§ § 1 para. 5 and 6, 2c, 7, 8, 23 para. 2 and 45a of the Animal Health Law (TSG), RGBl. No 177/1909, as last amended by the Federal Law BGBl. I n ° 136/2006 and the Federal Law BGBl. I No 6/2007,

§ 2 para. 1 of the Animal Health Act (TGG), BGBl. I n ° 133/1999, as last amended by the Federal Law BGBl. I n ° 13/2006 and the Federal Law BGBl. I No 6/2007, and

§ § 34, 50, 53 (7) and 55 (3) of the Food Safety and Consumer Protection Act (LMSVG), BGBl. I n ° 13/2006, as last amended by the Federal Law BGBl. I n ° 6/2007 and the Federal Law BGBl. I No 24/2007,

the monitoring of poultry, other birds kept in captivity and wild birds for possible signs of the presence of the pathogen of the avian influenza,

Biosecurity measures to protect against the outbreak or spread of avian influenza; and

Protection and control measures where poultry or other birds in captivity are suspected of being infected or suspected of being infected with avian influenza.

AGES: the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (GmbH;

AGES-Mödling: the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Security GmbH, company site Mödling, Robert Koch Gasse 17, A-2340 Mödling;

AI-Crisis plan: the Austrian crisis plan Aviary Influenza, approved by the European Commission, by the Federal Minister for Health, Family and Youth, as it is on the homepage of the Federal Ministry of Health, Family and Youth (http://www.bmgfj.gv.) is published;

officially registered, rare poultry or other captive bird breeds: poultry or other captive birds which are officially registered by the provincial governor in the AI contingency plan of the respective federal state;

official veterinarian: the official veterinarian of the competent authority or a disease veterinary surgeon appointed by the Governor of the State in accordance with Section 2a of the TSG;

Official veterinarian in accordance with § 24 LMSVG: an official veterinarian according to § 24 para. 3 3. Sentence or a representative of an official veterinarian in accordance with § 24 para. 4 LMSVG;

official controls: the monitoring of the health status of poultry, other birds in captivity, or mammals in a holding by the official veterinarian, in respect of avian influenza;

Other birds held in captivity: birds other than poultry which are held for reasons other than those mentioned in Z 20 (poultry), including birds which are intended for animal shows, betting flights, exhibitions and tournaments, as well as for birds, for rearing or selling purposes, except

Pet animals of these bird species which accompany their owners or any other natural person responsible for the animals during the transfer on behalf of the owner, and who are not intended to be the subject of a sale or a the transfer of ownership;

Birds and sentinel animals kept in zoological gardens, circuses, amusement parks and experimental laboratories, which are accommodated by the Federal Minister of Health and Women's Federal Minister for Health and Women in the framework of monitoring and research activities there ,

Avian Influenza: avian influenza (abbreviated to AI): an infection of poultry or other captive birds caused by type A influenza virus

subtypes H5 or H7, or

with an intravenous pathogenicity index of more than 1.2 in six week old chickens;

Authority: unless expressly stated otherwise, the locally competent district administrative authority;

Observation period: period of 21 days after re-occupancy of a cleared stock in which newly deployed animals are subject to official surveillance by the Authority;

Stock: all poultry and all other birds held captive within a single unit of production;

Establishment: any agricultural or other equipment or plant, including hatchery, circus, zoo, bird shop, bird market, aviary or enclosure, in which poultry and other captive birds are bred or kept; not However, the term "establishment" shall

Slaughterhouses,

animal transport equipment,

quarantine facilities or quarantine stations,

border inspection posts,

laboratories and

the attitude of homebirds in the sense of Z 28 (home birds);

Biosecurity measures: measures to help prevent diseases from being introduced into populations, herds or groups in which they do not yet exist or to restrict redistribution within populations, herds or groups;

Hatching eggs: eggs intended for incubation and derived from poultry or other birds kept in captivity;

Disinfection: disinfection of the disinfection of animal diseases GZ 39.505/6-III/A/4b/96 of the Federal Ministry of Health and Consumer Protection of 3 October 1996 on the means and procedures for the implementation of disinfection in the case of notifiable animal diseases; It was published as a directive to all regional authorities for official use and is-in its current version-published on the homepage of the Federal Ministry for Health, Family and Youth (http://www.bmgfj.gv.at), among others;

Diagnostic manual: the Commission Decision 2006 /437/EC of 4 August 2006 concerning the approval of a manual for the diagnosis of avian influenza in accordance with Council Directive 2005 /94/EC, OJ L 376, 27.4.2006, p. No. OJ L 237, 31.8.2006, approved and published in the Official Veterinary News (AVN) No 5/2007 of 18 June 2007 on the diagnosis of AI;

One-day chicks: less than 72 hours old, still unlined chicks and less than 72 hours old barbarous ducks (Cairina moschata) or intersections of them, fed or not fed;

Decision 2007 /118/EC: Decision 2007 /118/EC laying down detailed rules for an alternative identification mark provided for in Directive 2002 /99/EC, OJ L 327, 22.11.2007, p. No. OJ L 51, 20.02.2007 p. 19;

Poultry: all birds which are reared in captivity for the production of meat or consumption eggs, for the manufacture of other products, for the restocking of wild birds or in the context of a breeding programme for the production of these categories of birds, or shall be held;

"poultry compartment" or "compartment for other birds held in captivity" means one or more establishments with common biosafety management, in which a subpopulation is kept by other birds held in captivity, the birds being held in captivity, and in which a subpopulation of other birds is kept in captivity. have a uniform health status with regard to avian influenza and for which the same appropriate monitoring, control and biosecurity measures are taken;

Avian influenza (or "avian influenza"): infection of poultry or other captive birds caused by type A influenza viruses

subtypes H5 or H7, or

with an intravenous pathogenicity index of more than 1.2 in six week old chickens;

Avian Influenza-Biosafety Regulation 2006: the Federal Minister for Health, Family and Youth on Biosafety measures to prevent the introduction and spread of avian influenza by wild birds (Poultry pest-biosafety regulation 2006), BGBl. II No 189/2006 idF BGBl. II No 211/2006;

Poultry hygiene regulations 2007: the regulation of the Federal Minister for Health, Family and Youth on health checks and hygiene measures in poultry farms (Poultry Hygiene Regulations 2007), BGBl. II No 100/2007;

Community Reference Laboratory: Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), New Haw, Weybridge, Surrey KT 15 3NB, United Kingdom;

commercial poultry holding: a holding which holds poultry for commercial purposes;

Domestic mammals: mammals which are kept as domestic or livestock animals;

Home birds: birds which are kept permanently in closed spaces for non-commercial purposes without direct or indirect contact with other birds;

highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI): an infection of poultry or other captive birds caused by

AI viruses of the subtypes H5 or H7 with a genome sequence as also detected in other highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses which codes for multiple basic amino acids in the cleavage region of the haemagglutinin molecule, i.e. the Haemagglutinin molecule may be cleaved by a host cell protease, or

AI viruses with an intravenous pathogenicity index of over 1.2 at six weeks old chickens;

HPAI-Wildbird-Poultry Pest Regulation 2006: Regulation of the Federal Minister of Health and Women on Protective Measures for Suspicions of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Fails, BGBl. II No 404/2006 idF BGBl. I No 136/2006;

Contact: a holding which, by virtue of its location or in the course of the movement of persons, poultry, other birds or vehicles held in captivity, or in any other way, may originate in avian influenza or in other ways: which may have been brought in;

national reference laboratory: the AGES-Mödling;

non-industrial poultry holding: an establishment whose owner holds poultry or other captive birds exclusively for the following purposes:

for private consumption or for private use, or

as home birds;

low pathogenic avian influenza (NPAI): an infection of poultry or other captive birds caused by avian influenza virus of the subtypes H5 or H7 which are not included in the definition according to Z 29 (highly pathogenic aviaries). influenza);

Primary cooker: an epidemiologically not related outbreak in the same region (domestically) or a first outbreak in another region (domestic);

Unit of production: a unit in a holding which, after verification by the official veterinarian in relation to the location and day-to-day management of the poultry or other birds held in captivity, which are held there, shall be: independently of other units of the same holding;

Cleaning and disinfection: cleaning and disinfection must be carried out in accordance with § 54 (cleaning, disinfection and procedures for the inactivation of the pathogen of the avian influenza), including, if necessary, deforestation (Killing and as far as possible also the elimination of pests and rodents);

Directive 2002 /99/EC: Directive 2002/99/EC laying down animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and import of products of animal origin intended for human consumption, OJ L 327, 31.12.2002, p. No. OJ L 18, 23.01.2003 p. 11;

Directive 2005 /94/EC: Directive 2005 /94/EC laying down Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92 /40/EC, OJ L 103, 25.4.2005, p. No. OJ L 10, 14.01.2006 p. 16;

Mammals: all animals of the Mammalia class with the exception of humans;

slaughtering/slaughter: the killing of an animal by the withdrawal of blood and the subsequent identification of the meat for the purpose of meat production;

Sentinel animals: animals of susceptible species which have been shown to be free of the pathogen and of antibodies against the avian influenza virus;

herd/disease establishment: establishment in which the outbreak of avian influenza has been confirmed by the competent authority;

"infected poultry" or "suspected other birds held in captivity": poultry or other captive birds showing clinical signs or secretion findings or reactions to laboratory analyses, due to the fact that infection with avian influenza cannot be ruled out;

Animals of susceptible species: primarily birds of the class (Aves); for special measures, in particular in the sense of § 53 (measures relating to pigs and other animals), animals of the class mammals (Mammalia) may also be considered as being responsible for the pathogen of the species. Avian influenza is considered to be susceptible to avian influenza;

Animal keepers: one or more natural or legal persons who have poultry or other captive birds, or who are responsible for their huskure, whether for commercial or non-commercial purposes ;

Animal identification and registration regulation 2005: the Federal Minister for Health and Women's Regulation on the identification and registration of pigs, sheep and goats (Animal labelling and registration regulation 2005), BGBl. II No 210/2005, as last amended by BGBl. II No 317/2005; repealed with 01.08.2007 31 December 2007 (§ 6);

Animal identification and registration regulation 2007: the Federal Minister of Health, Family and Youth on the labelling and registration of pigs, sheep and goats, BGBl. II No 166/2007;

Carcases: bodies of dead or killed poultry, or of dead or killed other birds held in captivity, or parts of it which are not suitable for human consumption;

Killing/killing: any procedure leading to the death of an animal, with the exception of slaughter;

VIS: the veterinary information system;

Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002: Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption, OJ L 327, 31.12.2002, p. No. 1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 829/2007, OJ L 327, 30.12.2007, p. No. OJ L 191, 21.7.2007, p. 1;

Regulation (EC) No 852/2004: Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs, OJ L 327, 31.12.2004, p. No. 1., as amended by the corrigendum OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. No. OJ L 204, 04.08.2007 p. 26;

Regulation (EC) No 853/2004: Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin, OJ L 327, 30.11.2004, p. No. 55, as amended by the corrigendum OJ L 139 of 30.4.2004, p. No. OJ L 204, 04.08.2007 p. 26;

Re-occupancy: renewed occupation of a large stock of poultry or other birds kept in captivity;

Wild birds: free living birds, which are not kept in a holding in the sense of Z 13.

Taking into account the epidemiological situation, the Federal Minister for Health, Family and Youth will draw up a sampling plan for all the federal states and be made known in the "Official Veterinary Messages".

When the monitoring programme is drawn up, the risk assessment of the AGES, which is continuously updated, must be taken into account.

The coordination of the sampling and the choice of the examination method shall be carried out by the national reference laboratory. The measures in accordance with the sampling plan shall be the responsibility of the Governor of the State. The sampling shall be carried out by the official veterinarians.

The tests shall be carried out by the national reference laboratory.

the name, address and date of birth of the keeper,

an all-due LFBIS number,

the nature of the birds kept and their respective numbers, and

where appropriate, the notification of a free-range holding.

