2007/604/EC: Commission Decision of 7 September 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) 4141) (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-09-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, animal disease, health control, poultry, trade restriction, veterinary inspection

8.9.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 September 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) 4141)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/604/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

to

regard

Council Directive

Having
of
11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-
the
Community trade with a view to the completion of
internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

89/662/EEC

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,

to

regard

Council Directive

of
Having
20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control
of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (3), and in
particular Article 63(3) thereof,

2005/94/EC

(4)

(5)

(6)

The protection measures taken by Germany pursuant to
including the establishment of
Decision 2006/415/EC,
that
areas A and B, as provided for in Article 4 of
Decision,
the
reviewed within
now been
framework of
the Standing Committee on the Food
Chain and Animal Health.

have

in the interests of clarity of Community
In addition,
legislation,
to Decision
the Annex
entries
2006/415/EC which refer to areas A and B in the
Czech Republic
protection
measures are no longer applicable should be deleted.

and Germany where

in

Decision 2006/415/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

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 (4) lays down certain protection measures
to be applied in order to prevent the spread of that
disease. Those measures include the establishment of
areas A and B, where protection measures are to be
following a suspected or confirmed outbreak
applied,
of
the disease. The Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC
lists areas A and B.

avian
Following an outbreak of highly pathogenic
influenza of H5N1 subtype in the Land Bavaria in
Germany, Decision 2006/415/EC was
amended by
Decision 2007/591/EC,
in order to amend the Annex
to Decision 2006/415/EC, as regards the entries for
that Member State.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 September 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive
2004/41/EC of
the Council
(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
the Council

the European Parliament and of

2002/33/EC of
(OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).

(3) OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 164, 16.6.2006, p. 51. Decision as last amended by Decision

2007/591/EC (OJ L 222, 28.8.2007, p. 21).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

PART A

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

ISO
Country Code

Member State

Code
(if available)

DE

GERMANY

Area A

Name

The 10 km zone established around the
outbreak in the commune of Wachenroth
including all or parts of the communes of:

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

6.10.2007

LANDKREIS
ERLANGEN-
HÖCHSTADT

LANDKREIS
NEUSTADT
A.D. AISCH

LANDKREIS
BAMBERG

BIRKACH
HÖCHSTADT A.D. AISCH
LONNERSTADT
MÜHLHAUSEN
VESTENBERGSGREUTH
WACHENROTH

BURGHASLACH
DACHSBACH
GUTENSTETTEN
MARKT TASCHENDORF
MÜNCHSTEINACH
UEHLFELD

BURGEBRACH
BURGWINDHEIM
POMMERSFELDEN
SCHLÜSSELFELD

PART B

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

ISO
Country Code

Member State

Code
(if available)

Area B

Name

DE

GERMANY

The communes of:

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

6.10.2007’

LANDKREIS
ERLANGEN-
HÖCHSTADT

LANDKREIS
NEUSTADT
A.D. AISCH

LANDKREIS
BAMBERG

LANDKREIS
KITZINGEN

ADELSDORF
BIRKACH
GREMSDORF
HÖCHSTADT A.D. AISCH
LONNERSTADT
MÜHLHAUSEN
VESTENBERGSGREUTH
WACHENROTH
WEISENDORF

BAUDENBACH
BURGHASLACH
DACHSBACH
GERHARDSHOFEN
GUTENSTETTEN
MARKT TASCHENDORF
MÜNCHSTEINACH
SCHEINFELD
UEHLFELD

BURGEBRACH
BURGWINDHEIM
POMMERSFELDEN
SCHLÜSSELFELD
STEINACHSRANGEN

GEISELWIND