2006/415/EC: Commission Decision of  14 June 2006  concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community and repealing Decision 2006/135/EC  (notified under document number C(2006) 2400)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, Hungary, animal product, avian influenza, health control, health risk, poultry, trade restriction

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 June 2006

concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the
subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community and repealing Decision 2006/135/EC

(notified under document number C(2006) 2400)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/415/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11
in intra-
December 1989 concerning
Community trade with a view to the completion of
the
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 the European
Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal
health
non-commercial
movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive
92/65/EEC (3), and in particular Article 18 thereof,

requirements

applicable

the

to

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,

Whereas:

(1)

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 threat to animal health and to reduce sharply
the profitability of poultry farming. Under
certain
the disease may also pose a risk to
circumstances

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive
2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ
L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33, corrected by OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12).
(2) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive
2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(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.

human health. There is a risk that
the disease agent
might be spread to other holdings, to wild birds and
from one Member State to other Member States and
third countries through the international trade in live
birds or their products.

(2) Where a highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus of the
subtype H5 is detected in a sample collected from
poultry on the territory of a Member State and where,
pending the determination of the neuraminidase (N) type,
the clinical picture and the epidemiological circumstances
justify the suspicion of highly pathogenic avian influenza
caused by highly pathogenic influenza A virus of subtype
the presence of highly pathogenic avian
H5N1 or
influenza of
the
affected Member State should apply certain protection
measures to minimise the risk of disease spread.

subtype has been confirmed,

that

(3)

(4)

Such protection measures were adopted by Commission
Decision 2006/135/EC of 22 February 2006 concerning
in relation to highly
certain protection measures
pathogenic
the
influenza
avian
Community (5) to be implemented in addition to those
adopted
of Council Directive
92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 introducing Community
measures
in
particular as regards the movement of certain birds and
of products from poultry and other birds originating in
the zone affected by the disease.

the control of avian influenza (6),

framework

in the

poultry

for

in

in

The measures laid down in Directive 92/40/EEC have
recent
been fundamentally reviewed in the light of
scientific knowledge on the risks of avian influenza for
animal and public health,
the development of new
laboratory tests and vaccines and the lessons learnt
in the
recent
during
disease
in third countries. Taking
Community as well
account of
review, Directive 92/40/EEC was
repealed and replaced by Directive 2005/94/EC, which
is to be transposed by Member States into national law
by 1 July 2007.

outbreaks
as

that

this

of

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

2006/384/EC (OJ L 148, 2.6.2006, p. 53).

(6) OJ L 167, 22.6.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by the 2003

Act of Accession.

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(5)

(6)

Pending the transposition of Directive 2005/94/EC and
given the current disease situation in relation to avian
influenza in the Community it was necessary to lay
down transitional measures to be applied on holdings
where outbreaks of avian influenza caused by highly
pathogenic avian influenza viruses are suspected or
confirmed in poultry or other captive birds.

(10)

Taking account of the differences in disease risk in case
of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, the
affected Member State in close collaboration with the
Commission should establish a high-risk area and a
low-risk area which should be separated from the
disease-free part of the territory.

Those transitional measures which are laid down in
Commission Decision 2006/416/EC (7)
should enable
the Member States to adopt disease control measures in
a proportionate and flexible manner, taking into account
the various levels of risk posed by the different virus
the likely social and economic impact of the
strains,
measures
in question on the agriculture sector and
other sectors involved, while at the same time ensuring
that the measures taken for each specific scenario are the
most appropriate.

(11)

should be

the epidemiological situation so requires, measures
If
appropriate in relation to the areas concerned by the
outbreak or suspected outbreak of highly pathogenic
avian influenza
in particular by
describing these areas, and keeping this description
updated depending on the situation,
in the Annex to
the present Decision in accordance with the procedure
(4) of Directive
provided for
in Article 10(3) or
90/425/EEC and Article 9(3) or
(4) of Directive
89/662/EEC.

taken,

(7) With progress made

in transposition of Directive
2005/94/EC by certain Member States, any reference to
the transitional measures
should be construed as a
reference to the corresponding paragraph in Directive
2005/94/EC.

