# Commission Decision of 3 November 2008 concerning preventive vaccination against low pathogenic avian influenza in mallard ducks in Portugal and certain measures restricting the movements of such poultry and their products (notified under document number C(2008) 6348) (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (2008/838/EC), Article 3: Conditions for implementing the preventive vaccination plan

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

1. Portugal shall ensure that the mallard ducks are vaccinated in accordance with the preventive vaccination plan with a bivalent inactivated heterologous vaccine containing both avian influenza subtypes H5 and H7 authorised by that Member State in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC or Regulation (EC) No 726/2004.
2. Portugal shall ensure that surveillance and laboratory testing of the holding keeping the vaccinated mallard ducks and in unvaccinated poultry holdings, as set out in the preventive vaccination plan, is carried out.
3. Portugal shall ensure that the preventive vaccination plan is implemented efficiently.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/838/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-838/article-3
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