# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases (Text with EEA relevance), Article 30: Specific conditions for authorising certain movements of poultry from establishments located in the protection zone

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

1. The competent authority may authorise movements of day-old-chicks from an establishment located in the protection zone to an establishment located in the same Member State but, if possible, outside the restricted zone, provided that:
(a) in the case of day-old-chicks hatched from eggs originating in the restricted zone:
(i) the means of transport is sealed at the moment of loading by the competent authority or under its supervision;
(ii) the establishment of destination is placed under official surveillance by the official veterinarians following the arrival of the animals; and
(iii) if moved outside the restricted zone, the poultry remain in the establishment of destination at least for a period of 21 days.
(b) in the case of day-old-chicks hatched from eggs originating outside the restricted zone, the hatchery of dispatch can ensure that no contact has occurred between those eggs and any other hatching eggs or day-old chicks originating in the restricted zone.
2. The competent authority may authorise movements of ready-to-lay poultry from establishments located in the protection zone to establishments located in the same Member State and, if possible, within the restricted zone, provided that:
(a) in the establishment of destination there is no other kept animal of listed species;
(b) the means of transport is sealed at the moment of loading by the competent authority or under its supervision;
(c) the establishment of destination is placed under official surveillance by the official veterinarians following the arrival of the animals; and
(d) if moved outside the restricted zone, the animals remain on the establishment of destination at least for a period of 21 days.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/687/article/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-687/article-30
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