Council Directive of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (90/539/EEC) (repealed)

ANNEX I U.K.

1.

[F1 The national reference laboratories for avian diseases are as follows:

AT	AGES: Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH — Institut für veterinärmedizinische Untersuchungen Mödling (Austrian Agency for Health and Consumer Protection-Institute for veterinary investigations Mödling) Robert Koch-Gasse 17 A-2340 Mödling Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]
BE	CODA — CERVA — VAR Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre Groeselenberg 99 B-1180 Brussels
[F2 BG	Национален диагностичен научноизследователски ветеринарномедицински институт ‘ Проф. д-р Георги Павлов ’ , Национална референтна лаборатория ‘ Нюкясълска болест и Инфлуенца А по птиците ’ , бул. ‘ Пенчо Славейков ’ 15, София 1606 (National Diagnostic Veterinary Research Institute ‘ Prof. Dr. Georgi Pavlov ’ , National Reference Laboratory for Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza A, 15, Pencho Slaveykov Blvd., 1606 Sofia)]
CY	State Veterinary Laboratory Veterinary Services 1417 Athalassa Nicosia
CZ	State Veterinary Institute Praha Sídlištní 136/24 165 03 Praha 6
DE	Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit Boddenblick 5a 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone]
DK	Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Dpt. of Poultry, Fish and Fur Animals, Hangoevej 2, DK-8200 Aarhus N
EE	Veterinaar- ja Toidulaboratoorium Väike-Paala 3, 11415 Tallinn, Estonia Tel.: [phone] Faks: [phone] E-post: [e-mail]
ES	Laboratorio Central de Sanidad Animal de Algete Carretera de Algete, km 8 Algete 28110 (Madrid) Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]
FI	Finnish Food Safety Authority Animal Diseases and Food Safety Research Mustialankatu 3 FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland E-mail: [e-mail] Tel.: [phone] (exchange) Fax: [phone]
FR	Laboratoire d’études et de recherches avicoles, porcines et piscicoles AFSSA site de Ploufragan/Brest — LERAPP BP 53 22440 Ploufragan
GB	Veterinary Laboratories Agency New Haw, Addlestone, Weybridge Surrey KT15 3NB, UK Tel. [phone] Fax [phone]
GR	Centre of Thessaloniki Veterinary Institutions, 80, 26th October Street, GR-546 27 Thessaloniki Tel.: [phone]
HU	Országos Állategészségügyi Intézet (Central Veterinary Institute) H-1581 Budapest 146., Pf. 2. Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone]
IE	Virology Division Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Department of Agriculture and Food Laboratories Backweston Campus Stacumny Lane Celbridge Co. Kildare
IT	Centro di Referenza Nazionale per l’influenza aviare e la malattia di New Castle e Centro di Referenza Nazionale per le Salmonellosi c/o Istituto zooprofilattico sperimentale delle Venezie, V.le dell'Università, 10-35020 Legnaro (Pd)
LT	National Veterinary Laboratory (Nacionalinė veterinarijos laboratorija) J. Kairiūkščio 10 LT-08409 Vilnius
LU	CODA — CERVA — VAR Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre Groeselenberg 99 B-1180 Brussels
LV	Nacionālais diagnostikas centrs (National Diagnostic Centre) Lejupes iela 3, Rīga, LV-1076 Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]
MT	National Veterinary Laboratory, Marsa
NL	Centraal Instituut voor Dierziekte Controle CIDC-Lelystad Hoofdvestiging: Houtribweg 39 Nevenvestiging: Edelhertweg 15 Postbus 2004 8203 AA Lelystad
PL	Laboratory Department of Poultry Diseases Państwowy Instytut Weterynaryjny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy Al. Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]
PT	Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária (LNIV) Estrada de Benfica, 701 P-1549-011 Lisboa
[F2 RO	Institutul de Diagnostic și Sănătate Animală Strada Dr. Staicovici nr. 63, sector 5 Codul 050557, București]
SE	Statens Veterinärmedicinska Anstalt Department of Virology SE-751 89 Uppsala Tel [phone] Fax [phone] Department of Bacteriology SE-751 89 Uppsala Tel [phone] Fax [phone]
SI	Univerza v Ljubljani Veterinarska fakulteta Nacionalni veterinarski inštitut Gerbičeva 60, SI-1000 Ljubljana
SK	Štátny veterinárny a potravinový ústav, Botanická 15, 842 52 Bratislava]

2.

The national reference laboratories for avian diseases listed in point 1 are responsible in each Member State for coordinating the diagnostic methods provided for in this Directive. 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.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Decision of 5 December 2006 amending Council Directives 64/432/EEC, 90/539/EEC, 92/35/EEC, 92/119/EEC, 93/53/EEC, 95/70/EC, 2000/75/EC, 2001/89/EC, 2002/60/EC and Decision 2001/618/EC as regards lists of national reference laboratories and State institutes (notified under document number C(2006) 5856) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/911/EC).

F2 Inserted by Council Directive 2006/104/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of agriculture (veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

ANNEX II U.K. APPROVAL OF ESTABLISHMENTS

CHAPTER I U.K. 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 disease surveillance programme 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;

(e)

contain only poultry as defined in Article 2 (1).

2.

The competent authority will give each establishment which complies with the conditions laid down in point 1 a distinguishing approval number, which may be the same as that given pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75.

CHAPTER II U.K. 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 an establishment houses several species of poultry, there must be a dear separation between them.

