# 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), Article 12: Newcastle disease free third countries, territories, zones and compartments

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

1. For the purposes of this Regulation, a third country, territory, zone or compartment from which commodities are imported into Great Britain shall be considered as free from Newcastle disease where the following conditions are met:
(a) no outbreaks of Newcastle disease have occurred in poultry in the third country, territory, zone or compartment for a period of at least 12 months preceding the certification by the official veterinarian;
(b) no vaccination against Newcastle disease using vaccines that do not comply with the criteria for recognised Newcastle disease vaccines set out in Annex VI has been carried out for at least the period referred to in point (a) of this paragraph.
2. Where an outbreak of Newcastle disease occurs in a third country, territory, zone or compartment previously free from that disease, as referred to in paragraph 1, that third country, territory, zone or compartment shall again be considered as free from that disease provided the following conditions are met:
(a) a stamping out policy has been implemented to control the disease;
(b) adequate cleansing and disinfection has been carried out on all previously infected establishments;
(c) during a period of at least three months following the completion of the stamping out policy and cleansing and disinfection referred to in points (a) and (b):
(i)the competent authority of a the third country can demonstrate the absence of that disease in the third country, territory, zone or compartment by intensified investigations including laboratory testing in relation to the outbreak;
(ii)no vaccination against Newcastle disease using vaccines that do not comply with the criteria for recognised Newcastle disease vaccines set out in Annex VI has been carried out.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/798/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-798/article-12
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