Council Directive 99/90/EC amending Directive 90/539/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of poultry and hatching eggs.

Articles concerning provisions on consignments of poultry and hatching eggs from Member States or regions of Member States that vaccinate the poultry referred against Newcastle disease are hereby amended. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 32, determine that the imported poultry, hatching eggs or poultry hatched from imported eggs is to be kept quarantined or isolated for a period which may not exceed two months. Special dispositions on the importation of poultry and hatching eggs from third countries where such imports do not conform to the provisions of articles 20, 22, 23 and 24 are added. Finally it is provided that the Standing Veterinary Committee composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission assist the Commission.