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Council Directive 2009/158/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.(1) This Directive lays down animal health conditions governing intra-Community...

    2. Article 2.For the purposes of this Directive ‘official veterinarian’ and ‘third...

  3. CHAPTER II RULES FOR INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE

    1. Article 3.(1) Member States shall submit to the Commission by 1 July...

    2. Article 4.Each Member State shall designate a national reference laboratory to...

    3. Article 5.In order to be traded in the Community: hatching eggs,...

    4. Article 6.Hatching eggs, day-old chicks, breeding poultry and productive poultry shall...

    5. Article 7.Each Member State shall draw up and keep up-to-date a...

    6. Article 8.(1) At the time of consignment, hatching eggs shall:

    7. Article 9.Day-old chicks shall: have been hatched from hatching eggs satisfying...

    8. Article 10.At the time of consignment, breeding poultry and productive poultry...

    9. Article 11.At the time of the consignment, slaughter poultry shall have...

    10. Article 12.(1) At the time of consignment, poultry over 72 hours old...

    11. Article 13.(1) As regards salmonella and in respect of serotypes not...

    12. Article 14.(1) The requirements of Articles 5 to 11 and 18 shall not apply...

    13. Article 15.(1) In the case of consignments of poultry and hatching...

    14. Article 16.(1) Where a Member State draws up or has drawn...

    15. Article 17.(1) Where a Member State considers that its territory or...

    16. Article 18.(1) Day-old chicks and hatching eggs shall be transported in...

    17. Article 19.Poultry as referred to in Article 18(5) may not be transported...

    18. Article 20.In trade between Member States, poultry and hatching eggs shall,...

    19. Article 21.The Member States of destination may, in compliance with the...

  4. CHAPTER III RULES FOR IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

    1. Article 22.Poultry and hatching eggs imported into the Community shall satisfy...

    2. Article 23.(1) Poultry and hatching eggs shall have originated in a...

    3. Article 24.(1) Poultry and hatching eggs shall come from third countries:...

    4. Article 25.(1) Poultry and hatching eggs may be imported from the...

    5. Article 26.(1) Poultry and hatching eggs shall be accompanied by a...

    6. Article 27.On-the-spot inspections shall be carried out by veterinary experts of...

    7. Article 28.(1) The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure referred...

    8. Article 29.Notwithstanding Articles 22, 24, 25 and 26, the Commission may, in accordance...

    9. Article 30.On arrival in the Member State of destination, slaughter poultry...

  5. CHAPTER IV COMMON PROVISIONS

    1. Article 31.For the purposes of intra-Community trade, the safeguard measures provided...

    2. Article 32.The veterinary control rules provided for by Directive 90/425/EEC shall...

    3. Article 33.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee...

    4. Article 34.Amendments to Annexes I to V, particularly in order to adapt them...

    5. Article 35.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of...

    6. Article 36.Directive 90/539/EEC, as amended by the acts listed in Annex VI,...

    7. Article 37.This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day...

    8. Article 38.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX I

      1. The national reference laboratories for avian diseases designated in accordance...

      2. they may supply approved laboratories with the reagents needed for...

    2. ANNEX II

      APPROVAL OF ESTABLISHMENTS

      1. CHAPTER I GENERAL RULES

        1. 1. In order to be approved by the competent authority for...

        2. 2. The competent authority shall give each establishment which complies with...

      2. CHAPTER II FACILITIES AND OPERATION

        1. A. Pedigree breeding, breeding and rearing establishments

          2. 1. Facilities

          3. 2. Rearing

        2. B. Hatcheries

          2. 1. Facilities

          3. 2. Operation

      3. CHAPTER III DISEASE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME

        1. A. Salmonella Pullorum , Salmonella Gallinarum and Salmonella arizonae infections

          1. 1. Species concerned

          2. 2. Disease surveillance programme

        2. B. Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma meleagridis infections

          1. 1. Species concerned

          2. 2. Disease surveillance programme

        3. C. Results and measures to be taken

        4. D. In the case of holdings which consist of two or...

      4. CHAPTER IV CRITERIA FOR SUSPENDING OR WITHDRAWING APPROVAL OF AN ESTABLISHMENT

        1. 1. Approval granted to an establishment must be suspended:

        2. 2. Approval must be withdrawn if:

        3. 3. Conditions for restoring approval if:

    3. ANNEX III

      POULTRY VACCINATION CONDITIONS

      1. 1. Vaccines used for vaccinating poultry or flocks producing hatching eggs...

      2. 2. The criteria for using vaccines against Newcastle disease in the...

      3. 3. In relation to vaccination against any Salmonella serotype the following...

    4. ANNEX IV

      VETERINARY CERTIFICATES FOR TRADE WITHIN THE UNION

      1. MODEL 1

      2. MODEL 2

      3. MODEL 3

      4. MODEL 4

      5. MODEL 5

      6. MODEL 6

    5. ANNEX V

      COMPULSORILY NOTIFIABLE DISEASES

      1. Avian influenza, Newcastle disease,

    6. ANNEX VI

      1. PART A Repealed Directive with list of its successive amendments (referred to in Article 36)

      2. PART B List of time-limits for transposition into national law (referred to in Article 36)

    7. ANNEX VII

      CORRELATION TABLE

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