(8)

(9)

the disease may have,

However, given the particular disease risk and the epide-
miological situation with regard to highly pathogenic
the severe
avian influenza and taking into account
economic impact
in particular
when occurring in densely populated poultry areas,
adopted under
certain supplementary measures
Decision 2006/135/EC should be maintained. Those
measures should aim at reinforcing the local control
measures, regionalising the affected Member State by
separating the affected part of
the territory from the
disease free part thereof, and providing reassurance to
the poultry sector and the trade partners about
the
safety of products dispatched from the disease free part
of the country.

as

reasons of

The measures provided for in Decision 2006/135/EC
in line with those laid down in
should be brought
Decision 2006/416/EC and it is therefore appropriate
for
to repeal
Decision 2006/135/EC and replace it by the present
the additional control
Decision which only retains
measures applicable to the specific disease situation
with respect
to highly pathogenic avian influenza of
the H5N1 subtype.

and consistency

clarity

(7) See page 61 of the present Official Journal.

(12)

laid down in Commission Decision
The measures
2005/734/EC of 19 October 2005 laying down biose-
curity measures to reduce the risk of transmission of
highly pathogenic avian influenza caused by Influenza
virus A subtype H5N1 from birds living in the wild to
poultry and other captive birds and providing for an
risk (8)
early detection system in areas at particular
should be implemented in the areas affected by the
disease.

(13)

In the interests of consistency, it is appropriate for the
purposes of this Decision to apply certain definitions
provided for in Directive 2005/94/EC, Council Directive
90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health
conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and
imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching
eggs (9), Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying
down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (10),
Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.

(8) OJ L 274, 20.10.2005, p. 105. Decision as last amended by

Decision 2005/855/EC (OJ L 316, 2.12.2005, p. 21).

(9) OJ L 303, 31.10.1990, p. 6. Directive as last amended by the

2003 Act of Accession.

(10) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206, corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004,
p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2076/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83).

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(14)

subject

and embryos not

Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying
down animal health requirements governing trade in
and imports into the Community of animals, semen,
ova
to animal health
requirements laid down in specific Community rules
referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (11)
provides for approved bodies, institutes and centres and a
model certificate to accompany animals or their gametes
between such approved premises in different Member
restrictions
States. A derogation from the transport
should be envisaged for birds coming from and going
to bodies, institutes and centres approved in accordance
with that Directive.

(15)

Transport of hatching eggs from the protection zones
should be permitted under certain conditions. The
dispatch of hatching eggs to other countries should be
permitted subject in particular to compliance with the
conditions referred to in Directive 2005/94/EC. In such
cases
in
accordance with Directive 90/539/EEC should include a
reference to this Decision.

the animal health certificates provided for

The dispatch from protection zones of meat, minced
meat, mechanically separated meat, meat preparations
and meat products from wild feathered game should be
permitted subject to certain conditions, in particular as
regards compliance with certain requirements of Regu-
lation (EC) No 853/2004 and Regulation (EC) No
854/2004 of
the
Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules
for the organisation of official controls on products of
animal origin intended for human consumption (12).

the European Parliament and of

(16)

(17)

identification mark required for meat not authorised for
placing on the market for animal health reasons. It is
appropriate to permit the dispatch from the protection
zones of meat bearing the health mark provided for in
that Directive and meat products subjected to treatment
referred to therein.

Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 provides for transitional
measures allowing the use of a national
identification
mark for products of
animal origin intended for
human consumption which may only be marketed in
the territory of
the Member State where they are
produced.

the European
Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of
the Council of 3 October 2002
Parliament and of
animal by-
concerning
laying down health rules
intended for human consumption (14)
products not
authorises the placing on the market of a range of
animal
the
originating
Community under animal health restrictions, because
those products are considered safe due to the specific
conditions of production, processing and utilisation that
effectively inactivate possible pathogens or prevent
contact with susceptible animals.

by-products

areas

of

in

Taking account of the measures in place following an
outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of
the
subtype H5N1 in a backyard poultry flock in Denmark
and the establishment of areas A and B in accordance
with Article 2(4)(b) and (c) of Decision 2006/135/EC
these areas should continue to be listed in the Annex
of this Decision and further areas A and B should be
included following a recent outbreak of avian influenza
of the subtype H5 in a geese flock in Hungary.

