{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1992-66/article-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1992-66/article-17.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1992/66",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1992-66",
  "path": "article/17",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. A Member State in which voluntary or compulsory prophylactic vaccination against Newcastle disease is carried out shall inform the Commission and the other Member States.\n2. The information given in accordance with paragraph 1 must specify:\nthe characteristics and composition of the vaccine to be used;\nthe procedures for supervision of the distribution, storage and use of vaccines;\nthe species and categories of poultry which may or shall be subject to vaccination;\nthe areas in which vaccination may or shall be carried out;\nthe reasons for which vaccination is carried out.\n3. Member States may provide for the establishment of a vaccination programme for racing pigeons. Where this is the case, they must notify the Commission. Without prejudice to such a programme, the Member States shall ensure that the organizers of races and shows take the necessary steps so that only racing pigeons which have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease may be entered in races and shows.\n4. The detailed rules for applying this Article, in particular with respect to the criteria to be adopted, and any derogations that may be granted taking into account the health status of the Member States shall be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25.",
  "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/eudr/1992/66/article/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:21.646631+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."
}