The poultry holdings are regulated, from the point of view of health, by various provisions incorporating Community directives, and in particular by Royal Decree 1888/2000 of 22 November 2000, for which the lay down animal health conditions for intra-Community trade in and imports of poultry and hatching eggs from third countries, Royal Decree 2087/1994 of 20 October 1994 laying down the conditions for animal health lay down the health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat of poultry The Court of State held that the Court of State held that the Court of State held that the Court of State held that the Court of State held that the Court of State held that the Court of State held that the Court of provide for protective measures against certain zoonoses and certain zoonotic agents from animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent infections and poisoning from food.

Without prejudice to this, it is necessary to establish and regulate on a basic basis a health plan for poultry holdings throughout the national territory in which all phases are envisaged, from the installation of a (i) the operation, through its operation, to the transport of animals, always in the light of checks to ensure the proper health of the holdings and, consequently, of the poultry, are already destined for consumption; human, already to reproduction, as well as the production of eggs.

In the preparation of this provision, the autonomous communities and the sectors affected have been consulted.

This royal decree is issued under the provisions of Article 149.1.13.a and 16.a of the Constitution, which attributes to the State exclusive competence in the field of bases and coordination of the general planning of the activity. economic, and of general foundations and coordination of health, respectively.

In its virtue, on the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and after deliberation by the Council of Ministers at its meeting on 14 March 2003,

D I S P O N G O:

CHAPTER I

General provisions

Article 1. Object.

This royal decree is aimed at establishing and regulating, with a basic character, a poultry health plan throughout the national territory.

Article 2. Definitions.

For the purposes of this royal decree, the definitions contained in Article 2 of Royal Decree 1888/2000 of 22 November 2000 laying down the animal health conditions applicable to the intra-Community trade in and imports of poultry and hatching eggs from third countries.

It shall also be understood as:

(a) Health authorisation: administrative act whereby the competent authority resolves a request for the installation of a poultry holding, which complies with the animal health guarantees laid down in this royal decree.

(b) Manada of breeding poultry: the integrated, at least, 250 birds (Gallus gallus), kept or reared on a single holding, for the production of hatching eggs.

(c) Official sample: sample taken by the competent authority, or under its supervision, for the analysis of a zoonotic agent or any other type and which shall carry a reference to the species, type, quantity collected, method used and the origin of the animal or the product of animal origin, and shall be taken without warning.

(d) Protected Cria: the form of breeding consisting in the application or incorporation of biosecurity measures to protect animals from external contamination and to prevent the spread of diseases.

e) Annual communication diseases: in accordance with Royal Decree 2459/1996 of 2 December, establishing the list of diseases of compulsory declaration animals and giving the rules for their notification, They shall be: Infectious avian Bronchitis; Infectious Bursitis (Gumboro Disease); Avian Clamidiosis; Avian Cholera; Marek Disease; Duck Viral Enteritis; Duck Viral Hepatitis; Avian Infectious Laryngotracheitis; Mycoplasmosis (M. gallisepticum); Pullorosis (Salmonella pullorum); Avian typhosis (Salmonella gallinarum); and Avian Pox.

(f) Competent Authority: the competent bodies of the Autonomous Communities.

(g) Official veterinarian: the veterinarian designated by the competent authorities of the Autonomous Communities.

(h) Veterinarian entitled: the veterinarian responsible for the competent organs of the Autonomous Communities, and under the responsibility of the Autonomous Communities, of the performance of the actions provided for in this royal decree.

CHAPTER II

Health authorisation and operation of poultry holdings

Article 3. Health authorisation.

1. In order to be able to start their activity, poultry holdings located in the national territory, including incubators, shall obtain a prior health authorisation from the competent authority of the autonomous community in which they radiate. This authorisation shall be independent of that established for intra-Community trade in Royal Decree 1888/2000.

2. Applications for authorisation submitted to the competent authority shall be accompanied by at least the following documents:

(a) Memory of the holding where the farms or incubation rooms at the disposal are described and located geographically, specifying the production activities or guidelines.

b) Proposal for a health program aimed at controlling infectious and parasitic processes established by the veterinarian responsible for the farm.

3. For the granting of this authorisation, the holding shall comply with the requirements for the installation of the holding which are laid down in each case in Annex I.

4. Once a holding is authorised, a distinctive number of health authorisation shall be assigned to it.

5. Health authorisations may be suspended or extinguished by the competent authority which granted them when they no longer meet the requirements for granting them.

6. Obtaining the health authorisation does not exempt the obligation to obtain the other authorisations which may be required.

Article 4. Health information.

Any holding holder shall record all the data necessary to enable the competent authority to carry out a permanent check on the health status in a book of exploitation under the conditions laid down in this Regulation. by the applicable rules.

Article 5. Operation.

1. Once the health authorisation has been granted, the holding shall observe the operating conditions of the holding set out in Annex II and maintain the installation requirements under which the authorisation was granted.

2. Failure to comply with the conditions referred to in the preceding paragraph shall result in the authorisation being extinguished by the competent authority which granted it.

CHAPTER III

Movement within the national territory

Article 6. Movement requirements.

For movement within the national territory of the animals affected by this royal decree, the general requirements and the specific requirements for each case are set out in Part A of Annex III.

