{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-354/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/354",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 11 May 2006 amending for the second time Decision 2005/648/EC concerning protection measures in relation to Newcastle disease in Bulgaria (notified under document number C(2006) 1885) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/354/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-354",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 11 May 2006\namending for the second time Decision 2005/648/EC concerning protection measures in relation to Newcastle disease in Bulgaria\n(notified under document number C(2006) 1885)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2006/354/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC, and in particular Article 18(7) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries, and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nNewcastle disease is a highly contagious viral disease in poultry and birds and there is a risk that the disease agent might be introduced via international trade in live poultry and poultry products.\n(2)\nCommission Decision 2005/648/EC of 8 September 2005 concerning protection measures in relation to Newcastle disease in Bulgaria was adopted following an outbreak of Newcastle disease in the administrative region of Vratsa. That Decision suspends the importation of live poultry, ratites, farmed and wild feathered game and hatching eggs, fresh meat and meat preparations and meat products from these species. By Decision 2006/263/EC those measures were extended to the administrative district of Blagoevgrad.\n(3)\nOn 17 April 2006 Bulgaria confirmed an outbreak of Newcastle disease in the administrative district (county) of Burgas in Bulgaria.\n(4)\nTaking account of the current epidemiology situation in Bulgaria in relation to Newcastle disease and the fact that that country has applied certain disease control measures and has sent further information on the disease situation to the Commission, it appears that the situation in Bulgaria, except for the regions of Vratsa, Blagoevgrad and Burgas is still satisfactory. It is therefore appropriate to limit the suspension of imports to those regions.\n(5)\nThe Annex to Decision 2005/648/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(6)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 238, 15.9.2005, p. 16. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/263/EC (OJ L 95, 4.4.2006, p. 3)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/354/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:17:35.612688+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}