2007/885/EC: Commission Decision of 26 December 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 (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-12-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, animal disease, health control, poultry, trade restriction, veterinary inspection

29.12.2007

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 December 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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/885/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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(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,

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,
the
following a suspected or confirmed outbreak of
disease.

Following outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza
of H5N1 subtype in the United Kingdom, Germany and
Poland, Decision 2006/415/EC was last amended by
2007
of
Decision

21 December

2007/878/EC

amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain
protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic
avian influenza of
the subtype H5N1 in poultry in
those Member States (4).

As a further outbreak of the disease has occurred in
Germany outside the restricted area, the delineation of
the
the area under
restriction and the duration of
the
measures should be modified to take account of
epidemiological situation.

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

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

2007/785/EC (OJ L 316, 4.12.2007, p. 62).

(4) OJ L 344, 28.12.2007, p. 55.

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ANNEX

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

1. The following text replaces the entry for Germany in Part A:

ISO
Country
Code

Member State

‘DE

GERMANY

Code
(if available)

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

15.1.2008

Area A

Code

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

Landkreis Oberhavel: Fürstenberg/Havel, Gransee,
Großwoltersdorf, Sonnenberg, Stechlin

Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin: Lindow (Mark),
Rheinsberg

Landkreis
Wesenberg

Mecklenburg-Strelitz:

Priepert,

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

21.1.2008

Kreisfreie Stadt Brandenburg an der Havel

Landkreis Havelland: Milower Land

Landkreis
Havelsee, Rosenau, Wusterwitz

Potsdam-Mittelmark:

Bensdorf,

Landkreis
Jerichower Land: Brettin, Demsin,
Genthin, Kade, Karow, Klitsche, Roßdorf, Schla-
genthin, Zabakuck

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

im Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin: Heiligengrabe,
Kyritz, Wittstock/Dosse, Wusterhausen/Dosse

im Landkreis Prignitz: Groß Pankow, Gumtow,
Pritzwalk

25.1.2008’

2. The following text replaces the entry for Germany in Part B:

ISO
Country
Code

Member State

Code
(if available)

Area B

Code

‘DE

GERMANY

The communes of:

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

15.1.2008

Landkreis Oberhavel: Fürstenberg/Havel, Gransee,
Sonnenberg,
Großwoltersdorf,
Stechlin, Zehdenick

Schönermark,

Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin: Lindow (Mark),
Rheinsberg

Landkreis Uckermark: Lychen, Templin

Landkreis
Priepert,
Wustrow

Mecklenburg-Strelitz:
Wesenberg,

Godendorf,
Wokuhl-Dabenow,

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ISO
Country
Code

Member State

Code
(if available)

Area B

Code

The communes of:

Kreisfreie Stadt Brandenburg an der Havel

Landkreis Havelland: Milower Land, Premnitz

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

21.1.2008

Landkreis
Bensdorf,
Wusterwitz, Ziesar

Havelsee,

Potsdam-Mittelmark:

Beetzsee,
Rosenau, Wenzlow,

Landkreis
Jerichower Land: Brettin, Demsin,
Genthin, Kade, Karow, Klitsche, Mützel, Paplitz,
Schlagenthin, Wulkow,
Parchen,
Zabakuck

Roßdorf,

The communes of:

25.1.2008’

im Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin: Heiligengrabe,
Kyritz, Wittstock/Dosse, Wusterhausen/Dosse

im Landkreis Prignitz: Groß Pankow, Gumtow,
Pritzwalk