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Article 59 Requirements for movements of captive birds

United Kingdom

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1.

Operators shall only move captive birds other than psittacidae to another Member State when the following requirements are fulfilled:

(a)

the animals have been continuously resident in a registered or a confined establishment since hatching or for at least 21 days prior to departure;

(b)

the animals come from flocks which show no clinical sign or suspicion of listed diseases relevant for the species;

(c)

the animals show no clinical signs or suspicion of listed diseases relevant for the species;

(d)

in case the animals have entered the Union from a third country or territory or zone thereof, they have been quarantined in accordance with the requirements for entry into the Union in the approved quarantine establishment of destination in the Union;

(e)

in the case of pigeons, the animals are vaccinated against infection with Newcastle disease virus and come from an establishment where vaccination against infection with Newcastle disease virus is carried out;

(f)

the relevant requirements related to vaccination as provided for in Articles 61 and 62.

2.

Operators shall only move psittacidae to another Member State when the following requirements are fulfilled:

(a)

the conditions provided for in paragraph 1 are fulfilled;

(b)

the animals come from an establishment on which avian chlamydiosis has not been confirmed during the last 60 days prior to departure and which in case avian chlamydiosis has been confirmed during the last 6 months prior to departure has applied the following measures:

  1. (i)

    infected birds and birds likely to be infected have received treatment;

  2. (ii)

    following the completion of the treatment, they have been found negative to laboratory testing for avian chlamydiosis;

  3. (iii)

    after the completion of the treatment, the establishment has been cleaned and disinfected;

  4. (iv)

    at least 60 days have elapsed from the completion of the cleaning and disinfection referred to in point (iii);

(c)

in case the animals have been in contact with captive birds from establishments on which avian chlamydiosis has been diagnosed during the last 60 days prior to departure, they are found negative to laboratory testing for avian chlamydiosis performed at least 14 days after contact;

(d)

the animals are identified in accordance with Article 76 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035.