S.L. 437.98 Art. 8Requirementsin the case of bees subject to trade.

The competent authority shall ensure that bees (Apis may be the subject of trade only if they meet the following melifera)

requirements:

(a) they come from an area which is not the subject of a prohibition order associated with an occurrence of American foulbrood. The period of prohibition must continue for at least thirty days following the last recorded case and the date on which all hives within a radius of three kilometres have been checked by the competent authority and all infected hives burned or treated and inspected to the satisfaction of the said competent authority. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Directive 92/65/EEC, and after consulting the Scientific Veterinary Committee, the requirements applied to bees (Apis melifera) or equivalent requirements may be applied to bumble bees;

(b) they are accompanied by a health certificate corresponding to the specimen in Schedule E, the declaration in which is completed by the competent authority to certify that the requirements laid down in paragraph (a) are met.