(a) poultry; (b) racing pigeons and other birds kept in captivity.
Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease
Modified by
- Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded(94/C 241/08)Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 11994N/ACT31995D0001, August 29, 1994
- Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 31995D0001, January 1, 1995
- Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003of 14 April 2003adapting to Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure (qualified majority), 32003R0806, May 16, 2003
- Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, 12003T, September 23, 2003
- Council Directive 2006/104/ECof 20 November 2006adapting certain Directives in the field of agriculture (veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, 32006L0104, December 20, 2006
- Council Directive 2008/73/ECof 15 July 2008simplifying procedures of listing and publishing information in the veterinary and zootechnical fields and amending Directives 64/432/EEC, 77/504/EEC, 88/407/EEC, 88/661/EEC, 89/361/EEC, 89/556/EEC, 90/426/EEC, 90/427/EEC, 90/428/EEC, 90/429/EEC, 90/539/EEC, 91/68/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 92/35/EEC, 92/65/EEC, 92/66/EEC, 92/119/EEC, 94/28/EC, 2000/75/EC, Decision 2000/258/EC and Directives 2001/89/EC, 2002/60/EC and 2005/94/EC(Text with EEA relevance), 32008L0073, August 14, 2008
- Directive (EU) 2018/597 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 18 April 2018amending Council Directive 92/66/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease(Text with EEA relevance), 32018L0597, April 23, 2018
(a) "infected poultry" means any poultry: in which the presence of Newcastle disease has been officially confirmed following an examination by an approved laboratory, or in the case of second and subsequent outbreaks in which clinical symptoms or post-mortem lesions consistent with Newcastle disease are present;
(b) "poultry suspected of being infected" means any poultry showing clinical signs or post-mortem lesions which are such that the presence of Newcastle disease may reasonably be suspected; (c) "poultry suspected of being contaminated" means any poultry which may have been directly or indirectly exposed to the Newcastle-disease virus; (d) "swill" means waste from kitchens, restaurants or, where appropriate, from industries using meat; (e) "competent authority" means the competent authority within the meaning of Article 2 (6) of Directive 90/425/EEC Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market ( OJ No L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29 ); as last amended by Directive 91/496/EEC (OJ No L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56 ).(f) "official veterinarian" means the veterinarian designated by the competent authority; (g) "racing pigeon" means any pigeon transported or intended for transport from its pigeon house to be released so that it may freely fly back to its pigeon house or to any other destination; (h) "pigeon house" means any installation used for keeping or breeding racing pigeons.
(a) a record be made of all categories of poultry on the holding showing in respect of each of the categories the numbers of poultry which have died, which show clinical signs, and which show no signs. The record shall be kept up-to-date to include birds born or dying during the period in which there is a suspicion. The data in the record shall be kept up-to-date and be produced on request, and may be checked at each visit; (b) all poultry on the holding are kept in their living quarters or confined in some other place where they can be isolated and without contact with other poultry; (c) no poultry enter or leave the holding; (d) all movement of persons, other animals and vehicles to or from the holding, of poultry meat or carcasses, or of animal feed, implements, waste, droppings, manure litter or anything liable to transmit Newcastle disease be subject to authorization by the competent authority;
(e) no eggs shall leave the holding with the exception of eggs sent directly to an establishment approved for the manufacture and/or processing of egg products under Article 6 (1) of Directive 89/437/EEC Council Directive 89/437/EEC of 20 June 1989 on hygiene and health problems affecting the production and the placing on the market of egg products ( OJ No L 272, 22.7.1989, p. 87 ); as amended by Directive 89/662/EEC (OJ No L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13 ).(f) appropriate means of disinfection be installed at the entrances and exits of buildings housing poultry and of the holding itself; (g) an epizootiological inquiry be carried out in accordance with Article 7.
