# Commission Decision of 6 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in Russia (notified under document number C(2005) 3705) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/693/EC), Article 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Member States shall suspend the importation from Russia of live birds other than poultry as defined in Article 1, third indent, of Decision 2000/666/EC, including birds accompanying their owners (pet birds).
2. Member States shall suspend the importation from Russia of unprocessed feathers and parts of feathers from the regions listed in Annex I.
3. Member States shall authorise the importation of unprocessed feathers and parts of feathers from those regions in Russia not listed in Annex I, provided that they are accompanied by a health certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex II.
4. Member States shall ensure that, for the importation of processed feathers or parts of feathers from Russia, a commercial document stating that the processed feathers or parts thereof have been treated with a steam current or by some other method ensuring that no pathogens are transmitted accompany the consignment.
However, that commercial documents shall not be required for processed decorative feathers, processed feathers carried by travellers for their private use or consignments of processed feathers sent to private individuals for non-industrial purposes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2005/693/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-693/article-1
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