2005/799/EC: Commission Decision of 16 November 2005 repealing Decision 2004/614/EC concerning protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Republic of South Africa (notified under document number C(2005) 4396)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-11-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Africa, animal plague, animal product, bird, import policy

L 301/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.11.2005

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 November 2005

repealing Decision 2004/614/EC concerning protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic
avian influenza in the Republic of South Africa

(notified under document number C(2005) 4396)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/799/EC)

in respect of the Republic of South Africa are therefore
no longer necessary.

Decision 2004/614/EC should therefore be repealed.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2004/614/EC is repealed.

Article 2

so as

The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to
imports
to bring them into compliance with this
Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity
immediately inform the
to the measures adopted. They shall
Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 November 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991
laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from
third
89/662/EEC,
90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular Article
18(6) and (7) thereof,

amending Directives

countries

and

Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December
1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on products entering the Community from
third countries (2), and in particular Article 22(1) and (6)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Decision 2004/614/EC of 24 August 2004
concerning protection measures in relation to highly
pathogenic avian influenza in the Republic of South
Africa (3) was adopted in response to outbreaks of
avian influenza in ratites in South Africa.

The Republic of South Africa has now declared itself free
of avian influenza and has sent a final report on the
animal health situation to the Commission with a
request to amend Decision 2004/614/EC accordingly.

The information contained in the final report shows
clearly that
the outbreak in the Republic of South
Africa has been contained and that the disease is no
longer present in the country. The protection measures

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by the 2003

Act of Accession.

(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act

of Accession.

(3) OJ L 275, 25.8.2004, p. 20. Decision as last amended by Decision

2005/469/EC (OJ L 165, 25.6.2005, p. 31).