Article 6 Restrictions on the movement and dispatch of mallard ducks derived from vaccinated mallard ducks

1. The competent authority shall ensure that mallard ducks derived from the vaccinated mallard ducks may only be moved after hatching to a holding located in a surrounding area established by Portugal in relation to the holding referred to in Article 2(1) as set out in the preventive vaccination plan.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, and provided that the mallard ducks derived from the vaccinated mallard ducks are more than four month old, they may be:

(a) released into the wild in Portugal; or

(b) dispatched from Portugal provided that:

(i)

the results of the surveillance and laboratory tests as set out in the preventive vaccination plan, are favourable; and

(ii)

the conditions for dispatch of poultry for re-stocking supplies of wild game laid down in Decision 2006/605/EC are met.