Amendments to article 12 (maintenance of areas)
7. In article 12 (maintenance of areas)—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)for the words from the beginning to “neuraminidase N1,” substitute “Where article 5(1) applies”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (a), for “H5” substitute “avian influenza”;
(b)for paragraph (4) substitute—
“(4) Where, on the basis of a risk assessment, the Chief Veterinary Officer is satisfied that the strain of avian influenza present in a wild bird or carcase is not an avian influenza of public health concern found in wild birds, paragraph (1) does not apply.”.