Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008Show full title

Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 10U.K.Avian influenza surveillance programmes

Where an avian influenza surveillance programme is required in the certificate, commodities shall only be imported into Community from third countries, territories, zones or compartments where:

(a)

the third country, territory, zone or compartment has had in place for a period of at least six months an avian influenza surveillance programme, which is indicated in column 7 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I, and that programme meets the requirements:

(i)

set out in Part I of Annex IV; or

(ii)

of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the OIE(1);

(b)

the third country informs the Commission of any changes to its avian influenza surveillance programme.

(1)

http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mcode/en_sommaire.htm