Regarding the Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for Breeding Poultry and Eggs from Spain to China
I. Inspection and quarantine basis
(I) "China Biosafety Law";
(II) "China Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine Law" and its implementing regulations;
(III) "Protocol on Quarantine and Sanitary Requirements for the Export of Spanish Breeding Poultry and Breeding Eggs to China between China Customs and the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food".
II. Scope of imported products
Breeding poultry and breeding eggs refer to birds used for breeding and breeding purposes and their eggs for hatching purposes.
III. Quarantine approval requirements
The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food implements quarantine on the export of breeding poultry and breeding eggs to China with the "China Entry Animal and Plant Quarantine Permit" issued by China Customs. Each quarantine permit only allows the import of one batch of breeding poultry or breeding eggs from Spain.
IV. Requirements for animal health in Spain
(i) Spain is free of highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease;
(ii) When the above diseases occur in Spanish poultry, the export of breeding poultry and breeding eggs to China should be suspended immediately.
V. Requirements for breeding farms and hatcheries for exporting breeding poultry or breeding eggs
(i) Approved and effectively supervised by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;
(ii) Breeding farms and hatcheries for breeding poultry or breeding eggs must be registered with the Chinese Customs;
(iii) The registered breeding farms or hatcheries must not have had any of the following diseases for at least 12 months before exporting breeding poultry or breeding eggs: duck viral enteritis, infectious laryngotracheitis, infectious bronchitis, infectious bursal disease, Marek's disease, egg drop syndrome, avian leukosis, infectious anemia, fowl pox, duck viral hepatitis, goose parvovirus infection, pullorum, fowl typhoid, avian mycoplasma disease (Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma synoviae), low pathogenic avian influenza, avian reticuloendotheliosis, avian chlamydiosis, chicken viral arthritis, avian spirochetosis, leukocytozoonosis, avian paratyphoid, avian metapneumovirus disease, avian adenovirus group I.
VI. Disease monitoring requirements
(I) The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food shall establish a nationwide avian leukosis and salmonellosis monitoring and control plan and implement it effectively;
(II) The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food shall regularly monitor registered farms for avian influenza, Newcastle disease, avian leukosis and salmonella, and take at least 60 samples from each site every 3 months, and test them in a laboratory approved by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in accordance with the test methods recommended by the World Organization for Animal Health.
VII. Parent flock requirements
(I) Parent flocks of breeding poultry or breeding eggs should come from farms approved by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;
(II) Parent flocks of breeding poultry or breeding eggs can be immunized against Newcastle disease, infectious bursal disease, Marek's disease, duck viral hepatitis and duck viral enteritis, but it should be ensured that the whole flock is immunized or not immunized.
VIII. Pre-export quarantine requirements
(i) Within 30 days before the export of breeding poultry or breeding eggs, the abnormal deaths of poultry in the farm should be sent to the laboratory approved by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for autopsy and disease testing. Only when it is confirmed that the death is not caused by disease can it continue to be bred, produced and exported to China;
(ii) Within 30 days before the export of breeding eggs or within 30 days before the hatching of breeding poultry, the breeding eggs or parent flocks of breeding poultry shall be sampled with a confidence level of at least 95% and a prevalence rate of 5%. The test results are negative in the laboratory approved by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food according to the items listed in the attachment;
(iii) Within 24 hours before the export of breeding poultry or breeding egg parent flocks, they are healthy and have no clinical symptoms of infectious diseases and physiological defects after clinical examination by the official veterinarian of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Breeding eggs should be intact before packaging, without defects such as cracks and damage.
IX. Disinfection and deworming requirements
(I) Before hatching, the eggs, incubators and other related facilities and areas should be thoroughly disinfected with disinfectants approved by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Hatchers can only be used to hatch eggs for export to China at any time;
(II) Before packaging, the export eggs should be externally disinfected with effective disinfectants under the supervision of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The surface of the eggs should be clean and free of dirt before disinfection. After disinfection, they should be packaged and shipped to China as soon as possible;
(III) Breeding poultry (except one-day-old breeding poultry) should be dewormed with effective drugs including coccidia under the supervision of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and packed and shipped to China as soon as possible after deworming.
