# 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), Division 8.17: Article 40(2)(b) — Derogation for certain holdings from measures to be applied where outbreaks are confirmed

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

When an official veterinarian inspects a holding that has been granted a derogation from Article 39(2) and point (b) of Article 39(5) of Directive 2005/94/EC, the following measures must be carried out:
(a) A check of the production and health records of the holding, if such records exist.
(b) A clinical inspection in each production unit at regular intervals, including an evaluation of its clinical history and clinical examinations of poultry or other captive birds, in particular those that appear sick.
(c) Instead of the standard samples the following samples must be taken for laboratory testing, 21 days following the date of the last positive findings of LPAI from each production unit and at 21 days intervals:
(i) samples of any dead poultry or other captive birds present at the time of sampling;
(ii) tracheal/oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs from 60 poultry and other captive birds or from all poultry and other captive birds where there are less than 60 present on the holding; or if the poultry or other captive birds are small, exotic and not used to being handled or handling them would be dangerous for people, samples of fresh faeces must be collected.
However, the competent authority may grant derogations from the sample size referred to in (i) and (ii) based on the outcome of a risk assessment.
(d) The sampling referred to in point (c) and laboratory testing of such samples must continue until two consecutive negative laboratory results are obtained which must be at least 21 days apart.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/437/annex/chapter/IV/division/8/division/8.C/division/8.17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-437/annex/chapter-IV/division-8/division-8.C/division-8.17
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