{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-94/article-25",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-94/article-25.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2005/94",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-94",
  "path": "article/25",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Derogations for the direct transport of ready to lay poultry",
  "text": "By way of derogation from Article 22, the competent authority may authorise the direct transport of ready-to-lay poultry to a holding or shed of that holding preferably within the protection or the surveillance zone in which there is no other poultry, subject to the following conditions:\n(a) a clinical examination of the poultry and other captive birds in the holding of origin and in particular of those to be moved is carried out by the official veterinarian;\n(b) where appropriate, laboratory tests have been carried out on poultry in the holding of origin in accordance with the diagnostic manual with favourable results;\n(c) the ready-to-lay poultry is transported in vehicles sealed by the competent authority or under its supervision;\n(d) the holding or shed of destination is placed under official surveillance following the arrival of the ready-to-lay poultry;\n(e) if moved outside the protection or surveillance zone, the poultry shall remain on the holding of destination for at least 21 days.",
  "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/2005/94/article/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:39.248195+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."
}