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Council Directive 2009/158/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

1. Poultry and hatching eggs shall be accompanied by a certificate drawn up and signed by an official veterinarian of the exporting third country. The certificate shall: be issued on the day of loading for consignment to the Member State of destination; be drawn up in the official language or languages of the Member State of destination; accompany the consignment in the original; attest to the fact that the poultry or hatching eggs satisfy the requirements of this Directive and those adopted pursuant to this Directive with regard to importation from third countries; be valid for five days; consist of a single sheet; be made out for a single consignee; bear a stamp and a signature of a different colour from that of the certificate.

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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.