2006/384/EC: Commission Decision of  29 May 2006  amending Decision 2006/135/EC as regarding the establishment of areas A and B in certain Member States due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza  (notified under document number C(2006) 2090)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-05-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, animal disease, animal product, disease prevention, health control, poultry

2.6.2006

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 May 2006

amending Decision 2006/135/EC as regarding the establishment of areas A and B in certain Member
States due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza

(notified under document number C(2006) 2090)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/384/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

provided for in Commission Decision 2006/135/EC of
certain protection
22 February 2006 concerning
avian
measures
influenza in the Community (5).

in relation to highly pathogenic

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11
in intra-
December 1989 concerning
the
Community trade with a view to the completion of
internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

veterinary

checks

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 (2), and in
particular Article 10(4) 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 (3), and in particular Article 18 thereof,

(2)

(3)

those measures,

Following that outbreak, Denmark took the necessary
measures in accordance with Decision 2006/135/EC.
After notification of
the Commission
has examined them in collaboration with the Member
State concerned, and is satisfied that areas A and B estab-
lished by that Member State are at sufficient distance to
the outbreak in poultry.
is therefore necessary to
It
establish areas A and B in Denmark and to fix the
duration of that regionalisation.

Taking account of Article 2(4)(b) and (c) of Decision
2006/135/EC and a final evaluation of the epidemio-
logical situation with regard to highly pathogenic avian
the subtype H5N1 in certain parts of
influenza of
the measures established for
Sweden and Germany,
that
those areas in accordance with Article 2(2) of
Decision are no longer necessary.

Having regard to Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20
December 2005 on Community measures for the control of
avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (4), and in
particular Article 66(2) thereof,

(4)

It is therefore necessary to amend Parts A and B of
Annex I to Decision 2006/135/EC accordingly.

Whereas:

(5)

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(1)

Denmark has notified the Commission and the other
Member States of an outbreak of highly pathogenic
avian influenza A virus of subtype H5N1 in poultry on
its territory and has taken the appropriate measures

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive
2004/41/EC (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33); corrected version
(OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12).

(2) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive
the Council

the European Parliament and of

2002/33/EC of
(OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).

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

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 590/2006 (OJ L 104, 13.4.2006,
p. 8).

(4) OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 2006/135/EC is replaced by the Annex to
this Decision.

(5) OJ L 52, 23.2.2006, p. 41. Decision as last amended by Decision

2006/293/EC (OJ L 107, 20.4.2006, p. 44).

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 29 May 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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Annex I to Decision 2006/135/EC is replaced by the following:

ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

PART A

Area A as referred to in Article 2(1):

ISO Country Code

Member State

Area A

Code

Name

DK

DENMARK

The municipalities of:

Date until
applicable

28.6.2006

ÅRSLEV

KERTEMINDE

LANGESKOV

MUNKEBO

NYBORG

ODENSE

ØRBÆK

OTTERUP

RINGE

RYSLINGE

ULLERSLEV

PART B

Area B as referred to in Article 2(2):

ISO Country Code

Member State

DK

DENMARK

Area B

Name

The county of:
FUNEN’

Code

ADNS

00700

Date until
applicable

28.6.2006