2007/496/EC: Commission Decision of 13 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 the Community (notified under document number C(2007) 3327) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, disease prevention, health control, poultry, veterinary inspection, zoonosis

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 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 the Community

(notified under document number C(2007) 3327)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/496/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11
in intra-
December 1989 concerning
the
Community trade with a view to the completion of
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 Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20
December 2005 on Community measures for the control of
avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (3), and in
particular Articles 63(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Decision 2006/415/EC of 14 June 2006
concerning certain protection measures in relation to
highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive
the Council
2004/41/EC of
(OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33); corrected version (OJ L 195,
2.6.2004, p. 12).

the European Parliament and of

(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 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.

in poultry in the Community and repealing Decision
2006/135/EC (4) 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,
the
following a suspected or confirmed outbreak of
disease.

Following an outbreak of highly pathogenic
avian
influenza of H5N1 subtype in the Czech Republic the
Commission has adopted Decision 2007/434/EC of 21
June 2007 amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning
in relation to highly
certain protection measures
pathogenic
subtype H5 in
avian influenza of
poultry in the Czech Republic (5).

the

In the following days the Commission has adopted
Decision 2007/454/EC of 29 June 2007 amending
Decision 2006/415/EC concerning protection measures
in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of
subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community (6)
to
confirm areas A and B in the Czech Republic and the
duration of that regionalisation.

Following an outbreak of highly pathogenic
avian
influenza of H5N1 subtype in Germany the Commission
has adopted Decision 2007/483/EC 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 (7).

(2)

(3)

(4)

(4) OJ L 164, 16.6.2006, p. 51. Decision as last amended by Decision

2007/483/EC (OJ L 180, 10.7.2007, p. 43).

(5) OJ L 161, 22.6.2007, p. 70.
(6) OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 87.
(7) OJ L 180, 10.7.2007, p. 43.

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(5)

(6)

(7)

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
the outbreak. Areas A and B in
actual
Germany can therefore be confirmed and the duration
of that regionalisation fixed.

location of

The
in
interim protective measures provided for
Decisions 2007/434/EC and 2007/483/EC need now to
be confirmed. In addition, the epidemiological situation
of the avian influenza outbreak in poultry in the Czech
Republic requires a modification of the restricted areas
and of the duration of the measures.

Furthermore, Hungary and the United Kingdom have
notified to the Commission that all control measures in
relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic
avian
influenza of the subtype H5N1 on their territories have
been ceased by 12 March 2007 and therefore the
measures established in accordance with Article 4(2) for
areas A and B are no longer necessary.

(8)

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

(9)

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC is replaced by the text in
the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 13 July 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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

31.7.2007

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

ISO country
code

Member State

Code
(if available)

CZ

Czech Republic

Protection zone

Surveillance zone

ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Part A

Area A

Name

BOHUŇOVICE
CEREKVICE NAD LOUČNOU
ČESKÉ HEŘMANICE
CHOCEŇ (partly)
DŽBÁNOV
HORKY
HRUŠOVÁ (partly)
KOSOŘÍN
TISOVÁ
VRAČOVICE-ORLOV (partly)
VYSOKÉ MÝTO
ZÁLŠÍ

BĚSTOVICE
BOHUŇOVICE
BOROVNICE
BOŠÍN
BRANDÝS NAD ORLICÍ
BUČINA
CEREKVICE NAD LOUČNOU
ČESKÉ HEŘMANICE
CHOCEŇ
CHOTOVICE (partly)
DOBŘÍKOV
DOLNÍ ÚJEZD
DŽBÁNOV
HORKY
HRÁDEK
HRUŠOVÁ
JAVORNÍK
JEHNĚDÍ
KOLDÍN
KOSTELECKÉ HORKY
LEŠTINA (partly)
LHOTY U PODŠTEJNA
LIBECINA
LITOMYŠL (partly)
MAKOV
MORAŠICE
MOSTEK
NASAVRKY
NĚMČICE (partly)
NOVÁ SÍDLA
NOVÉ HRADY
ORLICKÉ PODHŮŘÍ
OSÍK
OUCMANICE
PLCHOVICE
PODLESÍ
PODLESÍ (partly)
PŘÍLUKA
PUSTINA
ŘEPNÍKY
ŘETOVÁ
ŘETŮVKA (partly)
ŘÍDKÝ
SEČ

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ISO country
code

Member State

Code
(if available)

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

Area A

Name

SEDLIŠTĚ
SKOŘENICE
SLATINA
SLOUPNICE
SRUBY
SUCHÁ LHOTA
SUDISLAV NAD ORLICÍ
SUDSLAVA
SVATÝ JIŘÍ
TISOVÁ
TRŽEK
TÝNIŠTKO
ÚJEZD U CHOCNĚ
ÚJEZDEC
ÚSTÍ NAD ORLICÍ
VELKÁ SKROVNICE
VIDLATÁ SEČ
VLČKOV (partly)
VODĚRADY
VRACLAV
VRAČOVICE-ORLOV
VYSOKÉ MÝTO
ZÁDOLÍ
ZÁLŠÍ
ZÁMRSK
ZÁŘECKÁ LHOTA

DE

Germany

The communes of:

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

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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
Article 4(4) (b)(iii)

CZ

Czech Republic

00053

PARDUBICKÝ KRAJ:

31.7.2007

DE

Germany

OKRES: Chrudim, Pardubice

Svitavy
Ústí nad Orlicí

00052

KRÁLOVÉHRADECKÝ KRAJ:

OKRES: Hradec Králové

Rychnov nad Kněžnou

DRÖBISCHAU
KAULSDORF
KÖNIGSEE
LEUTENBERG
MEUSELBACH-SCHWARZMÜHLE
ROTTENBACH
RUDOLSTADT

6.8.2007’