CELEX: 51989PC0009
Language: en
Date: 1989-02-20
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ON ANIMAL HEALTH CONDITIONS GOVERNING INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE IN AND IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES OF POULTRY AND HATCHING EGGS

10. 4. 89                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No C 89/1
                                                                II
                                                        (Preparatory Acts)
                                                   COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Regulation on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade
                               in and imports from third countries of poultry and hatching eggs
                                                         COM(89) 9 final
                                     (Submitted by the Commission on 24 February 1989)
                                                           (89/C 89/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Whereas this Regulation should cover trade in quails,
                                                                    pigeons, pheasants and partridges reared for breeding,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               consumption or restocking;
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
                                                                    Whereas, in view of the nature of modern poultry farming,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  the best way to promote the harmonious development of
                                                                    intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs is to
                                                                    monitor production establishments;
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
                                                                    Whereas it should be left to the competent authorities of the
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social             Member States to approve establishments which satisfy the
Committee,                                                          conditions laid down in this Regulation and to ensure that
                                                                    the conditions are applied;
Whereas poultry, being live animals, and hatching eggs,
being animal products, are included in the list of products         Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 of
in Annex II to the Treaty;                                          29 October 1975 on the production and marketing of eggs
                                                                    for hatching and of farmyard poultry chicks (*) provides
Whereas, in order to ensure the rational development of             for the granting of a distinguishing registration number to
poultry production, thereby increasing productivity in that         each production establishment and for the marking of
sector, certain rules governing the marketing of poultry and        hatching eggs; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No
hatching eggs in intra-Community trade must be laid down            1868/77 (2) lays down detailed rules for the application of
at Community level;                                                 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75; whereas, for
                                                                    practical reasons, the same criteria for identifying
                                                                    production establishments and marking hatching eggs
Whereas the breeding and rearing of poultry is generally            should be adopted for the purposes of this Regulation;
included in the farming sector; whereas it constitutes a
source of income for part of the farming population;
                                                                    Whereas, in order to be the subject of intra-Community
                                                                    trade, poultry and hatching eggs must satisfy certain
Whereas disparities as regards animal health conditions in
                                                                    animal health requirements, so as to avoid the spread of
the Member States should be eliminated in order to
                                                                    contagious diseases;
encourage intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching
eggs, thus contributing to the completion of the internal
market;                                                             Whereas transport conditions should be laid down for the
                                                                    same reason;
Whereas, in order to encourage the harmonious develop-
ment of intra-Community trade, a Community system                   Whereas provision should be made for allowing the
should be laid down to govern imports from third                    Commission to approve certain additional requirements in
countries;                                                          the light of the progress made by a Member State in
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation should not, in
principle, apply to specific trade such as exhibitions, shows        (!) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 100.
and contests;                                                        (2) OJ No L 209, 17. 8. 1977, p. 1.
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eradicating certain poultry diseases, provided that those           Whereas official Commission veterinarians should be
requirements in no case exceed those applied nationally by          responsible for verifying that the rules are observed in third
the Member State concerned;                                         countries;
Whereas, although intra-Community trade transactions in             Whereas the checks carried out upon importation must
very small quantities cannot for practical reasons be subject       cover the origin and the state of health of the poultry and
to all the Community requirements, certain essential rules          hatching eggs;
should be complied with;
                                                                    Whereas Member States must be allowed, on the arrival of
                                                                    poultry and hatching eggs in the territory of the Com-
Whereas, to ensure that the prescribed requirements are             munity and during transit to their place of destination, to
satisfied, provision must be made for the issue by an official      take all measures, including slaughter and disposal,
veterinarian of a health certificate to accompany the               required for the purpose of safeguarding public and animal
poultry and hatching eggs to their destination;                     health;
Whereas, in respect of the organization of and the follow-          Whereas checks on poultry and hatching eggs are carried
up to the checks to be carried out by the Member State of           out in the general interests of the Community; whereas it
destination and the safeguard measures to be implemented,           should therefore be stipulated that they be carried out in
reference should be made to the general rules laid down in          premises approved in accordance with Community criteria
Council Regulation (EEC) No ... concerning veterinary               and a Community procedure;
checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the
completion of the internal market;
                                                                    Whereas every Member State must have the right to place
                                                                    an immediate prohibition on imports from a third country
Whereas provision should be made for independent checks             when such imports may be dangerous for human and
to be carried out by the Commission;                                animal health; whereas in such a case coordination of the
                                                                    attitudes of the Member States with regard to that third
                                                                    country must be ensured without delay, without prejudice
Whereas defining Community arrangements applicable to               to possible amendments to the list of countries authorized
imports from third countries requires a list to be drawn up         to export to the Community;
of third countries or parts of third countries from which
poultry and hatching eggs may be imported;                          Whereas the constant development of poultry-rearing
                                                                    techniques means that periodic changes in the methods of
                                                                    poultry-disease control will have to be made;
Whereas the choice of these countries must be based on
criteria of a general nature such as the state of health of the
poultry and other livestock, the organization and powers of        Whereas the provisions of this Regulation should be revised
the veterinary services and the health regulations in force;       in connection with the completion of the internal market;
Whereas, in addition, importation of poultry and hatching          Whereas provision should be made for a procedure
eggs should not be authorized from countries which are             establishing close cooperation between the Commission
infected with contagious poultry diseases presenting a risk        and the Member State within the Standing Veterinary
to Community livestock or which have been free from such            Committee,
diseases for too short a period;
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas the general conditions applicable to importation
from third countries must be supplemented by special
conditions drawn up on the basis of the health situation in
each of them; whereas, owing to the technical nature and
the diversity of the criteria on which these special                                        CHAPTER I
conditions depend, there must, in order to define them, be                              General provisions
recourse to a flexible and rapid Community procedure in
which the Commission and the Member States cooperate                                          Article 1
closely;
                                                                    1. This Regulation lays down animal health conditions
                                                                   for intra-Community trade in and imports from third
Whereas the presentation of a standard form of certificate
                                                                   countries of poultry and hatching eggs.
upon importation of poultry and hatching eggs constitutes
an effective means of verifying that the Community rules
are being applied; whereas such rules may include special          2. This Regulation shall not apply to trade in poultry for
provisions which may vary according to the third country           exhibitions, shows or contests; however, if necessary, the
concerned, and whereas this must be taken into account in          Commission shall adopt, in accordance with the procedure
drawing up the standard forms of certificate;                      laid down in Article 24, special rules for such trade.
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                          Article 2                                11. 'authorized veterinarian' means a veterinarian in-
                                                                        structed by the competent authority, under its
                                                                        responsibility, to carry out the checks provided for in
For the purposes of this Regulation:                                    this Regulation in a particular establishment;
1.  'poultry' means fowl, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks,             12. 'approved laboratory' means a laboratory located in
    geese, quails, pigeons, pheasants and partridges reared             the territory of a Member State, instructed by the
    or kept in captivity for breeding, the production of                competent authority, under its responsibility, to carry
    meat and eggs for consumption, or for re-stocking                   out the diagnostic tests provided for in this Regulation;
    supplies of game;
                                                                   13. 'health inspection' means a visit by the official
2.  'hatching eggs' means eggs for incubation laid by                   veterinarian or authorized veterinarian for the purpose
    poultry as defined in 1;                                            of inspecting the health status of all the poultry in an
                                                                        establishment;
3.  'day-old chicks' means all poultry less than 72 hours
                                                                   14. 'compulsorily notifiable diseases' means the diseases
    old, deprived of feed;                                              listed in Annex I;
4.  'breeding poultry' means poultry 72 hours old or more,         15. 'infected area' means an area corresponding to the
    intended for the production of hatching eggs;                       definition given in Annex II (5);
5.  'productive poultry' means poultry 72 hours old or             16. 'third country' means any country not mentioned in
    more, reared for consumption and/or for the produc-                 Article 227(1) of the Treaty.
    tion of eggs for consumption;
6.  'slaughter poultry' means poultry sent direct to a                                      CHAPTER II
    slaughterhouse for slaughter as soon as possible after
    arrival, and in any case within 72 hours;                                    Rules for intra-Community trade
                                                                                              Article 3
7.  'flock' means all poultry of the same species, the same
    age and the same health status, reared in the same             1. Plans describing arrangements made by each Member
    premises or in the same enclosure, and constituting a          State to ensure compliance with the rules set out in Annex
    single epidemiological unit;                                   IV for the approval of establishments for the purposes of
                                                                   intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs shall
8.  'holding' means a facility used for the rearing or             be submitted to the Commission.
    keeping of breeding or productive poultry;
                                                                   2. The Commission shall examine the plans. In accord-
                                                                   ance with the procedure laid down in Article 32, the plans
9.  'establishment' means a facility or part of a facility         may be approved or amendments or additions may be
    which occupies a single site and is devoted to one of the      requested before approval is given.
    following activities:
                                                                   3. In accordance with the same procedure, amendments
     (a) pedigree breeding establishment: an establishment         or additions to a plan which has been approved in
         which produces hatching eggs for the production of        accordance with paragraph 2 may:
         breeding poultry;
                                                                   — be approved at the request of the Member State
     (b) breeding establishment: an establishment which                concerned in order to take account of a change in the
         produces hatching eggs for the production of                  situation of that Member State, or
         productive poultry;
                                                                   — be requested to take account of progress in methods of
                                                                       disease prevention and control.
     (c) rearing establishment:    an establishment which
         rears laying poultry;
                                                                                              Article 4
     (d) hatchery: an establishment which incubates and
         hatches eggs, and supplies day-old chicks;
                                                                   Each Member State shall designate one of the national
                                                                   laboratories listed in Annex III to be responsible for
10. 'official veterinarian' means the veterinarian de-             coordinating the diagnostic methods provided for in this
     signated by the competent authority of a Member State         Regulation and their use by the approved laboratories
     or a third country;                                           located in its territory.
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                             Article 5                                 (c) present, at the time of consignment, no clinical sign or
                                                                           suspicion of disease.
 In order to be traded within the Community:
 (a) hatchings eggs, day-old chicks, breeding poultry and                                         Article 9
      productive poultry must satisfy the conditions laid
      down in Articles 6, 12, 15 and 17, those laid down              At the time of consignment, breeding poultry and
     pursuant to Articles 13 and 14, and those laid down in           productive poultry must:
      Articles 7, 8 and 9;
                                                                      (a) have been held since hatching or for more than six
 (b) slaughter poultry must satisfy the conditions laid down               weeks in one or more Community establishments as
      in Articles 10, 12, 15 and 17 and those laid down                    defined in Article 6(a);
     pursuant to Articles 13 and 14.
                                                                      (b) have presented no clinical sign or suspicion of disease
                                                                           when submitted to a health inspection during the
                             Article 6                                     24 hours preceding consignment;
Hatching eggs, day-old chicks, breeding poultry and                   (c) satisfy the vaccination conditions in Annex V.
productive poultry must come from establishments which:
 (a) are approved and given a distinguishing number by the                                       Article 10
     competent authority, in accordance with the rules set
     out in Chapter I of Annex IV;
                                                                     At the time of the consignment, slaughter poultry must
                                                                     have come from a holding:
 (b) are not the subject of any animal health restrictions;
                                                                      (a) where they have been held since hatching or for more
 (c) are not located in an area declared as infected with avian
                                                                           than 21 days;
     influenza or Newcastle disease;
                                                                      (b) where the health inspection conducted during the
 (d) carry only healthy flocks.
                                                                           24 hours preceding consignment has not revealed, in
                                                                           any of the birds present, any clinical sign or suspicion of
                                                                           disease, particularly of any disease listed in paragraph
                             Article 7
                                                                           17 of Chapter IV of Annex I to Council Directive 7 1 /
                                                                           118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems
At the time of consignment, hatching eggs must:
                                                                           affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat (*);
1.     either:
                                                                      (c) which is not the subject of any animal health
       (a) come from flocks:                                              restrictions;
           — which have been held for more than six weeks in         (d) which is not located in an area declared as infected with
               one or more Community establishments as                     avian influenza or Newcastle disease.
              defined in Article 6(a), and
           — which satisfy the vaccination conditions in                                         Article 11
              Annex V;
                                                                     1. The requirements of Articles 5 to 10 and Article 15
       (b) be marked in accordance with Regulation (EEC)             shall not apply to intra-Community trade in poultry and
           No 1868/77;                                               hatching eggs in respect of consignments comprising fewer
                                                                     than 20 units.
       (c) have been disinfected in accordance with the
           instructions of the official veterinarian;                2. However, poultry and hatching eggs as referred to in
                                                                     paragraph 1 must, at the time of consignment, have come
2.     or have been imported from third countries in                 from flocks which:
       accordance with the conditions set out in Chapter III.
