2006/321/EC: Commission Decision of  28 April 2006  amending Decisions 2005/710/EC, 2005/733/EC and 2005/758/EC as regards an extension of their period of application for certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in Romania, Turkey and Croatia  (notified under document number C(2006) 1710)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, Romania, Türkiye, animal disease, health control, import restriction, meat product, poultry, poultrymeat

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Official Journal of the European Union

3.5.2006

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 April 2006

amending Decisions 2005/710/EC, 2005/733/EC and 2005/758/EC as regards an extension of their
period of application for certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian
influenza in Romania, Turkey and Croatia

(notified under document number C(2006) 1710)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/321/EC)

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
89/662/EEC,
third
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)

threat

Avian influenza is an infectious viral disease in poultry
and birds, causing mortality and disturbances which can
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
into the Community via international
trade in live
poultry,
than poultry and certain
products thereof.

live birds other

Following the outbreak of avian influenza, caused by a
in south-eastern
highly pathogenic H5N1 virus strain,
the Commission
Asia starting in December 2003,
adopted several protection measures in relation to avian
influenza. Those measures
in particular,
Commission Decision 2005/710/EC of 13 October
2005 concerning
in
in
relation to highly pathogenic
Romania (3), Commission Decision 2005/733/EC of 19

protection measures
avian influenza

included,

certain

October 2005 concerning certain protection measures
suspicion of highly pathogenic
in relation to a
in Turkey and repealing Decision
avian influenza
2005/705/EC (4)
Decision
Commission
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 (5).

and

2005/710/EC,

adopted, new cases of

Since Decisions
2005/733/EC and
2005/758/EC were
avian
influenza have been confirmed several
times during
surveillance
Romania,
Croatia.
and
Accordingly,
restrictions
those
be
those
Decisions
continued by extending their period of application to
31 July 2006.

in
the
concerning

contained
countries

in
should

Turkey

Decisions 2005/710/EC, 2005/733/EC and 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

(3)

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 4 of Decision 2005/710/EC, the date ‘30 April 2006’
is replaced by ‘31 July 2006’.

Article 2

In Article 6 of Decision 2005/733/EC, the date ‘30 April 2006’
is replaced by ‘31 July 2006’.

(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 version (OJ L 191, 28.5.2004,
p. 1).

(3) OJ L 269, 14.10.2005, p. 42. Decision as last amended by Decision

2006/24/EC (OJ L 17, 21.1.2006, p. 30).

In Article 5 of Decision 2005/758/EC, the date ‘30 April 2006’
is replaced by ‘31 July 2006’.

(4) OJ L 274, 20.10.2005, p. 102.
(5) OJ L 285, 28.10.2005, p. 50. Decision as last amended by Decision

2006/256/EC (OJ L 92, 30.3.2006, p. 15).

Article 3

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The 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 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 28 April 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission