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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 139/2013 of 7 January 2013 laying down animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Union and the quarantine conditions thereof (codification) (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Subject matter

  3. Article 2.Scope

  4. Article 3.Definitions

  5. Article 4.Approved breeding establishments

  6. Article 5.Import conditions

  7. Article 6.Approved quarantine facilities and centres

  8. Article 7.Direct transport of birds to approved quarantine facilities or centres

  9. Article 8.Attestation

  10. Article 9.Transit of birds in the Union

  11. Article 10.Monitoring of the transport of birds

  12. Article 11.Quarantine provisions

  13. Article 12.Examination, sampling and testing to be carried out in relation to a consignment during quarantine

  14. Article 13.Action in case of a suspected disease in an approved quarantine facility or centre

  15. Article 14.Derogations relating to a positive finding of low pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease in an approved quarantine facility or centre

  16. Article 15.Action in case of suspected Chlamydiosis

  17. Article 16.Release from quarantine

  18. Article 17.Notification and reporting requirements

  19. Article 18.Cost relating to quarantine

  20. Article 19.Repeal

  21. Article 20.Entry into force

  22. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      List of third countries from which imports of captive bred birds are authorised

      1. Third countries listed in column 1 of the table in...

    2. ANNEX II

      Conditions governing approval of breeding establishments in the third country of origin as provided for in Article 4

      1. CHAPTER 1 Approval of breeding establishments

      2. CHAPTER 2 Maintaining the approval of breeding establishments

      3. CHAPTER 3 Quarantine of birds introduced from other sources than approved breeding establishments

      4. CHAPTER 4 Suspending, withdrawing or regranting approval of breeding establishments

    3. ANNEX III

      Animal health certificate as referred to in point (f) of article 5 for imports of certain birds other than poultry intended for dispatch to the Union

    4. ANNEX IV

      Minimum conditions for approved quarantine facilities and centres for birds as referred to in article 6

      1. Approved quarantine facilities and centres shall comply with the conditions...

      2. CHAPTER 1 Construction and equipment of quarantine facilities or centres

        1. (1) The quarantine facility or centre must be a separate building...

        2. (2) Each quarantine unit of the quarantine centre must occupy a...

        3. (3) The quarantine facility or centre must be bird, fly and...

        4. (4) The approved quarantine facility and each unit of an approved...

        5. (5) Entry and exit doors to the approved quarantine facility and...

        6. (6) Hygiene barriers must be installed at all entrances/exits to the...

        7. (7) All equipment must be constructed in such a way that...

        8. (8) The feed store must be bird and rodent proof and...

        9. (9) A container must be available to store litter and must...

        10. (10) A refrigerator and/or freezer must be provided for holding carcases....

      3. CHAPTER 2 Management requirements

        1. (1) Approved quarantine facilities and centres must:

        2. (2) For each consignment of birds quarantined:

        3. (3) Precautions shall be taken to prevent cross-contamination between incoming and...

        4. (4) Unauthorised persons shall not enter the approved quarantine facility or...

        5. (5) Persons entering the approved quarantine facility or centre must wear...

        6. (6) No contacts between personnel shall take place, which may cause...

        7. (7) Appropriate equipment shall be available for cleaning and disinfection.

        8. (8) If identification by microchipping is used, an appropriate microchip reader...

        9. (9) Cleaning and disinfection of the cages or crates used for...

        10. (10) Litter and waste material shall be collected regularly, stored in...

        11. (11) Carcases of birds must be examined in an official laboratory...

        12. (12) The necessary analyses and treatments of birds must be carried...

        13. (13) The official veterinarian must be informed of diseases and death...

        14. (14) The person in charge of the approved quarantine facility or...

        15. (15) The records referred to in point 14 shall to be...

      4. CHAPTER 3 Suspending, withdrawing or regranting approval of quarantine facilities and centres

    5. ANNEX V

      Examination, sampling and testing procedures for avian influenza and Newcastle disease

      1. (1) During quarantine either the sentinel birds, or if sentinel birds...

      2. (2) In addition to the testing set out in point 1,...

      3. (3) All virological and serological testing of samples taken during quarantine...

      4. (4) Virus isolates must be submitted to the national reference laboratory....

    6. ANNEX VI

    7. ANNEX VII

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