                                                                     — have been held since hatching or for at least three
                                                                          months in the Community,
                             Article 8
                                                                     — present no clinical signs of a contagious poultry disease
Day-old chicks must:                                                      at the time of consignment,
(a) have been hatched from hatching eggs satisfying the              — satisfy the vaccination conditions in Annex V,
     requirements of Articles 6 and 7;
(b) satisfy the vaccination conditions in Annex V;                   (!) OJ No L 55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23.
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— are not the subject of any animal health restrictions,            (d) slaughter poultry must come from flocks which:
    are not located in an area declared as infected with avian             if not vaccinated against Newcastle disease, satisfy
    influenza or Newcastle disease,                                        the requirement in the third indend of (c),
    have been found negative in serological tests for                   — if vaccinated, either with an inactivated vaccine or
    Salmonella pullorum/Salmonella          gallinarum anti-                more than 60 days previously with a live vaccine,
    bodies.                                                                have undergone, during the 14 days preceding
                                                                           consignment, a test to isolate Newcastle disease
                                                                            antibodies complying with detailed rules adopted in
                                                                            accordance with the procedure laid down in
                           Article 12                                      Article 32.
1. In the case of consignment from Member States or                 2. The status of Member States or parts of Member States
parts of Member States which vaccinate against Newcastle            from the point of view of Newcastle disease policy shall be
disease to a Member State or part of a Member State which           established in accordance with the procedure laid down in
does not do so and which slaughters the entire flock in the         Article 32.
event of an outbreak, the following rules shall apply:
                                                                    3. The conditions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
(a) hatching eggs must come from flocks which are:                  reviewed before 1 July 1991.
    — not vaccinated, or
                                                                                             Article 13
    — vaccinated using an inactivated vaccine, or
                                                                    1. Where a Member State draws up or has drawn up a
                                                                    voluntary or compulsory control programme for a disease
    — vaccinated using a live vaccine, provided vaccine has
                                                                    to which the poultry is susceptible, it shall present the
        taken place at least 60 days before the collection of
                                                                    programme to the Commission, outlining in particular:
        the hatching eggs;
                                                                    — the distribution of the disease in the Member State,
(b) day-old chicks must come from:
                                                                    — the reasons for the programme, taking into consider-
    — hatching eggs satisfying the conditions in (a),                   ation the importance of the disease and the prog-
                                                                        ramme's likely benefit in relation to its cost,
    — a hatchery where working practices ensure that such
        eggs are incubated at completely separate times and         — the geographical area in which the programme will be
        locations from eggs not satisfying the conditions in            implemented,
        (a);
                                                                    — the status categories to be applied to poultry establish-
(c) breeding and productive poultry must:                               ments, and the standards which must be attached in
                                                                        each category, and the test procedures to be used,
    — not be vaccinated against Newcastle disease,
                                                                    — the programme monitoring procedures,
    — have been isolated for 14 days before consignment,
        either at a holding or at a quarantine station under        — the action to be taken if, for any reason, an establish-
        the supervision of the official veterinarian.                   ment loses its status.
    In addition, no domestic fowl at the holding of origin or       2. The Commission shall examine the programmes
    quarantine station, as applicable, may have been                presented by the Member States. Programmes as referred to
    vaccinated against Newcastle disease during the 21 days         in paragraph 1 may be approved in accordance with the
    preceding consignment, and no bird which is not due for         procedure laid down in Article 32. Any additional
    consignment may have entered the holding or the                 guarantees, general or specific, which may be required in
    quarantine station during that time,                            intra-Community trade may be defined in accordance with
                                                                    the same procedure. Such guarantees must not exceed those
                                                                    required by the Member State in its own territory.
    — have undergone, during the 14 days preceding
        consignment, representative serological testing to
        detect Newcastle disease antibodies in accordance           3. Programmes submitted by Member States may be
        with detailed rules adopted pursuant to the pro-            amended or supplemented in accordance with the pro-
        cedure laid down in Article 32;                             cedure laid down in Article 32. Under the same procedure,
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 the Commission may approve an amendment or addition                      — the name or business name and address of the
 to a programme which has been approved or to guarantees                      production establishment,
 which have been defined in accordance with paragraph 2.
                                                                          — the establishment's approval number, as provided
                                                                              for in Annex IV, Chapter 1(2),
                              Article 14
 1. Where a Member State considers that its territory or                  — the Member State of destination;
 part of its territory is free from one of the diseases to which
poultry is susceptible, it shall present to the Commission            (c) be sealed in accordance with the instructions of the
 appropriate supporting documentation, setting out in                     competent authority.
particular:
                                                                      2. Boxes holding day-old chicks or hatching eggs may be
— the nature of the disease and the history of its                   grouped for transport in appropriate containers. The
     occurrence in that Member State,                                 number of boxes thus grouped and the indications referred
                                                                      to in paragraph 1(b) must be shown on those containers.
— the results of surveillance testing based on serological,
     microbiological or pathological investigations, as
     appropriate, and on the fact that the disease must by law        3. Breeding and productive poultry must be transported
     be notified to the competent authorities,                        in crates or cages:
— the period over which the surveillance was carried out,            — which contain only poultry of the same species, category
                                                                          and type, coming from the same establishment,
— where applicable, the period during which vaccination
     against the disease has been prohibited and the                 — bearing the approval number of the establishment of
    geographical area concerned by the prohibition,                       origin as provided for in Annex IV, Chapter 1(2),
— the arrangements for verifying that the area concerned
    remains free from the disease.                                   — which are sealed in accordance with the instructions of
                                                                          the competent authority.
2. The Commission shall examine documentation sub-
mitted by Member States. The additional guarantees,                  4.    (a) Breeding and productive poultry and day-old
general or specific, which may be required in intra-                           chicks must be conveyed without delay to the
Community trade may be defined in accordance with the                          establishment of destination, without coming into
procedure laid down in Article 32. Such guarantees must                        contact with other live birds, except breeding and
not exceed those required by the Member State in its own                       productive poultry or day-old chicks satisfying the
territory.                                                                     conditions laid down in this Regulation.
3. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commis-                     (b) Slaughter poultry must be conveyed without delay
sion of any change in the particulars specified in                             to the slaughterhouse of destination, without
paragraph 1 which relate to the disease. The guarantees                        coming into contact with other poultry, except
defined as laid down in paragraph 2 may, in the light of                       slaughter poultry satisfying the conditions laid
such notification, be amended or withdrawn in accordance                       down in this Regulation.
with the procedure laid down in Article 32.
