: 
(a) the production of meat and/or eggs for consumption; or  
(b) the restocking of supplies of game;  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 8
 
(6) ‘specified pathogen-free eggs’ means hatching eggs which are 
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 containing 
an animal subpopulation with a distinct health status with respect 
to a specific disease for which the required surveillance, control 
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 status 
with respect to a specific disease or diseases for which the 
required surveillance, control and biosecurity measures have been 
applied for the purpose of imports under this Regulation;  
(12) ‘establishment’ means a facility or part of a facility which 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  
(ii) a productive poultry-rearing establishment which rears 
egg-laying productive poultry prior to the laying stage;  
(d) keeping of other productive poultry;  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 9  
( 1 ) http://www.edqm.eu (latest edition).
 (13) ‘hatchery’ means an establishment which incubates and hatches 
eggs and supplies day-old chicks;  
(14) ‘flock’ means all poultry of the same health status kept on the 
same facilities or in the same enclosure and constituting a single 
epidemiological unit; as regards housed poultry, this definition 
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 chickens 
infected intravenously;  
(16) ‘highly pathogenic avian influenza’ (HPAI) means an infection of 
poultry caused by:  
(a) avian influenza viruses of the subtypes H5 or H7 with genome 
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 an 
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 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 10
 
(19) ‘official veterinarian’ means the veterinarian designated by the 
competent authority;  
(20) ‘differentiating infected from vaccinated animal (DIVA) strategy’ 
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 to 
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 compartments 
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 accordance 
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 poultry and 
day-old chicks, where the transport of those commodities includes 
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 which 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 accom ­
panied by a certificate drawn up in accordance with the model 
certificate set out in Annex XI and complying with the conditions set 
out therein.  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 11
 
5. For the purposes of this Regulation, transit may include storage 
during transit in accordance with Articles 12 and 13 of Directive 
97/78/EC.  
6. Electronic certification and other agreed systems harmonised at 
Community level may be used.  
▼M42  
Article 5  
Conditions for imports and transit  
1. Commodities imported into and transiting through the Union shall 
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 appropriate, 
the closing dates set out in column 6A and the opening dates set 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 apply 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 for 
private domestic use or leading to the direct supply, by the 
producer, of small quantities of primary products as referred to 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 commodities into 
the Community in accordance with the certificates, such commodities shall 
only be imported into the Community where those examinations, sampling 
and testing have been carried out by the competent authority of the third 
country concerned or where appropriate by the competent authority of the 
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Article 7  
Disease reporting requirements  
Commodities shall only be imported into the Community from third 
countries, territories, zones or compartments, where the third country 
concerned:  
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(a) informs the Commission of the disease situation within 24 hours of 
confirmation of any initial outbreaks of LPAI, HPAI or Newcastle 
disease;  
(b) submits virus isolates from initial outbreaks of HPAI and Newcastle 
disease, without undue delay to the Community reference laboratory 
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;  
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(c) submits to the Commission regular updates on the disease situation.  
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, territory, zone 
or compartment from which commodities are imported into the 
Community shall be considered as free from avian influenza where:  
(a) avian influenza has not been present in the third country, territory, 
zone or compartment for a period of at least 12 months preceding 
the certification by the official veterinarian;  
(b) an avian influenza surveillance programme, in accordance with 
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 country, 
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 influenza 
provided the following conditions have been met:  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 13  
( 1 ) Veterinary Laboratories Agency, New Haw, Weybridge, Surrey KT 153NB, 
United Kingdom.
 (a) in the case of HPAI, a stamping out policy has been implemented to 
control the disease;  
(b) in the case of LPAI, either a stamping out policy has been imple ­
mented 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 accordance 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, territory, zone 
or compartment from which commodities are imported into the 
Community shall be considered as free from HPAI where that disease 
has not been present in the third country, territory, zone or compartment 
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, 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 of HPAI, provided the following conditions 
are met:  
(a) a stamping out policy has been implemented to control the disease, 
including adequate cleansing and disinfection carried out on all 
previously infected establishments;  
(b) avian influenza surveillance has been carried out in accordance 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 in place 
for a period of at least six months an avian influenza surveillance 
programme, which is indicated in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of 
Annex I, and that programme meets the requirements:  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 14
 