X. Packaging and transportation requirements
(I) All boxes, baskets and other packaging materials for transporting breeding poultry or breeding eggs are brand new and unused, or washed. Vehicles, cabins and engine rooms loaded with breeding poultry or breeding eggs should be disinfected in advance with effective drugs approved by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the supervision of a veterinarian approved by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;
(ii) Feed and bedding materials used in the breeding farm and during transportation should meet veterinary health requirements;
(iii) During transportation, the exported breeding poultry and breeding eggs must not come into contact with other poultry. If it is necessary to stop at the customs area of a third country, it must not leave the customs supervision area.
XI. Entry inspection and quarantine requirements
(i) Certificate verification.
1. Verify whether the breeding farm or hatchery of the exported breeding poultry or breeding eggs has been registered with the Chinese Customs;
2. Verify whether the "Entry Animal and Plant Quarantine Permit" has been processed;
3. Verify whether a valid quarantine certificate and laboratory test report are attached.
(ii) Entry quarantine.
In accordance with relevant laws, administrative regulations, rules and regulations, and in combination with the requirements of this announcement, the Chinese Customs will implement entry quarantine for Spanish breeding poultry or breeding eggs. Those who pass the quarantine will be allowed to enter the country.
(iii) Quarantine and disease monitoring.
In accordance with relevant laws, administrative regulations, rules and regulations, and in combination with the requirements of this announcement, China Customs will implement quarantine inspection on Spanish breeding poultry or breeding eggs, and implement animal disease monitoring during the quarantine period. Release will be allowed after passing the quarantine inspection.
(IV) Handling of unqualified situations.
If unqualified situations are found during entry quarantine, China Customs will handle them in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
GACC
Jan. 7, 2025
Disease Testing Requirements
1. Chicken
1. Avian influenza. Agar immunodiffusion test or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or RT-PCR that can detect all subtypes of avian influenza .
2. Newcastle disease . Hemagglutination inhibition test or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or RT-PCR. Or immunization.
3. Pullorum and fowl typhoid. Serological agglutination test. For positive results, government laboratories confirm by PCR or bacterial isolation.
4. Avian mycoplasma disease (Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma synoviae) . Serum agglutination test to detect mycoplasma. For positive results, the government laboratory confirms by PCR or ELISA.
5. Infectious bursal disease. Agar immunodiffusion test or enzyme - linked immunosorbent assay. For positive results, confirm with PCR. Or perform immunization.
6. Marek's disease . Agar immunodiffusion test or RT-PCR, negative result. Or immunization.
7. Avian leukosis . The result of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for P27 antigen of avian leukosis virus was negative.
8. Avian metapneumovirus disease: Fluorescent RT-PCR test or ELISA. For positive results, amplify with RT-PCR and confirm with sequencing .
9. Avian adenovirus group I. PCR test. For positive results, virus isolation and identification by chicken embryo inoculation and cell inoculation .
2. Duck
1. Avian influenza. Agar amplification test or ELISA or RT-PCR that can detect all subtypes of avian influenza .
2. Newcastle disease . Hemagglutination inhibition test or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or RT-PCR. Or immunization.
3. Duck viral hepatitis: Chicken embryo serum neutralization test or immunization .
4. Duck viral enteritis: Serum neutralization test or immunization with chicken embryo fibroblasts.
5. Avian chlamydiosis . Complement fixation test: a titer less than 1:8 is considered negative. This test is not required for breeding eggs.
3. Goose
1. Avian influenza. Agar amplification test or ELISA or RT-PCR that can detect all subtypes of avian influenza .
2. Newcastle disease . Hemagglutination inhibition test or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or RT-PCR. Or immunization.
3. Duck viral enteritis: Serum neutralization test or immunization with chicken embryo fibroblasts.
4. Avian chlamydiosis . Complement fixation test: a titer less than 1:8 is considered negative. This test is not required for breeding eggs.
4. Other birds (including turkeys, pigeons, penguins and other non-poultry birds)
1. Avian influenza. Agar amplification test or ELISA or RT-PCR that can detect all subtypes of avian influenza .
2. Newcastle disease . Hemagglutination inhibition test or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or RT-PCR. Or immunization.
3. Pullorum and fowl typhoid. Serological agglutination test. For positive results, government laboratories confirm by PCR or bacterial isolation.
4. Avian mycoplasma disease (Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma synoviae) . Serum agglutination test to detect mycoplasma. For positive results, government laboratories confirm by PCR or ELISA.
5. Avian chlamydiosis . Complement fixation test: a titer less than 1:8 is considered negative. This test is not required for breeding eggs.
