Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2008 of 26 June 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 laying down animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Community and the quarantine conditions thereof (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-06-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bird, health control, import restriction, poultry farming, third country, veterinary inspection, veterinary legislation

L 166/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.6.2008

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 607/2008

of 26 June 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 laying down animal health conditions for imports of certain
birds into the Community and the quarantine conditions thereof

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991
laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from
third
89/662/EEC,
90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular the second
subparagraph of Article 10(3) and the first subparagraph of
Article 10(4) thereof,

amending Directives

countries

and

Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992
laying down animal health requirements governing trade and
imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and
embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down
to
in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I)
Directive 90/425/EEC (2), and in particular the fourth indent
of Article 18(1),

Whereas:

ties of the Member States for import of certain birds
other than poultry.

Portugal has reviewed its approved quarantine facilities
and centres and has sent an updated list of those quar-
antine facilities and centres to the Commission. The list
of approved quarantine facilities and centres set out in
Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 should
therefore be amended accordingly.

Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with
Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

opinion

the

the

of

(3)

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 318/2007, the following
entry is inserted after the second entry for Portugal:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 (3) lays down
the animal health conditions for imports of certain birds
other than poultry into the Community and the quar-
antine conditions applicable to such birds after import.

‘PT

PORTUGAL

PT 0301 CQAR’.

Article 2

(2)

Annex V to that Regulation sets out a list of quarantine
facilities and centres approved by the competent authori-

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 June 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by Directive

2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).
(2) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54. Directive as

last amended by
Commission Decision 2007/265/EC (OJ L 114, 1.5.2007, p. 17).
(3) OJ L 84, 24.3.2007, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 311/2008 (OJ L 93, 4.4.2008, p. 3).