(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 third coun ­
tries, territories, zones or compartments, poultry or other commodities 
derived from vaccinated poultry shall only be imported into the 
Community, where:  
(a) the third country carries out vaccination against avian influenza in 
accordance with a vaccination plan indicated in column 8 of the 
table in Part 1 of Annex I, and that plan meets the requirements 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, territory, zone 
or compartment from which commodities are imported into the 
Community shall be considered as free from Newcastle disease where 
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 at least 
12 months preceding the certification by the official veterinarian;  
(b) no vaccination against Newcastle disease using vaccines that do not 
comply with the criteria for recognised Newcastle disease vaccines 
set out in Annex VI has been carried out for at least the period 
referred to in point (a) of this paragraph.  
2. Where an outbreak of Newcastle disease occurs in a third country, 
territory, zone or compartment previously free from that disease, 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 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 15  
( 1 ) http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mcode/en_sommaire.htm
 (a) a stamping out policy has been implemented to control the disease;  
(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 completion 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 demonstrate 
the absence of that disease in the third country, territory, zone 
or compartment by intensified investigations including 
laboratory testing in relation to the outbreak;  
(ii) no vaccination against Newcastle disease using vaccines that 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 of 
derogation from Article 12(1)(b) and Article 12(2)(c)(ii), a third 
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 the 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 Annex VII are 
complied with.  
2. For commodities referred to in Article 1(1)(b), and by way of 
derogation from Article 12(1)(b) and Article 12(2)(c)(ii), a third 
country, territory, zone or compartment from which imports of poul ­
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 III, the 
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(a) breeding and productive poultry other than ratites, hatching eggs 
and day-old chicks thereof, the requirements set out in Annex VIII;  
(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 poultry 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.  
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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 with the 
following requirements:  
(a) they shall be marked with a stamp bearing the ISO code of the third 
country of origin and the approval number of the establishment of 
origin;  
(b) each package of specified pathogen-free eggs must only contain 
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 consignment 
contains specified pathogen-free eggs;  
(iii) the consignor’s name or business name and address.  
(c) specified pathogen-free eggs imported into the Community must be 
transported directly to their final destination after import controls 
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 not 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 moved 
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 protective 
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 by rail 
shall be authorised between the border inspection posts in Latvia, 
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 game- 
birds, eggs and egg products and specified pathogen-free eggs coming 
from and bound for Russia, directly or via another third country, 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;  
(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 RUSSIA VIA THE EU ’ on each page by the official 
veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry in Latvia, 
Lithuania or Poland;  
(c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 
97/78/EC are complied with;  
(d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the common 
veterinary entry document issued by the official veterinarian at the 
border inspection post of entry in Latvia, Lithuania or Poland.  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 18  
( 1 ) OJ L 296, 12.11.2009, p. 1.
 2. By way of derogation from Article 4(4), transit by road or rail 
shall be authorised between the border inspection posts in Lithuania 
listed in the Annex to Decision 2009/821/EC, of consignments of 
eggs, egg products and poultry meat coming from Belarus and bound 
for the Russian territory of Kaliningrad, where the following conditions 
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;  
(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 RUSSIA VIA LITHUANIA ’ on each page by the 
official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry in 
Lithuania;  
(c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 
97/78/EC are complied with;  
(d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the common 
veterinary entry document issued by the official veterinarian at the 
border inspection post of entry in Lithuania.  
3. The consignments, as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, may not 
be unloaded or put into storage, as referred to in Article 12(4) or in 
Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, within the Union.  
4. Regular audits shall be conducted by the competent authority to 
ensure that the number of consignments, as referred to in paragraphs 1 
and 2, and the corresponding quantities of products leaving the Union 
correspond with the number and quantities entering the Union.  
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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 by road 
shall be authorised between the border inspection post of Nova Sela and 
the border inspection post of Ploce, of consignments of meat, minced 
meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry including ratites and 
wild game-birds, eggs and egg products and specified pathogen-free 
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 inspection 
post of entry;  
(c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of Directive 
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(d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on the 
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 Article 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 ensure 
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 references to 
this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation 
table in Annex XII.  
Article 20  
Transitional provisions  
Commodities in respect of which the relevant veterinary certificates 
have been issued in accordance with Decisions 93/342/EEC, 
94/438/EC and 2006/696/EC may be imported into or transit through 
