Article 1 Preventive vaccination plan

The plan for preventive vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5 to be applied until 30 September 2008, submitted by Germany on 24 August 2006 is approved.

The preventive vaccination shall be carried out with an inactivated vaccine of avian influenza of the subtype H5N2 in three selected poultry holdings in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany in accordance with that plan.

Official surveillance accompanied by appropriate biosecurity measures, as set out in the preventive vaccination plan, shall be carried out in the poultry holdings referred to in paragraph 1.

The preventive vaccination plan shall be implemented efficiently.

The Commission shall publish the preventive vaccination plan.