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Article 6 Restrictions on the movement and dispatch of mallard ducks derived from vaccinated mallard ducks

United Kingdom

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1.

Portugal shall ensure that mallard ducks derived from the vaccinated parent mallard ducks are only moved after hatching from the holding referred to in Article 1(1) to a holding located in a surrounding area as established and identified by Portugal in the preventive vaccination plan.

2.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, mallard ducks derived from vaccinated parent mallard ducks and provided they are older than four months may be:

(a)

released into the wild in Portugal; or

(b)

dispatched from Portugal provided that:

  1. (i)

    the results of the surveillance and laboratory tests as set out in the preventive vaccination plan, are favourable;

  2. (ii)

    the conditions for dispatch of poultry for restocking supplies of wild game laid down in Decision 2006/605/EC are met.