# Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements (Text with EEA relevance), Division A: surveillance for avian influenza in poultry:

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

1..Description of objectives
2..Third country, territory, zone or compartment (keep as appropriate):
3..Type of surveillance:
Serological surveillance
Virological surveillance
Targeted avian influenza subtypes
4..Sampling criteria:
Targeted species (for example, s, chicken, partridges)
Targeted categories (for example, breeders, layers)
Targeted husbandry systems (for example, commercial establishments, backyard flocks)
5..Statistical basis for number of establishments sampled:
Number of establishments in area
Number of establishments per category
Number of establishments to be sampled per poultry category
6..Frequency of sampling
7..Number of samples taken per establishment/shed
8..Time period for sampling
9..Type of samples taken (tissue, faeces, cloacal/oropharyngeal/tracheal swabs)
10..Laboratory tests used (for example, AGID, PCR, HI, Virus isolation.)
11..Indication of laboratories carrying out testing at central, regional or local level (keep as appropriate)
Indication of reference laboratory carrying out confirmatory testing (a laboratory which has been approved by the appropriate authority as a national reference laboratory for avian influenza or OIE)
12..Reporting system/protocol used for avian influenza surveillance results (include results where available)
13..Follow-up investigations of positive results for subtypes H5 and H7.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/798/annex/IV/division/I/division/A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-798/annex-IV/division-I/division-A
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