2004/102/EC: Commission Decision of 26 January 2004 approving contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and of Newcastle disease (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 110)
Date: 2004-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, animal disease, disease prevention, poultry farming, slaughter of animals, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 January 2004

approving contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and of Newcastle disease

(notified under document number C(2004) 110)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/102/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 Regulation (EC) No 806/
2003 (2), 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 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003,
and in particular Article 21(4) thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Decision 2000/680/EC of 30 October
2000 approving contingency plans for the control of
avian influenza and of Newcastle disease (4) has been
substantially amended (5). In the interests of clarity and
rationality the said Decision should be codified.

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.

therefore possible to prepare a contingency plan which
covers at the same time avian influenza and Newcastle
disease.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

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.

After examination these plans fulfil
the criteria laid
down and permit the desired objective to be attained
subject to an effective implementation.

Member States shall carry out scenario studies and simu-
lation exercises in order to ensure the effectiveness of
the plans.

Member States have the obligation to update the plans
on a regular basis.

(10)

The measures provided for in this decision are in accord-
ance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the
Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The criteria for contingency plans listed in those two
annexes are identical.

The contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and
for Newcastle disease submitted by the Member States listed in
Annex I are approved.

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,
operators of slaughterhouses and rendering plants, veter-
It is
inarians in the field and diagnostic laboratories.

Article 2

Decision 2000/680/EC is repealed.

(1) OJ L 167, 22.6.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 281, 7.11.2000, p. 21.
(5) See Annex II to this Decision.

References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as refer-
ences to this Decision and shall be read in accordance with the
correlation table in Annex III.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 26 January 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

ANNEX I

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

ANNEX II

Repealed Decision with its amendment

Commission Decision 2000/680/EC

Commission Decision 2001/525/EC

(OJ L 281, 7.11.2000, p. 21)

(OJ L 190, 12.7.2001, p. 24)

ANNEX III

Correlation table

Decision 2000/680/EC

This Decision

Article 1

—

Article 2

Annex

—

—

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Annex I

Annex II

Annex III