(18)

(19)

(20)

Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002
laying down the animal health rules governing the
production, processing, distribution and introduction of
products of animal origin for human consumption (13)
from
establishes a list of
restricted areas
the possibility to
establish a specific identification mark and sets out the

treatments rendering meat

safe, provides

for

(21) Decision 2006/135/EC should therefore be repealed and

replaced by this Decision.

(11) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54. Directive as last amended by Directive
2004/68/EC (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321, corrected by OJ L 226,
25.6.2004, p. 128).

(12) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55, corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004,
p. 83. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2076/2005.

(13) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

(22)

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(14) OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 208/2006 (OJ L 36, 8.2.2006,
p. 25).

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 3

Areas A and B

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

The area listed in Part A of the Annex, (‘area A’), is clas-
1.
sified as the high risk area consisting of the protection and
surveillance zones established in accordance with Article 11
of Decision 2006/416/EC.

1.
This Decision lays down certain protection measures to be
applied in cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry
in the territory of a Member State (the ‘affected Member State’),
caused by a highly pathogenic influenza A virus of subtype H5
suspected (‘suspected outbreak’) or confirmed (‘outbreak’) to be
of the neuraminidase type N1, in order to prevent the spread of
avian influenza into the disease free parts of the Community
through movement of poultry, other birds as well as products
thereof.

2.
The measures laid down in this Decision shall be applied
without prejudice to the measures to be applied in the event of
an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry
taken in accordance with Decision 2006/416/EC.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Decision, the definitions in Directive
2005/94/EC shall apply. In addition, the following definitions
shall apply:

(a)

‘hatching eggs’ means eggs for incubation laid by poultry as
defined in Article 2(4) of Directive 2005/94/EC;

(b) ‘wild feathered game’ means game as defined in point 1.5,
second indent, and as far as avian species are concerned, in
point 1.7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(c)

‘other captive birds’ means birds as defined in point 6 of
Article 2 of Directive 2005/94/EC, including:

(i) pet animals of the bird species as referred to in Article

3(a) of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003; and

The area listed in Part B of the Annex, (‘area B’), is clas-
2.
sified as the low risk area which may include all or parts of the
further restricted zone established in accordance with Article 11
of Decision 2006/416/EC, and which shall separate area A from
the disease free part of the affected Member State, if such part is
identified, or neighbouring countries.

Article 4

Establishment of areas A and B

1.
Immediately following a suspected or confirmed outbreak
caused by highly
of highly pathogenic
avian influenza
pathogenic influenza A virus of subtype H5 suspected or
confirmed to be of the neuraminidase type N1, the affected
Member State shall establish area A, having regard to the
in Article 11 of Decision
legal
2006/416/EC, and area B having regard to geographical, admin-
istrative, ecological and epizootiological factors relating to avian
influenza, and notify them to the Commission, to the other
Member States and, as appropriate, to the public.

requirements as

set out

The Commission,

in collaboration with the affected
2.
Member State, shall examine the areas established by the
affected Member State and take the appropriate measures in
relation to those areas pursuant
to Article 9(3) and (4) of
Directive 89/662/EEC and Article 10(3) or (4) of Directive
90/425/EEC.

3.
If the neuraminidase type is confirmed as being different
from N1, the affected Member State shall abolish the measures
taken by it in relation to the areas concerned and notify the
Commission and the other Member States.

(ii) birds destined for approved bodies, institutes or centres
as defined in Article 2(1)(c) of Directive 92/65/EEC.

The Commission,
in collaboration with the affected Member
State, shall take the appropriate measures pursuant to Article
9(3) or (4) of Directive 89/662/EEC and Article 10(3) or (4) of
Directive 90/425/EEC.

