2007/770/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 2007 amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in Romania (notified under document number C(2007) 5914) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, animal disease, animal product, health control, poultry, trade restriction, veterinary inspection

29.11.2007

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 November 2007

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

(notified under document number C(2007) 5914)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/770/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-
Community trade with a view to the completion of
the
internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(3) 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(3) thereof,

(4)

(5)

The Commission has examined those measures in colla-
boration with Romania, 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
Romania 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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(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.

Romania has notified the Commission of an outbreak of
highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N1 in a
backyard holding on its territory in the County of Tulcea
and has taken the appropriate measures as provided for
in Decision 2006/415/EC, including the establishment of
areas A and B as provided for in Article 4 of
that
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 November 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 (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
the Council

the European Parliament and of

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

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

2007/731/EC (OJ L 295, 14.11.2007, p. 28).

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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

RO

ROMANIA

Protection
zone

Surveillance
zone

Area A

Code (if available)

Name

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

31.12.2007’

00038

1. Murighiol

00038

1. Dunavatu de Jos
2. Dunavatu de Sus
3. Colina
4. Plopu
5. Sarinasuf
6. Mahmudia

2. The following text is added to Part B:

‘ISO
Country
Code

Member State

Area B

Code (if available)

Name

RO

ROMANIA

00038

County of Tulcea

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

31.12.2007’