the Community until 15 February 2009.  
Article 21  
Entry into force  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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 applicable in 
all Member States.  ▼M25  2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 20  
( 1 ) OJ L 21, 28.1.2004, p. 11.
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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 sur- 
veillance status 
Avian influenza vacci- 
nation 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  
AU — Australia AU-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, E S4 
BPP, DOC, 
HEP, SRP, 
LT20 S0, ST0  
BPR I  
DOR II  
HER III  
POU VI  
RAT VII  ▼B
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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  
BY — Belarus BY — 0 Whole country EP and E (both 
‘for transit only 
through 
Lithuania’) IX 
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  ▼M42
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CA-2 Territory of Canada corresponding to:  
CA-2.1 ‘Primary Control Zone’ 
delimited by the following boundaries: 
— on the west, the Pacific Ocean; 
— on the south, the border to the United States of 
America; 
— on the north, Highway 16; 
— on the east, the border between the Provinces of 
British Columbia and Alberta. WGM VIII P2 4.12.2014 9.6.2015  
POU, RAT N, P2  
BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S1, ST1  
CA-2.2 Area in the Province of Ontario delimited by the 
following boundaries: 
— from County Road 119 where it meets County 
Road 64 and 25th Line; 
— North on 25th Line to where it meets Road 68, 
travelling east on Road 68 to where it again 
meets 25th Line and continuing north on 25th 
Line to 74 Road; 
— East on 74 Road from 25th line to 31st line; 
— North on 31st Line from 74 Road to 78 Road; 
— East on 78 Road from 31st Line to 33rd Line; 
— 33rd Line north from 78 Road to 84 Road; 
— East on 84 Road from 33rd Line to Highway 59; 
— South on Highway 59 from 84 Road to Road 78; 
— East on Road 78 from Highway 59 to 13th Line; 
— South on 13 Line from 78 Road to Oxford 
Road 17; 
— East on Oxford road 17 from 13 line to Oxford 
Road 4; WGM VIII P2 8.4.2015  
POU, RAT N, P2 8.10.2015  
BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S1, ST1  ▼M42
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— South on Oxford Road 4 from Oxford Road 17 
to County Road 15; 
— East on County Road 15, crossing Highway 401, 
from Oxford Road 4 to Middletown Line; 
— Middletown Line south, crossing highway 403, 
from County Road 15 to Old Stage Road; 
— Old Stage Road West from Middletown Line to 
County Road 59; 
— South on County Road 59 from Old Stage Road 
to Curries Road; 
— West on Curries Road from County Road 59 to 
Cedar Line; 
— Cedar Line South from Curries Road to Rivers 
Road; 
— Rivers Road South West from Cedar Line to 
Foldens Line; 
— Foldens Line North West from Rivers Road to 
Sweaburg Road; 
— Sweaburg Road South West from Foldens Line 
to Harris Street; 
— Harris Street North West from Sweaburg Road to 
Highway 401; 
— Highway 401 West from Harris Street to 
Ingersoll Street, (County Road 10); 
— Ingersoll Street (County Road 10) North from 
Highway 401 to County Road 119;  ▼M42
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— County Road 119 from Ingersoll Street (County 
Road 10) to the origin where County Road 119 
meets 25 Line. 
CA-2.3 Area in the Province of Ontario delimited by the 
following boundaries: 
— Twnshp Rd 4, west from where it crosses 
Highway 401 to Blandford Road; 
— North on Blandford Road from Twnshp Rd 4 to 
Oxford-Waterloo Road; 
— East on Oxford-Waterloo Road from Blandford 
Road to Walker Road; 
— North on Walker Road from Oxford-Waterloo 
Road to Bridge St; 
— East on Bridge St from Walker Road to 
Puddicombe Road; 
— North on Puddicombe Road from Bridge St to 
Bethel Road; 
— East on Bethel Road from Puddicombe road to 
Queen Street; 
— South on Queen Street from Bethel Road to 
Bridge street; 
— East on Bridge Street from Queen Street to 
Trussler Road; 
— Trussler Road south from Bridge Street to 
Oxford Road 8; 
— Oxford Road 8 east from Trussler Road to 
Northumberland Street; 
— South on Northumberland St from Oxford Road 
8, continuing as Swan Street/Ayr Road to Brant 
Waterloo Road; WGM VIII P2 8.4.2015 8.10.2015  
POU, RAT N, 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
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— West on Brant Waterloo Road from Swan St/Ayr 
Road to Trussler Road; 
— South on Trussler Road from Brant Waterloo 
Road to Township Road 5; 
— West on Township Road 5 from Trussler Road 
to Blenheim Road; 
— South on Blenheim Road from Township Road 5 
to Township Road 3; 
— West on Township Road 3 from Blenheim Road 
to Oxford Road 22; 
— North on Oxford Road 22 from Township Road 
3 to Township Road 4; 
— West on Township Road 4 from Oxford Road 22 
to Highway 401. 
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  ▼M42
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HK — Hong Kong HK-0 The whole territory of the Hong Kong Special 
Administrative Region EP 
IL — Israel (5 ) IL-0 Whole country SPF  
BPP, BPR, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
LT20 X N A S5, ST1  
SRP P3 18.4.2015  
POU, RAT X N  
WGM VIII P3 18.4.2015  
E X S4  
EP 
IN — India IN-0 Whole country EP  
IS — Iceland IS-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, E S4 
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 
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MK — the former 
Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia (4 ) MK-0 (4 ) Whole country E, EP  ▼M42
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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  
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  
RU — Russia RU-0 Whole country EP, E, POU S4  
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  ▼M42
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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 
UA — Ukraine UA-0 Whole country EP, E, POU, 
RAT, WGM  
US — United States US-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, E S4 
US-1 Area of the United States, excluding the territory 
US-2 WGM VIII  
POU, RAT N  
BPP, BPR, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2 Area of the United States corresponding to:  
US-2.1 State of Washington: 
Benton County 
Franklin County WGM VIII P2 19.12.2014 7.4.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.2 State of Washington: 
Clallam County WGM VIII P2 19.12.2014 11.5.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
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US-2.3 State of Washington: 
Okanogan County (1): 
(a) North : Beginning at the intersection of US 97 
WA 20 and S. Janis Road, turn right onto S. 
Janis Road. Turn left onto McLaughlin Canyon 
Road, then right onto Hardy Road, then turn left 
onto Chewilken Valley Road. 
(b) East : From Chewilken Valley Road, turn right 
