F1Article 3c
1.
The concerned Member States shall prohibit the dispatch of consignments of live poultry, day-old chicks and hatching eggs from the areas listed as further restricted zones in Part C of the Annex to other Member States, except where the competent authority of the concerned Member State of dispatch authorises, subject to the following conditions, the direct transport of consignments of the following commodities:
(a)
day-old chicks that comply with the conditions laid down in of Article 3a(1)(a) and (b);
(b)
hatching eggs that comply with the following conditions:
- (i)
they originate from poultry kept on approved establishments located outside the areas listed as protection and surveillance zones in Parts A and B of the Annex;
- (ii)
where a clinical visit of the poultry in all the production units of the approved establishments during the 72 hours preceding the dispatch of the consignment has given a favourable result;
- (iii)
the hatching eggs, as well as their packaging, have been disinfected before dispatch in accordance with the instructions of the official veterinarian.
2.
The transport of the consignments of day-old chicks and hatching eggs referred to in paragraph (1) shall be carried out without undue delay in vehicles, containers, boxes, as appropriate, that have been cleaned and disinfected according to the instructions of the official veterinarian.