# Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2009 of 13 July 2009 implementing Council Directive 2005/94/EC as regards the approval of poultry compartments and other captive birds compartments with respect to avian influenza and additional preventive biosecurity measures in such compartments (Text with EEA relevance), Article 8: Withdrawal of approval of compartments

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

1. The competent authority shall withdraw the approval of a compartment where, following suspension of the compartment in accordance with Article 7(1), the subsequent control in accordance with Article 7(3) demonstrates that:
(a) the compartment continues not to comply with the information submitted in accordance with Article 3(2) or the criteria and requirements set out in the Annex; or
(b) an outbreak of avian influenza occurred in the compartment.
2. Following the withdrawal of an approval of a compartment, the competent authority shall:
(a) stop any certification attesting that commodities come from an approved compartment;
(b) delete the name of the compartment from the list of approved compartments.
3. Following the deletion of the name of a compartment from the list of approved compartments, it may only be restored following a new application in accordance with Chapter II.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/616/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-616/article-8
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