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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.
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