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Article 26

United Kingdom

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1.

Poultry and hatching eggs shall be accompanied by a certificate drawn up and signed by an official veterinarian of the exporting third country.

The certificate shall:

(a)

be issued on the day of loading for consignment to the Member State of destination;

(b)

be drawn up in the official language or languages of the Member State of destination;

(c)

accompany the consignment in the original;

(d)

attest to the fact that the poultry or hatching eggs satisfy the requirements of this Directive and those adopted pursuant to this Directive with regard to importation from third countries;

(e)

be valid for five days;

(f)

consist of a single sheet;

(g)

be made out for a single consignee;

(h)

bear a stamp and a signature of a different colour from that of the certificate.

2.

The certificate referred to in paragraph 1 shall comply with a model drawn up in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 33(2).