General requirements regarding means of transport
Article 4
Operators, including transporters, shall ensure that the means of transport used for transporting kept terrestrial animals or hatching eggs, with the exception of the means of transport for the terrestrial animals referred to in Article 6, are: (a) constructed in such a way that (i) animals or hatching eggs cannot escape or fall out; (ii) visual inspection of the space where animals are kept is possible; (iii) the escape of animal excrements, litter or feed is prevented or minimised; (iv) in the case of poultry and captive birds, the escape of feathers is prevented or minimised; (b) cleaned and disinfected as soon as possible after every transport of animals, hatching eggs or any item representing an animal health risk, and, if necessary, cleaned and disinfected again and in any case dried or allowed to dry before any new loading of animals or hatching eggs.