2006/256/EC: Commission Decision of  27 March 2006  amending for the second time Decision 2005/758/EC as regards the extension of the parts of Croatia subject to certain protection measures in relation highly pathogenic avian influenza  (notified under document number C(2006) 891)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-03-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, animal disease, animal product, disease prevention, health certificate, import restriction, poultry

30.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 92/15

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 March 2006

amending for the second time Decision 2005/758/EC as regards the extension of the parts of
Croatia subject to certain protection measures in relation highly pathogenic avian influenza

(notified under document number C(2006) 891)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/256/EC)

Decision 2005/758/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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2005/758/EC is replaced by the text in
the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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, 27 March 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(3)

(4)

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(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(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Decision 2005/758/EC of 27 October 2005
concerning certain protection measures in relation to a
suspicion of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Croatia
and repealing Decision 2005/749/EC (3) was adopted
following notification to the Commission from that
third country of a suspicion of highly pathogenic avian
influenza A virus of subtype H5 in wild birds in its
territory.

Croatia has reported further cases in wild birds outside
the area currently regionalised in that Decision which
justify extending the suspension of certain imports
from Croatia to cover the newly affected part of the
territory of that third country.

(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 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.
(3) OJ L 285, 28.10.2005, p. 50. Decision as amended by Decision

2006/11/EC (OJ L 7, 12.1.2006, p. 29).

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30.3.2006

ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Part of the territory of Croatia referred to in Article 1(1)

ISO country code

Name of country

Part of territory

HR

Croatia

In Croatia the counties of:
— Viroviticko-Podravska
— Osjecko-Baranjska
— Splitsko-Dalmatinska’