Division 5 The animal health requirements in relation to health status, as referred to in Article 56, are as follows:

the establishment must be free from highly pathogenic avian influenza, infection with Newcastle disease virus and avian chlamydiosis; in order for the establishment to be declared free from those diseases, the competent authority of the third country or territory shall assess the records on the animal health status kept for a period of at least three years prior to the date of the application for approval and the results of the clinical and laboratory tests carried out on the animals therein. However, new establishments must only be approved based on the results of the clinical and laboratory tests carried out on the animals in such establishments;

the operator responsible for the establishment must either have an arrangement with a 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 a veterinarian approved for that purpose by the competent authority of the third country or territory.