# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entry of consignments of certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance), Article 145: The third country or territory of origin or zone thereof of the fresh meat of game birds

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

Consignments of fresh meat of game birds shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the fresh meat of the consignment originates from a third country or territory or zone thereof which complies with the following requirements:
(a) it has a disease surveillance programme for highly pathogenic avian influenza in place for a period of at least 6 months prior to the date of dispatch of the consignment to the Union and that surveillance programme complies with the requirements established in either:
(i) Annex II to this Regulation;
or
(ii) the relevant Chapter of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE);
(b) where there have been no animal health restrictions due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus during the period of at least 30 days prior to the time of killing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/692/article/145 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-692/article-145
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