The apiary of origin of queen honeybees
Article 65
Consignments of queen honeybees shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the honeybees of the consignment originate from an apiary which is situated in an area: (a) of at least a 100 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring third country: (i) where infestation with Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle) or infestation with Tropilaelaps spp. has not been reported; (ii) there are no restrictions in place due to a suspicion, case or outbreak of the diseases referred to in (i); (b) of at least 3 km radius, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring third country: (i) American foulbrood has not been reported for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of loading for dispatch to the Union; (ii) there are no restrictions in place due to a suspicion or a confirmed case of American foulbrood during the period referred to in point (i); (iii) where there had been a previous confirmed case of American foulbrood before the period referred to in point (i), all hives were subsequently checked by the competent authority in the third country or territory of origin and all infected hives were treated and subsequently inspected with favourable results within a period of 30 days from the date of last recorded case of that disease.