CHAPTER V

LOW PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (LPAI)
SECTION 3

Establishment of restricted zones

Derogations
Article 46
1
Where LPAI is confirmed in a hatchery, the competent authority may, based on a risk assessment, derogate from some or all of the measures provided for in Articles 43 and 44.
2
The competent authority may grant derogations from the measures provided for in this Section in cases of an outbreak of LPAI in a non-commercial holding, a circus, a zoo, a pet bird shop, a wild life park, a fenced area where poultry or other captive birds are kept for scientific purposes or purposes related to the conservation of endangered species or officially registered rare breeds of poultry or other captive birds, provided that such derogations do not endanger disease control.
3
Member States granting the derogation provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
4
The Commission shall review the situation with the Member State concerned and in the Committee as soon as possible.
5
Taking account of any derogation granted, as provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2, measures to prevent the spread of avian influenza may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 64(3).