Commission Decision 2003/489/EC concerning protection measures relating to Newcastle disease in Australia.

Under this Decision Member States are required to prohibit the importation from the territory of Australia of live poultry and hatching eggs, live ratites and hatching eggs, fresh meat of poultry, ratites, farmed and wild feathered game, poultrymeat products and meat preparations consisting of or containing meat of the above-mentioned species, with the exception of raw materials fulfilling the certification requirements in accordance with national models of certificates. Nevertheless, by way of derogation from such prohibition fresh ratite meat may be authorized for import as long as it satisfies the requirements set out in the animal health certificate in the Annex to this Decision.