Article 7. Health certificate of movement.

1. In addition to complying with the requirements laid down in the previous Article, poultry and hatching eggs which are the subject of movement within the national territory shall be accompanied during their transport to the place of destination. an official health certificate of movement. This certificate shall be the document certifying that the animals do not suffer from infectious or parasitic disease, and that there are no officially declared diseases which may affect the animals or eggs which are the object of the movement.

2. The health certificate of movement, signed by the official veterinarian or authorised, shall contain at least the data listed in Annex III, Part B.

3. The validity of such a document shall be valid for a maximum of five days from the date of its issuance.

4. In the case of poultry for slaughter, the health certificate of movement may be replaced by the single certificate referred to in Article 9.3.

CHAPTER IV

Poultry slaughter

Article 8. Requirements for the slaughter of poultry.

1. The slaughter of a batch of poultry from a holding may be authorised only by the official veterinarian of the slaughterhouse where the following circumstances are given:

(a) Where they have been subject to prior inspection, with a favourable result, on the holding of origin and accompanied by the health certificate of inspection in accordance with Article 9.1.

(b) Where the batch of poultry is accompanied by the document referred to in Article 9.2, in accordance with the conditions set out in that paragraph.

(c) Where they have been subject to prior inspection, with a favourable result on the holding of origin in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 9.1 and in possession of the single certificate issued by the veterinarian official or authorised provided for in paragraph 3 of that Article.

(d) Where the circumstances provided for in Article 10 are provided for prior inspection at the slaughterhouse.

2. If the conditions described in the previous paragraph are not met, the official veterinarian of the slaughterhouse may postpone the slaughter, or where the rules of the welfare of the birds so require, authorise him after examination. (a) additional provisions for the purpose of establishing a diagnosis, and in this case, the visit to the holding of provenance by an official veterinarian should be requested in order to obtain such information.

All costs associated with the application of this paragraph shall be charged to the breeder in accordance with the procedures to be determined by the competent authority.

Article 9. Prior inspection on the holding.

1. Without prejudice to the need for the health certificate of movement provided for in Article 7, the official veterinarian of the slaughterhouse shall only authorise the slaughter of a batch of poultry from a holding when the poultry intended for slaughter have been subject to an inspection, with a favourable result, on the holding of origin by the official veterinarian or authorised, including at least the aspects set out in Part A of Annex IV.

As a result of the inspection, the birds arriving at the slaughterhouse must be accompanied by the health certificate of inspection issued by the official veterinarian or authorised, in accordance with the model set out in Part B of the Annex IV.

2. By way of derogation from the preceding paragraph, the official veterinarian of the slaughterhouse may also authorise the slaughter of a batch of poultry from a holding where at least 72 hours before the arrival of the poultry to the slaughterhouse, is in possession of a document containing:

(a) Relevant and up-to-date information on the flock of origin and, in particular, information taken from the book of exploitation which relates to the type of poultry to be slaughtered.

(b) proof that the holding of origin is subject to the supervision of an official veterinarian.

The official veterinarian of the slaughterhouse shall evaluate the information provided for the purpose of deciding on the measures to be taken in respect of the animals from the holding concerned, and in particular the type of inspection before slaughter.

3. The health certificate of movement laid down in Article 7 and the certificate of inspection before slaughter referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be replaced by a single certificate issued by the official veterinarian. or enabled. This certificate shall contain the data set out in Part C of Annex IV and shall have a maximum validity period of 72 hours. If the birds have not arrived at the slaughterhouse within their period of validity, another certificate must be issued in order to enable the official veterinarian of the slaughterhouse to carry out the slaughter of the birds.

Article 10. Prior inspection in slaughter.

In the case of breeders whose annual production does not exceed the limits laid down in Part D of Annex IV, the inspection before slaughter may be carried out at the slaughterhouse, in respect of only the examinations intended to establish a diagnosis.

The breeder shall provide a responsible statement stating that its annual production does not exceed those quantities.

Article 11. Obligations arising from the inspection.

1. The owner, his/her representative or the person empowered to dispose of the poultry must facilitate the inspection operations before the slaughter of the birds and, in particular, assist the official veterinarian or authorised in any manipulation that will be judged useful. The official veterinarian or authorised veterinarian shall carry out the inspection before slaughter in accordance with the professional standards and in satisfactory lighting conditions.

2. In order to enable the official veterinary services of the competent authority to exercise control over the activities of the competent veterinarian, he shall regularly inform those veterinary official services of his or her actions and shall send a quarterly copy of the health certificates before slaughter accompanied by the corresponding flock sheet. These services shall also provide regular visits to poultry farms or farms in order to verify on the spot the actions of the authorised veterinarians.

CHAPTER V

Health control and fight against avian diseases

Article 12. Duty of notification and communication of zoonoses.

1. In accordance with Article 3 of Royal Decree No 2491/1994 of 23 December 1994 laying down protective measures against certain zoonoses from animals and products of animal origin in order to avoid such diseases, (a) infection and poisoning from food shall be notified to the competent authorities by the veterinary authorities of the cases, confirmed or suspected, relating to zoonoses and zoonotic agents.