                                                                     5.    Crates, cages and vehicles must be designed so as to:
                             Article 25
                                                                     — preclude the loss of excrement and minimize the loss of
1. Day-old chicks and hatching eggs must be transported                   feathers during transit,
in purpose-designed boxes, which must be destroyed
immediately after use. Such boxes must:                              — allow visual inspection of the poultry,
(a) contain only day-old chicks or hatching eggs of the same
    species, category and poultry type, coming from the              — allow cleansing and disinfection.
    same establishment;
                                                                     6. Containers, crates, cages and vehicles must, before
(b) bear the following indications:                                  loading and unloading, be cleansed and disinfected in
                                                                     accordance with the instructions of the competent
    — the name of the Member State of consignment,                   authority of the Member State concerned.
    — the species of poultry to which the eggs or chicks
        belong,
                                                                                               Article 16
    — the number of chicks or eggs,
                                                                     Poultry as referred to in Article 15(4) may not be
    — the category and type of production for which they             transported through areas declared as infected with avian
        are intended,                                                influenza or Newcastle disease, unless by trunk road or rail.
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                           Article 17                                                           Article 21
In trade between Member States, poultry and hatching eggs            1. Poultry and hatching eggs must have originated in a
must, during transportation to the place of destination, be          third country or part of a third country included in a list
accompanied by a health certificate, which:                          drawn up by the Commission in accordance with the
                                                                     procedure laid down in Article 32. That list may be
— conforms with the appropriate model in Annex VI,                   supplemented or amended in accordance with the same
                                                                     procedure.
— is signed by an official veterinarian,
                                                                     2. In deciding whether a third country or part thereof
                                                                     may be included in the list referred to in paragraph 1,
— is drawn up on the date of loading in the official                 particular account shall be taken of:
    language or languages of the Member State of
    destination,
                                                                     (a) the state of health of the poultry, other domestic
                                                                         animals and wildlife in the third country, particular
— is valid for five days,
                                                                         attention being paid to exotic animal diseases, and the
                                                                         health situation in the surrounding area, where either
— consists of one sheet only,                                            are liable to endanger public and animal health in the
                                                                         Member States;
— is normally made out for one consignee only.
                                                                     (b) the regularity and rapidity of the supply of information
                                                                         by the third country relating to the existence of
                                                                         contagious animal diseases in its territory, in particular
                           Article 18                                    the diseases in Lists A and B of the International Office
                                                                         of Epizootics;
The rules laid down in Regulation (EEC) No ... shall apply,
in particular as regards the organization of and the follow-         (c) the country's rules on animal disease prevention and
up to the checks to be carried out by the Member State of                control;
destination, and the safeguard measures to be applied.
                                                                     (d) the structure of the veterinary services in the country
                                                                         and their powers;
                           Article 19
                                                                    (e) the organization and implementation of measures to
Commission veterinary experts may, to the extent                         prevent and control contagious animal diseases;
necessary to ensure uniform application of this Regulation,
carry out on-the-spot inspections. The Commission shall
inform the Member States of the outcome of such                     (f) the guarantees which the third country can give with
inspections.                                                             regard to compliance with this Regulation.
The Member States in whose territory an inspection is               3. The list referred to in paragraph 1 and any amend-
carried out shall give the experts all the assistance necessary     ments thereto shall be published in the Official Journal of
for the performance of their tasks.                                 the European Communities.
General rules for the application of this Article shall be
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in
                                                                                               Article 22
Article 32. Rules to be followed during the inspections
provided for in this Article shall be adopted in accordance
with the same procedure.                                            1. Poultry and hatching eggs must come from third
                                                                    countries free from avian influenza and Newcastle disease.
                                                                    2. The general criteria for classifying the third country
                         CHAPTER HI                                 from the point of view of these diseases shall be adopted in
          Rules for imports from third countries                    accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32.
                          Article 20
                                                                    3. The Commission may, in accordance with the
                                                                    procedure laid down in Article 32, decide that the
Poultry and hatching eggs imported into the Community               provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply only to a part of the
must satisfy the conditions laid down in Articles 21 to 24.         territory of a third country.
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                          Article 23                                The inspections shall be carried out on behalf of the
                                                                    Community, and the latter shall bear the costs.
1. Poultry and hatching eggs must come from flocks
which:                                                              The frequency of the inspections and the inspection
                                                                    procedure shall be determined in accordance with the
(a) prior to consignment have been held without interrup-           procedure laid down in Article 32.
    tion in the territory or part of the territory of the third
    country for a period to be defined in accordance with
    the procedure laid down in Article 32;
                                                                                               Article 26
(b) satisfy animal health conditions adopted in accordance
    with the procedure laid down in Article 32. These               1. The Commission may, in accordance with the
    conditions may differ according to the species or               procedure laid down in Article 32, decide that imports from
    category of poultry.                                            a third country or part of a third country are to be confined
                                                                    to particular species, to hatching eggs, poultry for breeding
2. The rules laid down in Chapter II and its correspond-            or production, slaughter poultry or poultry intended for
ing Annexes shall be used as a basis for these animal health        special purposes.
conditions, which shall be determined in the light of the
guarantees offered by the third country concerned.                  2. The Commission may decide, in accordance with the
                                                                    procedure laid down in Article 32, to apply animal health
                                                                    restrictions, as required after importation.
                           Article 24
1. Poultry and hatching eggs must be accompanied by a
certificate drawn up by an official veterinarian of the                                        Article 27
exporting third country.
                                                                    1. Poultry and hatching eggs arriving in the customs
The certificate must:                                               territory of the Community shall be subject forthwith to an
                                                                    animal health check carried out by an official veterinarian,
(a) be issued on the day of loading for consignment to the          at a frontier inspection post as referred to in Article 29,
    country of destination;                                         before being placed in free circulation or under customs
                                                                    control.
(b) be drawn up in the official language or languages of the
    country of destination, and in one of the official              2. Poultry and hatching eggs may not be imported if,
    languages of the country in which the import checks             during the check provided for in paragraph 1, it is found
    referred to in Article 27 are to be carried out;                that:
(c) accompany the consignment in the original;
                                                                    — the consignment does not come from the territory or
                                                                        part of the territory of a third country on the list drawn
(d) attest to the fact that the poultry and hatching eggs
                                                                        up pursuant to Article 21(1),
    satisfy the requirements of this Regulation and those
    adopted pursuant to this Regulation with regard to
    importation from third countries;                               — the consignment is, or is suspected of being, infected
                                                                        with or contaminated by a contagious disease,
(e) be valid for five days;
                                                                    — the conditions laid down in this Regulation have not
(f) consist of a single sheet of paper;                                 been complied with by the exporting third country,
(g) normally be made out for a single consignee.                    — the certificate accompanying the consignment does not
                                                                        comply with the conditions set out in Article 24.
