2006/396/EC: Commission Decision of  2 June 2006  amending Decision 2005/710/EC as regards certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry in Romania  (notified under document number C(2006) 2137)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-06-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, animal disease, animal product, import restriction, poultry, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 June 2006

amending Decision 2005/710/EC as regards certain protection measures in relation to highly
pathogenic avian influenza in poultry in Romania

(notified under document number C(2006) 2137)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/396/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Romania has now notified the Commission of several
confirmed cases and several more suspicions of highly
pathogenic avian influenza in poultry flocks in Brasov
the parts of Romania
county, which is outside
currently
2005/710/EC.
Romania has transmitted information that eradication
and control measures are being applied in the affected
county. Supplementary biosecurity measures are in force
in all 42 Romanian counties.

by Decision

regionalised

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

(4)

In light of the current disease situation in Romania, it is
necessary to extend the parts of Romania from where the
relevant imports into the Community are suspended.

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,

(5)

Decision 2005/710/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

Whereas:

(6)

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

certain

2005

(1)

(2)

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:

Decision 2005/710/EC provides for the suspension of
into the Community from certain parts of
imports
Romania, affected by that disease, of
live poultry,
ratites, farmed and wild feathered game and live birds
including pet birds, hatching eggs
other than poultry,
of those species and certain other products of birds.

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2005/710/EC is replaced by the text in
the Annex to this Decision.

(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

2006/321/EC (OJ L 118, 3.5.2006, p. 18).

Article 2

shall

The Member States
immediately take the necessary
measures to comply with this Decision and publish those
measures. They shall
immediately inform the Commission
thereof.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 2 June 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Parts of the territory of Romania referred to in Article 1(a) and (b)

PART A

ISO country code

Name of country

Description of part of territory

RO

Romania

— Whole of the territory of Romania

ISO country code

Name of country

Description of part of territory

PART B

RO

Romania

In Romania, the counties of:
— Arges
— Bacau
— Botosani
— Braila
— Brasov
— Bucuresti
— Buzau
— Calarasi
— Constanta
— Covasna
— Dimbovita
— Dolj
— Galati
— Giurgiu
— Gorj
— Harghita
— Ialomita
— Iasi
— Ilfov
— Mehedinti
— Mures
— Neamt
— Olt
— Prahova
— Sibiu
— Suceava
— Teleorman
— Tulcea
— Vaslui
— Vilcea
— Vrancea’