2006/571/EC: Commission Decision of 14 August 2006 amending Decision 2005/648/EC concerning protection measures in relation to Newcastle disease in Bulgaria (notified under document number C(2006) 3622)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-08-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, animal disease, animal product, import restriction, infectious disease, poultry, veterinary inspection

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Official Journal of the European Union

19.8.2006

COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 August 2006

amending Decision 2005/648/EC concerning protection measures in relation to Newcastle disease in
Bulgaria

(notified under document number C(2006) 3622)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/571/EC)

it appears that

and has sent further information on the disease situation
to the Commission,
the situation in
Bulgaria, except for the regions of Vratsa, Blagoevgrad,
Kardzhali and Burgas (excluding the municipalities of
Burgas
is
is
therefore appropriate to limit the suspension of imports
to those regions.

and Sungurlare)

satisfactory.

still

It

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

(5)

(6)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

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.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 August 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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.

Commission Decision 2005/648/EC of 8 September
2005 concerning protection measures in relation to
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 products from these species.

Bulgaria confirmed an outbreak of Newcastle disease in
in
the administrative district
Bulgaria.

(county) of Kardzhali

Taking account of the current epidemiology situation in
Bulgaria in relation to Newcastle disease and the fact that
this country has applied certain disease control measures

(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, as corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004,
p. 1).

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

2006/354/EC (OJ L 132, 19.5.2006, p. 34).

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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

Adminsitrative district of Kardzhali’