Statutory guidance

Bird flu: licence to move table eggs into, within or out of a protection or surveillance zone to an egg processing plant (EXD541(HPAI)(GB))

You should use this licence to move table eggs into, within or out of a protection or surveillance zone to an egg processing plant.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 4 November 2022
• Last updated: 24 March 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Bird flu: licence to move table eggs into, within or out of a protection or surveillance zone to an egg processing plant (EXD541(HPAI)(GB))

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You should use this general licence for movements of table eggs into, within or out of a protection or surveillance zone to an egg processing plant England, Scotland and Wales.

You should use this general licence to move table eggs into, within or out of a protection or surveillance zone to an egg processing plant England, Scotland and Wales.

This licence only allows you to move table eggs during outbreaks of avian influenza strains starting ‘H5N’ - for example, H5N1 and H5N5. You cannot use this licence to move table eggs during an outbreak of any other strains of HPAI, such as H7N9.

You do not need to apply for this general licence but you must meet its conditions and follow its instructions.

Published 4 November 2022

Last updated 24 March 2026 + show all updates

1. 24 March 2026

   Updated with latest version.

2. 9 November 2024

   This licence is valid from 2:55pm on 9 November 2024 and revokes and replaces EXD541(HPAI)(GB) which came into force at 10am on 12 December 2022.

3. 14 December 2022

   Updated with latest version.

4. 4 November 2022

   First published.