2. In the case of zoonoses detected by the official veterinary services of the slaughterhouses, the provisions of Royal Decree 2087/1994 of 20 October 1994 laying down the health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh poultry meat. Furthermore, any suspicion of zoonoses should be declared by the person who is in charge or in the custody of the herd to the authorised veterinarian, who shall bring him to the attention of the competent authorities.

3. The competent authorities of the autonomous communities shall communicate to the Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Health and Consumer Affairs, in the field of their respective powers, the registered cases relating to the zoonoses and zoonotic agents and, before 31 January of each year, shall send a summary and assessment of the cases of zoonoses recorded during the previous year.

Article 13. Vaccination.

1. For the vaccination of poultry or flocks of origin of hatching eggs, only vaccines with the prior marketing authorisation of the Spanish Medicines Agency may be used.

2. Carried out the vaccination, in the registers provided for in Part A (7) and in Part B (8), both of Chapter I of Annex II, and available at any farm of selection, multiplication, production and breeding and in the incubators, where applicable, at least the following data shall be entered:

a) Date of vaccination.

b) Type of vaccine: vivac/inactivated.

c) Commercial name of the vaccine/s.

d) Holder of the marketing authorisation of the vaccine/s.

Article 14. Compulsory health programmes.

1. The health programme for the control of the infectious and parasitic processes referred to in Article 3.2.b shall be carried out on all holdings.

2. In the flocks of breeding birds, a health programme for the specific control of salmonella shall also be compulsory. The holder of the hatcheries of breeding poultry flocks shall ensure that samples for the detection of salmonella, which must be carried out in a laboratory approved or recognised for the purpose by the authority, are carried out in their capacity. competent. The control shall be in accordance with Annex V.

3. For holdings which carry out intra-Community trade, the programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall be carried out and the minimum health checks programme contained in Annex VI shall be carried out.

Article 15. Other programmes to combat avian diseases.

1. Autonomous communities setting up programmes, optional or compulsory, to combat one or more diseases to which the poultry are exposed shall notify the General Directorate of Livestock of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Food, making special reference to:

(a) The status of the disease in its territory.

b) The justification of the programme for the importance of the disease and its advantages from the point of view of the cost/benefit ratio.

c) The geographical area in which the program is to be applied.

(d) The different statutes applicable to the farms and the standards to be achieved in each category, as well as the test procedures.

e) The control procedures for this program.

f) The consequences to be deducted from the loss of the status by the farm, for the reason that it was.

g) The measures to be taken in the event of positive results during the checks carried out in accordance with the provisions of the programme.

2. If this is the case after the study of the programme, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, through the appropriate channel, shall submit the justifications to the European Commission, in order to enable it to be recognised as complementary guarantees. general or limited to intra-Community trade in poultry intended for the territory or area concerned.

Article 16. Free zones or autonomous communities.

1. Where an autonomous community considers that an area, or the whole of its territorial area, is free from one of the diseases to which the poultry is exposed, it shall forward appropriate justifications to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and in particular:

a) The nature of the disease and the history of its appearance on its territory.

(b) The results of the control tests, based on a serological, microbiological or pathological investigation and on the fact that the disease is to be declared compulsorily to the competent authorities.

c) The period during which the control was performed.

(d) Where appropriate, the period during which vaccination against the disease has been prohibited and the geographical area affected by that prohibition.

e) The rules that have been followed for the control of the absence of the disease.

2. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food shall examine the justifications and, where appropriate, through the appropriate course, submit them to the European Commission, in order to ensure that they are recognized as complementary or limited to the intra-Community trade in poultry intended for that territory.

CHAPTER VI

Violations and penalties

Article 17. Sanctioning regime.

In case of non-compliance with the provisions of this royal decree, the regime of violations and sanctions established in the Law of Epizooties of 20 December 1952, in the Epizootic Regulation of February 4, 1952, will apply. 1955, in Royal Decree 1945/1983 of 22 June 1983 governing infringements and penalties in respect of the defence of the consumer and agri-food production, and Article 103 of Law 50/1998 of 30 December 1998 on measures to be taken into account tax, administrative and social order, without prejudice to possible civil, criminal or criminal liability of another order that may be present.

Single transient arrangement. Period of adaptation.

The poultry holdings in operation at the time of entry into force of this royal decree and which do not meet the requirements and conditions laid down for their installation or operation shall have a period of One year adaptation.

Single repeal provision. Regulatory repeal.

As many rules of equal or lower rank are repealed, they oppose the provisions of this royal decree.

Final disposition first. Competence title.

This royal decree is issued under the provisions of Article 149.1.13.a and 16.a of the Constitution, which attributes to the State exclusive competence in the field of bases and coordination of the general planning of the activity. economic, and of general foundations and coordination of health, respectively.

Final disposition second. Regulatory enablement.

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is empowered to make, in the field of his powers, the provisions necessary for the fulfilment and implementation of the provisions of this royal decree, as well as for the amendment of the content of the Annexes for urgent reasons of animal health or for their adaptation to Community legislation.

Final disposition third. Entry into force.

This royal decree will enter into force on the day following its publication in the "Official State Gazette".

Dado en Madrid, a 14 de marzo de 2003.

JOHN CARLOS R.

