{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-437/annex/chapter-IV/division-8/division-8.B/division-8.6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-437/annex/chapter-IV/division-8/division-8.B/division-8.6.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2006/437",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 4 August 2006 approving a Diagnostic Manual for avian influenza as provided for in Council Directive 2005/94/EC (notified under document number C(2006) 3477) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/437/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-437",
  "path": "annex/chapter/IV/division/8/division/8.B/division/8.6",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "8.6",
  "heading": "Article 18, points (b) and (c) — Census and inspections by the official veterinarian and surveillance in holdings in the protection zone",
  "text": "When an official veterinarian inspects a commercial holding, the following measures must be carried out:\n(a) A check of the production and health records of the holding. If there are indications of an increase in daily mortality (> 3 times normal mortality rate of the flock) or a depression in daily egg-production (> 5 %) or a decrease in daily feed and/or water intake (> 5 %), the standard samples must be taken from each production unit.\n(b) A clinical inspection in each production unit, including an evaluation of its clinical history and clinical examinations of poultry and other captive birds, in particular those that appear sick.\n(c) Where the species of poultry or other captive birds are not expected to clearly express clinical signs of disease, or in the case of vaccinated birds, the competent authority may decide, based on the outcome of a risk assessment that the standard samples must be taken from each production unit.\n(d) Based on the outcome of a risk assessment, the competent authority must decide upon additional official surveillance by clinical inspections and sampling for laboratory tests in targeted holdings, compartments or production types.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/437/annex/chapter/IV/division/8/division/8.B/division/8.6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:17:33.742537+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}