(a) all poultry on the holding shall without delay be killed on the spot. The poultry which have died or been killed and all eggs shall be destroyed. These operations shall be carried out in a way which minimizes the risk of spreading disease; (b) any substance or waste, such as animal feed, litter or manures liable to be contaminated, shall be destroyed or treated appropriately. This treatment, carried out in accordance with the instructions of the official veterinarian, shall ensure the destruction of any Newcastle-disease virus present; (c) where poultry from the holding have been slaughtered during the presumed incubation period of disease the meat from those poultry shall wherever possible be traced and destroyed; (d) hatching eggs laid during the presumed incubation period which have been moved from the holding shall be traced and destroyed; but poultry which have already hatched from the eggs shall be placed under official surveillance; table eggs laid during the presumed incubation period which have been moved from the holding shall wherever possible be traced and destroyed, unless they have previously been properly disinfected; (e) after carrying out operations listed under (a) and (b), the buildings used for housing poultry, their surroundings, the vehicles used for transport and all equipment likely to be contaminated shall be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with the provisions of Article 11; (f) no poultry shall be reintroduced to the holding until at least 21 days after completion of operations provided for under (e); (g) an epizootiological inquiry shall be carried out in accordance with Article 7.
the provisions of Article 4 (2) (a), (b), (d), (e) and (f) are applied, no poultry may leave the holding except to be taken directly to a slaughterhouse designated by the competent authority.
the length of time during which Newcastle disease may have existed on the holding or in the pigeon house; the possible origin of the Newcastle disease on the holding or in the pigeon house and the identification of other holdings or pigeon houses in which there are poultry, pigeons or other birds kept in captivity which may have become infected or contaminated from the same source; the movement of persons, poultry, pigeons or other birds kept in captivity or other animals, vehicles, eggs, meat and carcases and any implement or substance likely to have carried Newcastle-disease virus to or from the holding or pigeon house in question.
(a) the identification of all holdings having poultry within the zone; (b) periodic visits to all the holdings having poultry, a clinical examination of those poultry including, if necessary, the collection of samples for laboratory examination; a record of visits and findings must be kept; (c) the keeping of all poultry in their living quarters or some other place where they can be isolated; (d) the use of appropriate means of disinfection at the entrances and exits of the holding; (e) the control of movements or persons handling poultry, poultry carcases and eggs and vehicles carrying poultry, carcases and eggs within the zone; in general, transport of poultry shall be prohibited, except for transit by major highways or railways; (f) a prohibition on removing poultry and hatching eggs from the holding on which they are kept unless the competent authority has authorized the transport; (i) of poultry for immediate slaughter to a slaughterhouse preferably located in the infected area or, if that is not possible, to a slaughterhouse designated by the competent authority outside the infected area. The special health mark provided for in Article 5 (1) of Directive 91/494/EEC Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat ( OJ No L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 35 ).(ii) of day-old chicks or ready-to-lay pullets to a holding within the surveillance zone at which there are no other poultry. However, the Member States, that are not in a position to be able to provide transport of day-old chicks or ready-to-lay pullets to a holding situated within the surveillance zone, shall be authorized, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25, to have the said chicks and pullets transported to a holding outside the surveillance zone. The holdings referred to above must be placed under official control in accordance with Article 8 (2); (iii) of hatching eggs to a hatchery designated by the competent authority; before dispatch, eggs and their packing must be disinfected.
Movements allowed in (i), (ii) and (iii) shall be directly executed, under official control. They shall be authorized only after the official veterinarian has carried out a health inspection of the holding. The means of transport used must be cleaned and disinfected before and after use; (g) a prohibition on removing or spreading used litter or poultry manure without authorization; (h) the prohibition of fairs, markets, shows or other gatherings of poultry or other birds.
(a) the identification of all holdings having poultry within the zone; (b) the control of poultry and hatching egg movement within the zone; (c) a prohibition on the movement of poultry out of the zone during the first 15 days, except for movement directly to a slaughterhouse outside the surveillance zone designated by the competent authority. The special health mark provided for in Article 5 of Directive 91/494/EEC must be applied to this poultry meat; (d) a prohibition on the movement of hatching eggs out of the surveillance zone unless to a hatchery designated by the competent authority. Before dispatch the eggs and their packing must be disinfected; (e) a prohibition on the movement of used litter or poultry manure out of the zone; (f) a prohibition of fairs, markets, shows or other gatherings of poultry and other birds; (g) without prejudice to the provisions of (a) and (b), the prohibition of transport of poultry except for transit by major highways or railways.
(a) the competent authority determines the arrangements allowing them to trace the movement of eggs, poultry and birds kept in captivity; (b) the owner or keeper of poultry and/or racing pigeons and/or birds kept in captivity is required to supply the competent authority, in response to any request by that authority, with information concerning poultry and eggs entering or leaving his holding, as well as information on the races or shows in which the racing pigeons have taken part; (c) all persons engaged in the transport or marketing of poultry, eggs, racing, pigeons and birds kept in captivity are able to supply the competent authority with information concerning the movements of poultry, eggs, racing pigeons and birds kept in captivity which they have transported or marketed and to furnish all the details concerning such information.
