Commission Decision of 20 December 2006 amending Decision 2005/648/EC concerning protection measures in relation to Newcastle disease in Bulgaria (notified under document number C(2006) 6717)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, animal disease, animal product, import restriction, infectious disease, poultry, veterinary inspection

12.1.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 7/17

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 December 2006

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

(notified under document number C(2006) 6717)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/10/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Bulgaria confirmed outbreaks of Newcastle disease in one
municipality of the administrative district of Dobrich and
the administrative district of
in one municipality of
Razgrad in Bulgaria.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(4)

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:

it appears that

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
and has sent further information on the disease situation
to the Commission,
the situation in
Bulgaria, except for the districts of Vratsa, Blagoevgrad,
Kardzhali, Burgas (excluding the municipalities of Burgas
and Sungurlare),
the municipality of Dobrichka
situated in the district of Dobrich and for the munici-
pality of Kubrat situated in the district of Razgrad is still
satisfactory.
the
suspension of imports to those regions.

therefore appropriate to limit

for

is

It

(5)

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

(1)

(2)

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.

(6)

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

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
district 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.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

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

2006/571/EC (OJ L 227, 19.8.2006, p. 58).

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.

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Official Journal of the European Union

12.1.2007

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Administrative district of Blagoevgrad

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

Administrative district of Vratsa

Administrative district of Kardzhali

In the administrative district of Razgrad, the municipality of Kubrat

In the administrative district of Dobrich, the municipality of Dobrichka’