2. The certificate must comply with a model drawn up in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32.
                                                                    3. During the check referred to in paragraph 1, all the
                                                                    necessary measures shall be taken, including:
                           Article 25
                                                                    (a) — the placing in quarantine of poultry suspected of
On-the-spot inspections shall be carried out by veterinary                  being infected with or contaminated by a contagious
experts of the Member States and the Commission to                         disease,
ensure that all the provisions of this Regulation are
effectively applied.                                                    — in the case referred to in the fourth indent           of
                                                                           paragraph 2, at the request of the consignor,        the
The Member States' experts responsible for these inspec-                    consignee or their representative, keeping          the
tions shall be designated by the commission on proposals                   poultry under control pending regularization of      the
from the Member States.                                                     certificate;
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(b) — the return of a consignment which cannot be                   (c) transport must take place under the control of the
        admitted provided that this is not contrary to                  competent authorities, without unloading, in vehicles or
        considerations of animal health or welfare. Where it            containers sealed by the said authorities; the only
        is not possible to return the consignment, the                  handling allowed shall be that involved in transferring
        competent authority shall order:                                the goods directly from one means of transport to
                                                                        another at the points of entry into and exit from
                                                                        Community territory.
        — the slaughter of the poultry at a place designated
            for the purpose or the slaughter and destruction
            thereof,                                                9. All expenditure incurred pursuant to this Article,
                                                                    including the cost of the slaughter or destruction of poultry
                                                                    and the destruction of hatching eggs, shall be chargeable to
        — the destruction of hatching eggs;                         the consignor, the consignee or their representative without
                                                                    compensation by the Member State concerned.
(c) — the slaughter and destruction of poultry and the
        destruction of hatching eggs if the said check shows
        evidence or suspicion of one of the epizootic diseases                                 Article 28
        in the list drawn up in accordance with the procedure
        laid down in Article 32.                                    On arrival in the Member State of destination, slaughter
                                                                    poultry must be taken directly to a slaughterhouse for
                                                                    immediate slaughter.
4. The certificate accompanying a consignment of
poultry or hatching eggs on importation must, following
the animal health check (import check), include a statement         Without prejudice to any special conditions which may be
clearly indicating whether the consignment has been                 adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in
                                                                    Article 32, the competent authority of the Member State of
admitted or refused entry.
                                                                    destination may, on animal health grounds, designate the
                                                                    slaughterhouse to which the poultry must be conveyed.
5. Poultry and hatching eggs which have been cleared for
importation but are subject to a customs procedure such
that the Member State which carried out the import check                                       Article 29
referred to in paragraph 1 is not their destination must be
conveyed to the country of destination under customs
                                                                     1. The Commission shall adopt, in accordance with the
control without being unloaded.
                                                                    procedure laid down in Article 32, general conditions to be
                                                                    met by the frontier posts for the importation of poultry and
6. During transit through Community territory to the                hatching eggs.
country of destination, Member States may apply the
health measures referred to in the first indent of                  2. The Member States shall draw up and communicate to
paragraph 3(a) and in paragraph 3(c) where the poultry or           the Commission the lists of frontier inspection posts which
hatching eggs are, or are suspected of being, infected with         satisfy the conditions provided for in paragraph 1.
or contaminated by a contagious disease.
                                                                    3. Veterinary experts shall verify that the facilities at the
7. Poultry and hatching eggs which have passed the                  approved inspection posts satisfy the conditions adopted
import check provided for in paragraph 1 shall undergo any          pursuant to paragraph 1, and that the checks are carried
necessary additional checks in the country of destination in        out in accordance with this Regulation.
order to verify compliance with the provisions of this
Regulation, including specific conditions laid down                 Detailed rules for the application of this paragraph shall be
pursuant to Articles 23 and 26.                                      adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in
                                                                    Article 32.
 8. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, poultry and
                                                                     4. All the expenditure incurred in connection with the
hatching eggs from a third country in transit through
                                                                     application of paragraph 3 shall be borne by the
 Community territory to another third country shall be
                                                                     Community.
 subject to the following conditions:
 (a) the first third country to which the poultry or hatching                                  Article 30
     eggs are to be forwarded after transit through
     Community territory must undertake not to return or
                                                                     1. If a contagious animal disease likely to endanger the
     re-consign the goods to Community territory under any           health of livestock in one of the Member States breaks out
     circumstances;                                                  or spreads in a third country or if any other reason
                                                                     connected with animal health so justifies, the Member State
 (b) prior authorization for such transit must be obtained           concerned or the Commission shall prohibit the impor-
     from the competent authorities of the Member State in           tation of poultry and hatching eggs, whether imported
     whose territory the import health check provided for in         directly or indirectly through another Member State, from
     paragraph 1 was carried out;                                    either the whole of the third country or part of its territory.
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2. Measures taken by the Member States under para-                 a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The
graph 1, and notice of the repeal of such measures, must be        Council shall act by a qualified majority.
communicated immediately to the other Member States
and the Commission, together with the reasons therefor.            If, on the expiry of a period of three months from the date
                                                                   of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the
3. In accordance with the procedure laid down in                   proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission.
Article 33, the measures referred to in paragraph 1 may be
amended, in particular in order to ensure their coordi-                                      Article 33
nation with measures adopted by the other Member States,
or they may be withdrawn.                                           1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be
                                                                   followed, the provisions set out below shall apply.
4. If the situation envisaged in paragraph 1 arises and if it
appears necessary that other Member States should also             2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to
apply the measures taken pursuant to that paragraph,               the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The
amended where necessary in accordance with paragraph 3,            Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within two
appropriate provisions shall be adopted in accordance with         days. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid
the procedure laid down in Article 33.                             down in Article 148(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions
                                                                   which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from
5. Resumption of importation from the third country                the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the
concerned shall be authorized in accordance with the               Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in
procedure laid down in Article 33.                                 the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not
                                                                   vote.
                        CHAPTER IV                                 3. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if
                                                                   they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.
                    Common provisions
                                                                   4. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with
                         Article 31                                the opinion of the Committee, the Commission shall,
For the purposes of this Regulation, the countries of the          without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to
Benelux Economic Union shall be treated as a single                the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a
Member State.                                                      qualified majority.
                                                                   If, on the expiry of a period of 15 days from the date of
                         Article 32                                referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the
                                                                  proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission.
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing
Veterinary Committee, set up by the Council Decision of 15                                   Article 34
October 1968, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee'.
