Article 7 Provisions for dipatch of table eggs

The competent authority shall ensure that table eggs that come from and/or originate from organic and free range layer holdings in which preventive vaccination is carried out are only dispatched from the Netherlands provided that the table eggs:

1. (a)

   come from poultry which originate from flocks which have been regularly inspected and tested with negative results for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in accordance with ‘the preventive vaccination plan’, with particular attention paid to sentinel birds; and

2. (b)

   are directly transported:

   1. (i)

      to a packing centre designated by the competent authority provided that they are packed in disposable packaging and that all biosecurity measures required by the competent authority are applied; or

   2. (ii)

      to an establishment for the manufacture of egg products as set out in Chapter II of Section X of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004^f1 to be handled and treated in accordance with Chapter XI of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004^f2.