(a) the disinfectants to be used and their concentrations are officially approved by the competent authority; (b) the cleaning and disinfection operations are carried out under official supervision, in accordance with: (i) instructions given by the official veterinarian; (ii) the procedure for cleaning and disinfecting an infected holding, as laid down in Annex II.
(a) a national laboratory at which facilities and expert personnel shall be maintained to permit full antigenic and biological typing of Newcastle-disease virus at all times and to confirm results obtained in regional diagnostic laboratories; (b) a national laboratory at which reagents for use in regional laboratories are tested; (c) a national institute or laboratory at which vaccines allowed for prohpylactic use in the country or stock-piled for emergency use may be tested for efficacy, potency and purity.
(a) they may provide diagnostic reagents to national laboratories; (b) they shall control the quality of all diagnostic reagents used in that Member State; (c) they shall arrange comparative tests periodically; (d) they shall hold isolates of Newcastle-disease virus from cases confirmed in that Member State; (e) they shall ensure the confirmation of positive results obtained in regional diagnostic laboratories.
(a) to coordinate, in consultation with the Commission, the methods employed in the Member States for diagnosing Newcastle disease, specifically by: (i) typing, storing and supplying strains of Newcastle disease virus for serological tests and the preparation of antisera; (ii) supplying standard sera and other reference reagents to the national reference laboratories in order to standardise the tests and reagents used in the Member States; (iii) building up and retaining a collection of Newcastle disease virus strains and isolates; (iv) organising periodical comparative tests of diagnostic procedures at Union level; (v) collecting and collating data and information on the methods of diagnosis used and the results of tests carried out in the Union; (vi) characterising isolates of Newcastle disease viruses by the most up-to-date methods available to promote a greater understanding of the epidemiology of Newcastle disease; (vii) keeping abreast of developments in Newcastle disease surveillance, epidemiology and prevention throughout the world; (viii) retaining expertise on Newcastle disease virus and other pertinent viruses to enable a rapid differential diagnosis; (ix) acquiring a thorough knowledge of the preparation and use of the products of veterinary immunology used to eradicate and control Newcastle disease;
(b) to actively assist in the diagnosis of outbreaks of Newcastle disease in Member States by receiving virus isolates for confirmatory diagnosis, characterisation and epidemiology studies; (c) to facilitate the training or retraining of experts in laboratory diagnosis with a view to the harmonisation of techniques throughout the Union.
(a) vaccination against Newcastle disease with vaccines authorized by the competent authority may be used for a prophylactic purpose or to supplement the control measures carried out when the disease appears; (b) the only vaccines allowed are those which have received a marketing authorization from the competent authority of the Member State in which the vaccine is used.
the characteristics and composition of the vaccine to be used; the procedures for supervision of the distribution, storage and use of vaccines; the species and categories of poultry which may or shall be subject to vaccination; the areas in which vaccination may or shall be carried out; the reasons for which vaccination is carried out.
(a) the designated species of poultry shall be vaccinated as soon as possible; (b) all poultry of designated species born on or transferred to a holding inside the vaccination area must be or have been vaccinated; (c) throughout the vaccination operation provided for in paragraph 1 all poultry of designated species kept on holdings inside the vaccination area must remain there except: day-old chicks moved to a holding inside the vaccination area where they shall be vaccinated; poultry moved direct to a slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter. If the slaughterhouse is located outside the vaccination area the movement of poultry shall be permitted only after the official veterinarian has carried out a health inspection of the holding;
(d) when the vaccination operations provided for in (a) have been completed movements out of the vaccination area may be authorized for: day-old chicks intended for meat production may be moved to a holding where they shall be vaccinated; the holding in question must be kept under surveillance until the poultry which have been moved have been slaughtered; poultry vaccinated more than 21 days previously and intended for immediate slaughter; hatching eggs which originate from breeding poultry vaccinated at least 21 days previously; the eggs and their packing must be disinfected before movement.
(a) application of the control and eradication measures provided for in Article 5 (1) (a), (b), (e) and (f) to the carrier pigeons or birds kept in captivity and pigeon houses infected with Newcastle disease; or (b) at least (i) a ban on movement of the pigeons or birds kept in captivity outside the pigeon house or holding for at least 60 days after the clinical signs of Newcastle disease have disappeared; (ii) destruction or treatment of any matter or waste likely to be contaminated. Treatment must guarantee the destruction of any Newcastle-disease virus present and all waste that has accumulated during the 60-day period referred to in (i);
(c) an epizootiological inquiry in accordance with Article 7.
1. in order to be allowed to be removed from a suspect undertaking, eggs must: (a) comply with the requirements laid down in Chapter IV of the Annex to Directive 89/437/EEC; (b) be sent directly from the suspect undertaking to the designated establishment; each consignment must be sealed before dispatch by the official veterinarian of the suspect holding and must remain sealed throughout transport to the designated establishment;
2. the official veterinarian of the suspect undertaking shall inform the competent authority of the designated establishment of his intention of sending eggs to it; 3. the competent authority responsible for the designated establishment shall ensure that: (a) eggs referred to in 1 (b) will be kept isolated from other eggs from the time they arrive until they are processed; (b) the shells of such eggs shall be regarded as high-risk material in accordance with Article 2 (2) of Directive 90/667/EEC Council Directive 90/667/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down the veterinary rules for the elimination and processing of animal waste, for its placing on the market and for the prevention of pathogens in feedstuffs of animal or fish origin, and amending Directive 90/425/EEC ( OJ No L 363, 27.12.1990, p. 51 ).(c) the packaging material, the vehicles used to transport eggs referred to in 1 (b) and all premises with which the eggs come into contact are cleaned and disinfected in such a way as to destroy all Newcastle disease virus; (d) the official veterinarian of the suspect holding shall be informed of all consignments of processed eggs.
(a) As soon as the carcases of the poultry have been removed for disposal, those parts of the premises in which the poultry was housed and any parts of other buildings, yards etc. contaminated during slaughter or post-mortem examination should be sprayed with disinfectants approved for use in accordance with Article 11 of this Directive. (b) Any tissue of poultry or eggs which could have contaminated buildings, yards, utensils etc. should be carefully collected and disposed of with the carcases. (c) The used disinfectant must remain on the surface for at least 24 hours.
(a) Grease and dirt should be removed from all surfaces by the application of a degreasing agent and washed with water. (b) After washing with water as described in (a), further spraying with disinfectant should be applied. (c) After seven days the premises should be treated with a degreasing agent, rinsed with cold water, sprayed with disinfectant and rinsed again with water. (d) Used litter and manure must be treated by a method capable of killing the virus. This method must comprise at least one of the following practices: (i) incineration or steam treatment at a temperature of 70 °C; (ii) burying deep enough to prevent access by vermin and wild birds; (iii) stacking and dampening (if necessary to facilitate fermentation), covering to keep in the heat so that a temperature of 20 °C is attained and leaving covered for 42 days so as to prevent access by vermin and wild birds.
(a) Dispense 0,025 ml PBS into each well of a plastic microtitre plate (V-bottomed wells should be used). (b) Place 0,025 ml of virus suspension (i.e. allantoic fluid) in the first well. (c) Use a microtitration diluter to make two-fold dilutions (1:2 to 1:4096) of virus across the plate. (d) Dispense a further 0,025 ml of PBS to each well. (e) Add 0,025 ml of 1 % red blood cells to each well. (f) Mix by tapping gently and place at 4 °C. (g) Plates are read 30 — 40 minutes later when controls are settled. Reading is done by tilting the plate and observing the presence or absence of tear-shaped streaming of the RBCs. Wells with no HA should flow at the same rate as the control cells with no virus. (h) The HA titre is the highest dilution that causes agglutination of the RBCs. That dilution may be regarded as containing one HA unit (HAU). A more accurate method for determining the HA titre is to do HA tests on virus from a close range of initial dilutions i.e. 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, 1:6 etc. This is recommended for the accurate preparation of antigen for haemagglutination inhibition tests (see Chapter 6).
(a) Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) (b) Virus-containing allantoic fluid diluted with PBS to contain 4 or 8 HAU per 0,025 ml. (c) 1 % chicken RBCs. (d) Negative control chicken serum. (e) Positive control serum.