                                                                  Amendments to the Annexes, particularly in order to adapt
2. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be         them to changes in diagnostic methods and to variations in
followed, the provisions set out below shall apply.               the economic importance of particular diseases, shall be
                                                                  decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in
3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to
                                                                  Article 32.
the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The
Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a
time limit which the chairman may lay down according to                                      Article 35
the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by      The provisions of this Regulation shall be reviewed before
the majority laid down in Article 148(2) of the Treaty in the     31 December 1991 in the light of proposals concerning the
case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on       completion of the internal market.
a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the
representatives of the Member States within the Committee
shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The                                 Article 36
chairman shall not vote.                                          This Regulation shall enter into force on the 30th day
                                                                  following its publication in the Official Journal of the
4. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if
                                                                  European Communities.
they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.
                                                                  It shall apply from 1 September 1989.
5. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with
the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered,      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council        applicable in all Member States.
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                                                                 ANNEX I
          The following diseases are compulsorily notifiable:
          — Avian influenza,
          — Newcastle disease.
                                                                ANNEX II
          1.  'Avian influenza' means an infection of poultry caused by any highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus
              (IVPI or intravenous pathogenicity index greater than or equal to 1.25) or by any avian influenza A virus of
              sub-type H5 or H7 recognized as liable to mutate into a highly pathogenic form.
          2.  'Newcastle disease' means an infection of poultry caused by any avian strain of the paramyxovirus 1 with
              an ICPI or intracerebral pathogenicity index of over 0.7.
          3.  'Outbreak site' means an establishment where one of the diseases described above is detected.
          4.  'Sanitary slaughter' means the destruction, subject to all the necessary health safeguards including
              disinfection, of all birds and products at the outbreak site which are infected, suspected of being
              contaminated or threatened with contamination.
          5.  'A declared infected area' means a well-defined area with a radius of at least 10 km around the outbreak
              site, depending on the epizootiologic environment. Bans and restrictions applied within this area must be
              maintained for at least 21 days after sanitary slaughter or for six months after the clinical cure or death of
              the last infected birds if sanitary slaughter is not carried out.
          6.  'Quarantine station' means facilities where the birds are kept in complete isolation and away from direct or
              indirect contact with other birds, so as to permit longterm observation and testing for disease.
                                                                ANNEX III
          1.  The national reference laboratories for avian diseases are as follows:
              Belgium:                  Institut national de recherches veterinaires, Grosslenberg 99, B-1180 Bruxelles.
              Denmark:                  Institut for Fjerkrsesygdomme, Den Kgl. Veterinasr- og Landbohojskole, DK-
                                        Kobenhavn.
              France:                   Laboratoire national de pathologie aviaire, F-22440 Ploufragan.
              Germany:                  —
              Greece:                   Institute of Infectious Parasitic Disease of Thessaloniki, GR-Thessaloniki.
              Ireland:                  Veterinary Research Laboratory, Abbotstown, Castleknock, Lo., IRL-Dublin.
              Italy:                    Istituto zooprofilattico sperimentale delle Venezie, via G. Orus 2,1-35100 Padova.
              Luxembourg:               Laboratoire veterinaire de l'Etat, 54 avenue Gaston Diderich, L-1420 Luxem-
                                        bourg.
              Netherlands:              Central Veterinary Institute, NL-Lelystad.
              Portugal:                 Laboratorio Nacional de Investigacao Veterinaria, PT-Lisboa.
              Spain:                    Laboratorio de Sanidad y Produccion Animal, E-Barcelona.
              United Kingdom:           Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, UK-Surrey.
          2.  The national reference laboratories for avian diseases listed in 1 are responsible in each Member State for
              coordinating the diagnostic methods provided for in this Regulation.
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              To this end:
              (a) they may supply approved laboratories with the reagents needed for diagnostic testing;
              (b) they monitor the quality of all the reagents used by the approved laboratories;
              (c) they organize periodic comparative tests.
                                                                 ANNEX     IV
                                                APPROVAL OF ESTABLISHMENTS
                                                                CHAPTER I
                                                                General rules
           1. In order to be approved by the competent authority for the purposes of intra-Community trade,
              establishments must:
               (a) satisfy the conditions as regards facilities and operation set out in Chapter II;
               (b) apply and adhere to a programme of disease surveillance approved by the competent central veterinary
                   authority, taking into account the requirements of Chapter III;
               (c) provide every facility for the carrying out of the operations listed in (d);
               (d) be subject to the supervision of the competent veterinary authority within the context of an organized
                   form of animal health monitoring. Such monitoring will include in particular:
                   — at least one inspection visit per year by the official veterinarian, supplemented by checks to verify
                        the application of hygiene measures and the operation of the establishment in accordance with the
                        conditions in Chapter II,
                   — the recording by the farmer of all the information necessary for the continuous monitoring of the
                        health status of the establishment by the competent veterinary authority.
           2. The competent authority will give each establishment which complies with the conditions laid down in 1 (a)
              distinguishing approval number, which may be the same as that given pursuant to Council Regulation
               (EEC) No 2782/75.
                                                                   CHAPTER II
                                                             Facilities and operation
                                      A. Pedigree breeding, breeding and rearing           establishments
           1. Facilities
               (a) The siting and layout of the facilities must be compatible with the type of production pursued, ensuring
                   that the introduction of disease can be prevented or, if an outbreak occurs, that it can be controlled. If
                   the activities of an establishment involve several species of poultry, there must be a clear separation
                   between them.
               (b) The facilities must provide good conditions of hygiene and allow disease surveillance.
               (c) The equipment must be compatible with the type of production pursued, and allow cleansing and
                   disinfection of the facilities and vehicles for transporting poultry and eggs.
           2. Rearing
               (a) Rearing techniques must be based as far as possible on the protected rearing and 'all-in/all-out'
                   principles. Cleansing, disinfection and depopulation must be carried out between batches.
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              (b) Pedigree breeding and breeding/rearing establishments must be restocked only with poultry:
                  — from the same establishment,
                  — from other pedigree breeding or breeding establishments in the Community approved in
                      accordance with Article 6(a),
                  — imported from third countries in accordance with this Regulation.
              (c) Hygiene rules must be drawn up by the management of the establishment; personnel must wear
                  appropriate working clothing and visitors protective clothing.
              (d) Feed and drinking water must be appropriately tested.
              (e) Buildings, pens and equipment must be kept in good repair.
              (f) Eggs must be collected several times a day, and must be clean and disinfected as soon as possible.
              (g) The farmer must notify the authorized veterinarian of any variation in production performance or any
                  other sign suggesting the presence of a contagious poultry disease, in which case the samples needed for
                  making or confirming the diagnosis must be sent to an approved laboratory.