A notification based on the relevant provisions already in force

of the Regulation on the prevention of the introduction of avian influenza, BGBl. II No 348/2005, or

the Regulation laying down measures for the prevention of the introduction of avian influenza by wild birds, BGBl. II No 427/2005, or

the poultry pest risk area regulation 2006, BGBl. II No 75/2006 idF BGBl. II No 173/2006, or

Avian influenza-Biosafety Regulation 2006

, or

the position of birds referred to in paragraph 1 in a "multiple application area" (animal list) in accordance with § 5 of the Animal Labeling and Registration Ordinance in 2005 or 2007 with regard to the agricultural market Austria (AMA), or

indicate the keeping of poultry in the VIS annual survey in accordance with the Animal Labeling and Registration Regulation 2005 or 2007 as compared with the Austrian statistics, provided that no ducks and geese are kept, or

have a holding registered in accordance with Section 3 (6) of the 2007 Poultry Hygiene Regulations; or

have a holding which, in accordance with the Regulation on marketing standards for eggs, BGBl, is used as a production plant. II No 347/2004, registered (Official Legehennenregister), or

Members of the recognised poultry health service (Österreichische Qualitätsgewingvereinigung, QGV) are.

the name, address and date of birth of the keeper, and

an all-due LFBIS number,

separation of the ducks and geese of other poultry in all mixed holding of poultry and other captive birds is carried out in such a way that direct and indirect contact is excluded;

the feeding and impregnation of the animals is carried out only in the stable or under a shelter which makes it difficult to fly wild birds and prevents wild birds with fodder or water intended for poultry and other captive birds , is in contact and the outflows towards surface waters where wild aquatic birds may be present are fouled out of the way;

the animals are examined clinically at least once a month, and

in establishments which are registered in accordance with Article 3 (6) of the poultry hygiene regulations in 2007, the keeper of the poultry every three months on the influenza A virus of the subtypes H5 and H7 by the Austrian Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza can be investigated. In the case of poultry and ratites, except ducks and geese, the serological tests shall be carried out in each case on samples of 10 animals per herd and, in the case of ducks and geese, in each case of 15 animals per herd. All animals are to be sampled from smaller flocks.

waste of more than 20% of feed and water intake, or

waste of egg production by more than 5% for more than two days, or

Mortality rate higher than 3% in a week.

Poultry, other birds kept in captivity, and all domestic mammals are to be counted or, where appropriate, broken down by species of poultry or by species of other birds kept in captivity.

A list of approximate figures relating to poultry, other birds kept in captivity, and all domestic mammals in operation must be drawn up. The breakdown by category is to record how many animals are already ill or have died. This list shall be updated on a daily basis in order to take account of hatched, born or dead animals during the period of suspicion. On request, it shall be the official veterinarian or to the competent authority.

Poultry and other birds kept in captivity shall be placed in a building on the premises and shall be held there; if this is not practicable or not compatible with a similar attitude, they shall be located in another place of the same. To ensure that they do not have any contact with other poultry or other birds held in captivity in other establishments. In order to keep their contact with wild birds as low as possible, the measures listed in § 8 (1) and (2) (2), (2) and (2), (3) and (4) (obligations of the keeper in areas with increased avian influenza risk) must be taken.

The movement of poultry and other captive birds into and out of operation shall be prohibited.

The movements of the carcases of poultry and other birds kept in captivity, meat of poultry, including offal, feedingstuffs for poultry, equipment, materials, waste, feces of poultry or others held in captivity. Birds, liquid manure, used litter and other possible carriers of infectious agents from the holding shall be prohibited, unless there is a permit from the Authority and appropriate biosecurity measures shall be taken to take the risk of to reduce as far as possible the spill-over of avian influenza.

The movement of eggs from the holding shall be prohibited.

The movement of persons, domestic mammals, vehicles and equipment from and into the holding shall be permitted only under the conditions and subject to the authorisation of the competent authority.

On the instructions of the official veterinarian, the keeper of the livestock shall be required to conscientiously request all persons entering or leaving the establishment, including the staff of the holding, in order to prevent the disappearance of avian influenza pathogens to comply with adequate biosecurity measures.

In particular, appropriate disinfection measures shall be taken, as instructed by the competent authority

at the entrances and exits of the stables for persons, and

on-and off-road journeys for vehicles,

to meet.

All vehicles, including all parts of the vehicle and equipment which have been or may be in contact with animals or animal substances which may be carriers of the avian influenza pathogen, shall be subject to contamination after their possible contamination immediately after one or more of the procedures laid down in Annex 2 (principles and procedures for the cleaning, disinfection and treatment of establishments), to be cleaned and disinfected.

Temporary restrictions on the movement of poultry, other birds and eggs held in captivity, as well as the movement of vehicles used in the poultry sector in certain parts of the federal territory or in the entire territory of the Federal Republic of Germany;

the restriction of the movement of domestic mammals; this restriction shall not exceed 72 hours, except in duly substantiated cases;

Application of the measures in accordance with § 13 (measures in establishments in the case of HPAI outbreak) also to the mindset; these measures can be limited to individual production units; in case of killings, samples shall be sent to the national reference laboratory. and in accordance with the diagnostic manual;

the temporary delimitation of a restricted zone around the holding with the arrangement of all or parts of the measures in accordance with § 10 (measures in the case of avian influenza suspected in holdings; biosecurity measures) (2) in all establishments within this blocking zone.

all poultry and other captive birds of this holding, subject to the exceptions provided for in Articles 14 and 16, under the supervision of an official veterinarian, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 14 and 16 of this Regulation. § § 45a and 25 TSG are to be killed and

the carcases must then be destroyed under the supervision of an official veterinarian in such a way as to avoid any risk of a spill-over of the avian influenza, in particular during transport.

appropriate measures to be taken against any transfer of HPAI to wild birds in use;

all eggs in use are destroyed under official supervision;

the whereabout of meat of poultry and other captive birds slaughtered between the likely date of introduction of the HPAI Erreger into the holding and the application of the measures referred to in Article 10 (2); and of eggs collected from the holding during the same period, and the meat and eggs shall be destroyed under official supervision;

all substances and waste which could be contaminated, such as feedingstuffs, under the supervision of an official veterinarian, or be treated in such a way as to ensure the inactivation of the HPAI excipient;

Kot, manure and litter, which could be the carriers of contagion, shall be subject to a procedure in accordance with Appendix 2 (principles and procedures for cleaning, disinfection and treatment of holdings);

After the destruction of carcasses, the following locations, objects and vehicles shall be cleaned and disinfected:

Stables, pastures (as far as this is practicable according to the present state of the art and with particular reference to Appendix 2 Z 4 and 5) or other areas or premises which have come into contact with poultry or other captive birds, animal carcasses, meat, feed, feces, manure, litter and other materials or substances which may be contaminated;

equipment which is likely to be contaminated;

vehicles used for the carriage of poultry or other captive birds, animal carcasses, meat, feedingstuffs, feces, manure, litter and other materials or substances which might be contaminated;

