# 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 51: Obligation on the competent authorities as regards sampling and testing of consignments of poultry after entry into the Union

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

The competent authority of the Member State of destination shall ensure that:
(a) during the periods provided for in Article 50(1), breeding poultry, productive poultry, except productive poultry for restocking supplies of game birds, and day-old chicks which have entered into the Union from a third country or territory or zone thereof, undergo a clinical inspection carried out by an official veterinarian on the establishment of destination no later than the date of expiry of the relevant periods provided for in that Article and, where necessary, sampled for testing to monitor their health status;
(b) in the case of poultry other than ratites and when it is requested by the operator as referred to in Article 50(2), sampling and testing of poultry other than ratites is carried out in accordance with Annex XVIII.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/692/article/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-692/article-51
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