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have an efficient control system so as to ensure adequate surveillance of the animals;
be under the control and responsibility of the official veterinarian;
be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with a programme approved by the competent authority after which there shall be an appropriate resting period; the disinfectants used must be approved for that purpose by the competent authority.
the approved quarantine facility or unit of an approved quarantine centre must be cleaned and disinfected and then be kept free of birds for at least seven days before the imported birds are introduced;
the consignment of birds must come from a single approved breeding establishment in the third country of origin and be introduced over a period of not more than 48 hours;
the quarantine period must start when the last bird is introduced;
the approved quarantine facility or unit of an approved quarantine centre must be emptied of birds, cleaned and disinfected at the end of the quarantine period.
the date, number and species of birds entering and leaving for each consignment;
copies of the animal health certificates and the Common Veterinary Entry Documents accompanying the imported birds;
individual identification numbers of the imported birds, and in case of identification by microchip the details of the type of microchip and the reader used shall be recorded;
if in the quarantine facility or centre sentinel birds are used, the number and placing of the sentinel birds in the quarantine facility or centre;
any significant observation: cases of illness and number of deaths on a daily basis;
dates and results of testing;
types and dates of treatment;
persons entering and leaving the quarantine facility or centre.