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, MIGUEL ARIAS CANETE

ANNEX I

Installation requirements for granting health authority

CHAPTER I

Selection, multiplication, production, and breeding farms

1. The situation and the disposal of the facilities must be appropriate to the type of production undertaken and to avoid, as far as possible, the introduction of diseases or to ensure their control in case they appear.

2. Where a farm houses more than one poultry species, those species shall be clearly separated from each other.

3. The facilities must ensure good hygiene conditions and allow the practice of sanitary control.

4. The material must be suitable for the type of production undertaken and permit the cleaning and disinfection of the facilities and means of transport of the birds and eggs.

CHAPTER II

Incubators

1. There shall be a physical and functional separation between the hatchery and the breeding facilities. The provision should allow the separation of the various functional sectors:

a) Storage and classification of eggs.

b) Disinfection.

c) Preincubation.

d) Birth.

e) Preparation and conditioning of the expeditions.

2. The buildings must be protected against birds from outside and rodents. The floors and walls must be of resistant, waterproof and washable materials. The conditions for natural or artificial lighting and the air and temperature regulation systems shall be appropriate. The hygienic disposal of waste (eggs and chicks) must be provided.

3. The material must have smooth and waterproof walls.

ANNEX II

Operating health conditions

CHAPTER I

General Conditions

A. Farms for selection, multiplication, production and breeding.

1. As far as possible, the breeding technique will be based on the principles of "protected breeding" and "everything inside, all outside", inside each ship.

Between each batch, cleaning, disinfection and the sanitary vacuum must be performed.

2. Breeding and breeding farms and breeding farms may only host poultry from:

a) From the farm itself.

(b) Other farmed, production, selection or multiplication farms in the European Union which are also authorised.

(c) Imports from third countries carried out in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1888/2000 of 22 November laying down animal health conditions applicable to Community trade and imports of poultry and hatching eggs from third countries.

3. The veterinary address of the farm shall dictate the hygiene rules to be adopted. The staff must wear work uniforms, and visitors, protective garments.

4. The buildings, the enclosures and the material must be properly maintained.

5. Incubable eggs will be collected several times a day and must be cleaned and disinfected as soon as possible.

6. The producer shall communicate to the official veterinarian or enable any variation in performance or any symptom that may cause a suspected disease of the mandatory declaration of birds to occur. As soon as there is suspicion, the authorised veterinarian shall send to an approved laboratory the samples necessary for the establishment or confirmation of the diagnosis.

7. A breeding register, in a file or a computer medium (herd data record sheet) shall be kept per flock, on the basis of which the inspection shall be carried out before the slaughter referred to in Articles 10 and 11 of this royal decree. That document or a copy thereof shall be kept for a minimum of two years on the holding after the removal of the flock and shall indicate at least:

a) Day of arrival of the birds.

b) The origin of the birds.

c) Number of birds.

d) Effective performance of the species (e.g., weight gain).

e) Mortality.

f) Feed suppliers.

g) Type and period of use of the additives and waiting period.

h) Consumption of feed and water.

i) Analysis and diagnoses of the veterinarian and, where appropriate, results of laboratory analysis.

(j) Type of medicinal product which has been administered to the birds, date of initiation and end of administration (or, where appropriate, reference to the treatment book).

k) Dates and types of vaccines that have been applied (or, where appropriate, reference to the treatment book).

l) Weight increase during the fattening period.

m) Results of previous health inspections carried out on poultry from the same flock.

n) Number of birds sent to the slaughterhouse.

n) Expected date for slaughter.

8. In the case of disease of compulsory declaration of birds, the results of the laboratory tests shall be communicated immediately to the competent authorities of the autonomous community where the holding and the veterinarian are located. enabled.

B. Incubators.

1. The operation shall be based on the principle of movement within the sole meaning of the eggs, the service material and the staff.

2. The hatching eggs must be:

(a) Of approved European Union selection or multiplication farms.

b) Imports from third countries made in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1888/2000.

3. The veterinary address of the farm will dictate the hygiene rules; the staff must wear uniform work, and the visitors, protective garments.

4. Both the buildings and the material must be properly maintained.

5. Disinfection operations will affect:

a) To eggs, between the time of their arrival and their incubation.

b) To incubators, in a systematic way.

c) To the birth chambers and the material, after each birth.

6. A microbiological quality control programme shall be carried out in order to assess the health status of the hatchery.

7. The producer shall inform the official veterinarian or enable any variation occurring in the evolution of the production or any symptom that may cause a suspected disease of the mandatory declaration of the birds. As soon as there is a suspected contagious disease, the authorised veterinarian shall send to an approved laboratory the samples necessary for the establishment or confirmation of the diagnosis and shall inform the competent health authority, decide on appropriate measures.

8. An incubator register shall be kept, in a file or in a computerised form, which shall be kept for at least two years, per flock if possible, indicating:

a) Holder of the incubator.

b) N. or health authorization.

(c) Type or species of poultry from which the hatching eggs originate:

1.o Provenance of the eggs and no health authorisation.

2.o Date of arrival.

3.o N. or eggs.

4.o Results of births.

5.o Laboratory analysis performed and the results obtained.

6.o Vaccines.

