It is the exporter's responsibility to ensure that the animal meets the importing country requirements.

An import permit required.

It is the exporter's responsibility to ensure that the animal meets the importing country requirements.​

Note

Where an importing country issues an import permit, the exporter must ensure the animal meets any requirements in the permit.

As importing country requirements may change without advice to the Department you should check the import permit and/or the country website carefully at the time of preparation for export.

Certifying officers must review the import permit(s), any conditions provided by the exporter and the country website to ensure that the issued document(s) are consistent with the permit(s).

Health certificate

I, Dr ………………………………, a duly authorised government veterinary officer, hereby certify that:

Note

Any declarations provided must be signed and dated by the appropriate person in management of the premises of origin (exporter) or veterinarian (as applicable).​

1. The day-old chickens are less than 72 hours old at the time of export (delete for hatching eggs).
   
   For day old chickens the Department issues certification based on a declaration from the exporter attesting that the day-old chicken will be less than 72 hours old at the time of export.
   
   
2. Either (delete the option that doesn’t apply):
   
   
   1. Australia is free from highly pathogenic avian influenza, as recognised by Taiwan
      
      OR
      
      
   2. ​The Australian State or Territory from which the day-old chickens or hatching eggs for export to Taiwan originate is free from high pathogenicity avian influenza, and is able to prevent the spread of infectious animal diseases, as recognised by Taiwan.
   
   The Department issues certification for country freedom based on advice obtained from the Australian Chief Veterinary Officer to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH​).
   
   
3. The day-old chickens or hatching eggs originate from breeding establishments and hatcheries that are audited and approved for export by the Australian Department of Agriculture and the hygiene and disease security procedures in the breeding flocks and hatcheries are in accordance with the Biosecurity procedures in poultry production chapter of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH​).
   

   Establishment	Name	Address	Registration Number
   Breeding
   Hatchery

   The farms and hatcheries of origin must have been inspected/audited by the Department within the past 12 months to demonstrate compliance with chapters 6.4 and 6.5 of the WOAH code. The Department issues certification based on the most recent approval certificate from the D​epartment.​
   
   
4. The day-old chickens or hatching eggs originate from breeder flocks whose poultry have been in Australia for at least 6 months or since hatching and have not been in contact with any imported poultry or wild birds.
   
   The Department issues certification based on the fact that imports of live poultry to Australia are not permitted, and a declaration from the exporter attesting that the day-old chickens or hatching eggs have not been in contact with any imported poultry or wild birds.
   
   
5. There have been no cases of Newcastle disease, infectious bursal disease, pullorum disease, avian infectious laryngotracheitis, and fowl cholera in the breeding flocks from which the day-old chickens or hatching eggs originate in the 12 months prior to export.
   
   The Department issues certification based on declarations from the state or territory veterinary authorities of no reports of the notifiable diseases listed in the import conditions in the breeding establishments and hatcheries of origin during the 12 months before export.
   
   The Department issues certification based on a declaration from the registered veterinarian(s) responsible for monitoring the breeding establishments and/or hatcheries poultry health system of no clinical cases (based on clinical, pathological or serological evidence) of the non-notifiable diseases listed in the import conditions in the breeding establishments and hatcheries of origin during the 12 months before export.
   
   
6. There have been no cases of H5 and H7 subtype avian influenza, psittacosis (avian chlamydiosis), avian encephalomyelitis, egg drop syndrome, avian infectious bronchitis, avian mycoplasmosis caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum, infectious synovitis caused by Mycoplasma synoviae, infectious coryza or fowl typhoid in the breeding flocks from which the day-old chickens or hatching eggs originate in the six months prior to export.
   
   The Department issues certification based on declarations from the state or territory veterinary authorities of no reports of the notifiable diseases listed in the import conditions in the breeding establishments and hatcheries of origin during the 6 months before export.
   
   The Department issues certification based on a declaration from the registered veterinarian(s) responsible for monitoring the breeding establishments and/or hatcheries poultry health system of no clinical cases (based on clinical, pathological or serological evidence) of the non-notifiable diseases listed in the import conditions in the breeding establishments and hatcheries of origin during the 6 months before export.
   
   
7. The breeding flocks from which the day-old chickens or hatching eggs originate have not been vaccinated against avian influenza.
   
   The Department issues certification based on the fact that vaccination against avian influenza is not permitted in Australia.
   
   
8. The breeding flocks from which the day-old chickens or hatching eggs originate have been tested for the following agents with negative results at least twice in the six months prior to export, including once within 30 days of export, and done in a government laboratory or a laboratory accredited by the Australian National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA):
   
   
   1. H5 and H7 subtype avian influenza by the following methods:
      
      
      1. haemagglutination inhibition OR ELISA testing (delete one) of sera. A number sufficient to detect 5% prevalence with 95% confidence was tested, AND
      2. egg inoculation OR real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing (delete one) of oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs. A number sufficient to detect 10% prevalence with 95% confidence was taken from each breeding flock. Pools containing no more than five swabs each were tested.
      
      
   2. Newcastle disease by egg inoculation OR real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing (delete one) of oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs. A number sufficient to detect 10% prevalence with 95% confidence was taken from each breeding flock. Pools containing no more than five swabs each were tested.
      
      
   3. Salmonella pullorum (Pullorum disease). The breeding flocks from which the day-old chickens or hatching eggs originate are either (delete either i or ii):
      
      
      1. part of a salmonella accreditation scheme for Salmonella pullorum (Pullorum disease) that uses the serum agglutination test, OR
      2. have been tested for S. pullorum by serum agglutination testing of sera. A number sufficient to detect 5% prevalence with 95% confidence was tested.
         

   Clause	Agent	Laboratory test method (delete inapplicable)	Name of test laboratory	Date of last specimen collection	Date of testing	Result
   8.a.i.	H5 and H7 Avian influenza	Haemagglutination inhibition ELISA
   8.a.ii.	H5 and H7 Avian influenza	Egg inoculation RT-PCR
   8.b.	Newcastle disease	Egg inoculation RT-PCR
   8.c.ii.	Salmonella pullorum	Serum agglutination

   The Department issues certification about the testing/ disease monitoring and testing program based on:
   
   
   1. a, b and c (ii) - A declaration from the registered veterinarian who collected the samples and the laboratory report(s) from a government laboratory or from a NATA accredited laboratory.
      
      
   2. c (i). Disease monitoring and testing program – documentation from the State or Territory veterinary authority that administers the program.
   
   
9. The eggs have been disinfected in accordance with the Biosecurity procedures in poultry production and the General Recommendations on Disinfection and Disinsectisation​ chapters of the WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code.
   
   The Department issues certification based on a declaration from the exporter including the name of the registered disinfectant name, and the date and place the disinfection occurred.
   
   
10. The vaccination program of the breeding flocks from which the day-old chickens originated is attached. This specifies the type of vaccine used, the date of vaccination and the age of the flock when vaccinated.
    
    The Department issues certification based on records of vaccination and a declaration from the registered veterinarian(s) responsible for monitoring the breeding establishments and/or hatcheries poultry health system attesting to the accuracy of the records.
    
    
11. Transport containers containing the day-old chickens or hatching eggs are new, clean and sealed.
    

Transport requirements

The importing country may have specific transport requirements and you should check this.

Pre and post arrival quarantine requirements

The importing country may have specific pre and post arrival quarantine requirements and you should check this.

Protocol agreed and effective from 16 January 2024.

Entry last reviewed 25 January 2024.