ANNEX IV U.K. Minimum conditions for approved quarantine facilities and centres for birds as referred to in article 6

CHAPTER 1 U.K. Construction and equipment of quarantine facilities or centres

(1) The quarantine facility or centre must be a separate building or buildings which are separated from other poultry holdings and other bird holdings by a distance specified by the competent authority based on a risk assessment which takes into account the epidemiology of avian influenza and Newcastle disease. Entry/exit doors must be lockable with signs indicating: ‘QUARANTINE — No admission for unauthorised persons’. U.K.

(2) Each quarantine unit of the quarantine centre must occupy a separate airspace. U.K.

(3) The quarantine facility or centre must be bird, fly and vermin proof and sealable so as to permit fumigation. U.K.

(4) The approved quarantine facility and each unit of an approved quarantine centre must be equipped with hand washing facilities. U.K.

(5) Entry and exit doors to the approved quarantine facility and to each unit of an approved quarantine centre must be double door systems. U.K.

(6) Hygiene barriers must be installed at all entrances/exits to the approved quarantine facility and the different units of an approved quarantine centre. U.K.

(7) All equipment must be constructed in such a way that it can be cleaned and disinfected. U.K.

(8) The feed store must be bird and rodent proof and must be protected against insects. U.K.

(9) A container must be available to store litter and must be bird and rodent proof. U.K.

(10) A refrigerator and/or freezer must be provided for holding carcases. U.K.