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"B COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 July 1999
concerning certain protective measures relating to Newcastle disease in Australia
(notified under document number C(1999) 2150)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/549/EC)
(OJ L 209, 7.8.1999, p. 36)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Decision 1999/868/EC of 30 November 1999 L 334 51 28.12.19991999D0549 — EN — 01.12.1999 — 001.001 — 1
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 July 1999
concerning certain protective measures relating to Newcastle disease in
Australia
(notified under document number C(1999) 2150)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/549/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying
down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on
products entering the Community from third countries (1), and in particular
Article 22 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down
the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animalsentering the Community from third countries and amending Directives
89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (
2), as last amended by Directive
96/43/EC (3), and in particular Article 18 thereof,
(1) Whereas according to the provisions of Directives 97/78/EC and
91/496/EEC measures shall be taken if, in the territory of a third
country, a disease referred to in Council Directive 82/894/EEC of 21December 1982 on the notification of animal diseases within the
Community (
4), as last amended by Decision 98/12/EC (5), or other
disease or any other phenomenon or circumstance liable to present aserious threat to animal or public health manifests itself or spreads;
(2) Whereas Directive 82/894/EEC refers to Newcastle disease;
(3) Whereas on outbreak of Newcastle disease can quickly take on
epizootic proportions, causing high mortality rates and is therefore
liable to present a serious threat to the health of birds;
(4) Whereas Newcastle disease has been confirmed in poultry flocks in
certain regions of Australia;
(5) Whereas Australia has provided satisfactory guarantees to ensure that
the disease may not spread from the infected area to other regions of
the Australian territory;
(6) Whereas imports of live birds, hatching eggs and fresh meat of poultry,
farmed and wild feathered game meat should be temporarilysuspended from the area of risk;
(7) Whereas the health certificates used for these animals and products
from other regions of Australia must be amended accordingly;
(8) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
As regards Australia, Member States shall authorise the importation of live
birds, hatching eggs and fresh meat of poultry, farmed feathered game meat
and wild feathered game only if they originate from the region described in
the Annex to this Decision.!B
(1) OJ L 24, 31.1.1998, p. 9.
(2) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(3) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 378, 31.12.1998, p. 58.
(5) OJ L 4, 8.1.1998, p. 63.1999D0549 — EN — 01.12.1999 — 001.001 — 2
Article 2
The following words shall be included in the animal health certificate laid
down in Commission Decision 96/482/EC (1) used for poultry or hatching
eggs originating from Australia:
‘Live poultry or hatching eggs in accordance with Decision
1999/549/EC’.
Article 3
The following words shall be included in the animal health certificate laid
down in Commission Decision 96/984/EC (2) as last amended by Decision
96/456/EC (3), used for fresh poultry meat originating Australia:
‘Fresh poultry meat in accordance with Decision 1999/549/EC’.
Article 4
The following words shall be included in the animal health certificate used by
the Member States for the import of birds, hatching eggs or fresh meat thereofother than those mentioned in Articles 2 and 3 originating in Australia:
‘Birds*/hatching eggs*/fresh meat* in accordance with Article 4 of
Decision 1999/549/EC (*: Delete as appropriate)’.
Article 5
This Decision shall apply until
"M1 1 May 2000 3.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.!B
(1) OJ L 196, 7.8.1996, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 378, 31.12.1994, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 188, 27.7.1996, p. 52.1999D0549 — EN — 01.12.1999 — 001.001 — 3
ANNEX
The territory of Australia with the exception of the area of the State of New South Wales
situated east of the Newell Highway (Brisbane to Melbourne).!M11999D0549 — EN — 01.12.1999 — 001.001 — 4