CHAPTER IIU.K.GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR IMPORTS AND TRANSIT

Article 7U.K.Disease reporting requirements

Commodities shall only be imported into [F1Great Britain] from third countries, territories, zones or compartments, where the third country concerned:

(a)

[F2informs the [F3appropriate authority] of the disease situation within 24 hours of confirmation of any initial outbreaks of LPAI, HPAI or Newcastle disease;

(b)

submits virus isolates from initial outbreaks of HPAI and Newcastle disease, without undue delay to [F4a laboratory which has been approved by the appropriate authority as a national reference laboratory,] for avian influenza and Newcastle disease (1); such virus isolates shall not be required for imports of eggs, egg products and specified pathogen-free eggs from third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which the import of such commodities into [F5Great Britain] is authorised;]

(c)

submits to the [F6appropriate authority] regular updates on the disease situation.