Commission Decision of 29 June 2007 amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community (notified under document number C(2007) 3183) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/454/EC)

Article 1 U.K.

Decision 2006/415/EC is amended as follows:

1.

In Article 1, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. The measures laid down in this Decision shall be applied without prejudice to the measures to be applied in the event of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry taken in accordance with Directive 2005/94/EC.’

2.

Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3 Areas A and B

1. The area listed in Part A of the Annex (“area A”) is classified as the high risk area consisting of the protection and surveillance zones established in accordance with Article 16 of Directive 2005/94/EC.

2. The area listed in Part B of the Annex (“area B”) is classified as the low risk area which may include all or parts of the further restricted zone established in accordance with Article 16 of Directive 2005/94/EC, and which shall separate area A from the disease free part of the affected Member State, if such part is identified, or from neighbouring countries.’

3.

Article 4 is amended as follows:

(a)

paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. Immediately following a suspected or confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza caused by highly pathogenic influenza A virus of subtype H5 suspected or confirmed to be of the neuraminidase type N1, the affected Member State shall establish:

(a) area A, having regard to the legal requirements as set out in Article 16 of Directive 2005/94/EC;

(b) area B having regard to geographical, administrative, ecological and epizootiological factors relating to avian influenza.

The affected Member State shall notify areas A and B to the Commission, to the other Member States and, as appropriate, to the public.’

(b)

In Article 4(4)(b), point (i) is replaced by the following:

‘(i)

for at least 21 days in the case of the protection zone and 30 days in the case of the surveillance zone after the date of completion of the preliminary cleansing and disinfection on the holding where an outbreak is confirmed in accordance with Article 11(8) of Directive 2005/94/EC; and’

4.

In Article 5, the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:

‘In addition to the restrictions on the movement of poultry, other captive birds, their hatching eggs and products derived from such birds laid down in Directive 2005/94/EC, for holdings in the protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, the affected Member State shall ensure that:’

5.

In Article 12 the date ‘30 June 2007’ is replaced by ‘30 June 2008’.

6.

In the Annex the date ‘30 June 2007’ is replaced by ‘22 July 2007’.