Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entry of consignments of certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 692)

PART III U.K. ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF GERMINAL PRODUCTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 3 AND 5

TITLE 2 U.K. ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR HATCHING EGGS OF POULTRY AND CAPTIVE BIRDS

CHAPTER 2 U.K. Specific animal health requirements for hatching eggs of poultry

Article 108 U.K. The hatching eggs of the consignment

Consignments of hatching eggs of poultry shall only be permitted to enter the Union if they comply with the following requirements:

(a)

if the hatching eggs have been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza, guarantees for compliance with the minimum requirements for vaccination programmes and additional surveillance set out in Annex XIII, have been provided by the third country or territory of origin;

(b)

if the hatching eggs have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus:

(i)

guarantees have been provided by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin that the vaccines used comply with the general and the specific criteria for vaccines against infection with Newcastle disease virus set out in point 1 of Annex XV;

(ii)

the information set out in point 4 of Annex XV must be provided for the consignment;

(c)

the hatching eggs must be marked:

(i)

using colour ink;

(ii)

in the case of hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites, with a stamp indicating the unique approval number of the establishment of origin referred to in Article 106;

(iii)

in the case of hatching eggs of ratites, with a stamp indicating the ISO code of the third country or territory of origin and the unique approval number of the establishment of origin referred to in Article 106;

(d)

the hatching eggs must have been disinfected in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin.