Regulation on the conditions for obtaining, maintaining, suspending and subtracting the health status of poultry and other birds on avian influenza.

This Regulation prescribe the conditions for obtaining, maintaining, suspending and eventual confiscation (in necessary) of the official health status certificate (animal health certification, for which six months of testing over the possible presence of the virus of Avian influenza of subtypes H5 and H7 in different species is necessary) for poultry and other kept birds as regards the non-presence of the hazardous animal disease called Avian influenza.
This Regulation adopts the rules contained in the Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2009 of 13 July 2009 implementing Council Directive 2005/94/EC as regards the approval of poultry compartments and other captive birds compartments with respect to avian influenza and additional preventive biosecurity measures in such compartments.
The Annex is an integral part of this Regulation.