Hatching eggs, day-old chicks, breeding poultry and productive poultry shall come from:

1. (a)

   establishments which fulfil the following requirements:

   1. (i)

      they must be approved and given a distinguishing number by the competent authority, in accordance with the rules set out in Chapter I of Annex II;

   2. (ii)

      they must not, at the time of consignment, be the subject of any animal health restrictions applicable to poultry;

   3. (iii)

      they must not be located in an area which for animal health reasons is subject to restrictive measures in accordance with Community legislation as a result of the outbreak of a disease to which poultry is susceptible;

2. (b)

   a flock which at the time of consignment presents no clinical sign or suspicion of contagious poultry disease.