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6. Instrument: Council Directive 90/539/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of poultry and hatching eggs (OJ No. L303, 31.10.90, p. 6), as amended by, and as read with—
Council Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ No. L224, 18.8.90, p. 29);
Council Directive 91/496/EEC (OJ No. L268, 24.9.91, p. 56);
Council Directive 92/65/EEC (OJ No. L268, 14.9.92, p. 54);
Commission Decision 92/340/EEC (OJ No. L188, 8.7.92, p. 34);
Commission Decision 92/369/EEC (OJ No. L195, 14.7.92, p. 25);
Council Directive 93/120/EEC (OJ No. L340, 31.12.93, p. 35);
Council Decision 95/410/EC (OJ No. L243, 11.10.95, p. 25) as amended by Council Decision 98/227/EC (OJ No. L87, 21.3.98, p. 14);
Commission Decision 97/278/EC (OJ No. L110, 26.4.97, p. 77);
Council Directive 99/90/EC (OJ No. L300, 23.11.1999, p. 19);
Commission Decision 2000/505/EC (OJ No. L201, 9.8.2000, p. 8);
Commission Decision 2001/867/EC (OJ No. L323, 7.12.2001, p. 29);
Commission Decision 2003/644/EC (OJ No. L228, 12.9.2003, p. 29);
Commission Decision 2004/235/EC (OJ No. L72, 11.3.2004, p. 86); and
the European International instruments.
Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 6 to 11, 12(1), and 15 to 17.
Additional requirements:
The official health certification accompanying breeding poultry exported from England to Finland or Sweden must contain the statement that they have been tested for salmonella with negative results in accordance with Commission Decision 2003/644/EC of 8 September 2003.
The official health certification accompanying day-old chicks exported from England to Finland or Sweden must contain the statement that they come from flocks which have been tested for salmonella with negative results in accordance with Commission Decision2003/644/EC of 8 September 2003.
The official health certification accompanying laying hens exported from England to Finland or Sweden must contain the statement that they have been tested for salmonella with negative results in accordance with Commission Decision 2004/235/EC of 11 March 2004.
The official health certification accompanying poultry for slaughter exported from England to Finland or Sweden must contain the statement that they have undergone microbiological testing with negative results in accordance with Council Decision 95/410/EC of 22 June 1995.
The official health certification accompanying poultry, hatching eggs and day-old chicks imported into England from Italy shall include the words “The animal health conditions of this consignment are in accordance with Commission Decision 2005/926/EC”(1).
In the case of hatching eggs from a protection zone established under Commission Decision 2006/115/EC which are —
exported from such a protection zone in England to another member State, or
imported from such a protection zone in another member State into England
pursuant to the derogation in Article 7 of Commission Decision 2006/115/EC, the official health certification required to accompany hatching eggs under Article 17 of Council Directive 90/539/EEC in the form of Model 1 of Annex IV to that Directive shall contain a statement in the following terms:
“This consignment complies with the animal health conditions laid down in Commission Decision 2006/115/EC.”.
OJ No. L337, 22.12.2005, p. 60.
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