CELEX: 32007D0024
Language: en
Date: 2006-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 22 December 2006 approving contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease (notified under document number C(2006) 6806)   (Text with EEA relevance)

13.1.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 8/26
            
         
      COMMISSION DECISION
   
   of 22 December 2006
   approving contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease
   (notified under document number C(2006) 6806)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   (2007/24/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of avian influenza (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 17(4) thereof,
   Having regard to Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 21(4) thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Directives 92/40/EEC and 92/66/EEC set out the control measures to be applied in the event of an outbreak of avian influenza and Newcastle disease respectively, as well as certain preventive measures aimed at increasing the awareness and preparedness of the competent authorties and the farming community concerning those diseases. Pursuant to these Directives the contingency plans of the Member States for the control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease are to be approved by the Commision.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Commission Decision 2004/402/EC of 26 April 2004 approving contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and of Newcastle disease (3) approves those contingency plans for the present Member States. The Annex to that Decision lists the Members States whose plans have been approved.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Bulgaria and Romania are due to accede to the Community on 1 January 2007. Accordingly, Bulgaria and Romania have submitted their contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease to the Commission for approval.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Those contingency plans as amended by Bulgaria and Romania following the suggestions made during their evaluation, fulfil the criteria laid down in Directives 92/40/EEC and 92/66/EEC and, subject to a regular update and an effective implementation, permit the desired objectives of those Directives to be attained and should therefore be approved.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               For the sake of clarity of Community legislation, Decision 2004/402/EC should be repealed and replaced by this Decision.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The contingency plans submitted by Bulgaria to the Commission on 7 November 2006 for the control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease are approved.
   Article 2
   The contingency plans submitted by Romania to the Commission on 9 November 2006 for the control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease are approved.
   Article 3
   The Annex sets out the list of Member States having approved contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease.
   Article 4
   Decision 2004/402/EC is repealed.
   Article 5
   This Decision shall apply subject to and from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
   Article 6
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
   
      Done at Brussels, 22 December 2006.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Markos KYPRIANOU
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 167, 22.6.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by the 2004 Act of Accession (OJ L 236, 23.9.2004, p. 33).
   
      (2)  OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by the 2004 Act of Accession.
   
      (3)  OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 111.
   
      ANNEX
      List of Member States referred to in Article 3
      
                  Code
               
               
                  Country
               
            
                  AT
               
               
                  Austria
               
            
                  BE
               
               
                  Belgium
               
            
                  BG
               
               
                  Bulgaria
               
            
                  CY
               
               
                  Cyprus
               
            
                  CZ
               
               
                  Czech Republic
               
            
                  DE
               
               
                  Germany
               
            
                  DK
               
               
                  Denmark
               
            
                  EE
               
               
                  Estonia
               
            
                  EL
               
               
                  Greece
               
            
                  ES
               
               
                  Spain
               
            
                  FI
               
               
                  Finland
               
            
                  FR
               
               
                  France
               
            
                  HU
               
               
                  Hungary
               
            
                  IE
               
               
                  Ireland
               
            
                  IT
               
               
                  Italy
               
            
                  LV
               
               
                  Latvia
               
            
                  LT
               
               
                  Lithuania
               
            
                  LU
               
               
                  Luxembourg
               
            
                  MT
               
               
                  Malta
               
            
                  NL
               
               
                  Netherlands
               
            
                  PL
               
               
                  Poland
               
            
                  PT
               
               
                  Portugal
               
            
                  RO
               
               
                  Romania
               
            
                  SE
               
               
                  Sweden
               
            
                  SI
               
               
                  Slovenia
               
            
                  SK
               
               
                  Slovakia
               
            
                  UK
               
               
                  United Kingdom