2004/402/EC: Commission Decision of 26 April 2004 approving contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 1517)
Date: 2004-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, animal disease, disease prevention, poultry farming, slaughter of animals, veterinary inspection

27.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 123/111

COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 April 2004

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

(notified under document number C(2004) 1517)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/402/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of
the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 2(3)
thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 21 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992
introducing Community measures for the control of avian
influenza (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of
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), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article
21 (4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Under Commission Decision 2004/102/EC of 26
January 2004 approving contingency plans for
the
control of avian influenza and of Newcastle disease (3)
those contingency plans are approved for the existing
Member States.

The Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania,
Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia have
submitted contingency plans for the control of avian
influenza and Newcastle disease for approval.

Those contingency plans fulfil the criteria laid down in
Directives 92/40/EEC and 92/66/EEC and, subject to a
regular update and an effective implementation, permit
the desired objective to be attained.

The plans submitted by the new Member States should
therefore be approved. For the sake of clarity the contin-
gency plans of the existing Member States should also be
approved in this Decision.

(5)

(6)

Decision 2004/102/EC should therefore be repealed and
replaced by this Decision.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The contingency plans for the control of avian influenza
1.
and Newcastle disease submitted by the existing Member States
listed in the Annex are approved.

2.
The contingency plans for the control of avian influenza
and Newcastle disease submitted by the new Member States
listed in the Annex are approved.

Article 2

The provision in Article 1 (2) shall apply subject to and from
the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of
the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania,
Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.

Decision 2004/102/EC is repealed.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 26 April 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 167, 22.6.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.).

(2) OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003.

(3) OJ L 30, 4.2.2004, p. 22.

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ANNEX

List of current and new Member States as referred to in Article 1

Code

Country

AT

BE

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

IE

IT

LV

LT

LU

MT

NL

PL

PT

SE

SI

SK

UK

Austria

Belgium

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Germany

Denmark

Estonia

Greece

Spain

Finland

France

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Sweden

Slovenia

Slovakia

United Kingdom