7.o Number and destination of incubated eggs that did not give rise to births.

8.o Target of day-old chicks.

9. In the case of disease of compulsory declaration of birds, the results of the laboratory tests shall be immediately communicated to the authorised veterinarian, who shall inform the competent authorities thereof.

CHAPTER II

Specific conditions for holdings that carry out intra-Community trade

In addition to the above conditions you must meet the following conditions:

1. Implement and fulfil the conditions of a health control programme for diseases, as set out in Chapter V of this royal decree.

2. Submit, in an organized health check, to the supervision of the competent organs of the autonomous communities. In particular, such sanitary control shall include:

(a) An annual health visit, at least, by the official veterinarian, to be completed with a check on the application of the hygiene and operating measures of the farm.

(b) The record, by the producer, of all the data necessary for the competent veterinary authority to be able to carry out a permanent check on the health status.

3. Contain only the poultry provided for in the previous chapter of this Annex depending on the type of holding.

ANNEX III

Livestock movement within the national territory

PART A. MOVEMENT REQUIREMENTS

The movements will meet the following requirements:

CHAPTER I

General requirements

The breeding, holding, slaughterhouse and the supply of farmed game, hatching eggs and day-old chicks shall meet the following conditions:

1. They shall come from holdings which shall:

(a) Dispose of the health authorization of the competent authority of the Autonomous Community.

(b) Not to be subject, at the time of issue, to any animal health measures applicable to poultry.

(c) Being located outside an area subject, for health reasons, to restrictive measures in accordance with Community or national legislation, due to the outbreak of a disease which may affect the birds concerned.

2. Boxes, cages and means of transport must be designed in such a way that:

a) Avoid the loss of excrement and reduce as much as possible the loss of feathers during transport.

b) Facilitate the observation of birds.

c) Allow cleaning and disinfection.

3. The means of transport and, if not unique, also containers, boxes and cages must be cleaned and disinfected before loading and after unloading, according to the instructions of the competent authority of the autonomous community of in question.

4. In addition, if in the flock from which the hatching eggs were derived, a communicable disease was declared by the eggs during the incubation period, this fact must be notified to the farmer concerned and to the responsible authorities. of the hatchery and the flock of origin.

CHAPTER II

Specific requirements

A. Birds for slaughter.

Slaughterhouse birds must meet the following conditions:

1. Proceed from a holding:

a) Where they have remained since birth or for more than 21 days.

b) Be exempt from any animal health measures applicable to poultry.

(c) In which, during the health survey of the flock from which the birds intended for slaughter were carried out by an official veterinarian or authorised within five days prior to dispatch, there is no observed no clinical symptoms or suspected contagious disease for poultry (health certificate).

(d) Located outside an area subject, for health reasons, to restrictive measures in accordance with Community or national legislation, due to the outbreak of a disease likely to affect poultry (avian influenza, Newcastle disease).

2. Slaughter birds must be sent as soon as possible to the recipient slaughterhouse without contact with other birds, with the exception of poultry for slaughter meeting the conditions laid down for intra-Community trade.

B. Hatching eggs.

1. Must be transported:

(a) In new single-use packaging designed for this purpose, which shall be used once and shall be destroyed, or (b) In packaging which may be reused after cleaning and disinfection.

The legends to be shown on the packaging shall be printed with indelible black ink and in characters of at least 20 mm high by 10 millimetres in width; the strokes shall be 1 millimeter thick.

2. In any case, the packaging must:

(a) Contain only hatching eggs of the same species, category and type of bird and originating from the same farm.

b) Indicate on your label:

1.o The name of the Member State and the region of origin.

2.o The health authorization number of the farm of origin.

3.o The mention "hatching eggs".

4.o The number of eggs contained.

5.o The poultry species.

3. They shall be identified in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 on the production and placing on the market of hatching eggs and poultry chicks and in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1868/77 of 1 July 1987, Council Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75.

C. Day-old chicks.

1. They must come from hatching eggs which meet the above conditions.

2. If they have been vaccinated, the vaccines used must satisfy the legal requirements and have been produced, controlled and distributed under official control.

3. They shall not present at the time of their issue any symptom which would give suspicion to the existence of infectious-contagious disease.

4. The day-old chicks must be transported:

(a) In new single-use packaging designed for this purpose, which shall be used once and shall be destroyed, or (b) In packaging which may be reused after cleaning and disinfection.

5. In any case, the packaging must:

(a) Contain only day-old chicks of the same species, category and type of bird and originating from the same farm.

b) Indicate on your label:

1.o The name of the Member State and the region of origin.

2.o The health authorization number of the farm of origin.

3.o The number of chicks contained.

4.o The poultry species.

6. Day-old chicks shall be sent as soon as possible to the target farm without contact with other live birds, with the exception of day-old chicks complying with the conditions laid down for intra-Community trade.

D. Breeding and holding birds.

1. If they have been vaccinated, the vaccines used must satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 13.

2. They shall have undergone a health examination carried out by the official veterinarian or authorised within 48 hours prior to dispatch, without any clinical symptoms or suspected contagious disease being found.

3. Breeding or holding birds shall be transported in boxes or cages:

(a) Containing only poultry of the same species, category and type, and originating from the same farm.

b) To carry the health authorization number of the farm of origin.

