# 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 47: Specific animal health requirements for the hatching eggs of origin of consignments of day-old chicks

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

Consignments of day-old chicks shall only be permitted to enter into the Union if the animals of the consignment originate from hatching eggs which:
(a) comply with the animal health requirements for entry into the Union laid down in Title 2 of Part III;
(b) prior to being dispatched to the hatchery, the hatching eggs had been marked in accordance with the instruction of the competent authority;
(c) had been disinfected in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority;
(d) have had no contact with poultry or hatching eggs of a lower health status, captive birds or wild birds, either during transport to the hatchery or in the hatchery.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/692/article/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-692/article-47
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