Council Directive 2005/94/ECShow full title

Article 40 Derogations for certain holdings

1. The competent authority may grant derogations from the measures provided for in Article 39(2) and point (b) of Article 39(5) in cases of an outbreak of LPAI in a non commercial holding, a circus, a zoo, a pet bird shop, a wild life park, a fenced area where poultry or other captive birds are kept for scientific purposes or purposes related to the conservation of endangered species or officially registered rare breeds of poultry or other captive birds, provided that such derogations do not endanger disease control.

2. The competent authority shall ensure that where a derogation is granted, as provided for in paragraph 1, the poultry or other captive birds concerned by the derogation:

(a) are brought inside a building on their holding and kept there. Where this is impractical or if their welfare is compromised they are confined in some other place on the same holding such that they do not have contact with other poultry or other captive birds on other holdings. All reasonable steps are taken to minimise their contact with wild birds;

(b) are subjected to further surveillance and testing in accordance with the diagnostic manual and are not moved until the laboratory tests have indicated that they no longer pose a significant risk of further spread of LPAI; and

(c) are not moved from their holding of origin, except for slaughter or to another holding:

(i)

located in the same Member State, in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority; or

(ii)

in another Member State, subject to the agreement of the Member State of destination.

3. The competent authority may in cases of outbreaks of LPAI in hatcheries, based on a risk assessment, grant derogations from some or all of the measures provided for in Article 39.

4. Member States shall draw up detailed rules for applying the derogations provided for in paragraphs 1 and 3.

5. Member States shall immediately inform the Commission of any derogation granted in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3.

6. The Commission shall review the situation with the Member State concerned and in the Committee as soon as possible.

7. Taking account of any derogation granted, as provided for in paragraph 1, measures to prevent the spread of avian influenza may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 64(3).