Other birds or domestic mammals held in captivity are removed from the holding or placed on the holding only with the authorisation of the official veterinarian; this restriction shall not apply to domestic mammals which have access only to the Living areas.

are placed in a building on the premises and held there; if this is not practicable or incompatible with a similar attitude, they shall be sent to another place in the same establishment in such a way that they do not contact, inter alia, poultry and other birds kept in captivity in other holdings, and all appropriate measures must be taken to minimise contact with wild birds;

be further monitored and examined in accordance with the diagnostic manual, and shall not be laid down until laboratory analyses show that the risk of further spread of HPAI is no longer available;

shall not be brought from their holding of origin unless they are supplied to slaughter or to any other holding,

which is situated in the territory of the country, in which case the carriage shall be carried out under official supervision under the conditions and conditions laid down in paragraph 3, in accordance with the instructions of the Governor of the State; or

which is established in another Member State of the EU, in which case the consent of the Member State of destination shall be required and shall also be carried out under official supervision in accordance with the instructions of the competent authorities.

Eggs may only be brought from their holding of origin if they are transported directly to the designated processing establishment; each egg consignment must be sent by the official responsible for the holding in question prior to dispatch. Veterinarian or, under his supervision, to be sealed and must remain sealed during the entire period of transport to the designated processing establishment.

The competent authority responsible for the holding of origin of the eggs shall inform the official veterinarian responsible for the designated processing operation of the planned egg consignment, and

the official veterinarian responsible for the designated processing establishment shall ensure that:

the eggs are stored separately from their arrival until they are processed by other eggs,

the shells of these eggs are destroyed,

the packaging used for the eggs is either destroyed or cleaned and disinfected in such a way as to inactivate the presence of the avian influenza virus,

the eggs are transported in cleaned and disinfected vehicles.

In relation to the personnel, equipment and vehicles involved in the transport of eggs, appropriate biosecurity measures shall be carried out within the meaning of Article 10 (2) (8) and (9) (measures in the case of avian influenza suspected in holdings; Biosecurity measures).

a Protection Zone With a minimum distance of 3 km around the infected holding, and

a Surveillance zone with a minimum distance of 10 km around the holding of the disease, including the protection zone; the surveillance zone shall, in this case, be directly connected to the protection zone.

the results of the epidemiological investigation;

the geographical situation, in particular natural borders;

the location of holdings and their distance from other holdings, as well as the estimated number of birds;

the movements and trade routes of poultry and other birds held in captivity;

the facilities and staff available to control the movement of poultry or other birds in captivity, animal carcasses, feces and new or used litter within the zones, in particular where: Poultry or other birds kept in captivity must be removed from their holding of origin for killing and destruction.

Precautions must be taken to ensure that each probable carrier and carrier of the pathogen of avian influenza can be determined. Consideration should be given here, in particular, to:

poultry and other captive birds,

meat and eggs,

Animal body,

feedingstuffs and waste,

Cots, manure and litter, and

People who have come into contact with infected birds or infected other birds in captivity, and

Vehicles with a connection to the poultry industry.

All persons in the zones affected by the restrictions shall be fully informed of the restrictions in force. This information can be disseminated via warning signs, the media, such as press, radio and television, or in other appropriate ways.

On the instructions of the official veterinarian, the keeper of the livestock shall be required to conscientiously request all persons entering or leaving the establishment, including the staff of the holding, in order to prevent the disappearance of avian influenza pathogens to comply with adequate biosecurity measures.

In particular, appropriate disinfection measures shall be taken, as instructed by the competent authority

at the entrances and exits of the stables for persons, and

on-and off-road journeys for vehicles,

to meet.

All vehicles, including all parts of the vehicle and equipment which have come into contact with animals or animal substances which may be carriers of the avian influenza pathogen, or which may be in contact with and within the zone or zone-over shall be cleaned immediately after one or more of the procedures referred to in Appendix 2 (principles and procedures for the cleaning, disinfection and treatment of establishments) after one or more of the procedures to be followed, and shall be used immediately after the contamination has been possible. by disinfecting the zone only after regulatory control and only with the approval of the of the authority.

The keeper of animals has to carry out a book on all visitors of the holding with the exception of those visitors who are exclusively in the living area and do not have access to areas of animal husbandry. These records must be submitted to the official veterinarian on request. These records are not required when it comes to visitors from holdings such as zoos and wildlife parks, which do not have access to areas where birds are held.

Any increase in the rate of morbidity or mortality or a significant reduction in the production of commercial poultry holdings shall be notified immediately to the Authority, which shall carry out appropriate studies in accordance with the diagnostic manual.

Where epidemiological information or other evidence suggests this, the Authority may implement a preventive eradication programme in accordance with Section 23 of the TSG, including the preventive slaughter or killing of poultry or others in the Captivity kept birds. In the case of holdings in vulnerable zones in the buffer zone, the decision on any existing clearance shall be determined in accordance with the criteria set out in Annex 4 (main criteria for an inventory of holdings in contact holdings or in establishments in the buffer zone). vulnerable areas within the buffer zone). The Federal Minister of Health, Family and Youth shall be immediately informed of any planned preventive repayment measures and, if necessary, their arrangement.

trade fairs, markets, animal shows, competitions, also letter pigeon and pigeon overflights, or to merge poultry or other captive birds;

Release poultry or other captive birds intended to increase the amount of wild herds.

Movement restrictions for vehicles or persons supplying feedingstuffs, picking up eggs, carrying poultry into slaughterhouses or collecting carcases for the destruction of animals, and

Movements of personnel, veterinarians or persons supplying operational equipment.

It has to collect all farms in the protection zone as soon as possible.

All commercial poultry holdings shall be visited as soon as possible by an official veterinarian who has to examine the poultry and the other birds held in captivity; if necessary, samples for laboratory analysis shall be provided. in accordance with the diagnostic manual; on visits to works and their results, the book is to be carried out.

Non-commercial poultry holdings shall be visited by an official veterinarian before the protection zone is lifted.

Poultry and other birds kept in captivity are to be deposited in stables or in other places where the animals can be removed, in accordance with § 10 (measures in the case of avian influenza suspected in holdings; biosecurity measures) para. 2 Z 3;

The carcases of poultry and other birds kept in captivity shall be destroyed as soon as possible and samples shall be sent to the AGES in accordance with the diagnostic manual by the official veterinarians;

Poultry, other birds held in captivity, or domestic mammals may only be placed on a holding or removed from an establishment with the authorisation of the authority; this provision shall not apply to domestic mammals exclusively access to where they have housing areas in which they

have no contact with poultry or other captive birds which are in operation, and

do not have access to cages or areas in which poultry or other captive birds are kept.

Used litter, feces or manure from holdings in protected zones may only be brought from holdings or put out on fields with the authorisation of the authority. However, in compliance with biosecurity measures, it is possible to authorise the use of feces or manure from holdings in protective zones for treatment or interim storage followed by treatment for the inactivation of avian influenza pathogens in accordance with the Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 should be carried on a farm designated by the Authority.

The implementation and transport of poultry, other birds kept in captivity, young hens, single day chicks, slaughter and carcases, eggs or objects which may be carriers of the AI-Erreger, on public transport and private grounds within the protection zone shall be prohibited. This prohibition shall not apply to transit through the protection zone without unloading or unloading on those long-distance roads and railway lines designated by the Governor of the State.

The carriage of poultrymeat from slaughterhouses, cutting plants and cold stores shall be prohibited, unless:

it originates from poultry originating outside the protection zones and has been stored and transported separately from poultry meat from protected zones, or

it was produced at least 21 days before the estimated time of the earliest infection in a holding in the protection zone and it was stored and transported separately from meat produced after that date.

the carriage is a transit without any loading or unloading through the protection zone on those long-distance roads and railway lines designated by the regional governor.

Transfer of poultry from an establishment in the protection zone directly to a slaughterhouse designated by the Authority for immediate slaughter, provided that:

the poultry in the holding of origin shall be examined clinically by the official veterinarian, in accordance with the diagnostic manual, within 24 hours before being slaughtered;

the poultry, where appropriate in the holding of origin, has been subjected to a laboratory examination with negative results in accordance with the diagnostic manual;

the poultry is transported in vehicles sealed by official authorities or under surveillance by means of official bodies;

the competent authority designated for the slaughterhouse designated by the authority shall declare itself in writing,

to receive the poultry and

the slaughter carried out shall be confirmed in writing without delay to the competent authority responsible for the holding of origin;

the poultry from the protection zone is kept separate from other poultry and slaughtered spatially or temporally separately, preferably at the end of a working day, with immediately subsequent cleaning and disinfection under supervision and guidance the official veterinarian of the slaughterlines and of all the locations used;

the official veterinarian responsible for the designated slaughterhouse, in accordance with Section 24 of the LMSVG, shall immediately, after the arrival of a live animal inspection and after slaughter, subject the poultry to a precise ante-mortem inspection;

the meat is not dispatched to other Member States or to third countries;

the meat

with the health mark provided for fresh meat as defined in Annex II to Directive 2002 /99/EC, or

with an alternative identification mark established by the Federal Minister for Health, Family and Youth in accordance with Decision 2007 /118/EC in the event of a starting date

, or

the meat is separately produced, dismantled, transported and stored separately from meat intended for trade with other Member States or third countries, and is not processed into meat products intended for trade with other Member States or other Member States. Member States or third countries shall be designated unless they have been treated in accordance with Annex III to Directive 2002 /99/EC.

Transfer of poultry from an establishment outside the protection zone directly to the immediate slaughter of a slaughterhouse designated by the Authority within the protection zone and the subsequent continuation of the slaughter of the person concerned Poultry slaughtered meat, provided that:

the competent authority responsible for the particular slaughterhouse has agreed in writing to receive the poultry and to report in writing the slaughtering carried out by the authority at the place of dispatch,

the poultry is kept separate from other poultry from the protection zone and is slaughtered separately or in a time-staggered manner by other poultry,

the poultrymeat produced is disassembled, transported and stored separately from poultrymeat, which is derived from, inter alia, poultry from the protection zone; and

the by-products are destroyed in a harmless way.

spend on one-day chicks from holdings within the protection zone directly to holdings within the protection or surveillance zone or a holding or stall situated outside the protection and surveillance zone in the territory of the country, if

the chicks are transported in official sealed vehicles or under surveillance by means of official bodies,

Appropriate biosecurity measures shall be taken during transport and in the operation of destination,

the office of destination shall be placed under surveillance by the Authority after the arrival of the one-day chicks; and

in the case of transport to places outside the protection or surveillance zone, the poultry shall remain at least 21 days in the holding of destination.

(a) the direct route to a different holding situated inside or outside the protection and surveillance zone of one-day chicks which have been grabbed within the protection zone of eggs of holdings outside the protection and surveillance zone; Inland, provided that the hatchery in which the day-of-day chicks have been grayed, ensures that the eggs have not come into contact with hatching eggs or day-in-day chicks from poultry flocks within those zones and, consequently, with other health status.

the poultry and other birds kept in captivity, which are kept in the holding of origin, in particular the animals to be transported, are clinically examined by the official veterinarian in accordance with the diagnostic manual;

the poultry and the other birds held in captivity have been subjected, where appropriate, to the holding of origin of a laboratory examination in accordance with the diagnostic manual, with negative results;

the young laying hens are transported in vehicles sealed by official authorities or under official supervision,

appropriate biosecurity measures shall be taken at the holding of origin, during transport and in the holding of destination;

the establishment of destination after the arrival of the young laying hens shall be placed under surveillance by the Authority; and

in the case of transport to places outside the protection or surveillance zone, the poultry shall remain at least 21 days in the holding of destination.

the transfer of hatching eggs from holdings situated within the protection zone directly to a hatchery within the protection zone determined by the authority;

Where hatching eggs are to be transported directly from an establishment within the protection zone to a hatchery outside the protection zone designated by the competent authority, provided that:

the parent animals from which the hatching eggs come from have been examined in accordance with the diagnostic manual and have not shown any suspicion in these establishments,

the hatching eggs and their packaging are disinfected prior to dispatch,

the origin and whereabout of the hatching eggs can be determined at any time;

the hatching eggs are transported in official sealed vehicles or under surveillance by means of official bodies; and

in the brethren designated by the authority, biosecurity measures shall be taken in accordance with the instructions of the official veterinarian;

the direct transfer of consumption eggs to a packing centre designated by the authority, provided that they are packaged in one-way packages and that all biosecurity measures prescribed by the competent authority are taken;

The processing of egg products within the meaning of Section X, Chapter II, of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 (special requirements; eggs and egg products; egg products) for processing, directly to a processing plant for the manufacture of egg products and treatment provided for in Chapter XI of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 (General hygiene rules applicable to all food business operators; heat treatment).

