2005/65/EC: Commission Decision of 28 January 2005 as regards certain transitional additional guarantees for Denmark in relation to the change of its non-vaccinating status against Newcastle disease (notified under document number C(2005) 143)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, animal disease, disease prevention, import policy, intra-EU trade, live poultry, vaccination, veterinary legislation

L 27/52

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.1.2005

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 January 2005

as regards certain transitional additional guarantees for Denmark in relation to the change of its
non-vaccinating status against Newcastle disease

(notified under document number C(2005) 143)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/65/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October
1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community
trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and
hatching eggs (1), and in particular Article 12(2) and (3)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 91/552/EEC of 27 September
1991 establishing the status of Denmark as regards
Newcastle disease (2), established the status of Denmark
as a non-vaccinating Member State against Newcastle
disease for the purpose of intra-Community trade and
imports from third countries in live poultry.

Due to recent developments in relation to its Newcastle
disease situation, Denmark intends to introduce vacci-
nation of poultry against that disease and its status of
a non-vaccinating Member State should therefore be
suspended as provided for in Directive 90/539/EEC.

In order to safeguard the current poultry health situation
in Denmark during the introductory phase of vaccination
against Newcastle disease, it is appropriate to lay down
transitional rules for additional guarantees concerning
consignments to that Member State for a certain period.

Accordingly, Denmark should be granted certain addi-
tional guarantees, which may include the testing of live
poultry
in Commission Decision
92/340/EEC (3) on testing of poultry for Newcastle
disease prior to movement.

as provided for

(5)

Decision 91/552/EEC should therefore be repealed.

(1) OJ L 303, 31.10.1990, p. 6. Directive as last amended by Regulation

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

(2) OJ L 298, 29.10.1991, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 188, 8.7.1992, p. 34.

Article 1

Scope and subject matter

This Decision shall apply to intra-Community trade in poultry,
such as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive 90/539/EEC, to be
dispatched to Denmark from Member States which do not have
a non-vaccinating status against Newcastle disease, as provided
for in Article 12(2) of that Directive, and from third countries.

Article 2

Prior authorisation for consignments of poultry to
Denmark

The prior authorisation from the competent veterinary authority
of Denmark shall be requested before the dispatch of poultry.

That request for authorisation shall include information on the
type of vaccine and the vaccination scheme used for the immu-
nisation of the poultry against Newcastle disease.

Article 3

Sampling and testing of poultry for consignment to

Denmark

The competent authority of Denmark may require testing of the
poultry in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Decision
92/340/EEC, taking into account the information provided in
accordance with Article 2 of this Decision.

Article 4

Refusal of consignments of poultry by Denmark

If Denmark, taking into account the information provided for in
accordance with Article 2 of this Decision and the outcome of
the testing referred to in Article 3 of this Decision, decides not
to authorise the introduction of a consignment of poultry onto
its territory,
inform the Commission and the other
Member State or third countries concerned on the grounds
for its Decision to.

it shall

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Article 5

Repeal of Decision 91/552/EEC

Article 7

Addressees

Decision 91/552/EEC is repealed.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 6

Applicability

This Decision shall apply until 28 February 2006.

Done at Brussels, 28 January 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission