# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards animal health requirements for movements within the Union of terrestrial animals and hatching eggs (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2: Testing:

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

(a) for breeding poultry, productive poultry and poultry intended for slaughter, the animals must have tested negative in serological and/or bacteriological tests for the diseases under point 1 within 21 days preceding the time of loading for dispatch;
(b) for hatching eggs and day-old chicks, the flock of origin must have tested negative in serological tests and/or bacteriological tests for the diseases under point 1 within 21 days preceding the time of loading for dispatch at a level which gives 95 % confidence of detecting infection at 5 % prevalence;
(c) if the animals have been vaccinated against infection with any serotype of Salmonella or Mycoplasma, only bacteriological testing must be used. The confirmation method must be capable of differentiating between live vaccinal strains and field strains.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/688/annex/V/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-688/annex-V/division-2
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