              (h) A flock history must be kept for each flock and must show:
                  — arrivals and departures,
                  — production performance,
                  — morbidity and mortality with causes,
                  — any laboratory tests and the results thereof,
                  — vaccination programmes and treatment, with results.
              (i) Where a contagious poultry disease occurs, the results of laboratory tests must be communicated
                  immediately to the authorized veterinarian.
                                                              B. Hatcheries
          1. Facilities
              (a) A hatchery must be physically and operationally separate from rearing facilities. The layout must be
                  such as to allow the various functional units listed below to be kept separate:
                  — egg storage and preparation,
                  — pre-heating,
                  — incubation,
                  — hatching,
                  — preparation and packaging of goods for dispatch.
              (b) Buildings must be protected against birds and rodents; floors and walls must be of hard-wearing,
                  impervious and washable materials; natural or artificial lighting and air flow and temperature systems
                  must be of an appropriate type; provision must be made for the evacuation of waste (eggs and chicks).
              (c) Equipment must have smooth and waterproof surfaces.
          2.  Operation
              (a) Operation must be based on a one-way circuit for eggs, mobile equipment and personnel.
              (b) Hatching eggs must be:
                  — from Community pedigree breeding or breeding establishments approved in accordance with
                      Article 6(a),
                  — imported from third countries in accordance with this Regulation.
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               (c) Hygiene rules must be drawn up by the management of the establishment; personnel must wear
                   appropriate working clothing and visitors protective clothing.
               (d) Buildings and equipment must be kept in good repair.
               (e) Disinfection must be carried out:
                   — on eggs, on arrival,
                   — in the incubators, regularly,
                   — on hatchers and equipment, after the hatching of each batch.
               (f) A programme of microbiological quality control must be used to assess the health status of the
                   hatchery.
               (g) The farmer must notify the authorized veterinarian of any variation in production performance or any
                   other sign suggesting the presence of a contagious poultry disease, in which case the samples needed for
                   making or confirming the diagnosis must be sent to an approved laboratory.
               (h) A flock history for the hatchery must be kept, showing, if possible by flock:
                   — the origin of the eggs and their arrival date,
                   — hatching yields,
                   — any abnormalities,
                   — any laboratory tests and the results thereof,
                   — details of any vaccination programmes.
               (i) Where a contagious poultry disease occurs, the results of laboratory tests must be communicated
                   immediately to the authorized veterinarian.
                                                                 CHAPTER HI
                                                    Disease surveillance programmes
               For the time being, disease surveillance programmes must, as a minimum, comprise surveillance of the
               infections and species listed below.
                       A. Salmonella pullorum, Salmonella gallinarum and Salmonella arizonae                       infections
           1. Species concerned
               (a) Salmonella pullorum/Salmonella       gallinarum:   fowls, turkeys, guinea fowls, quails, pheasants and
                   partridge,
               (b) Salmonella arizonae: turkeys.
           2. Disease surveillance   programme
               (a) Serological and/or bacteriological tests must be used to determine whether an infection is present.
               (b) Samples for testing must be taken, as appropriate, from blood, second-grade chicks, down taken from
                   hatchers, swabs taken from the walls of the hatchery, litter or water from a drinker.
               (c) When blood samples are taken from a flock for serological testing for Salmonella pullorum or
                   Salmonella arizonae, prevalence of infection in the country concerned and its past incidence in the
                   establishment must be allowed for.
                   Flocks must be inspected during each laying period at the best time for detecting the disease.
                               B. Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma              meleagridis         infections
           1. Species concerned
               (a) Mycoplasma gallisepticum: fowls and turkeys;
               (b) Mycoplasma meleagridis: turkeys.
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          2. Disease surveillance     programme
              (a) Presence of infection must be tested by serological and/or bacteriological testing and/or by the presence
                   of air sacculitis lesions in day-old chicks and turkey poults;
              (b) samples for testing must be taken, as appropriate, from blood, day-old chicks and turkey poults, sperm,
                   or swabs taken from the trachea, the cloaca or air sacs;
              (c) tests for detecting Mycoplasma Gallisepticum or Mycoplasma meleagridis must be performed on a
                   representative sample in order to allow continuous surveillance of the infection during rearing and
                   laying, i.e. at around the 15th or 16th week and every two months from start of lay.
          3. Results
              If there are no reactors, the test is deemed negative. Otherwise, infection must be suspected and the flock
              must be tested again.
                                                                CHAPTER IV
                                  Criteria for suspending or withdrawing approval of an establishment
          1.  Approval granted to an establishment must be suspended:
              (a) until an appropriate investigation into the disease has been completed:
                   — if avian influenza or Newcastle disease are suspected at the establishment,
                   — if the establishment has received domestic poultry or hatching eggs from an establishment with
                        suspected or actual infection by avian influenza or Newcastle disease,
                   — if contact liable to transmit the infection has occurred between the establishment and the site of an
                        outbreak of avian influenza or Newcastle disease;
              (b) until such time as new tests are performed, if the results of surveillance carried out in accordance with
                   the conditions laid down in Chapters II and III for infection by Salmonella pullorum, Salmonella
                   gallinarum, Salmonella arizonae, Mycoplasma gallisepticum or Mycoplasma meleagridis give cause to
                   suspect infection;
              (c) until the completion of appropriate measures required by the official veterinarian, if the establishment
                   is found not to conform with the requirements of Chapter 1(a), (b) or (c).
          2.  Approval must be withdrawn:
              (a) if avian influenza or Newcastle disease occurs at the establishment;
              (b) if a second test of an appropriate type confirms the presence of infection by Salmonella pullorum,
                   Salmonella gallinarum, Salmonella arizonae, Mycoplasma gallisepticum or Mycoplasma meleagridis;
              (c) if, after a second notice served by the official veterinarian, action to bring the establishment in line with
                   the requirements of Chapter 1(a), (b) and (c) has not been taken.
          3. Conditions for restoring approval
              (a) if approval has been withdrawn because of an occurence of avian influenza or Newcastle disease, it may
                   be restored 21 days after cleansing and disinfection if sanitary slaughter has been carried out;
              (b) If approval has been withdrawn because of infection caused by:
                   (i) Salmonella pullorum/Salmonella gallinarum, or Salmonella arizonae, it may be restored after
                        negative results have been recorded in two tests performed on the entire flock with an interval of at
                        least 21 days;
                   (ii) Mycoplasma gallisepticum or Mycoplasma meleagridis, it may be restored after negative results
                        have been recorded in two tests performed on the entire flock with an interval of at least 60 days.