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If the presence of a highly pathogenic influenza A virus of
4.
the subtype H5N1 is confirmed in poultry, the affected Member
States shall:

(b) no products intended for human consumption derived from
wild feathered game, are dispatched from areas A and B to
the remaining part of the territory of the affected Member
State, if applicable, or to other Member States and to third
countries;

(a) notify the Commission and the other Member States;

(b) apply the measures provided for in Article 5:

(i)

for at least 21 days in the case of the protection zone
and 30 days in the case of the surveillance zone after
the date of completion of the preliminary cleansing and
disinfection on the outbreak holding in accordance with
Article 7(7) of Decision 2006/416/EC; and

(ii) as long as is necessary having regard to the geogra-
phical, administrative, ecological and epizootiological
factors relating to avian influenza; or

(iii) until the date indicated for the affected Member State in

the Annex;

(c) keep the Commission and the other Member States
informed about any development with regard to areas A
and B.

The Commission,
in collaboration with the affected Member
State, shall take the appropriate measures pursuant to Article
9(3) or (4) of Directive 89/662/EEC and Article 10(3) or (4) of
Directive 90/425/EEC.

Article 5

General prohibition

In addition to the restrictions on movement of poultry, other
captive birds, their hatching eggs and products derived from
such birds laid down in Decision 2006/416/EC for holdings
in the protection, surveillance and further restriction zones,
the affected Member State shall ensure that:

(c) no animal by-products derived entirely or partially from
to the
avian species from areas A and B and subject
provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 are trans-
ported between areas A and B or dispatched from those
areas to the remaining part of the territory of the affected
Member State, if applicable, or to other Member States or to
third countries;

(d) no poultry or other captive birds are gathered at gatherings

within area B such as fairs, markets or shows.

Article 6

Derogations for live poultry and day-old chicks

By way of derogation from Article 5(a),

1.
the affected
Member State may authorise the direct transport of poultry
from holdings in area B, to slaughterhouses in the affected
Member State designated by the competent authority, or
following agreement between the competent authorities, to a
designated slaughterhouse in another Member State or third
country.

By way of derogation from Article 5(a),

the affected
2.
Member State may authorise the direct transport of poultry
from holdings in area B to holdings under official control in
the same Member State where the poultry shall remain for at
least 21 days.

By way of derogation from Article 5(a),

3.
the affected
Member State may authorise the direct transport of poultry
from holdings in area B to a designated holding in another
Member State or a third country, provided that:

(a)

the competent authorities have agreed;

(b) no other poultry is kept on the designated holding;

(a) no live poultry and other captive birds, except birds referred
to in Article 2(c)(i) and (ii), and hatching eggs of poultry,
other captive birds, except those from birds referred to in
Article 2(c)(ii), and of wild feathered game birds are
dispatched from area B to the remaining part of
the
territory of the affected Member State, if applicable, or to
other Member States or to third countries;

(c)

the designated holding is placed under official surveillance;

(d) the poultry remain on the designated holding for at least 21

days.

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By way of derogation from Article 5(a),

the affected
4.
Member State may authorise the transport of day-old chicks
from a hatchery situated in area B:

(b) collected from holdings situated on the day of collection in
area B, on which the poultry have tested negative in a
serological survey for avian influenza capable of detecting
5 % prevalence of disease with at least a 95 % level of
confidence and traceability is ensured, to any hatchery.

(a)

to holdings under official control
State, preferably situated outside area A;

in the affected Member

(b) to any holding, preferably situated outside area A, provided
that the day-old chicks are hatched from eggs complying
with the requirements in Article 7(1)(b);

(c)

to any holding, preferably situated outside area A, provided
that the day-old chicks are hatched from eggs collected from
holdings which were on the date of collection situated
outside areas A and B and were transported in disinfected
packaging.

The animal health certificates accompanying consignments
5.
of poultry or day-old chicks referred to in paragraph 1, 2, 3 and
4(b) and (c) to other Member States shall include the words:

for

By way of derogation from Article 5(a),

2.
the affected
Member State shall authorise the dispatch of hatching eggs or
SPF-eggs
scientific, diagnostic or pharmaceutical uses
collected from holdings situated on the day of collection in
area A or B to designated laboratories, institutes, pharmaceutical
or vaccine producers in the affected Member State, or following
agreement between the competent authorities,
in another
Member State or a third country.

The animal health certificates accompanying consignments
3.
of hatching eggs referred to in paragraphs 1(a) and (b) and 2 to
other Member States shall include the words:

complies with the
in
down

Commission

animal health
Decision

consignment

‘The
conditions
2006/415/EC’.

laid

complies with the
in
down

Commission

animal health
Decision

consignment

‘The
conditions
2006/415/EC’.

laid

6. Movements pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall be
executed under official control. They shall be authorised only
after the official veterinarian has ascertained that the holding of
origin is not
to any suspicion relating to highly
pathogenic avian influenza. The means of transport used must
be cleaned and disinfected before and after use.

subject

4. Movements which are permitted pursuant to paragraph 1
or 2 shall be executed under official control. They shall be
authorised only after the official veterinarian has ascertained
that
to any suspicion
relating to highly pathogenic avian influenza. The means of
transport used must be cleaned and disinfected before and
after use.

the holding of origin is not subject

Article 7

Derogations for hatching eggs and SPF-eggs

By way of derogation from Article 5(a),

1.
Member State may authorise the dispatch of hatching eggs

the affected

(a) collected from holdings situated on the day of collection in
area B, to a designated hatchery in the affected Member
State, or
following agreement between the competent
authorities, to a designated hatchery in another Member
State or third country;

Article 8

Derogations for meat, minced meat and mechanically
and meat
separated meat of wild feathered game
preparations and meat products prepared from such meat

By way of derogation from Article 5(b),

1.
the affected
Member State may authorise the dispatch onto the national
fresh meat, minced meat, mechanically separated
market of
meat and meat preparations or meat products from wild
if such meat is
feathered game originating in area A or B,
marked with the health mark referred to in Annex II
to
Directive 2002/99/EC or
the national mark established in
accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005.

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By way of derogation from Article 5(b),

2.
Member State shall authorise the dispatch of:

the affected

(a) meat products produced from meat from wild feathered
game originating in area A or B which were subjected to
a treatment as required for avian influenza in row 1(a), (b)
or (c) of Annex III to Directive 2002/99/EC;

(iii) are transported under biosecurity measures to avoid
spread of
the virus to users or collection centres
authorised and registered in accordance with Article
23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 for
the
in accordance
feeding of animals after a treatment
with points (5)(a)(ii) and (iii) of Annex IX to that Regu-
lation to ensure at least the inactivation of the avian
influenza virus;

(b)

fresh meat from wild feathered game originating outside
the areas A and B and produced in establishments within
area A or B in accordance with Section IV of Annex III to
Regulation
in
accordance with Chapter VIII of Section IV of Annex I
to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;

(EC) No 853/2004 and

controlled

(c) minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated
meat and meat products containing meat referred to in
point (b) and produced in establishments situated in area
A or B in accordance with Sections V and VI of Annex III
to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

Article 9

Derogation for animal by-products

By way of derogation from Article 5(c),

1.
Member State shall authorise:

the affected

(a)

the dispatch from area A or B of animal by-products of
avian origin which:

(i)

comply with the conditions set out in the following
to Regulation (EC) No
Annexes, or parts
1774/2002:

thereof,

— Annex V,

— Chapters II(A),

III(B),

IV(A), VI(A and B), VII(A),

VIII(A), IX(A) and X(A) of Annex VII, and

— Chapter

II(B), Chapter

III(II)(A)

and Chapter

VII(A)(1)(a) of Annex VIII; or

(b) the dispatch from area B of untreated feathers or parts of
feathers in accordance with point 1(a) of Section A of
Chapter VIII of Annex VIII
to Regulation (EC) No
1774/2002, produced from poultry or farmed feathered
game;

(c)

the dispatch from area A or B of feathers and parts of
feathers that have been treated with a steam current, or
by some other method that ensures that no pathogens
remain, produced from poultry or wild feathered game.

2.
The affected Member State shall ensure that the products
referred to in paragraph 1(b) and (c) of this Article are accom-
panied by a commercial document in accordance with Chapter
X of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 stating, in the
case of the products referred to in paragraph 1(c) of this Article,
in point 6.1 of that document that those products have been
treated with a steam current or by some other method ensuring
that no pathogens remain.

