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Slaughter in a designated slaughterhouse in accordance with paragraph 3 may take place only provided that: the poultry is sent directly from the holding to the designated slaughterhouse; each consignment is sealed before dispatch by the official veterinarian responsible for the holding or under his supervision; each consignment remains sealed throughout transport to the designated slaughterhouse; further biosecurity measures prescribed by the competent authority are complied with; the competent authority responsible for the designated slaughterhouse is informed and agrees to receive the poultry; vehicles and equipment used for transporting live poultry and any other material or substances likely to be contaminated are cleansed and disinfected without delay after contamination, by one or more of the procedures set down in Article 48, and the by-products of such poultry at the slaughterhouse are disposed of.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.