2008/424/EC: Commission Decision of 6 June 2008 concerning protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H7 in the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2008) 2666)
Date: 2008-06-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, animal disease, exchange restriction, health control, poultry, veterinary inspection

7.6.2008

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 June 2008

concerning protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H7 in
the United Kingdom

(notified under document number C(2008) 2666)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2008/424/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H7 in a poultry
holding on its territory and it
immediately took the
appropriate measures in the framework of Directive
2005/94/EC,
including the establishment of protection
and surveillance zones.

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(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,

Whereas:

(1)

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) sets out certain
preventive measures relating to the surveillance and the
early detection of avian influenza and the minimum
control measures to be applied in the event of an
outbreak of
that disease in poultry or other captive
birds. That Directive provides for the establishment of
protection and surveillance zones in the event of an
outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

(2)

On 4 June 2008,
a
Commission of

the United Kingdom notified the
confirmed outbreak of highly

(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), as corrected by 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.

(3)

(4)

(5)

the borders of

The Commission has examined those measures in col-
laboration with the United Kingdom, and it is satisfied
that
the zones established by the
competent authority in that Member State are at a
sufficient distance
the
confirmed outbreak.

location of

to the

actual

In order to prevent any unnecessary disturbance to intra-
Community trade and to avoid the risk of the adoption
it is
of unjustified barriers to trade by third countries,
necessary to promptly describe those zones in the United
Kingdom at Community level.

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

This Decision concerns the protection and surveillance zones
established by the competent authority in the United Kingdom
following a confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic avian
influenza of subtype H7 in a poultry holding in the county
of Oxfordshire, which was notified to the Commission on
4 June 2008 by that Member State.

The United Kingdom shall ensure that
the protection and
surveillance zones established in accordance with Article 16(1)
of Directive 2005/94/EC shall comprise at
the areas
described in Part A and Part B of the Annex to this Decision.

least

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This Decision shall apply until 28 June 2008.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 6 June 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

PART A

Protection zone as referred to in Article 1

ISO Country
Code

Member State

Code
(if available)

Name

UK

United Kingdom

00201

Area comprising that part of the counties of Oxfordshire and
Warwickshire on the boundary of and within a circle of
radius 3,215 kilometres, centred on grid reference SP36412
42196 (*).

(*) The grid reference is to the Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50 000 series.

PART B

Surveillance zone as referred to in Article 1:

ISO Country
Code

Member State

Code
(if available)

Name

UK

United Kingdom

00201

Area comprising that part of the counties of Oxfordshire and
Warwickshire on the boundary of and within a circle of
radius 10,215 kilometres,
reference
SP36412 42196 (*).

centred on grid

(*) The grid reference is to the Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50 000 series.