(c) Closed according to the instructions of the competent authority in such a way as to avoid any possibility of substitution of the content.

4. Breeding and holding birds shall be sent as soon as possible to the target farm without coming into contact with other live birds, with the exception of farmed and farmed birds complying with the conditions laid down for trade. intra-Community

E. Birds intended for the supply of repopulation hunting (including hatching eggs and day-old chicks).

1. At the time of dispatch, birds of more than 72 hours of life for the supply of wild repopulation hunting shall proceed from a holding:

(a) Where they have remained since birth or for more than 21 days and where they have not come into contact with newly arrived poultry during the two weeks prior to dispatch.

(b) Not subject to any health restrictions applicable to poultry.

(c) In which, during the health examination of the flock from which the birds carried out by an official veterinarian or authorised within 48 hours have been dispatched, no clinical symptoms or suspicion of infection have been observed. contagious disease for poultry.

(d) Located outside an area subject to prohibition, for health reasons, in accordance with Community legislation, due to the outbreak of a disease which may affect poultry.

2. Birds intended for the supply of hunting for restocking must be sent as soon as possible to the point of destination without contact with other birds, except those intended for the supply of hunting for restocking which satisfy the conditions laid down in this Annex. established for intra-Community trade.

PART B. HEALTH CERTIFICATE OF MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS WITHIN THE NATIONAL TERRITORY

The movement health certificate must contain at least the following data:

a) N. or certificate.

b) Data from the holding:

1.o Holder of the holding.

2.o N. or health authorization of the holding of origin.

3.o Municipality and province in which it resides.

c) Animal data:

1 Type of animals (chickens, laying, breeding, turkeys, other).

2.o No of animals of the consignment.

d) Destination:

1.o Exploitation (health authorisation, municipality and province).

2.o Animal concentration (municipality and province).

3.o Matadero (health authorization, municipality and province).

e) The date and time the inspection is performed, and the result of the inspection.

f) Date of issue (in case of not matching the date on which the inspection is carried out).

g) Authorisation of the transport, place, date of issue of the certificate, identification and signature of the veterinarian.

(h) Transport (to be completed and signed by the operator or responsible for the holding):

1.o Carrier name.

2.o Vehicle Maticula.

i) Validity of the certificate: 5 days.

ANNEX IV

Poultry with destination for slaughter

PART A. REQUIREMENTS

1. The inspection before slaughter on the holding of origin shall include at least the following:

(a) Depending on the poultry species, the breeder's records shall be examined, which shall include at least the following data:

1 Day of arrival of the birds.

2.o Provenance of the birds.

3.o Number of birds.

4.o Effective performance of the species (e.g., weight gain).

5.o Mortality.

6.o Feed suppliers.

7.o Type and period of use of the additives and waiting period.

8.o Consumption of feed and water.

9.o Analysis and diagnoses of the veterinarian and, where appropriate, results of the laboratory analysis.

10 Type of medicinal product which has been administered to the birds, date of initiation and end of administration (or, where appropriate, reference to the treatment book).

11.o Dates and types of vaccines that have been applied (or, where appropriate, reference to the treatment book).

12.o Weight increase during the fattening period.

13.o Results of previous health inspections carried out on poultry from the same flock.

14.o Number of birds sent to the slaughterhouse.

15.o Expected date for slaughter.

b) Complementary examinations, if any, necessary to establish a diagnosis on whether the poultry:

1.o They are affected by a disease communicable to man or animals, or if they have an individual or collective behavior that allows to fear the appearance of said disease.

2.o Present changes in the general behavior or symptoms of a disease that may cause your meat to be inadequate for human consumption.

c) The periodic sampling of the poultry feed and feed, if any, to monitor whether the waiting periods are observed.

d) The results of the detection of zoonotic agents.

PART B. HEALTH CERTIFICATE OF PRIOR INSPECTION ON THE HOLDING

a) Identification of animals:

1.o Species animal.

2.o N. or animals.

3.o Signal for identification, if applicable.

b) Origin of animals:

1.o N. or health authorization of the holding.

2.o Management of the holding.

c) The date and time the inspection is performed and the result of the inspection.

d) Name and signature of the veterinarian.

(e) Health certificates of transfer (to be completed and signed by the holder or responsible for the holding):

1.o N. or certificate.

2.o N. or birds.

3.o Matadero.

4.o Province.

5.o Date.

6.o Carrier and Tuition.

f) Validity of the certificate: 72 hours.

PART C. SINGLE CERTIFICATE FOR POULTRY TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE WHICH COVERS THE HEALTH CERTIFICATE BEFORE SLAUGHTER AND MOVEMENT WITHIN THE NATIONAL TERRITORY

a) N. or certificate.

b) Animal data:

1.o Species animal.

2.o Number of animals.

3.o Signal for identification, if applicable.

c) Origin of animals:

1.o N. or health authorization of the holding.

2.o Municipality and province in which the holding is located.

d) Date and time of the inspection, and result of the inspection.

e) Place and date of issue of the certificate, and identification and signature of the veterinarian.

f) Transport data (to be completed and signed by the operator or responsible for the holding):

1.o Carrier name.