However, that commercial document shall not be required for
processed decorative feathers, processed feathers carried by
travellers for their private use or consignments of processed
feathers sent to private individuals for non-industrial purpose.

Article 10

Conditions for movements

(ii) are transported under biosecurity measures to avoid
spread of the virus to designated, plants approved in
accordance with Articles 12 to 15 or Articles 17 or 18
of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 for disposal, further
transformation or use which ensure at least the inacti-
vation of the avian influenza virus; or

1. Where movements of animals or products thereof covered
by this Decision are authorised under Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9, the
authorisation shall be based on the favourable outcome of a risk
assessment carried out by the competent authority and all
appropriate biosecurity measures shall be taken to avoid the
spread of avian influenza.

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2. Where the dispatch, movement or transport of products
referred to in paragraph 1 are authorised under Articles 7, 8
and 9, subject to justified conditions or limitations, they must
be obtained, handled, treated, stored and transported without
compromising the animal health status of other products
fulfilling all the animal health requirements for trade, placing
on the market or export to third countries.

Article 11

Compliance and information

All Member States shall
immediately adopt and publish the
measures necessary to comply with this Decision. They shall
immediately inform the Commission thereof.

The affected Member State shall apply those measures as soon
as it reasonably suspects the presence of highly pathogenic
avian influenza virus of the subtype H5N1 in poultry.

The affected Member State shall
regularly provide to the
Commission and the other Member States the necessary infor-
mation on the epidemiology of the disease and, where appro-
priate the additional control and surveillance measures and the
awareness campaigns implemented.

Article 12

Validity

This Decision shall apply until 30 June 2007.

Article 13

Repeal

Decision 2006/135/EC is repealed.

Article 14

Addressee

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 June 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 164/59

ANNEX

PART A

Area A as established in accordance with Article 4(2):

ISO Country
Code

Member State

Code
(if available)

Area A

Name

Date until applicable
Art. 4(4)(b)

DK

DENMARK

In the county of Funen the muni-
cipalities of:

28.6.2006

ÅRSLEV

KERTEMINDE

LANGESKOV

MUNKEBO

NYBORG

ODENSE

ØRBÆK

OTTERUP

RINGE

RYSLINGE

ULLERSLEV

HU

HUNGARY

In the county of Bács-Kiskun the
municipalities of:
KISKŐRÖS
KECEL

9.7.2006

IMREHEGY

ORGOVÁNY

KASKANTYÚ

BÓCSA

SOLTVADKERT

TÁZLÁR

PIRTÓ

KISKUNHALAS

JAKABSZÁLLÁS

BUGACPUSZTAHÁZA

BUGAC

SZANK

KISKUNMAJSA-BODOGLÁR

HARKAKÖTÖNY

FÜLÖPJAKAB

MÓRICGÁT
PETŐFISZÁLLÁS
JÁSZSZENTLÁSZLÓ

KISKUNMAJSA

KISKUNFÉLEGYHÁZA

GÁTÉR

PÁLMONOSTORA

KÖMPÖC

CSÓLYOSPÁLOS

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.6.2006

ISO Country
Code

Member State

Code
(if available)

Area A

Name

Date until applicable
Art. 4(4)(b)

In the county Csongrád the muni-
cipalities of:

9.7.2006

ÜLLÉS

BORDÁNY

ZSOMBÓ

SZATYMAZ

SÁNDORFALVA
FELGYŐ
FORRÁSKÚT

BALÁSTYA

DÓC

KISTELEK

ÓPUSZTASZER

CSONGRÁD

BAKS

CSENGELE

PUSZTASZER

CSANYTELEK

TÖMÖRKÉNY

Area B as established in accordance with Article 4(2):

PART B

ISO Country
Code

Member State

Code
(if available)

Area B

Name

Date until applicable
Art. 4(4)(b)

DK

HU

DENMARK

ADNS

The county of:

28.6.2006

HUNGARY

ADNS

The counties of:

9.7.2006

00700

FUNEN

00003

BÁCS-KISKUN

00006

CSONGRÁD