2005/855/EC: Commission Decision of  30 November 2005  amending Decision 2005/734/EC laying down biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza caused by Influenza virus A subtype H5N1 from birds living in the wild to poultry and other captive birds and providing for an early detection system in areas at particular risk  (notified under document number C(2005) 4687)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-11-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, bird, disease prevention, health control, poultry farming

2.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 316/21

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 November 2005

amending Decision 2005/734/EC laying down biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of
transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza caused by Influenza virus A subtype H5N1
from birds living in the wild to poultry and other captive birds and providing for an early
detection system in areas at particular risk

(notified under document number C(2005) 4687)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/855/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June
1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable
in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products
with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in
particular Article 10(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

To monitor the situation in the Member States,
the
Commission adopted Decision 2005/732/EC of 17
October 2005 approving the programmes for the imple-
mentation of Member States' surveys for avian influenza
in poultry and wild birds during 2005 and laying down
reporting and eligibility rules
the Community
financial contribution to the implementation costs of
those programmes (2).

for

are kept

In order to reduce the risk of highly pathogenic avian
influenza caused by Influenza A virus of subtype H5N1
being introduced into poultry farms and other premises
where birds
in captivity via wild birds,
Commission Decision 2005/734/EC of 19 October
2005 laying down biosecurity measures to reduce the
avian
risk of
influenza caused by Influenza virus A subtype H5N1
from birds living in the wild to poultry and other
captive birds and providing for an early detection
system in areas at particular risk (3) was adopted.

transmission of highly pathogenic

Pursuant to that Decision, Member States are to identify
individual holdings keeping poultry or other captive birds
which, according to epidemiological and ornithological
data, should be considered particularly at risk from the
avian influenza A virus of subtype H5N1 spreading via
wild birds.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive
2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L
315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).
(2) OJ L 274, 20.10.2005, p. 95.
(3) OJ L 274, 20.10.2005, p. 105. Decision as amended by Decision

2005/745/EC (OJ L 279, 22.10.2005, p. 79).

In the light of the epidemiological and ornithological
developments, provision should be made to review
such risks on a regular and ongoing basis with a view
to adjusting the areas identified as particularly at risk.

Clarification is necessary with regard to the epidemio-
logical role of birds participating in point-to-point races
within the framework of cultural events.

In addition, provision should be made for the period of
the measures provided for in Decision
application of
2005/734/EC to be extended in the light of the epide-
miological and ornithological developments.

Decision 2005/734/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2005/734/EC is amended as follows:

1.

in Article 1, the following paragraph 4 is added:

‘4. Member States shall regularly review the measures they
have taken pursuant to paragraph 1 and in the light of the
surveys they have carried out in accordance with Decision
2005/732/EC in order to adjust to the changing epidemio-
logical and ornithological situation the areas of their territory
that they have identified as being particularly at risk from the
introduction of avian influenza.’;

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2.

in Article 2a, paragraph 2 of is replaced by the following:

Article 2

‘2. Member States shall ensure that the bringing-together
of poultry and other birds at markets, shows, exhibitions and
is
cultural events,
prohibited.

including point-to-point races of birds,

However, the competent authority may authorise such gath-
erings of poultry and other captive birds, provided that the
result of a risk assessment is favourable.’;

3.

in Article 4,
2006’;

‘1 December 2005’

is replaced by ‘31 May

4. Annex I is amended in accordance with the Annex to this

Decision.

Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to
comply with this Decision and publish those measures. They
shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 November 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

ANNEX

In Annex I to Decision 2005/734/EC, the first indent of Part I is replaced by the following:
‘— Location of the holding along migratory flight paths of birds, in particular where the birds are coming from central

and eastern Asia, the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea areas, the Middle East and Africa;’.