# Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease, Annex I: AUTHORIZATION TO REMOVE EGGS FROM A HOLDING SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF ARTICLE 4 (2) (e) OF THIS DIRECTIVE

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

The authorization issued by the competent authority to transport eggs from a suspect holding subject to the provisions of Article 4 (2) (e) to an establishment approved for the manufacture and processing of egg products in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 (1) of Directive 89/437/EEC, hereinafter called the designated establishment, must meet the following conditions:
1.. in order to be allowed to be removed from a suspect undertaking, eggs must:
(a) comply with the requirements laid down in Chapter IV of the Annex to Directive 89/437/EEC;
(b) be sent directly from the suspect undertaking to the designated establishment; each consignment must be sealed before dispatch by the official veterinarian of the suspect holding and must remain sealed throughout transport to the designated establishment;
2.. the official veterinarian of the suspect undertaking shall inform the competent authority of the designated establishment of his intention of sending eggs to it;
3.. the competent authority responsible for the designated establishment shall ensure that:
(a) eggs referred to in 1 (b) will be kept isolated from other eggs from the time they arrive until they are processed;
(b) the shells of such eggs shall be regarded as high-risk material in accordance with Article 2 (2) of Directive 90/667/EEC and shall be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of Chapter II of that Directive;
(c) the packaging material, the vehicles used to transport eggs referred to in 1 (b) and all premises with which the eggs come into contact are cleaned and disinfected in such a way as to destroy all Newcastle disease virus;
(d) the official veterinarian of the suspect holding shall be informed of all consignments of processed eggs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1992/66/annex/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1992-66/annex-I
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