2006/79/EC: Commission Decision of  31 January 2006  amending Decisions 2005/759/EC and 2005/760/EC as regards an extension of their period of application  (notified under document number C(2006) 187)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-01-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, bird, health control, import restriction, poultry, surveillance concerning imports, veterinary inspection

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Official Journal of the European Union

8.2.2006

COMMISSION DECISION

of 31 January 2006

amending Decisions 2005/759/EC and 2005/760/EC as regards an extension of their period of
application

(notified under document number C(2006) 187)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/79/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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,

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 (2), and in particular Article
18(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 (3), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of 26 May
2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the
animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial
movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive
92/65/EEC (4), and in particular Article 18 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Avian influenza is an infectious viral disease in poultry
and birds, causing mortality and disturbances which can

(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 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by the 2003

Act of Accession.

(3) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1) corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1.
last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 18/2006 (OJ L 4, 7.1.2006, p. 3).

(4) OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1. Regulation as

threat

quickly take epizootic proportions liable to present a
serious
to animal and public health and to
reduce sharply the profitability of poultry farming.
There is a risk that the disease agent might be introduced
via international trade in live birds other than poultry,
including birds accompanying their owners (pet birds).

included

Those measures

starting in December 2003,

Following the outbreak of avian influenza, caused by a
in south-eastern
highly pathogenic H5N1 virus strain,
Asia
the Commission
adopted several protection measures in relation to avian
influenza.
particular
Commission Decision 2005/759/EC of 27 October
in
2005 concerning
relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain
third countries and the movement from third countries
of birds accompanying their owners (5) and Commission
Decision 2005/760/EC of 27 October 2005 concerning
certain protection measures
in relation to highly
pathogenic avian influenza in certain third countries for
the import of captive birds (6).

protection measures

certain

in

Since new cases of avian influenza have been reported in
certain member countries of the World Organisation for
Animal Health (OIE),
the restrictions concerning the
movements of pet birds and imports of other birds
from certain areas
continued.
Therefore it is appropriate to extend the application of
Decisions 2005/759/EC and 2005/760/EC.

risk should be

at

Decisions
therefore be amended accordingly.

2005/759/EC and

2005/760/EC should

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(5) OJ L 285, 28.10.2005, p. 52. Decision as amended by Decision

2005/862/EC (OJ L 317, 3.12.2005, p. 19).

(6) OJ L 285, 28.10.2005, p. 60. Decision as amended by Decision

2005/862/EC.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

measures. They shall
thereof.

immediately inform the Commission

In Article 5 of Decision 2005/759/EC ‘31 January 2006’
replaced by ‘31 May 2006’.

is

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

In Article 6 of Decision 2005/760/EC ‘31 January 2006’
replaced by ‘31 May 2006’.

is

Done at Brussels, 31 January 2006.

Article 3

immediately take the necessary
The Member States
measures to comply with this Decision and publish those

shall

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission