Commission Decision of 12 November 1997 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/496/EEC as regards veterinary checks on live animals to be imported from third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (97/794/EC) (repealed)

Article 5

1. The animals listed below need not be subjected to individual clinical examination:

• poultry,

• birds,

• aquaculture animals, including all live fish,

• rodents,

• lagomorphs,

• bees and other insects,

• reptiles and amphibians,

• other invertebrates,

• certain zoo and circus animals, including biungulates and equidae, considered to be dangerous,

• fur animals.

2. For the animals listed in paragraph 1, clinical examination shall consist of observations of the state of health and behaviour of the entire group or of a representative number of animals. The number of animals checked shall be increased if the initial checks carried out have not been satisfactory. If the abovementioned checks reveal an anomaly, a more rigorous examination shall be carried out, including sampling where appropriate.

3. In the case of live fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and animals destined for scientific research centres having a certified specific health status, contained in sealed containers under controlled environmental conditions, a clinical examination and sampling shall be carried out only where it is considered that a specific risk may exist because of the species involved or their origin, or where there are other irregularities.