2007/183/EC: Commission Decision of 23 March 2007 amending Decision 2005/760/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain third countries for the import of captive birds (notified under document number C(2007) 1259) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, bird, health certificate, health control, import restriction, infectious disease, surveillance concerning imports, third country

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 March 2007

amending Decision 2005/760/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly
pathogenic avian influenza in certain third countries for the import of captive birds

(notified under document number C(2007) 1259)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/183/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 (1), and in
particular Article 10(4) thereof,

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 (2), 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 (3), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Following outbreaks of avian influenza in south-eastern
Asia in 2004, caused by a highly pathogenic strain of the
virus,
the Commission adopted several protection
in particular,
measures. Those measures
Commission Decision 2005/760/EC of 27 October
2005 concerning
in
relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain
third countries for the import of captive birds (4). That
Decision currently applies until 31 March 2007.

protection measures

included,

certain

(1) 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).

(2) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by Directive

2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).

(3) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Directive

2006/104/EC.

Commission Decision 2000/666/EC of 16 October 2000
laying down the animal health requirements and the
veterinary certification for the import of birds, other
than poultry and the conditions for quarantine (5) lays
to
animal health requirements
down the
as
imports of
certain birds, other
specified
quarantine
in
requirements for such birds.

relating
than poultry,

that Decision,

and

the

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(AHAW)

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on
animal health and welfare
adopted on
27 October 2006 a Scientific Opinion on the animal
health and welfare risks associated with the import of
into the Community
wild birds, other than poultry,
(the Opinion). The Opinion has identified a number of
areas where
in Community animal health
conditions for imports of those birds would significantly
reduce any identified health risk related to such imports.
Based on the Opinion, the animal health conditions for
such imports have
and Decision
2000/666/EC has been repealed and replaced by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 (6).

been reviewed

changes

As the new animal health conditions provided for in
Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 are stricter than those
currently in force, that Regulation will not enter into
force until 1 July 2007 in order to give Member States
and the third countries exporting such birds to the
Community time to adapt to the new measures.

In the light of the Opinion and the current world animal
imports of
health situation regarding avian influenza,
such birds without
requirements
should not take place.

stringent

import

The protective measures provided for
in Decision
2005/760/EC should therefore continue to apply until
30 June 2007. Accordingly, the date of application of
that Decision should be amended.

(5) OJ L 278, 31.10.2000, p. 26. Decision as last amended by Decision

(4) OJ L 285, 28.10.2005, p. 60. Decision as last amended by Decision

2002/20279/EC (OJ L 99, 16.4.2002, p. 17).

2007/21/EC (OJ L 7, 12.1.2007, p. 44).

(6) See page 7 of this Official Journal.

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(7)

(8)

Decision 2005/760/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

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.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Done at Brussels, 23 March 2007.

Article 1

In Article 6 of Decision 2005/760/EC,
replaced by ‘30 June 2007’.

‘31 March 2007’

is

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission