2006/354/EC: Commission Decision of  11 May 2006  amending for the second time Decision 2005/648/EC concerning protection measures in relation to Newcastle disease in Bulgaria  (notified under document number C(2006) 1885)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, animal disease, animal product, import restriction, poultry, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 May 2006

amending for the second time Decision 2005/648/EC concerning protection measures in relation to
Newcastle disease in Bulgaria

(notified under document number C(2006) 1885)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/354/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
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)

Newcastle disease is a highly contagious viral disease in
poultry and birds and there is a risk that the disease
agent might be introduced via international
trade in
live poultry and poultry products.

(2)

Commission Decision 2005/648/EC of 8 September
2005 concerning protection measures in relation to

(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).

Newcastle disease in Bulgaria (3) was adopted following
an outbreak of Newcastle disease in the administrative
region of Vratsa. That Decision suspends the importation
of live poultry, ratites, farmed and wild feathered game
and hatching eggs, fresh meat and meat preparations and
meat
species. By Decision
2006/263/EC those measures were extended to the
administrative district of Blagoevgrad.

from these

products

On 17 April 2006 Bulgaria confirmed an outbreak of
Newcastle disease in the administrative district (county)
of Burgas in Bulgaria.

Taking account of the current epidemiology situation in
Bulgaria in relation to Newcastle disease and the fact that
that country has applied certain disease control measures
and has sent further information on the disease situation
to the Commission,
the situation in
Bulgaria, except for the regions of Vratsa, Blagoevgrad
and Burgas is still satisfactory. It is therefore appropriate
to limit the suspension of imports to those regions.

it appears that

The Annex to Decision 2005/648/EC should therefore be
amended accordingly.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(3) OJ L 238, 15.9.2005, p. 16. Decision as amended by Decision

2006/263/EC (OJ L 95, 4.4.2006, p. 3).

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 3

Article 1

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

In Decision 2005/648/EC the Annex is replaced by the text in
the Annex to this Decision.

Done at Brussels, 11 May 2006.

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.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Administrative district of Blagoevgrad

Administrative district of Burgas, excluding the municipalities of Burgas and Sungurlare

Administrative district of Vratsa’