S.L. 437.103 Art. 14Notification by the competent authority to the Commission.

(1) Where the competent authority considers that Malta is, in whole or in part, free from one of the diseases to which poultry are susceptible, it shall present to the Commission appropriate supporting documentation, setting out in particular:

(a) the nature of the disease and the history of its occurrence in Malta;

(b) the results of surveillance testing based on serological, microbiological or pathological investigations and on the fact that the disease shall by law be notified to the competent authorities;

(c) the period over which the surveillance was carried out;

(d) where applicable, the period during which vaccination against the disease has been prohibited and the geographical area concerned by the prohibition; and

(e) the arrangements for verifying that the area concerned remains free from the disease.

(2) The competent authority shall notify the Commission of any change in the particulars specified in sub-rule (1). The OF POULTRY AND HATCHING EGGS) [

guarantees laid down in sub-rule (1) may, in the light of such notification, be amended or withdrawn in accordance with the procedure referred to in the definition "Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health" as provided under rule 2(2).