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                                                           ANNEX V
                                         POULTRY VACCINATION CONDITIONS
           Vaccines used for vaccinating poultry or flocks producing hatching eggs must:
           — conform with the requirements of the European Pharmacopoeia,
           — be produced, tested and distributed under official supervision.
           Newcastle disease vaccine must have been approved in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32.
                                                           ANNEX VI
                      HEALTH CERTIFICATES FOR INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE (models 1 to 5)
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                                                                 MODEL 1
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY                                                                                                       HATCHING EGGS
   1. Consignor (name and address in full)                                                             Health certificate
                                                                                      No                                      Original
                                                                                     2. Member State of origin
  3. Consignee (name and address in full)
      — initial                                                                      4. Competent authority
      — final
 Notes                                                                               5. Competent authority (local level)
 (a) A separate certificate must be provided for each consignment of hatching
      eggs.
 (b) The original of the certificate must accompany the consignment to its
      final destination.
  7. Place of loading                                                                6. Address of establishment where eggs were col-
                                                                                         lected
  8. Means of transport
  9. Member State of destination                                                    10. Approval number of the establishment
      Final destination
 11. Poultry species:
 12. For the production of:
 13. Consignment identification details
 (a) Number                (b) Date                          (c) Identification d etails of parent flock         (d) Brand name
      of eggs                    collected
 14. I, the undersigned official veterinarian, certify that:
      (a) the eggs described above comply with the provisions of Articles 6, 7 and 15 of Council Regulation (EEC) No ...
      (b) (additional certifications regarding Ancles 12, 13 and 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No ...)
 Done at                                                 ,   on
                                                             Signature:
                                                             Name in block capitals:
                                                             Position held:
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                                                                 MODEL 2
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY                                                                                                   DAY-OLD CHICKS
   1. Consignor (name and address in full)                                                          Health certificate
                                                                                    No                                       Original
                                                                                   2. Member State of origin
   3. Consignee (name and address in full)
      — initial                                                                    4. Competent authority
      — final
 Notes                                                                             5. Competent authority (local level)
 (a) A separate certificate must be provided for each consignment of day-old
      chicks.
 (b) The original of the certificate must accompany the consignment to its
      final destination.
   7. Place of loading                                                             6. Address of establishment where eggs were hatched
   8. Means of transport
   9. Member State of destination                                                 10. Approval number of the establishment
      Final destination
 11. Poultry species:
 12. For the production of:
 13. Consignment identification details
 (a) Number                 (b) Date                         (c) Identification details establishment    of   (d) Category/type
      of chicks                  hatched                          origin
 14. I, the undersigned official veterinarian, certify that:
      (a) the day-old chicks described above comply with the provisions of Articles 6, 8 and 15 of Council Regulation (EEC) No ...
      (b) (additional certifications regarding Articles 12, 13 and 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No ...)
 Done at                                                 ,   on
                                                             Signature:
                                                             Name in block capitals:
                                                             Position held:
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                                                                 MODEL 3
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY                                                                             BREEDING AND PRODUCTIVE POULTRY
    1. Consignor (name and address in full)                                                           Health certificate
                                                                                       No                                     Original
                                                                                      2. Member State of origin
   3. Consignee (name and address in full)
       — initial                                                                      4. Competent authority
       — final
 Notes                                                                                5. Competent authority (local level)
  (a) A separate certificate must be provided for each consignment of poultry.
  (b) The original of the certificate must accompany the consignment to its
       final destination.
   7. Place of loading                                                                6. Address of establishment of origin
   8. Means of transport
   9. Member State of destination                                                    10. Approval number of the establishment
       Final destination
  11. Poultry species:
  12. For the production of:
  13. Consignment identification details
  (a) Head of poultry                            (b) Identification details of flock of origin   (d) Category/type
  14. I, the undersigned official veterinarian, certify that:
       (a) the birds described above comply with the provisions of Articles 6, 9 and 15 of Council Regulation (EEC) No ...
       (b) (additional certifications regarding Articles 12, 13 and 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No ...)
  Done at                                                 ,   on
                                                              Signature:
                                                              Name in block capitals:
                                                              Position held:
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                                                                      MODEL 4
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY                                                       POULTRY AND EGGS FOR HATCHING IN LOTS OF UNDER 20
    1. Consignor (name and address in full)                                                                      Health certificate
                                                                                              No                                      Original
                                                                                             2. Member State of origin
   3. Consignee (name and address in full)
                                                                                            4. Competent authority
 Notes                                                                                      5. Competent authority (local level)
  (a) A separate certificate must be provided for each consignment of poultry
        or hatching eggs.
  (b) The original of the certificate must accompany the consignment to its
        final destination.
   7. Place of loading                                                                      6. Address of establishment or holding of origin
   8. Means of transport
   9. Member State of destination                                                          10. Approval number of the establishment (where
       Final destination                                                                        applicable)
 11. Poultry species:
 12. For the production of:
 13. Consignment identification details
 (a) Head of poultry or number of                 (b) Identification details of flock of origin            (d) Category/type
       hatching eggs
 14. I, the undersigned official veterinarian, certify that:
       (a) the birds or hatching eggs described above comply with the provisions of Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No ...
       (b) (additional certifications regarding Articles 12, 13 and 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No ...)
 Done at                                                  ,      on
                                                                 Signature:
                                                                 Name in block capitals:
                                                                 Position held:
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                                                                 MODEL 5
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY                                                                                           SLAUGHTER POULTRY
   1. Consignor (name and address in full)                                                         Health certificate
                                                                                   No                                      Original
                                                                                  2. Member State of origin
   3. Consignee (name and address in full)
                                                                                  4. Competent authority
 Notes                                                                            5. Competent authority (local level)
 (a) A separate certificate must be provided for each consignment of poultry.
 (b) The original of the certificate must accompany the consignment to its
      final destination.
   7. Place of loading                                                            6. Address of establishment or holding of origin
   8. Means of transport
   9. Member State of destination                                                10. Approval number of the establishment (where
      Final destination                                                              applicable)
 11. Poultry species:
 12. For the production of:
 13. Consignment identification details
 (a) Head of poultry                                                    (b) Approximate age of birds
 14. I, the undersigned official veterinarian, certify that:
      (a) the birds described above comply with the provisions of Article 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) No ...
      (b) (additional certifications regarding Articles 12, 13 and 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No ...)
 Done at                                                 ,   on
                                                             Signature:
                                                             Name in block capitals:
                                                             Position held: