
Article 1 
Annex IV to Directive 90/539/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from 1 September 2007.
However, the following provisions of the Models set out in Annex IV to Directive 90/539/EEC, as amended by this Decision, shall apply from the following dates:

((a)) point II.2(a) of the veterinary certificate in Model 2 for day-old chicks, shall apply from:

((i)) 1 February 2008 where those chicks are solely intended for the production of eggs other than hatching eggs; or
((ii)) 1 January 2009 where those chicks are solely intended for meat production.
((b)) point II.2(a) of the veterinary certificate in Model 3 for breeding and productive poultry, shall apply from:

((i)) 1 February 2008 where those poultry are solely intended for the production of eggs other than hatching eggs; or
((ii)) 1 January 2009 where those poultry are solely intended for meat production.
((c)) point II.2(a) of the veterinary certificate in Model 4 for poultry, day-old chicks and hatching eggs, shall apply from:

((i)) 1 February 2008 where those poultry or chicks are solely intended for the production of eggs other than hatching eggs; or
((ii)) 1 January 2009 where those poultry or chicks are solely intended for meat production.
((d)) point II.2(a) of the veterinary certificate in Model 5 for slaughter poultry, shall apply from:

((i)) 1 February 2008 where those poultry are solely intended for the production of eggs other than hatching eggs; or
((ii)) 1 January 2009 where those poultry are solely intended for meat production.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 August 2007.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX


ANNEX IV  VETERINARY CERTIFICATES FOR INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE 
