2007/483/EC: Commission Decision of 9 July 2007 amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in Germany (notified under document number C(2007) 3413)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, animal disease, disease prevention, health control, poultry, trade restriction, veterinary inspection, zoonosis

10.7.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 180/43

COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 July 2007

amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly
pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in Germany

(notified under document number C(2007) 3413)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/483/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

The Commission has examined those measures in colla-
boration with Germany, and is satisfied that the borders
of Areas A and B established by the competent authority
in that Member State are at a sufficient distance to the
actual
the outbreak. Areas A and B in
Germany can therefore be confirmed and the duration
of that regionalisation fixed.

location of

Decision 2006/415/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Decision should be
reviewed
Standing
the next meeting of
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

the

at

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC is amended in accordance
with the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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(3) 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(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Decision 2006/415/EC 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 (3) lays down certain protection measures
to be applied in order to prevent the spread of that
including the establishment of areas A and B
disease,
following a suspected or confirmed outbreak of
the
disease.

Germany has notified the Commission of an outbreak of
H5N1 in a backyard poultry holding on its territory and
has taken the appropriate measures as provided for in
including the establishment of
Decision 2006/415/EC,
areas A and B as provided for in Article 4 of
that
Decision.

(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 version (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 164, 16.6.2006, p. 51. Decision as last amended by Decision

2007/454/EC (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 87).

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ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC is amended as follows:

1. The following text is added to Part A:

ISO Country Code

Member State

Area A

Code (if available)

Name

DE

GERMANY

Date until applicable
Article 4(4) (b)(iii)

6.8.2007

ALLENDORF
ARNSGEREUTH
BAD BLANKENBURG
BECHSTEDT
CURSDORF
DEESBACH
DÖSCHNITZ
GRÄFENTHAL
LICHTE
LICHTENHAIN
MARKTGÖLITZ
MELLENBACH-GLASBACH
MEURA
OBERHAIN
OBERWEISSBACH
PIESAU
PROBSTZELLA
REICHMANNSDORF
ROHRBACH
SAALFELD
SAALFELDER HÖHE
SCHMIEDEFELD
SCHWARZBURG
SITZENDORF
UNTERWEISSBACH
WITTGENDORF

2. The following text is added to Part B:

ISO Country Code

Member State

Area B

Code (if available)

Name

DE

GERMANY

DRÖBISCHAU
KAULSDORF
KÖNIGSEE
LEUTENBERG
MEUSELBACH-
SCHWARZMÜHLE
ROTTENBACH
RUDOLSTADT

Date until applicable
Article 4(4) (b)(iii)

6.8.2007