(b)

The facilities must provide good conditions of hygiene and allow health monitoring to be carried out.

(c)

The equipment must be compatible with the type of production pursued, and allow cleansing and disinfection of the facilities and of vehicles for transporting poultry and eggs at the most suitable spot.

2.

Rearing

(a)

Rearing techniques must be based as far as possible on the ‘protected rearing’ principle and on the ‘all-in/all-out’ principle. Cleansing, disinfection and depopulation must be carried out between batches.

(b)

Pedigree-breeding, breeding and rearing establishments must house only poultry:

• from the establishment itself, and/or

• from other pedigree-breeding, breeding or rearing establishments in the Community approved in accordance with Article 6 (a), and/or

• imported from third countries in accordance with this Directive.

(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, pens and equipment must be kept in good repair.

(e)

Eggs must be collected several times a day, and must be clean and be disinfected as soon as possible.

(f)

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. As soon as disease is suspected, the authorized veterinarian must send the samples needed for making or confirming the diagnosis to an approved laboratory.

(g)

A flock history, register or data medium must be kept for each flock for at least two years after the disposal of the flock and must show.

• arrivals and departures,

• production performance,

• morbidity and mortality with causes,

• any laboratory tests and the results thereof,

• the place of origin of the poultry,

• the destination of eggs.

(h)

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 grading,

• disinfection,

• pre-incubation,

• hatching,

• preparation and packaging of goods for dispatch.

(b)

Buildings must be protected against birds coming from outside 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 hygienic 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 Directive.

(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)

The following must be disinfected:

• eggs, between the time of their arrival and the incubation process,

• the incubators, regularly,

• 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. As soon as contagious disease is suspected, the authorized veterinarian must send the samples needed for making or confirming the diagnosis to an approved laboratory and inform the competent veterinary authority, which will decide on appropriate measures to be taken.

(h)

A flock history, register or data medium for the hatchery must be kept for at least two years 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,

• the number and the destination of incubated eggs which have not hatched,

• the destination of day-old chicks.

(i)

Where a contagious poultry disease occurs, the results of laboratory tests must be communicated immediately to the authorized veterinarian.

CHAPTER III U.K. Disease surveillance programme

Without prejudice to health measures and to Articles 13 and 14, 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)

S. pullorum et gallinarum: fowls, turkeys, guinea fowls, quails, pheasants, partridges and ducks.

(b)

S. 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 or dust 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 S. pullorum or S. arizonae, prevalence of infection in the country concerned and its past incidence in the establishment must be allowed for in determining the number of samples to be taken.

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.

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 M. gallisepticum or M. meleagridismust be performed on a representative sample in order to allow continous surveillance of the infection during rearing and laying, i.e. just before the start of laying and every three months thereafter.

C.

Results and measures to be taken

If there are no reactors, the test is deemed negative. Otherwise, the flock is suspect and the measures specified in Chapter IV must be applied to it.

D.

In the case of holdings which consist of two or more separate production units, the competent veterinary authority may derogate from these measures as regards healthy production units on a holding which is infected provided that the authorized veterinarian has confirmed that the structure and size of these production units and the operations carried out there are such that the production units provide completely separate facilities for housing, keeping and feeding, so that the disease in question cannot spread from one production unit to another.

CHAPTER IV U.K. Criteria for suspending or withdrawing approval of an establishment

1.

Approval granted to an establishment must be suspended:

(a)

when the conditions laid down in Chapter II are no longer met;

(b)

until an investigation appropriate to the disease has been completed:

• if avian influenza or Newcastle disease are suspected at the establishment,

• if the establishment has received poultry or hatching eggs from an establishment with suspected or actual infection by avain 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;

(c)

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 S. pullorum, S. gallinarum, S. arizonae, M. gallisepticum or M. meleagridis give cause to suspect infection;

(d)

until completion of the appropriate measures required by the official veterinarian, if the establishment is found not to conform with the requirements of Chapter I, paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (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 S. pullorum, S. gallinarum, S. arizonae, M. gallisepticum or M. meleagridis;

(c)

if, after a second notice served by the official veterinarian, action to bring the establishment into line with the requirements of Chapter I, paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (c), has not been taken.

3.

Conditions for restoring approval:

(a)

if approval has been withdrawn because of an occurrence 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 et gallinarum, or Salmonella arizonae, it may be restored after negative results have been recorded in two tests performed with an interval of at least 21 days on the establishment and after disinfection following sanitary slaughter of the infected flock;

(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.

[F3 ANNEX III U.K. POULTRY VACCINATION CONDITIONS

Textual Amendments

F3 Substituted by Commission Decision of 24 June 1992 amending Annex III to Council Directive 90/539/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs as regards poultry vaccination conditions (92/369/EEC).

1.

Vaccines used for vaccinating poultry or flocks producing hatching eggs must have a marketing authorization issued by the competent authority of the Member State in which the vaccine is used.

2.

The criteria for using vaccines against Newcastle disease in the context of routine-vaccination programmes may be determined by the Commission.]

[F4 ANNEX IV U.K. HEALTH CERTIFICATES FOR INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE (Models 1 to 6)]

Textual Amendments

F4 Substituted by Commission Decision of 3 December 2001 amending Council Directive 90/539/EEC as regards health certificates for intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs (notified under document number C(2001) 3821) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/867/EC).

ANNEX V U.K. COMPULSORILY NOTIFIABLE DISEASES

• Avian influenza

• Newcastle disease