onto JH Green Road, then left onto Hosheit 
Road, then left onto Tedrow Trail Road, then 
left onto Brown Pass Road to the boundary 
line of the Colville Tribe. Follow the Colville 
Tribe boundary west and then south until it 
crosses US 97 WA 20. 
(c) South : Turn right onto US 97 WA 20, then left 
onto Cherokee Road, then right onto Robinson 
Canyon Road. Turn left onto Bide A Wee Road, 
then left onto Duck Lake Road, then right onto 
Soren Peterson Road, then left onto Johnson 
Creek Road, then right onto George Road. 
Turn left onto Wetherstone Road, then right 
onto Eplay Road. 
(d) West : From Eplay Road, turn right onto 
Conconully Road/6th Avenue N., then left onto 
Green Lake Road, then right onto Salmon Creek 
Road, then right onto Happy Hill Road, then left 
onto Conconully Road (turns into Main Street). 
Turn right onto Broadway, then left onto C 
Street, then right onto Lake Street E, then right 
onto Sinlahekin Road, then right onto S. Fish 
Lake Road, then right onto Fish Lake Road. WGM VIII P2 29.1.2015 16.6.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
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Turn left onto N. Pine Creek Road, then right 
onto Henry Road (turns into N. Pine Creek 
Road), then right onto Indian Springs Road, 
then right onto Hwy 7, ending at US 97 WA 20. 
US-2.4 State of Washington: 
Okanogan County (2): 
(a) North.  Beginning where US Hwy 95 intersects 
with the Canadian border, continue East along 
the Canadian border, then turn right onto 9 Mile 
Road (County Hwy 4777). 
(b) East . From 9 Mile Road, turn right onto Old 
Hwy 4777, which turns South onto Molson 
Road. Turn right onto Chesaw Road, then left 
onto Forest Service 3525, then left onto Forest 
Development Road 350, which turns into Forest 
Development Road 3625. From there, head due 
west and turn left onto Forest Service 3525, then 
right onto Rone Road, then right onto Box 
Spring Road, then left onto Mosquito Creek 
Road, and then right onto Swanson Mill Road. 
(c) South . From Swanson Mill Road, turn left onto 
O'Neil Road, then merge south onto 97N. Turn 
right onto Ellis Forde Bridge Road, then left 
onto Janis Oroville (SR 7), then right onto 
Loomis Oroville Road, then right onto 
Wannact Lake Road, then left onto Ellemeham 
Moutain Road, then left onto Earth Dam Road, WGM VIII P2 3.2.2015 6.5.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
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then le onto an unnamed road, then right onto an 
unnamed road, then right onto another unnamed 
road, then left onto an unnamed road, and then 
left onto another unnamed road. 
(d) West : From the unnamed road, turn right onto 
Loomis Oroville Road, then left onto Smil ­
kameen Road to the Canadian Border. 
US-2.5 State of Oregon: 
Douglas County WGM VIII P2 19.12.2014 23.3.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.6 State of Oregon: 
Deschutes County WGM VIII P2 14.2.2015 19.5.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.7 State of Oregon: 
Malheur County WGM VIII P2 20.1.2015 11.5.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
State of Idaho: 
Canyon County 
Payette County WGM VIII P2  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
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US-2.8 State of California: 
Stanislaus County/Tuolumne County: 
A zone of a 10 km radius starting with N point on 
the circular Control Zone border and extending in a 
clockwise fashion: 
(a) North : 2,5 miles east from intersection between 
State Hwy. 108 and Williams Road. 
(b) North-east : 1,4 miles southeast from inter ­
section between Rock River Dr and Tulloch 
Road. 
(c) East : 2,0 miles northwest from intersection 
between Milpitas Road and Las Cruces Road. 
(d) South-east : 1,58 miles east of the north end of 
Rushing Road. 
(e) South : 0,70 miles south of intersection between 
State Highway132 and Crabtree Road. 
(f) South-west : 0,8 miles south-east of intersection 
between Hazel Dean Road and Loneoak Road. 
(g) West : 2,5 miles south-west of intersection 
between Warnerville Road and Tim Bell Road. 
(h) North-west:  1,0 mile south-east of intersection 
between CA-120 and Tim Bell Road. WGM VIII P2 23.1.2015 5.5.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.9 State of California: 
Kings County: 
A zone of a 10 km radius starting with N point on 
the circular Control Zone border and extending in a 
clockwise fashion: 
(a) North : 0,58 miles north of Kansas Avenue WGM VIII P2 12.2.2015 26.5.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
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(b) NE  — 0,83 miles east from CA-43. 
(c) East : 0,04 miles east from 5th Avenue 
(d) South-east : 0,1 miles east of intersection 
between Paris Avenue and 7th Avenue 
(e) South : 1,23 miles north of Redding Avenue 
(f) South-west : 0,6 miles west of intersection of 
Paris Avenue and 15th Avenue 
(g) West : 1,21 miles east of 19th Avenue 
(h) North-west : 0,3 miles north of intersection of 
Laurel Avenue and 16th Avenue  
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US-2.10 State of Minnesota WGM VIII P2 5.3.2015 10.9.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
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US-2.11.1 State of Missouri: 
Barton County 
Jasper County WGM VIII P2 8.3.2015 18.6.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.11.2 State of Missouri: 
Moniteau County 
Morgan County WGM VIII P2 10.3.2015 11.6.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
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US-2.11.3 State of Missouri: 
Lewis County WGM VIII P2 5.5.2015 20.9.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.13 State of Arkansas: 
Boone County 
Marion County WGM VIII P2 11.3.2015 13.7.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.14 State of Kansas: 
Leavenworth County 
Wyandotte County WGM VIII P2 13.3.2015 12.6.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.15 State of Kansas: 
Cherokee County 
Crawford County WGM VIII P2 9.3.2015 18.6.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.16 State of Montana: 
Fergus County 
Judith Basin County WGM VIII P2 2.4.2015 2.7.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
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US-2.17 State of North Dakota: 
Dickey County 
La Moure County WGM VIII P2 11.4.2015 27.7.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 S3, ST1  
US-2.18 State of South Dakota: 
Beadle County 
Bon Homme County 
Brookings County 
Brown County 
Hutchinson County 
Kingsbury County 
Lake County 
McCook County 
McPherson County 
Minnehaha County 
Moody County 
Roberts County 
Spink County 
Yankton County WGM VIII P2 1.4.2015 10.9.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.19.1 State of Wisconsin: 
Barron County WGM VIII P2 16.4.2015 18.8.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.19.2 State of Wisconsin: 
Jefferson County WGM VIII P2 11.4.2015 17.8.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
