Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs National Assembly for Wales
ANIMAL HEALTH ACT 1981
THE IMPORTATION OF BIRDS, POULTRY AND HATCHING EGGS ORDER 1979
GENERAL LICENCE NO: EGG/2176/01/GEN2
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by this licence, issued
under Article 4 of the Importation of Birds, Poultry and Hatching Eggs Order 1979,
hereby authorises the landing in England/Wales in accordance with the conditions set
out below, of:
Details of birds: |
Birds for zoos, circuses, amusement parks, experimental laboratories and conservation
programmes
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Originating in: |
Countries listed as Members of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE), other
than EU Member States and Norway
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Border Inspection Post of entry into the European Community: |
1) Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport, Manchester Airport 2) Border Inspection Posts
approved for the import of birds in other EU Member States, Norway and Scotland/Glasgow
Airport
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Authorised by the Secretary of State 27 May 2002. Conditions 1. Birds imported under this General Licence must originate from holdings which are
registered by the competent authority of the exporting country. 2. Birds destined
for England and Wales must be accompanied by an animal health certificate, signed
by an official veterinarian in the country of origin, in the same form used for other
captive birds an example of which is shown in Annex A to Commission Decision 2000/666/EC.
3. Birds must be transported in cages or crates which must be individually identified
with the identification number that must correspond with the identification number
on the animal health certificate. 4. The importer must prove to the Border Inspection
Post (BIP) that a quarantine facility or centre in England or Wales, approved in accordance
with Commission Decision 2000/666/EU, will accept the birds. The written proof must
be signed by the owner or owner’s representative of the quarantine premises. Where
the birds are in transit to another Member State or Norway, written proof must be
provided by an official designated by the competent authority in that Member State
or Norway, that the birds will be accepted in accordance with their national requirements.
5. Birds destined for England or Wales must be quarantined for at least 30 days in
a quarantine facility or centre approved in accordance with Commission Decision 2000/666/EC.
During the period of quarantine, inspections of the birds by an official veterinarian
and sampling and tesing for avian influenza and Newcastle disease must be carried
out in accordance with the procedures set out in Commission Decision 2000/666/EC.
6. If during quarantine, it is suspected or confirmed that psittacines are infected
with
Chlamydia psittaci, all birds of the consignment must be treated by a method approved by the competent
authority and the quarantine must be prolonged for at least two months following the
last recorded case. 7. Psittacines must be individually identified at arrival in quarantine,
if not already identified, by means of a tamperproof leg ring or a microchip bearing
a unique serial number. 8. Birds quarantined in England or Wales will be released
from post-import quarantine only on the written authorisation of the Divisional Veterinary
Manager responsible for the approval of the quarantine facility or centre. 9. All
post-import quarantine costs shall be borne by the importer. 10. The importer must
give at least one working day’s notice in writing of his intention to import the birds,
specifying the number, nature and estimated time of arrival of the birds, to the official
veterinarian of the border inspection post through which the birds are to be imported.
Notes 1. Birds which are brought into GB should be carried as manifest freight, and not
in passenger cabins or hand baggage. 2. In the event of any condition of this licence
not being complied with, or in the case of suspicion of disease, a veterinary inspector
has powers under the Importation of Birds, Poultry and Hatching Eggs Order 1979 to
require the owner or person in charge of the birds to quarantine, re-export or destroy
the consignment at the owner’s expense. 3. Imports of birds may require export
and import permits under CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species).
CITES permits must be issued in advance and applicants should apply 30 days prior
to importation for their permit(s). Those species requiring CITES permits must be
moved in compliance with the CITES guidelines for the transport and preparation for
shipment of live wild animals or, in the case of air transport, in accordance with
the relevant IATA regulations. Failure to observe these regulations may result in
the seizure of specimens by HM Customs and Excise. For further details please contact:
The Wildlife Licensing & Registration Service, Zone 1/17, Temple Quay House, 2 The
Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6EB, telephone 0117 372 8168, E-mail wildlife.licensing@defra.gsi.gov.uk,
Web site www.cites.gov.uk.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1 a Page Street, London SW1P 4PQ.