CHAPTER II U.K. POULTRY, HATCHING EGGS AND DAY-OLD CHICKS

SECTION 3 U.K. Ratites for breeding and production and hatching eggs and day-old chicks thereof

Article 14 U.K. Requirements for ratites for breeding and production from a country considered to be infected with Newcastle disease

The following rules shall apply to ratites and hatching eggs thereof coming from a third country considered as infected with Newcastle disease and 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 Article 12(3) to see whether they are satisfactory;

(b)

during the relevant period as provided for in Article 12(1) and (2), a virus isolation test for Newcastle disease shall be carried out on a cloacal swab or faeces sample from each ratite;

(c)

where ratites are to be sent to a Member State or region the status of which has been established in accordance with Article 12(2) of Directive 90/539/EEC, a serological test shall be carried out on each ratite, in addition to the virus isolation test provided for in (b);

(d)

negative results of the tests provided for in (b) and (c) shall be available before any bird is released from isolation.