Commission Decision of 14 February 2006 concerning certain interim protection measures in relation to suspected cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds in Austria (notified under document number C(2006) 517) (Only the German text is authentic) (2006/94/EC) (repealed)

Article 6 Derogations for live birds and day-old chicks

1. By way of derogation from Article 3(2)(a), Austria may authorise the transport of ready-to-lay pullets and turkeys for fattening to holdings under official control situated either in the protection or in the surveillance zone.

2. By way of derogation from Article 3(2)(a) or Article 4 (2) (a), Austria may authorise the transport of:

(a) poultry for immediate slaughter, including spent laying hens, to a slaughterhouse located in the protection zone or in the surveillance zone or, if that is not possible, to a slaughterhouse designated by the competent authority outside the zones;

(b) day-old chicks from the protection zone to holdings under official control on the territory of Austria on which there are no other poultry or captive birds, except pet birds referred to in Article 1(2)(c)(i), separated from poultry;

(c) day-old chicks from the surveillance zone to holdings under official control on the territory of Austria;

(d) ready-to-lay pullets and turkeys for fattening from the surveillance zone to holdings under official control on the territory of Austria;

(e) pet birds referred to in Article 1(2)(c)(i), to premises on the territory of Austria not keeping poultry, if the consignment consists of five or fewer caged birds, notwithstanding national rules referred to in Article 1, third paragraph, of Directive 92/65/EEC;

(f) birds referred to in Article 1(2)(c)(ii) coming from bodies, institutes and centres and proceeding to bodies, institutes and centres approved in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 92/65/EEC.