Hatching eggs, day-old chicks, breeding poultry and productive poultry shall come from:
establishments which fulfil the following requirements:
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;
they must not, at the time of consignment, be the subject of any animal health restrictions applicable to poultry;
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;
a flock which at the time of consignment presents no clinical sign or suspicion of contagious poultry disease.