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US-2.19.3 State of Wisconsin: 
Chippewa County WGM VIII P2 23.4.2015 29.7.2015  
POU, RAT N, 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.19.4 State of Wisconsin: 
Juneau County WGM VIII P2 17.4.2015 6.8.2015  
POU, RAT N, 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.20.1 State of Iowa: 
Buena Vista County 
Calhoun County 
Cherokee County 
Clay County 
Dickinson County 
Emmet County 
Hamilton County 
Hardin County 
Humboldt County 
IDA County 
Kossuth County 
Lyon County 
O'Brien County 
Osceola County 
Palo Alto County 
Plymouth County 
Pocahontas County 
Sac County 
Sioux County 
Webster County 
Woodbury County 
Wright County WGM VIII P2 14.4.2015 11.11.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
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US-2.20.2 State of Iowa: 
Adair County 
Guthrie County 
Madison County WGM VIII P2 4.5.2015 9.9.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.21 State of Indiana: 
Whitley County WGM VIII P2 10.5.2015 8.8.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
US-2.22 State of Nebraska: 
Dakota County 
Dixon County 
Thurston County 
Wayne County WGM VIII P2 11.5.2015 21.10.2015  
POU, RAT N 
P2 BPR, BPP, 
DOC, DOR, 
HEP, HER, 
SRP, SRA, 
LT20 A S3, ST1  
UY — Uruguay UY-0 Whole country SPF  
EP, E, RAT S4  
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 9.4.2011 25.8.2015  ▼M42
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ZW — Zimbabwe ZW-0 Whole country RAT VII  
EP, E S4 
(1 ) Commodities, including those transported on the high seas, produced 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 into the Union. 
(3 ) In accordance with the agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ  L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132). 
(4 ) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: the definitive nomenclature for this country will be agreed following current nego tiations at UN level. 
(5 ) Hereafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely t he Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. 
(6 ) Restrictions relating to salmonella control programmes as listed 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 leading to the direct supply, by the producer, of small quantities of primary products to the final consumer or to local retail establishments 
directly supplying the primary products to the final consumer and certified in accordance with the model veterinary certificate  LT20.  ▼M42
 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 than 
of ratites  
‘DOR’: Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks of ratites  
‘HEP’: Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of poultry 
other than ratites  
‘HER’: Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of ratites  
‘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 minced 
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, certified in 
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‘II’: Guarantees for day-old chicks of ratites coming from a third 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 third 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 country, territory 
or zone not free from Newcastle disease, certified in accordance with 
model SRA  
‘VI’: additional guarantees covering poultrymeat certified in accordance 
with model POU  
‘VII’: additional guarantees covering meat of farmed ratites for human 
consumption certified in accordance with model RAT  
‘VIII’: additional guarantees for wild game-bird meat certified in accordance 
with model WGM  
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‘IX’: only transit through Lithuania of consignments of eggs, egg products 
and poultry meat originating in Belarus and bound for the Russian 
territory of Kaliningrad shall be permitted provided that Article 18(2), 
(3) and (4) is complied with  
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‘X’: additional guarantees covering commodities certified in accordance 
with point 8 of Section I of Annex III and the model certificates 
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, POU, RAT and E.  
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Salmonella control programme:  
‘S0’ Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or productive 
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 productive 
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 productive 
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 Regu ­
lation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission 
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‘S3’ Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or productive 
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.  
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‘S5’ Prohibition to export into the Union breeding and productive 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 productive poultry 
(BPP) of s, day-old chicks (DOC) of s, slaughter poultry 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 productive 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 Community due to 
restrictions related to a HPAI outbreak  
‘P3’: Prohibition to import into or transit through the Community due to 
restrictions related to a ND outbreak  
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‘N’: Guarantees have been provided that the legislation on the control of 
Newcastle disease in the third country or territory is equivalent to that 
applied in the Union. In the case of an outbreak of Newcastle disease, 
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 third 
country or territory concerned due to an outbreak of that disease 
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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 registered 
closed ratite holding approved by the third country’s competent auth ­
ority. In the case of a HPAI outbreak on the third country’s territory, 
imports of such meat may still continue to be authorised, provided 
that it is obtained from ratites coming from a registered closed 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 HPAI 
for at least the last 24 months and where there has been no epidemi ­
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 this Annex and 
following the layout of the model that corresponds to the commodity 
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 consignment of the 
commodity concerned, exported to the same destination from a territory 
appearing in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of this Annex and transported 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 own, 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 additional pages shall 
also be considered to form part of the original of the certificate, provided the 
signature and stamp of the certifying official veterinarian appear on each 
page.  ▼M29  2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 43
 
