2000/313/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 2000 amending for the second time Decision 1999/549/EC concerning certain protective measures relating to Newcastle disease in Australia (notified under document number C(2000) 1033) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-04-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Australia, animal disease, egg, health certificate, import, poultry

29.4.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 104/81

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 April 2000

amending for the second time Decision 1999/549/EC concerning certain protective measures
relating to Newcastle disease in Australia

(notified under document number C(2000) 1033)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/313/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 paragraph 6
thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July
1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from
third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/
425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (2), as last amended by Council
Directive 96/43/EC (3), and in particular Article 18 paragraph 7
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Due to outbreaks of Newcastle disease in the State of
New South Wales in Australia the Commission adopted
on 19 July 1999 Decision 1999/549/EC (4), which
suspended the importation of live birds, hatching eggs,
fresh meat of poultry and farmed and wild feathered
game meat from the said region until 1 December 1999.

Due to further occurrence of Newcastle disease in the
Sydney area of
the State of New South Wales and
awaiting the results of a serological survey, which should
have given a clearer picture on the disease situation the
Commission adopted on 30 of November 1999
Decision 1999/868/EC amending Decision 1999/
549/EC concerning certain protective measures relating
to Newcastle disease in Australia (5), which prolonged
the protective measures until 1 May 2000.

(3)

By Commission Decision 1999/868/EC the region
subject
to protective measures was reduced to the
eastern part of the State of New South Wales.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

During early 2000 further outbreaks have occurred
within the area covered by the established protective
measures.

Australia has not applied a stamping out policy in rela-
tion to some outbreaks and has commenced a vaccina-
tion programme.

It is necessary in the light of the disease evolution to
prolong the established protective measures.

The protective measures shall be in place until a clear
picture has been obtained of the disease situation and
the Newcastle disease control measures enforced in New
South Wales.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 5 of Decision 1999/549/EC the date of ‘1 May 2000’
is replaced by the date ‘1 November 2000’.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 April 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(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 209, 7.8.1999, p. 36.
(5) OJ L 334, 28.12.1999, p. 51.