Commission Decision 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, and amending Decisions 93/342/EEC, 2000/585/EC and 2003/812/EC (notified under document number C (2006) 3821) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/696/EC) (repealed)

SECTION 1 Imports

Article 15 Meat, minced meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry, ratites and wild game-birds

Meat, minced meat and mechanically separated meat, of poultry, ratites and wild game-birds may only be imported into the Community from a third country or a part thereof listed in columns 1 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II where column 4 of that table provides for a model veterinary certificate for the meat, minced meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry, ratites and wild game-birds concerned.

Article 16 Additional guarantees and additional health requirements for ratite meat and wild game-bird meat, minced meat and mechanically separated meat thereof

1. Ratite meat and wild game-bird meat, minced meat and mechanically separated meat thereof, may only be imported into the Community from a third country or a part thereof that is not subject to any restrictions relating to avian influenza and Newcastle disease.

2. Additional health requirements as laid down in Part 2 of Annex V concerning protection measures in relation to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever shall apply for ratite meat from Africa and Asia imported into or transiting through the Community

3. Member States not vaccinating against Newcastle disease may demand additional guarantees concerning vaccination against that disease for ratite meat imported into or transiting through the Community.

Article 17 Eggs and egg products

Eggs and egg products may only be imported into the Community from a third country or a part thereof listed in columns 1 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II where column 4 of that table provides for a model veterinary certificate for the eggs and egg products concerned.

Article 18 Specified pathogen-free eggs

1. Specified pathogen-free eggs may only be imported into the Community from a third country or a part thereof listed in columns 1 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I where column 4 of that table provides for a model veterinary certificate for the specified pathogen-free eggs concerned.

2. Imported specified pathogen-free eggs as referred to in paragraph 1 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.

3. Each package of specified pathogen-free eggs shall contain only eggs from the same third country of origin, establishment and consignor, and shall bear at least the following particulars:

(a) the information shown on the eggs as provided for in paragraph 2;

(b) a clearly visible and legible indication that the consignment contains specified pathogen-free eggs;

(c) the consignor's name or business name and address.

4. After the import controls have been carried out, consignments of specified pathogen-free eggs shall be transported directly to their final destination.