2.o Vehicle Maticula.

g) Validity of the certificate: 72 hours.

PART D PRIOR INSPECTION AT SLAUGHTERHOUSE

The maximum production limit referred to in Article 10 shall be 20,000 chickens, 15,000 ducks, 10,000 turkeys or 10,000 ocas or their equivalent in the other poultry species.

ANNEX V:

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Salmonella control

1. Table of controls.

Zoonoses/Zoonotic Agent Species animal data Samples

Salmonella enteriditis and typhimurium.

1. Flocks of breeding birds of Gallus gallus.

1.1 Breeding Manadas.

Live animals. I. Day-old Chicks.

II. 4-week chickens.

III. 2 weeks before entering the phase or the putting unit.

1.2 Adult breeding birds.

Live animals. Every 2 weeks during the laying phase.

All the results of the analyses and controls carried out on a flock, including those of the hatchery concerned, must be kept by the owner of the animals for at least 2 years and shall be provision of official veterinary services.

2. Controls in breeding flocks.

The samples to be taken must include:

(a) In the case of day-old chicks, 10 samples taken from the internal coatings of the boxes in the chicks at the time of delivery to the holding and/or the carcasses of the chicks found dead on arrival, and (b) In the case of chicks of four weeks of age or of samples taken two weeks before the start of the laying period of the chicks, samples composed of faeces, in which each sample shall include: separate samples of fresh faeces, each weighing at least one gram, collected at random several points.

c) Local in which the animals are kept.

Where they have free access to more than one premises of a given holding, the samples shall be taken in each group of premises on the holding where the poultry is kept.

d) The number of different stool samples to be taken for a full range of samples should be as follows:

TABLE:

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N. omuestras to be taken at the premises/group of premises of the exploitationN.o birds kept in a local

1-24 (N or equal to the Bird No, up to 20).

25-29 20 30-39 25 40-49 30 50-59 35 60-89 40 90-199 50 200-499 55 500 or more 60

e) Controls of stool samples may be taken with swabs drawn on the litter or fixed to boot and carried over the length of the building for at least 3 minutes.

3. Controls in flocks of adult breeding poultry.

(a) All breeding poultry must be subjected to sampling at least every two weeks during the laying period.

(b) All flocks of breeding birds whose eggs are delivered to an hatchery of an incubation capacity of less than 1000 eggs shall be subjected to sampling on the holding and the samples to be taken from be made of fresh faeces, collected in accordance with the table above.

(c) flocks of breeding birds whose eggs are delivered to an incubator of an incubation capacity of 1000 eggs or more shall be subjected to sampling in the hatchery. These samples shall consist of:

1. A heterogeneous sample of mechonium taken from 250 chicks leached from eggs delivered to the hatchery, for each flock of breeding birds, or 2.o Samples of carcasses of 50 chicks killed in their shell, or which have been incubated in eggs delivered to the hatchery, and this for each flock of breeding birds.

Such samples may also be taken from breeding poultry flocks comprising at least 250 birds whose eggs are delivered to an incubator of a total incubation capacity of 1000 eggs or more.

(d) Every eight weeks the sampling provided for in this paragraph shall be replaced by official samples.

4. Notification of the results and actions to be carried out.

(a) Where, as a result of a check carried out, the presence of Salmonella enteritidis or typhimurium is detected in a flock of breeding birds, the person responsible for the approved laboratory which carried out the examination notify the results to the competent authority of the autonomous community, which shall order that official samples be taken in the flock of birds to confirm the first results. A sample of birds shall be randomly taken at each of the premises where the birds are kept.

The number of samples will depend on the size of the herd. A representative number of birds will be slaughtered and their ovaries, liver and intestines will be bacteriologically tested. These samples shall be sent to the official laboratory of the Autonomous Community to be confirmed or not of the infection.

Its classification will be carried out by the Reference Laboratory of Algette (Madrid) or by the official laboratories or authorized by the autonomous communities.

(b) Where, as a result of an examination carried out in the official laboratory, the presence of Salmonella enteritidis or typhimurium is confirmed in one of the premises, the measures shall be taken to ensure:

1. No movement of live birds, including day-old chicks, shall be produced from that site unless prior authorisation from the competent veterinary authority for slaughter and destruction has been carried out. under official control, which must be treated as high risk materials in accordance with Royal Decree 2224/1993 of 17 December 1993 on health rules for the disposal and processing of dead animals and waste of animal origin and protection against pathogens in feed of animal origin.

2.o Non-incubated eggs from such premises shall be destroyed on the spot, unless, after appropriate marking, they are transferred to an approved establishment for the treatment of egg products in order to treat them in accordance with the requirements of Royal Decree 1348/92 of 6 November 1992 on the technical and health regulations governing the production and marketing of egg products, as long as it has not been established satisfaction of the competent veterinary authority as the infection due to Salmonella enteritidis or typhimurium has disappeared.

(c) If the slaughter is chosen, all adult breeding birds in the premises must be slaughtered in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VI (c) of Annex I to Royal Decree 2087/1994 of 20 October 1994. lay down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of fresh poultrymeat, and shall inform the official veterinarian of the slaughterhouse of the decision to slaughter the slaughterhouse in such a way as to reduce the risk to the maximum for the purpose of the salmonella. After emptying the premises occupied by flocks infected with Salmonella enteritidis and typhimurium, effective cleaning and disinfection shall be carried out, including the hygienic disposal of the excrement or litter.

