CHAPTER IV

HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (HPAI)
SECTION 3

Measures to be applied in protection zones

Derogations for the direct transport of day-old chicks
Article 24
1
By way of derogation from Article 22, the competent authority may authorise the direct transport of day-old chicks, originating from holdings within the protection zone to a holding or shed of that holding in the same Member State, preferably located outside the protection and the surveillance zones, subject to the following conditions:
a
they are transported in vehicles sealed by the competent authority or under its supervision;
b
appropriate biosecurity measures are applied during transport and at the holding of destination;
c
the holding of destination is placed under official surveillance following the arrival of the day-old-chicks;
d
if moved outside the protection or surveillance zone, the poultry shall remain on the holding of destination for at least 21 days.
2
By way of derogation from Article 22, the competent authority may authorise the direct transport of day-old chicks, hatched from eggs originating from holdings located outside the protection and surveillance zones, to any other holding in the same Member State, preferably located outside the protection and the surveillance zones, provided that the hatchery of dispatch can ensure by its logistics and by its hygienic working conditions that no contact has occurred between those eggs and any other hatching eggs or day-old chicks originating from poultry flocks within such zones and which are therefore of a different health status.