Spending of brood and consumer eggs in direct ways to eliminate unharmful.

Poultry and other birds kept in captivity are to be deposited in stables or in other places where the animals can be removed, in accordance with § 10 (measures in the case of avian influenza suspected in holdings; biosecurity measures) para. 2 Z 3;

Carcases of dead poultry and other dead birds kept in captivity shall be destroyed as soon as possible and samples shall be sent to the AGES in accordance with the diagnostic manual by the official veterinarians.

Poultry, other birds held in captivity, or domestic mammals may only be placed on a holding or removed from an establishment with the authorisation of the authority; this provision shall not apply to domestic mammals exclusively access to where they have housing areas in which they

have no contact with poultry or other captive birds which are in operation, and

do not have access to cages or areas in which poultry or other captive birds are kept.

Slaughtered poultry shall be transported directly to a slaughterhouse designated by the Authority for immediate slaughter, provided that:

the poultry in the holding of origin shall be examined clinically by the official veterinarian in accordance with the diagnostic manual, within 24 hours before being transported, and

the competent authority designated for the slaughterhouse designated by the authority shall declare itself in writing,

to receive the poultry and

the slaughter carried out shall be confirmed in writing without delay to the competent authority responsible for the holding of origin;

Poultry from holdings outside the protection and surveillance zones shall be transported directly for immediate slaughter to a slaughterhouse designated by the Authority within the surveillance zone, and the poultry from the poultry concerned shall be transported directly to the slaughterhouse in question the slaughtered meat continues to be transported;

Young laying hens shall be transported directly to a domestic holding in which no other poultry is held; the holding of destination shall be placed under official supervision after the arrival of the hens, and the young laying hens shall have the following conditions: to remain at the holding of destination for at least 21 days;

One-day chicks are transported directly to an establishment or stable in the country, and the authority has to order appropriate biosecurity measures. The office of destination must be put under official control after arrival and the one-day chicks shall remain in the holding at least 21 days;

One-day chicks from hatching eggs from holdings outside protection and surveillance zones are transported directly to another holding, provided that the origin hatchery is able to guarantee due to its logistics and biosecurity measures, that the hatching eggs have not come into contact with other hatching eggs or one-day chicks from stocks within those zones and, consequently, with other health status;

Hatching eggs shall be transported directly to a hatchery within or outside the surveillance zone designated by the authority; the eggs and their packaging shall be disinfected prior to dispatch. the origin and whereabation of these eggs must be able to be determined at any time;

the consumer is transported directly to a packing centre designated by the authority; the consumption eggs must be packed in one-way packages and all the biosecurity measures prescribed by the authority must be complied with;

Eggs shall be transported directly to a processing plant for the production of egg products as defined in Annex III, Section X, Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 (special requirements; eggs and egg products; egg products), and in accordance with Annex II, Chapter XI of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 (General hygiene rules applicable to all food business operators; heat treatment);

Eggs are transported directly for destruction.

have no contact with poultry or other captive birds which are in operation, and

do not have access to cages or areas in which poultry and other captive birds are kept.

epidemiological studies;

Counting and listing according to § 10 (2) (1) and (2);

Removal pursuant to § 10 paragraph 2 Z 3;

Disinfection measures pursuant to § 10 (2) (8) and (9);

Prohibition of movement and movement in accordance with § 24 TSG;

the eviction of all holdings with poultry and other captive birds in which NPAI has been confirmed, under official supervision for the subsequent slaughter or killing under official supervision; the eviction may also be carried out on: contact holdings shall be extended; the eviction of subsequent slaughter in a slaughterhouse designated by the authority shall be approved only if:

Due to epidemiological risk assessment and diagnostic manual tests, the risk of a disappearance of the NPAI Erreger is minimal, and

the poultry is dispatched directly from the holding to the slaughterhouse designated by the authority;

each lot is sealed before dispatch by the official veterinarian or under his supervision;

each lot remains sealed during the entire transport to the slaughterhouse designated by the authority;

other biosecurity measures prescribed by the Authority shall be taken;

the competent authority of the slaughterhouse is informed and is willing to accept the poultry or other birds held in captivity;

the vehicles and equipment used for the transport of live poultry or other birds held in captivity, as well as other materials and substances which may be contaminated, shall be cleaned and disinfected without delay; and

the by-products resulting from the slaughter or killing of such poultry or other birds held in captivity shall be destroyed under official supervision;

the destruction of animal carcasses and hatching eggs in service, under the supervision of the official veterinarian;

to determine as far as possible the whereabouts of the hatching eggs, which have been taken from the holding between the suspected introduction of the NPAI exciter and the stock clearance, and the monitoring (by the official veterinarian) of the breeding of these eggs and the poultry which has already been hatched from it by examination in accordance with the diagnostic manual;

Eggs which were in operation prior to the disposal of the stock or At low risk of a spilling of NPAI, the following are:

to a packing centre designated by the Authority, provided that they are packaged in one-way packaging and that all biosecurity measures prescribed by the Authority are applied; or

to a processing plant for the production of egg products as defined in Annex III, Section X, Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 (special requirements; eggs and egg products; egg products), and in accordance with Annex II, Chapter XI, of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 (General hygiene rules applicable to all food business operators; heat treatment), or

in order to eliminate the risk of destruction;

Materials and substances which may be contaminated shall be treated or destroyed either in accordance with the instructions of the official veterinarian;

Kot, manure and litter, which may be contaminated, must be disposed of, under the supervision of an official veterinarian, either safely or in one or more of the procedures laid down in Annex 2 (principles and procedures for the cleaning, disinfection and treatment of holdings);

the cleaning and disinfection of stables, equipment and vehicles which may be contaminated shall be immediately available after the stock-clearing operation;

Domestic mammals may only be brought from or into the holding with the authorisation of the competent authority; this restriction shall not apply to mammals exclusively having access to the areas of residence in which they are subject:

have no contact with poultry or other captive birds which are in operation, and

have no access to cages or areas in which poultry or other captive birds are kept;

the stock clearance pursuant to section 42 (1) (6) (poultry and other birds held in captivity) and

the destruction of hatching eggs in accordance with Section 42 (1) (7).

