{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-692/article-159",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-692/article-159.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2020/692",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-692",
  "path": "article/159",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "159",
  "heading": "The establishment of origin of the eggs",
  "text": "Consignments of eggs shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the eggs of the consignment originate from an establishment that complies with the following requirements:\n(a) during the period of 30 days prior to the date of collection of the eggs and until the date of issue of the certificate for entry into the Union, no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus occurred; and\n(b) within a 10 km radius of the establishment, including, where appropriate, the territory of a neighbouring country there was no outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza or infection with Newcastle disease virus for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of collection of eggs and until the date of issue of the certificate for entry into the Union.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/692/article/159",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:36.901874+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."
}