Specific preventive measures for the containers in which captive birds are transported
Article 54
Consignments of captive birds shall only be permitted to enter the Union if such consignments have been transported in containers which, in addition to the requirements regarding containers laid down in Article 18, comply with the following requirements: (a) they are closed in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin in order to avoid the possibility of any substitution of the contents; (b) they bear the information for the particular species and category of birds set out in Annex XVI; (c) they are used for the first time.