2001/525/EC: Commission Decision of 28 June 2001 amending Decision 2000/680/EC approving contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and of Newcastle disease (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1685)
Date: 2001-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, animal disease, poultry farming, veterinary inspection

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Official Journal of the European Communities

12.7.2001

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 June 2001

amending Decision 2000/680/EC approving contingency plans for the control of avian influenza
and of Newcastle disease

(notified under document number C(2001) 1685)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/525/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992
introducing Community measures for the control of avian
influenza (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of
Austria, Finland and Sweden and in particular Article 17(4)
thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992
introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle
disease (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria,
Finland and Sweden and in particular Article 21(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Avian influenza and Newcastle disease are diseases
which both affect avian species.

for

The criteria to be applied when drawing up contingency
the control of avian influenza and for
plans
Newcastle disease are laid down in Annex VI
to
Directive 92/40/EEC and in Annex VII to Directive 92/
66/EEC, respectively.

The criteria for contingency plans listed in the two
Annexes referred to above are identical.

Disease control measures to be applied in the event of
outbreaks of avian influenza or Newcastle disease follow
the same principles and involve poultry producers, oper-
ators of slaughterhouses and rendering plants, veterinar-
ians in the field and diagnostic laboratories. It is there-
fore possible to prepare a contingency plan which
covers at the same time avian influenza and Newcastle
disease.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Member States have submitted for approval national
contingency plans which list and specify the measures to
be carried out in the event of outbreaks of avian influ-
enza and Newcastle disease.

By Commission Decision 2000/680/EC of 30 October
2000 approving contingency plans for the control of
avian influenza and Newcastle disease (3), contingency
plans submitted by 10 Member States were approved.

Contingency plans submitted by all Member States have
been examined and fulfil the criteria laid down.

The measures provided for in this decision are in accord-
ance with the opinion of
the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2000/680/EC is replaced by the Annex
hereto.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 28 June 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 167, 22.6.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 281, 7.11.2000, p. 21.

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ANNEX

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom