2007/632/EC: Commission Decision of 28 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) 4480) (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, animal disease, animal product, health control, poultry, trade restriction, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 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) 4480)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/632/EC)

establishment of Areas A and B as provided for in
Article 4 of that Decision.

The Commission has examined those measures in col-
laboration 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
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(3)

(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, 28 September 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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
Community trade with a view to the completion of
the
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 Article 63(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 (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,
following a suspected or confirmed outbreak of
the
disease.

Germany has notified the Commission of an outbreak of
H5N1 in a poultry holding on its territory in the Land
taken the appropriate measures as
Bavaria and has
including the
provided for in Decision 2006/415/EC,

(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

2007/604/EC (OJ L 236, 8.9.2007, p. 11).

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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

DE

GERMANY

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

18.10.2007

Area A

Code (if available)

Name

LANDKREIS
SCHWANDORF

The 10 km zone
established around the
outbreak in the communes of Bruck in der
Oberpfalz and Nittenau including all or parts
of the communes of:

BODENWÖHR
BODENWÖHRER FORST
BRUCK IN DER OBERPFALZ
EINSIEDLER UND WALDERBACHER FORST
MAXHÜTTE-HAIDHOF
NEUNBURG VORM WALD
NEUKIRCHEN-BALBINI
NITTENAU
ÖSTL. NEUBÄUER FORST
SCHWANDORF
SCHWARZENFELD
STEINBERG
TEUBLITZ
WACKERSDORF

LANDKREIS
REGENSBURG

ALTENTHANN
BERNHARDSWALD
REGENSTAUF

LANDKREIS
CHAM

REICHENBACH
RODING
WALD
WALDERBACH
ZELL

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2. The following text is added to Part B:

ISO
Country
Code

Member State

Area B

Code (if available)

Name

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

DE

GERMANY

The communes of:

18.10.2007

LANDKREIS
SCHWANDORF

BODENWÖHR
BODENWÖHRER FORST
BRUCK IN DER OBERPFALZ
EINSIEDLER UND WALDERBACHER FORST
MAXHÜTTE-HAIDHOF
NEUNBURG VORM WALD
NEUKIRCHEN-BALBINI
NITTENAU
ÖSTL. NEUBÄUER FORST
SCHWANDORF
SCHWARZENFELD
SCHWARZHOFEN
STEINBERG
TEUBLITZ
WACKERSDORF

LANDKREIS
REGENSBURG

ALTENTHANN
BERNHARDSWALD
BRENNBERG
REGENSTAUF

LANDKREIS
CHAM

FALKENSTEIN
REICHENBACH
RODING
WALD
WALDERBACH
ZELL