2000/785/EC: Commission Decision of 6 December 2000 amending Decision 2000/721/EC on introducing vaccination to supplement the measures to control avian influenza in Italy and on specific movement control measures (notified under document number C(2000) 3679) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, animal breeding, animal disease, derogation from EU law, live poultry, poultry farming

12.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 311/49

COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 December 2000

amending Decision 2000/721/EC on introducing vaccination to supplement the measures to control
avian influenza in Italy and on specific movement control measures

(notified under document number C(2000) 3679)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/785/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June
1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable
in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products
with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last
amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and, in particular, Article
10(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11
December 1989 concerning veterinary checks
in intra-
Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal
market (3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in
particular, Article 9(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992
introducing Community measures for the control of avian
influenza (4), and in particular Article 16 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

The Commission adopted Decision 2000/721/EC (5) on
7 November 2000 on introducing vaccination to supple-
ment the measures to control avian influenza in Italy
and on specific movement control measures.

In Decision 2000/721/EC a review of the vaccination
programme was foreseen before 1 November 2000.

The vaccination programme was
reviewed on 30
October 2000 at the subgroup meeting of the Standing
Veterinary Committee with Member State's representa-
tives.

to movement

Certain amendments
laid
down in the vaccination programme and applicable to
intra-Community trade shall be taken into consideration
by amending Decision 2000/721/EC accordingly.

restrictions

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

Article 1

Decision 2000/721/EC is amended as follows:

1. In Article 3 the following paragraph shall be added:

‘3.
In derogation from paragraph 1 hatching eggs and
day-old chicks may be dispatched from Italy if they come
and/or originate from the provinces of Belluno, Treviso and
Venezia of the region of Veneto described in Annex II and if
no contacts or other epidemiological
links in relation to
avian influenza can be established with a holding or a
hatchery situated in the area described in Annex I. When
such a derogation is granted the provision of Article 7 shall
also apply.’

2. In Article 5 the existing paragraph shall become paragraph

1 and the following paragraph shall be added:

‘2.
No table eggs coming from and/or originating from
the area described in Annex I shall be dispatched from Italy.’

Article 2

The Member States shall amend the measures, which they
apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this
Decision. They shall
immediately inform the Commission
thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 December 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 167, 22.6.1992, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 291, 18.11.2000, p. 33.