{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-454/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/454",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 29 June 2007 amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community (notified under document number C(2007) 3183) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/454/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-454",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 29 June 2007\namending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community\n(notified under document number C(2007) 3183)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2007/454/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market, and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market, and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC, and in particular Articles 63(3) and Article 66(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nDirective 2005/94/EC sets out certain preventive measures relating to the surveillance and the early detection of avian influenza and the minimum control measures to be applied in the event of an outbreak of that disease in poultry or other captive birds. It provides that detailed rules, required by the epidemiological situation to supplement the minimum control measures provided for in that Directive, are to be laid down. The date for the transposition of that Directive into the national law of the Member States is 1 July 2007.\n(2)\nCommission Decision 2006/415/EC of 14 June 2006 concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community and repealing Decision 2006/135/EC lays down certain protection measures to be applied in order to prevent the spread of that disease, including the establishment of areas A and B following a suspected or confirmed outbreak of the disease. Those areas are listed in the Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC and include parts of the Czech Republic, Hungary and the United Kingdom. That Decision currently applies until 30 June 2007.\n(3)\nCommission Decision 2006/416/EC of 14 June 2006 concerning certain transitional measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry or other captive birds in the Community provides for measures to be applied by Member States that have not fully transposed the provisions of Directive 2005/94/EC. That Decision applies until 30 June 2007. As Directive 2005/94/EC is to be transposed into the national law by the Member States by 1 July 2007, the measures provided for therein will replace the measures currently provided for in Decision 2006/416/EC.\n(4)\nAs outbreaks of the avian influenza virus of the subtype H5N1 continue to occur, the measures laid down in Decision 2006/415/EC should continue to apply where that virus is detected in poultry, thereby supplementing the measures provided for in Directive 2005/94/EC.\n(5)\nGiven this epidemiological situation, it is appropriate to extend the period of application of Decision 2006/415/EC until 30 June 2008.\n(6)\nIn addition, the references in Decision 2006/415/EC to Decision 2006/416/EC should be replaced by references to Directive 2005/94/EC.\n(7)\nDecision 2006/415/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(8)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on 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 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33); corrected version (OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 164, 16.6.2006, p. 51. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/434/EC (OJ L 161, 22.6.2007, p. 70)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ L 164, 16.6.2006, p. 61. Decision as amended by Decision 2007/119/EC (OJ L 51, 20.2.2007, p. 22)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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  },
  "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."
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