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1.By way of derogation from Article 5(a), the affected Member State may authorise the dispatch of hatching eggs
(a)collected from holdings situated on the day of collection in area B, to a designated hatchery in the affected Member State, or following agreement between the competent authorities, to a designated hatchery in another Member State or third country;
(b)collected from holdings situated on the day of collection in area B, on which the poultry have tested negative in a serological survey for avian influenza capable of detecting 5 % prevalence of disease with at least a 95 % level of confidence and traceability is ensured, to any hatchery.
2.By way of derogation from Article 5(a), the affected Member State shall authorise the dispatch of hatching eggs or SPF-eggs for scientific, diagnostic or pharmaceutical uses collected from holdings situated on the day of collection in area A or B to designated laboratories, institutes, pharmaceutical or vaccine producers in the affected Member State, or following agreement between the competent authorities, in another Member State or a third country.
3.The animal health certificates accompanying consignments of hatching eggs referred to in paragraphs 1(a) and (b) and 2 to other Member States shall include the words:
‘The consignment complies with the animal health conditions laid down in Commission Decision 2006/415/EC’.
4.Movements which are permitted pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2 shall be executed under official control. They shall be authorised only after the official veterinarian has ascertained that the holding of origin is not subject to any suspicion relating to highly pathogenic avian influenza. The means of transport used must be cleaned and disinfected before and after use.
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