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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-688/article-34",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-688/article-34.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2020/688",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-688",
  "path": "article/34",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "34",
  "heading": "Requirements for movements of breeding poultry and productive poultry",
  "text": "1. Operators shall only move breeding poultry and productive poultry to another Member State when the following requirements are fulfilled:\n(a) the animals have been continuously resident in one or more approved establishments keeping poultry:\n(i) since hatching:\nor\n(ii) for at least:\n42 days prior to departure, in the case of breeding poultry and productive poultry for the production of meat or eggs for consumption;\nor\n21 days prior to departure, in the case of productive poultry for restocking supplies of game birds;\n(b) the animals come from a flock in which infection with Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum and S. arizonae has not been reported and those animals come from establishments which, in case of confirmation of infection with Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum and S. arizonae during the last 12 months prior to departure have applied the following measures:\n(i) the infected flock has been slaughtered or it has been killed and destroyed;\n(ii) following the slaughter or killing of the infected flock referred to in point (i), the establishment has been cleaned and disinfected;\n(iii) following the cleaning and disinfection referred to in point (ii), all flocks on the establishment tested negative for infection with Salmonella Pullorum, S. Gallinarum and S. arizonae in two tests performed with an interval of at least 21 days in accordance with the surveillance programme referred to in Article 8(b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035;\n(c) the animals come from a flock in which avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. meleagridis) has not been reported and those animals come from establishments which in case of confirmation of avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. meleagridis) during the last 12 months prior to departure have applied the following measures:\neither\n(i) the infected flock tested negative for avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. meleagridis) in two tests performed in accordance with the surveillance programme referred to in Article 8(b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 on the entire flock with an interval of at least 60 days;\nor\n(ii) the infected flock has been slaughtered or it has been killed and destroyed, the establishment has been cleaned and disinfected and following the cleaning and disinfection all flocks on the establishment tested negative for avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. meleagridis) in two tests performed with an interval of at least 21 days in accordance with the surveillance programme referred to in Article 8(b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035;\n(d) the animals come from flocks which show no clinical signs or suspicion of listed diseases relevant for the species;\n(e) the surveillance provided for in Article 3(1)(a) and (b)(ii) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 has not detected any confirmed case of infection with low pathogenic avian influenza viruses in the flock of origin of the animals during the last 21 days prior to departure;\n(f) in the case of productive poultry for restocking supplies of game birds, the animals have had no contact with birds of lower health status during the last 21 days prior to departure;\n(g) in the case of ducks and geese, the animals have been subjected to a test for highly pathogenic avian influenza according to Annex IV, with negative results;\n(h) the relevant requirements related to vaccination as provided for in Article 41 and 42 for the specific category of poultry.\n2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to the movement of less than 20 heads of poultry other than ratites moved in accordance with Article 37.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/688/article/34",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:38.340952+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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