Chapter 1 Approval of breeding establishments

In order to be granted approval as provided for in Article 4, a breeding establishment shall comply with the conditions set out in this Chapter.

1. (1)

   The breeding establishment must be clearly demarcated and separated from its surroundings or the animals confined and located so as not to pose a health risk to animal holdings whose health status might be jeopardised.

2. (2)

   It must have adequate means for catching, confining and isolating animals and have available adequate approved quarantine facilities and approved procedures for animals coming from establishments that have not been approved.

3. (3)

   The person responsible for the breeding establishment must have adequate experience in the breeding of birds.

4. (4)

   The breeding establishment must be free of avian influenza, Newcastle disease and Chlamydophila psittaci; in order for it to be declared free from those diseases, the competent authority F1of the third country shall assess the records on the animal health status kept for at least the previous three years before the date of the application for approval and the results of the clinical and laboratory tests carried out on the animals therein. However, new breeding establishments shall only be approved on the results of the clinical and laboratory tests carried out on the animals in such establishments.

5. (5)

   It must keep up-to-date records indicating:

   1. (a)

      the number and identity (age, sex, species and individual identification number where practical) of the animals of each species present in the breeding establishment;

   2. (b)

      the number and identity (age, sex, species and individual identification number where practical) of animals arriving in the breeding establishment or leaving it, together with information on their origin or destination, the transport from or to the breeding establishment and the animals health status;

   3. (c)

      the results of blood tests or any other diagnostic procedures;

   4. (d)

      cases of disease and, where appropriate, the treatment administered;

   5. (e)

      the results of the post-mortem examinations on animals that have died in the breeding establishment, including still-born animals;

   6. (f)

      observations made during any isolation or quarantine period.

6. (6)

   The breeding establishment must either have an arrangement with a competent laboratory to perform post-mortem examinations, or have one or more appropriate premises where such examinations may be performed by a competent person under the authority of the approved veterinarian.

7. (7)

   The breeding establishment must either have suitable arrangements or on-site facilities for the appropriate disposal of the bodies of animals which die of a disease or are euthanised.

8. (8)

   The breeding establishment must secure, by contract or legal instrument, the services of a veterinarian approved by and under the control of the competent authority of the exporting third country, who:

   1. (a)

      shall ensure that appropriate disease surveillance and control measures in relation to the disease situation of the country concerned are approved by the competent authority and applied in the breeding establishment. Such measures shall include:

      1. (i)

         an annual disease surveillance plan including appropriate zoonoses control of the animals;

      2. (ii)

         clinical, laboratory and post-mortem testing of animals suspected to be affected by transmissible diseases;

      3. (iii)

         vaccination of susceptible animals against infectious diseases as appropriate, in conformity with the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE);

   2. (b)

      shall ensure that any suspect deaths or the presence of any other symptoms suggesting that animals have contracted avian influenza, Newcastle disease or Chlamydophila psittaci is notified without delay to the competent authority of the third country;

   3. (c)

      shall ensure that animals entering the breeding establishment have been isolated as necessary, and in accordance with the requirements of this Regulation and the instructions, if any, given by the competent authority;

   4. (d)

      shall be responsible for the day to day compliance with the animal health requirements of this Regulation and of F2EU-derived domestic legislation on welfare of animals during transport.

9. (9)

   If the breeding establishment breeds animals intended for laboratories carrying out experiments, the general care and accommodation of such animals must be in conformity with the F3requirements described in Article 33 of Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council^f1.