ANNEX VI

Health control programme for holdings which carry out intra-Community trade

In the health control programmes for diseases, which are to be established by the competent authorities in respect of holdings which carry out intra-Community trade, at least the conditions for the control of following infections:

CHAPTER I

species Gallus Gallus

The controls will be performed as follows:

A. Salmonellosis by Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella tiphymurium, Salmonella pullorum-gallinarum.

Layers:

1 day.

2 weeks before entering or on the putting ship.

Every 10 weeks in putting.

Producers:

1 day.

4 weeks.

2 weeks before entry into place.

Every 2 weeks in putting.

Broilers:

Controls in abattoir one day of each month.

B. Mycoplasmosis by Mycoplasma gallisepticum.

Layers:

1 day.

Every 3 months.

Producers:

1 day.

Every 3 months.

C. Newcastle and Avian Influenza.

Layers:

28 weeks.

68 weeks.

Producers:

28 weeks.

58 weeks.

Broilers:

Controls in abattoir one day of each month.

CHAPTER II

Other poultry

Other poultry other than the species Gallus gallus shall be checked with the same systematic followed for these, except in the case of turkey, for which the controls laid down in breeding birds, incubators and The slaughterhouse also extends to the control of M. meleagridis and S. arizonae.

CHAPTER III

Systematic controls

1. The determination of the infection shall be carried out by serological and/or bacteriological analyses.

2. The samples to be analysed shall, as the case may be, be of blood of 2-quality chicks, of the type of powder of the chamber of birth, of the material attached to the walls of the hatchery, of the litter, of the drinking water or by means of the Assessment of the injury of aerosaculitis in day-old chicks and pavements of semen, trachea scraping, avian cloaca, air sacs or blood, as appropriate, for mycoplasms.

CHAPTER IV

Results and measures to be adopted

If no reaction occurs, the control is negative.

Otherwise, the flock shall be considered suspicious and shall be applied to the measures set out in paragraph B.

A. In the case of farms containing several independent production units, the competent bodies of the autonomous communities may derogate from these measures in respect of the healthy production units of a farm. infected, provided that the authorised veterinarian has confirmed that the structure of these production units, their importance and the operations carried out in these units are of such a nature that, from the point of view of the maintenance and feeding, such production units are completely independent, It is not possible for the disease in question to spread from one unit of production to another.

B. Cases of suspension or revocation of the authorisation of a farm.

1. Suspension of the authorisation of a farm:

(a) Where the conditions laid down for the health control programme for diseases are no longer met.

b) Until the necessary research on the disease is concluded:

1.o In case the existence of avian influenza or Newcastle disease on the farm is suspected.

2.o In case the farm has received poultry or hatching eggs from a farm suspected of infection or infected with avian influenza or Newcastle disease.

3.o In case a contact has been established that can transmit the infection between the farm and a focus of avian influenza or Newcastle disease.

The investigation shall be terminated, the suspension shall be lifted or the authorisation shall be revoked, as appropriate.

c) Until further analysis, in case the results of the controls relating to infections of S. pullorum and S. gallinarum, S. arizonae, M. gallisepticum or M. meleagridis may allow the presence of the presence of an infection.

(d) Until the application of the measures which the official veterinarian deems appropriate, if it is found that the farm does not satisfy the requirements of installation and operation or does not comply with the health control programme of the diseases.

2. Revocation of the authorization:

(a) In the case of a declaration of avian influenza or Newcastle disease in that disease.

b) In case a properly performed new analysis confirms the presence of an S.

infection.

pullorum and S. gallinarum, S. arizonae, M. gallisepticum or M. meleagridis.

(c) If, following a new requirement from the official veterinarian, measures are not taken to comply with the requirements as to the conditions of installation and operation or do not comply with the health control of diseases.

C. The rehabilitation scenarios for the revoked authorisation shall be as follows:

(a) If the authorisation has been revoked because of the occurrence of avian influenza or Newcastle disease, it may be rehabilitated after 21 days from the time of the cleaning and disinfection after the sanitary slaughter operation.

(b) Where the authorisation is revoked for reasons of infection caused by Salmonella pullorum and S. gallinarum or S. arizonae, two checks with negative results may be granted after the establishment of the authorisation. at least for a period of 21 days and disinfection after a sanitary slaughter has been carried out.

(c) Where the authorisation is revoked for reasons of infection caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum or Mycoplasma meleagridis, two controls with results may be re-enabled after the two controls have been carried out (a) a minimum of 60 days.

D. The suspension will end in the following assumptions:

(a) Without the need for express delivery by the competent authority, when the necessary disease investigation referred to in subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 (b) (b) above is concluded, or the new disease is completed; the analysis referred to in subparagraph (c) of paragraph 1 above (paragraph B. 1.c)] (cases of suspension), and the withdrawal of the authorisation does not apply.

(b) Prior delivery of the competent authority, after verifying that the measures have been taken to comply with the requirements under conditions of installation and operation, or that the requirements are met; health programme for diseases.