Birds shall be permanently separated in stables or, in any case, in closed holding devices, which are at least covered and fenced at the side, so as to maintain contact with all species of animals, in particular wild birds, and to wild aquatic birds are excluded; if this is not practicable or incompatible with species-fair conditions, they shall be so deposited in another place in the same holding so that the contact with all species of animals, in particular: Poultry, other birds kept in captivity, wild birds and wild birds Waterfowl is excluded;

the animal keeper has the separate birds to be examined at the beginning and thereafter at a distance of 3 months, but at least for the conclusion of the secretion, to be serologically examined by the AGES-Mödling for influenza viruses; in the case of poultry and The serological tests, excluding ducks and geese, shall be carried out in each case on samples of ten animals per herd and in the case of ducks and geese on 15 animals per herd; of minor stocks, all animals shall be sampled; positive results shall be ordered without delay of the segregated stock;

the segregated animals may not be removed until such time as there is no risk of NPAI being spread on the basis of studies carried out in accordance with the diagnostic manual and the results of the results of serological tests;

Poultry and other birds held in captivity may be moved from their holding of origin to slaughter or another holding only with the authorisation of the authority, and

in the territory of the country with the consent and supervision of the authority responsible for the holding of destination, or

in another Member State, with the agreement of the central authority of the Member State of destination.

the stables and pastures where the animals were kept,

the farms and equipment that could be contaminated, and

the vehicles used for the transport of poultry and other captive birds, animal carcasses, meat, feed, feces, manure, litter and other materials or substances which might be contaminated.

Collection of all commercial poultry holdings,

Carry out laboratory tests in all commercial poultry holdings in accordance with the diagnostic manual,

Disease-safe disposal of animal carcasses, and

appropriate biosecurity measures within the meaning of § 10 (2) (8) and (9) (measures in the case of avian influenza suspected in holdings; biosecurity measures).

slaughtered poultry shall be transported directly to a slaughterhouse designated by the authority for immediate slaughter in the territory of the country;

live poultry shall be transported directly to an establishment or stable in which no other poultry is held; the holding of destination shall be placed under official control after the live poultry has arrived and the living shall be kept alive; Poultry shall remain at the holding of destination for at least 21 days;

Day-on-day chicks are transported directly to a holding or stable in the country; the destination is to be placed under official control after arrival and the one-day chicks shall have at least 21 days in the holding of destination. remain;

One-day chicks from hatching eggs from holdings outside the NPAI restriction sites are transported directly to another establishment, provided that the origin hatchery can ensure, by reason of its logistics and biosecurity measures, that: the hatching eggs have not come into contact with other hatching eggs or one-day chicks from herds within the restriction sites and, consequently, with other health status;

Eggs and their packaging must be disinfected under official supervision before being sent and the origin and whereabation of such eggs must be determined at all times;

the consumer may be transported directly to a packing centre designated by the authority, provided that they are packed in one-way packages and that all biosecurity measures prescribed by the authority are carried out;

Eggs directly to a processing plant for the manufacture of egg products as defined in Annex III, Section X, Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 (special requirements; eggs and egg products; egg products) and in accordance with Annex II, Chapter XI, of the Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 (General hygiene rules applicable to all food business operators; heat treatment), whether or not the holding is located inside or outside the restriction sites; or

Eggs are transported directly for destruction.

have no contact with poultry or other captive birds which are in operation, and

do not have access to cages or areas in which poultry and other captive birds are kept.

-subject to authorisation by the Authority on the basis of a risk assessment, provided that the risk of spread of the disease can be excluded-trade fairs, markets, animal shows, contests, including post-pigeon and post-pigeon overflights, and To hold or participate in any other merging of poultry or other captive birds;

Release poultry or other captive birds intended to increase the amount of wild herds.

the instructions of the official veterinarian; and

the provisions

Appendix 2 (principles and procedures for the cleaning, disinfection and treatment of holdings),

of the AI crisis plan and

of disinfection

The poultry shall be subject to at least one clinical examination by the official veterinarian. This clinical examination or, if more than one clinical examination is carried out, the final clinical examination, shall be carried out as close as possible to the end of the abovementioned period of 21 days.

Laboratory tests according to the diagnostic manual;

Examination of the poultry that has died during the re-occupation phase, according to the diagnostic manual;

Persons who enter or leave commercial poultry holdings shall observe appropriate biosecurity measures according to § 10 para. 2 Z 8 and 9 (measures in case of avian influenza suspicion; biosecurity measures) to be scrupulously observed and , in order to prevent avian influenza from being trafficked;

Poultry may only be removed from commercial poultry holdings during the period of observation, with the authorisation of the authority;

the keeper has to keep records of production data, including the morbidity and mortality data, and to update these records on a daily basis;

significant changes in production data for the purposes of Z 6 and other irregularities shall be notified forthwith to the Authority by the animal keeper.

in case of violations of § § 3 and 5 of § 15 TGG (Penal Code);

in the case of infringements of the other provisions of this Regulation, Section VIII TSG (provisions in the subject of penalties and vocations).

Directive 2005 /94/EC laying down Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92 /40/EC, OJ L 103, 25.4.2005, p. No. OJ L 10, 14.01.2006 p. 16,

Decision 2006 /415/EC laying down measures for the protection against highly pathogenic avian influenza of the H5N1 subtype in poultry in the Community and repealing Decision 2006 /135/EC, OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. No. 51., as amended by Decision 2006 /506/EC, OJ L 164, 30.4.2006, p. No. OJ L 199, 21.07.2006 p. 36, and

Decision 2006 /437/EC concerning the approval of a manual for the diagnosis of avian influenza in accordance with Directive 2005 /94/EC, OJ L 378, 27.9.2006, p. No. OJ L 237 of 31.08.2006 p. 1.

the Regulation of the Federal Minister of Health and Consumer Protection on the protection and eradication measures for the control of classical avian influenza (Avian Influenza), BGBl. No 465/1995; and

Avian influenza-Biosafety Ordinance 2006, BGBl. II No 189/2006, idF BGBl. II No 211/2006.

Cleaning, disinfection and treatment in accordance with § 54 (cleaning, disinfection and procedures for the inactivation of the pathogen of avian influenza) shall be carried out in accordance with the following general principles and procedures:

Measures for cleaning and disinfection and, if necessary, for the destruction of rodents and insects shall be carried out under official supervision and in accordance with the instructions of the official veterinarian.

The disinfectants to be used and their concentration must be approved by the competent authority for the inactivation of avian influenza pathogens.

Disinfectants shall be used either in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturer, if such recommendations are available, or in accordance with the instructions of the official veterinarian or the authority, if such instructions are available.

In the choice of disinfectants and disinfection methods, the type of buildings, vehicles and objects to be treated shall be taken into account.

Fat-dissolving agents and disinfectants must be used in such a way that their effectiveness is not impaired, in particular the technical instructions of the manufacturer, for example in terms of pressure, minimum temperature and exposure time, ,

Irrespective of the disinfectant used, the following general rules shall apply:

Litter, crap and faeces must be thoroughly soaked with disinfectant.

After equipment or installations that would otherwise impede effective cleaning and disinfection have been removed or dismantled as far as possible, floors, ramps and walls are to be carefully washed and cleaned with brushes and scrubbers.

Subsequently, the disinfectant is to be re-applied for the minimum time of action recommended by the manufacturer.

When liquid agents applied for washing under high pressure are used, it must be ensured that the cleaned parts are not contaminated again.

Equipment, installations, objects or boxes that could be contaminated are to be washed, disinfected or destroyed.

After disinfection, a new contamination must be avoided.

The cleaning and disinfection operations required under this Directive shall be carried out in the operating register or document in the logbook and, where an official acceptance is required, to be certified by the supervisory official veterinarian or by a person under his supervision.

Transport and passenger vehicles must be cleaned and disinfected.

Disease holdings must be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with the following principles and procedures:

Coarse cleaning and first disinfection:

In the case of the killing of poultry or other birds held in captivity, all the necessary precautions must be taken to avoid or minimise the transmission of avian influenza pathogens, including the following: temporary installation of disinfectants, the provision of protective clothing and showers, the decontamination of used equipment, equipment and equipment, and the shut-down of the ventilation system.

Organs of poultry and other birds kept in captivity are to be sprayed with disinfectant.

The carriage of animal carcasses from poultry or other birds kept in captivity and removed from the holding for destruction shall be carried out under official supervision in closed, run-out vehicles or containers. shall be carried out in such a way as to avoid the disappearance of the pathogen of the avian influenza test.

Once the carcases have been removed for destruction, their stables, as well as other parts of the building, courtyards, etc., which may have been contaminated in the course of the killing or post-mortem examination, shall be subject to the provisions of § 54 shall be sprayed with approved disinfectants.

Tissue or blood which is to be collected during the killing or post-mortem examination must be carefully collected and destroyed with the carcases.

The disinfectant must act on the treated surfaces for at least 24 hours.

Fine cleaning and final disinfection:

Kot and used litter are to be removed and according to the procedural requirements of Z 3 lit. a to be treated.

All surfaces are to be freed from fat residues and dirt with a fat-dissolving agent and to be cleaned with water.

After rinsing with cold water, the surfaces should be re-sprayed with disinfectant.

After seven days of operating time, the operation has to be treated again with a grease-release agent, rinsed with water, sprayed with disinfectant and rinsed again with water.

Disinfection of contaminated litter and manure and contaminated feces shall be carried out in accordance with the following principles and procedures:

Kot and used litter are either

to treat steam at a temperature of at least 70 °C,

to be destroyed by burning,

to bury so deep that wild birds and other animals don't find access, or

to be stacked for self-heating, sprayed with disinfectant and allowed to rest for at least 42 days.

Manure shall be stored for at least 60 days after the last addition of infectious material, unless the competent authorities authorise a shorter storage period for manure, which has been treated in accordance with the instructions of the official veterinarian in such a way that: Safe deactivation of the excitable is guaranteed.

The competent authority may authorise the supply of feces, manure and litter which may be contaminated, either to an approved processing plant, in order to be treated there for the safe inactivation of influenza viruses, or before: Destruction or treatment shall be temporarily stored in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002. The transport shall be carried out under official supervision in closed, run-out vehicles or containers in such a way as to prevent the pathogen of the avian influenza from being spilled.

However, by way of derogation from Z 1 and 2, the competent authority may lay down specific procedures for cleaning and disinfection, taking account of the shape of the holding and the climatic conditions. In applying this derogation, the Authority shall inform the Federal Minister for Health, Family and Youth and provide it with details of the specific procedures in question.

Without prejudice to Article 54 (2), if it is satisfied that a holding or a part thereof cannot be cleaned and disinfected for any reason, the competent authority shall prohibit persons, vehicles, poultry, others in Captive held birds or domestic mammals, or even objects, have access to them, or be put there; the ban has to remain in force for at least 12 months.

animal species concerned,

the number of establishments in the vicinity of the conshipment points;

Location of designated slaughterhouses, hatcheries and packing centres,

Biosecurity measures in establishments, poultry compartments or compartments for other birds kept as domestic animals during transport and killing,

transport path (s),

Detection of virus disappearance,

the risk to public health (as far as possible),

further treatment of the products concerned; and

socioeconomic and other effects.

Circumstances that speak for a stock clearance:

Clinical signs of disease in contact with avian influenza in contact holdings;

high susceptibility of the predominant types of poultry;

Movements of poultry or other birds kept in captivity from the holding in which avian influenza has been confirmed, to contact establishments after the likely date of the introduction of the pathogen into the infected holding;

Location of contact holdings in an area with high density of poultry;

before the application of eradication measures, a longer presence of avian influenza and probable disappearance of the pathogen from the holding in which the disease has been confirmed;

Location of the contact holdings within a radius of 500 m around the holding in which avian influenza has been confirmed;

contact holdings shall be linked to more than one holding, in which avian influenza has been confirmed;

the disease is not under control and the number of holdings in which avian influenza has been confirmed is increasing.

Circumstances that speak against a stock-clearing:

No clinical signs of disease that can be concluded on avian influenza in contact companies and no epidemiological link;

low susceptibility to the predominant types of poultry;

no movement of poultry or other birds kept in captivity from the holding in which avian influenza has been confirmed shall be known in contact holdings after the likely date of the introduction of the pathogen;

Location of contact holdings in an area with a low density of poultry;

the presence of avian influenza before the application of eradication measures, but only limited spilling of the pathogen from the holding in which the disease has been confirmed;

Location of the contact holdings within a radius of more than 500 metres around the holding in which avian influenza has been confirmed;

the contact holdings shall not be linked to holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed;

the plague is under control.