Specific animal health requirements for the flocks of origin of consignments of day-old chicks
Article 46
Consignments of day-old chicks shall only be permitted to enter into the Union if the animals of the consignment originate from flocks which comply with the following requirements: (a) if the flocks have been vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza, guarantees for compliance with the minimum requirements for vaccination programmes and additional surveillance set out in Annex XIII, have been provided by the third country or territory of origin; (b) if the flocks have been vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus: (i) guarantees have been provided by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin that the vaccines used comply either with: — the general and the specific criteria for vaccines against infection with Newcastle disease virus set out in point 1 of Annex XV, or — the general criteria for recognised vaccines against infection with Newcastle disease virus set out in point 1 of Annex XV and the poultry and hatching eggs from which the day-old chicks originated meet the animal health requirements set out in point 2 of Annex XV for poultry and hatching eggs originating from a third country or territory or zone thereof where vaccines used against infection with Newcastle disease virus do not meet the specific criteria set out in point 1 of Annex XV; (ii) the information set out in point 4 of Annex XV must be provided for each consignment; (c) the flocks have undergone a disease surveillance programme that meets the requirements set out in Annex II of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 and were found not to be infected or showed any grounds for suspecting any infection by the following agents: (i) Salmonella Pullorum, Salmonella Gallinarum and Mycoplasma gallisepticum in case of Gallus gallus ; (ii) Salmonella arizonae (serogroup O:18(k)), Salmonella Pullorum, Salmonella Gallinarum, Mycoplasma meleagridis and Mycoplasma gallisepticum in case of Meleagris gallopavo ; (iii) Salmonella Pullorum and Salmonella Gallinarum in case of Numida meleagris, Coturnix coturnix, Phasianus colchicus, Perdix perdix, Anas spp.; (d) the flocks are kept in establishments which, in case of confirmation of infection with Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum and S. arizonae during the last 12 months prior to date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union have applied the following measures: (i) the infected flock has been slaughtered or it has been killed and destroyed; (ii) following the slaughter or killing of the infected flock referred to in point (i), the establishment has been cleaned and disinfected; (iii) following the cleaning and disinfection referred to in point (ii), all flocks on the establishment tested negative for infection with Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum and S. arizonae in two tests performed with an interval of at least 21 days in accordance with the disease surveillance programme referred to in point (c); (e) the flocks are kept in establishments which in case of confirmation of avian mycoplasmosis ( Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. meleagridis ) during the last 12 months prior to date of loading of the consignment for dispatch to the Union have applied the following measures: either (i) the infected flock tested negative for avian mycoplasmosis ( Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. meleagridis ) in two tests performed in accordance with the disease surveillance programme referred to in point (c) on the entire flock with an interval of at least 60 days; or (ii) the infected flock has been slaughtered or it has been killed and destroyed, the establishment has been cleaned and disinfected and following the cleaning and disinfection all flocks on the establishment tested negative for avian mycoplasmosis ( Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. meleagridis ) in two tests performed with an interval of at least 21 days in accordance with the disease surveillance programme referred to in point (c).