(a) Dispense 0,025 ml PBS into all wells of a plastic microtitre plate (with V-bottomed wells). (b) Place 0,025 ml of serum into first well of plate. (c) Use microtitration diluter to make two-fold dilutions of serum across plate. (d) Add 0,025 ml of diluted allantoic fluid containing 4 or 8 HAU. (e) Mix by tapping and place plate at 4 °C for a minimum of 60 minutes or room temperature for a minimum of 30 minutes. (f) Add 0,025 ml 1 % RBCs to all wells. (g) Mix by gentle tapping and place at 4 °C. (h) Plates are read after 30-40 minutes when control RBCs are settled. This is done by tilting and observing the presence or absence of tear-shaped streaming at the same rate as control wells containing RBCs (0,025 ml) and PBCs (0,05 ml) only. (i) The HI titre is the highest dilution of antiserum causing complete inhibition of 4 or 8 units of virus (an HA titration to confirm the presence of the required HAU should be included in each test). (j) The validity of the results is dependent on obtaining a titre of less than 2 3 for 4 HAU or 22 for 8 HAU with the negative control serum and a titre of within one dilution of the known titre of the positive control serum.
| Clinical signs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | Score | |
| normal | 4 | 0 | 14 × 0 | = 0 | ||||||
| sick | 6 | 4 | 20 × 1 | = 20 | ||||||
| dead | 0 | 6 | 46 × 2 | = 92 | ||||||
| Total = 112 | ||||||||||
| BELGIUM | |
| DENMARK | |
| FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY | |
| FRANCE | |
| GREECE | |
| IRELAND | |
| ITALY | |
| LUXEMBOURG | |
| NETHERLANDS | |
| PORTUGAL | |
| SPAIN | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | |
| AUSTRIA | Bundesanstalt für Virusseuchenbekämpfung bei Haustieren, Wien-Hetzendorf |
| FINLAND | |
| SWEDEN | Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt, Uppsala |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | |
| ESTONIA | |
| CYPRUS | |
| LATVIA | |
| LITHUANIA | |
| HUNGARY | |
| MALTA | |
| POLAND | |
| SLOVENIA | |
| SLOVAKIA | |
| BULGARIA | |
| ROMANIA |
1. to coordinate, in consultation with the Community Commission, the methods employed in the Member States for diagnosing Newcastle disease. Specifically by: (a) typing, storing and supplying strains of Newcastle-disease virus for serological tests and the preparation of antisera; (b) supplying standard sera and other reference reagents to the national reference laboratories in order to standardize the tests and reagents used in the Member States; (c) building up and retaining a collection of Newcastle-disease virus strains and isolates; (d) organizing periodical comparative tests of diagnostic procedures at Community level; (e) collecting and collating data and information on the methods of diagnosis used and the results of tests carried out in the Community; (f) characterizing isolates of Newcastle disease viruses by the most up-to-date methods available to allow greater understanding of the epizootiology of Newcastle disease; (g) keeping abreast of developments in Newcastle disease surveillance, epizootiology and prevention throughout the world; (h) retaining expertise on Newcastle disease virus and other pertinent viruses to enable rapid differential diagnosis; (i) acquiring a thorough knowledge of the preparation and use of the products of veterinary immunology used to eradicate and control Newcastle disease;
2. to actively assist in the diagnosis of Newcastle disease outbreaks in Member States by receiving virus isolates for confirmatory diagnosis, characterization and epizootiological studies; 3. to facilitate the training or retraining of experts in laboratory diagnosis with a view to the harmonization of techniques throughout the Community.
1. the establishment of a crisis centre on a national level, which shall coordinate all control measures in the Member State concerned; 2. a list shall be provided of local disease control centres with adequate facilities to coordinate the disease control measures at a local level; 3. detailed information shall be given about the staff involved in control measures, their skills and their responsibilities; 4. each local disease control centre must be able to contact rapidly persons or organizations which are directly or indirectly involved in an outbreak; 5. equipment and materials shall be available to carry out the disease control measures properly; 6. detailed instructions shall be provided on action to be taken on suspicion and confirmation of infection or contamination, including proposed means of disposal of carcases; 7. training programmes shall be established to maintain and develop skills in field and administrative procedures; 8. diagnostic laboratories must have facilities for post-mortem examination, the necessary capacity for serology, histology etc., and must maintain the skills for rapid diagnosis. Arrangements must be made for rapid transportation of samples; 9. details shall be provided of the quantity of Newcastle disease vaccine estimated to be required in the event of a reinstatement of emergency vaccination; 10. provisions shall be made to ensure the legal powers necessary for the implementation of the contingency plans.
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