(f) Where the certificate, including any additional pages as provided 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 authority on the 
top. 
(g) The original of the certificate must be completed and signed by an official 
veterinarian not more than 24 hours prior to loading of the consignment for 
imports to the Community, unless otherwise stated. To that end, the 
competent authorities of the exporting country shall ensure that 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 watermarks.  
(h) The original of the certificate must accompany the consignment 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 declaration by the 
ship's master, drawn up in accordance with Annex II, shall be attached to the 
veterinary certificate.  
(j) Poultry and day-old chicks shall not be transported with other poultry and 
day-old chicks that are either not intended for the European Community or of 
a lower health status.  
(k) Poultry and day-old chicks shall not in the course of transport to the 
Community be moved 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.  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 44
 
Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive poultry other than ratites (BPP)
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Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive ratites (BPR)
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Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks other than of ratites (DOC)
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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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Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of ratites (HER)
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Model veterinary certificate for specified pathogen-free eggs (SPF)
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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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Model veterinary certificate for meat of poultry (POU)
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Model veterinary certificate for minced meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry (POU-MI/MSM)  
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Model veterinary certificate for meat of farmed ratites for human consumption (RAT)
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Model veterinary certificate for minced meat and mechanically separated meat of farmed ratites for human 
consumption (RAT-MI/MSM)  
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Model veterinary certificate for wild game-bird meat (WGM)
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Model veterinary certificate for wild game-bird minced meat and mechanically separated meat (WGM-MI/MSM)  
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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 examination, 
sampling and testing for:  
1. Avian influenza  
— Diagnostic manual for avian influenza as laid down in Commission 
Decision 2006/437/EC (  1 ); or 
— Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals 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 Animals 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 Animals 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 Animals 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 Animals 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 protocol 
laid down in point 2.2 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 
200/2010.  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 118  
( 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 Directive 2006/104/EC (OJ 
L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352). 
( 4 ) OJ L 188, 8.7.1992, p. 34.
 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 the 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 selective enrichment medium.  
Serotyping shall be carried out following the Kauffmann-White scheme 
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 veterinarian 
must:  
(a) check the production and health records of the establishment;  
(b) carry out a clinical inspection in each production unit, including 
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 in 
point 8.2(c) this sampling may also take place at the slaughter ­
house.  
8.2. Point 8.1 applies in establishments from which it is intended to 
dispatch to the Union:  
(a) breeding or productive poultry and breeding or productive ratites 
(BPP, BPR);  
(b) day-old chicks of poultry, day-old chicks of ratites, hatching 
eggs of poultry or ratites and eggs for consumption (DOC, 
DOR, HEP, HER, E);  
(c) meat obtained from poultry and ratites kept on such holdings 
(POU, RAT).  
8.3. The procedures provided for in point 8.1 must be carried out:  
(a) for the commodities referred to in points (a) and (c) of point 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 favorable 
outcome and the laboratory investigations referred to above must 
be performed in an official laboratory, give negative results and be 
available before dispatch to the Union of any of the commodities 
listed in points 8.2.  ▼M42  2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 119
 
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 virological 
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 taken 
from all birds where the consignment contains less than 60 birds, and 
from at least 60 birds where consignments contain more than 60 birds;  
— Testing of samples must be carried out in official laboratories 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 Directive 
92/66/EEC.  
III. General requirements  
— Samples may be pooled, subject to a maximum of five samples from 
individual birds in each pool.  
— Virus isolates must be sent without delay to the national reference 
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ANNEX IV  
(as referred to in Article 8(2)(d), Article 9(2)(b) and Article 10  
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 appropriate):  
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 testing 
(avian influenza national reference laboratory, OIE or Community 
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( 1 ) Please give as much detailed information as necessary to allow proper assessment of the 
programme.
 12. Reporting system/protocol used for avian influenza surveillance 
results (include results where available)  
13. Follow-up investigations of positive results for subtypes H5 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 Latin)  
4. Targeting of selected areas  
5. Information referred to in point 6 and points 8 to 12 of Part 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 confidence by a 
randomised representative sample of the populations at risk to demonstrate 
the absence of infection taking into account the specific epidemiological 
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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 wild birds of 
HPAI/LPAI)  
3. Description of the reasons for the decision on the introduction 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 husbandry 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, if 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, distribution 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 
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( 1 ) Please give as much detailed information as necessary to allow proper assessment of the 
programme.
 15. Clinical and laboratory tests carried out in the establishments vaccinated 
and/or located in the vaccination area (e.g. efficacy and pre-movement 
testing etc.)  
16. Means of record keeping (e.g. for the detailed information referred to 
point 15) and registration of holdings where vaccination is carried 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 against 
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 poultry category  
3. Use of sentinel birds (indicate species and number of sentinel birds used 
per shed)  
4. Number of samples taken per establishment and/or shed  
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ANNEX VI  
(as referred to in Article 12(1)(b), Article 12(2)(c)(ii) and Article 13(1)(a))  
CRITERIA FOR RECOGNISED NEWCASTLE DISEASE VACCINES  
I. General criteria  
1. Vaccines must comply with the standards set out in the Manual of Diag ­
nostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the World Organi ­
sation for Animal Health (OIE) in the Chapter on Newcastle disease.  
2. Vaccines must be registered by the competent authorities of the third 
country concerned before being allowed to be distributed and used. For 
such registration, the competent authorities of the third country concerned 
must rely on a complete file containing data on the efficacy and innocuity 
of the vaccine; for imported vaccines the competent authorities may rely 
on data checked by the competent authorities of the country where the 
vaccine is produced, as far as these checks have been carried out in 
conformity with OIE standards.  
3. In addition, imports or production and distribution of the vaccines must be 
controlled by the competent authorities of the third country concerned.  
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 from a 
Newcastle disease virus strain for which the master seed has been tested 
and shown to have an intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) of:  
(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 
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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 specific 
criteria set out in Annex VI the following additional health requirements 
shall apply to:  
(a) poultry, including day-old chicks must not have been vaccinated with 
such vaccines for at least 12 months preceding the date of import to 
the Community;  
(b) the flock or flocks must have undergone a virus isolation test 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 eggs:  
(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 Patho ­
genicity Index of more than 0,4 have been found.  
(c) poultry must have been kept in isolation under official surveillance 
on the establishment of origin during the two-week period referred to 
in (b);  
(d) poultry must not have been in contact with poultry not meeting 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 hatching 
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, territory, zone 
or compartment as referred to in point 1, the day-old chicks and the 
hatching eggs from which the day-old chicks are derived must not 
have been in contact in the hatchery or during transport with poultry 
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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Newcastle disease virus master seed showing a higher pathogenicity 
than lentogenic strains of the virus within the period of 30 days 
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(b) underwent a virus isolation test for Newcastle disease, carried 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 
which 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 slaughter with 
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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 Community 
shall only come from establishments which have been approved by the 
competent authority of the third country concerned in accordance with 
conditions that are at least as strict as those laid down in Annex 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, hatching 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 veterinary 
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 name of the 
third country of origin and the word ‘hatching’ that is more than 3mm 
high in one of the official languages of the Community.  
4. Each package of hatching eggs as referred to in point 3 shall 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 single species, 
category and type of poultry from the same third country, territory, 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 compartment 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:  
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(b) where the birds are slaughtered before the expiry of the period 
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 have 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 sent after 
hatching.  
Where day-old chicks are not reared in the Member State which imported 
the hatching eggs, they shall be transported directly to the final 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 imported 
hatching eggs shall be kept in isolation in poultry houses where no other 
flocks are present.  
However, they may be introduced into poultry houses where breeding 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 bird and 
no poultry present shall be moved from the poultry houses before the end 
of those periods.  
4. Imported hatching eggs shall be hatched in separate incubators and 
hatchers.  
However, imported hatching eggs may be introduced into incubators and 
hatchers where other hatching eggs are already present.  
In that case, the periods referred to in points 1 and 2 shall commence 
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 official 
veterinarian and, where necessary, samples shall be taken to monitor 
their state of health.  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 129
 
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 third country 
of origin. Such microchips must comply with ISO standards.  
2. Imported hatching eggs of ratites shall be marked with a stamp indicating 
the ISO code of the third country of origin and the approval number of 
the establishment of origin.  
3. Each package of hatching eggs as referred to in point 2 shall contain only 
eggs of ratites 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 2;  
(b) a clearly visible and legible indication that the consignment 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 country, 
territory, zone or compartment of origin, establishment and consignor, 
and shall bear at least the following particulars:  
(a) the ISO code of the third country of origin and the approval number 
of the establishment of origin;  
(b) a clearly visible and legible indication that the consignment 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 accordance with 
Directive 91/496/EEC, consignments of ratites and hatching eggs and 
day-old chicks thereof shall be transported directly to the final 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 period 
referred to in (a), until the day of slaughter.  
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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 the hatchery 
or for at least three weeks on the establishment(s) to which they have 
been sent after hatching.  
Where day-old chicks of ratites are not reared in the Member State 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 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 130  
( 1 ) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 74.
 4. During the relevant periods as referred to in points 2 and 3, imported 
ratites and ratites which have hatched from imported hatching eggs shall 
be kept in isolation in poultry houses where no other ratites or poultry are 
present.  
However, they may be introduced into poultry houses where other ratites 
or poultry are already present. In that case, the periods referred 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 moved from the 
poultry housing before the end of those periods.  
5. Imported hatching eggs shall be hatched in separate incubators and 
hatchers.  
However, imported hatching eggs may be introduced into incubators 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 date 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 and, where 
necessary, samples shall be taken to monitor their state of health.  
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 set out in 
Part I of Annex X shall apply to ratites for breeding and production 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 competitive 
ELISA test 21 days after the date of the original sampling. Where 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 thereof 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 Part 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 be carried 
out on a cloacal swab or faeces sample from each ratite;  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 131
 
(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) and (c) shall be 
available before any bird is released from isolation.  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 132
 
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 isolated 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 days in tick-free 
surroundings, the ratites shall undergo the competitive ELISA test for anti ­
bodies to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. Every animal put into 
isolation must test negative to the test. On the ratites' arrival 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 isolated 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 detectable residues in 
the ratite meat.  
Each batch of ratites shall be examined for ticks prior to slaughter. If any 
ticks are detected, the entire batch shall again be put into pre-slaughter 
isolation.  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 133
 
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 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 134
 
▼M2 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 135
 
ANNEX XII  
(as referred to in Article 20)  
CORRELATION TABLE  
This Regulation Decision 2006/696/EC Decision 94/438/EC Decision 93/342/EEC  
Article 1(1) first subparagraph Article 1 first subparagraph  
Article 1(1) second 
subparagraph Article 5  
Article 1(2) Article 1 second 
subparagraph  
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 
subparagraph  ▼B 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 136
 
This Regulation Decision 2006/696/EC Decision 94/438/EC Decision 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 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 137
 
This Regulation Decision 2006/696/EC Decision 94/438/EC Decision 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 2008R0798 — EN — 05.02.2016 — 031.002 — 138