{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-598/annex-II",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-598/annex-II.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2007/598",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 28 August 2007 concerning measures to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza to other captive birds kept in zoos and approved bodies, institutes or centres in the Member States (notified under document number C(2007) 3987) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/598/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-598",
  "path": "annex/II",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Requirements for the use of preventive vaccination as referred to in Αrticle 4\n1.\nExtent of the vaccination to be carried out\nThe vaccination against avian influenza shall only be carried out in birds kept in zoos and approved bodies, institutes or centres. The competent authority shall keep lists of zoos, approved bodies, institutes or centres for a period of at least five years from the date of such vaccination.\n2.\nBird species to be vaccinated\nThe competent authority shall be notified of a list of birds to be vaccinated together with the individual identification and keep it for at least five years from the date of the vaccination.\n3.\nDuration of vaccination\n(a)\nAll birds to be vaccinated in zoos and approved bodies institutes or centres shall be vaccinated as quickly as possible.\n(b)\nOffspring, newly introduced birds and birds for which an insufficient immune response has been demonstrated must also be vaccinated.\n(c)\nAnnual re-vaccination is recommended to maintain bird immunity.\n4.\nSpecific requirements for movements of birds\n(a)\nVaccinated birds kept in approved bodies, institutes or centres including zoos approved in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC where vaccination is carried out may be moved to approved bodies, institutes or centres in ... Member States provided that they meet the requirements set out in this Decision and are accompanied by a health certificate where the following must be certified:\n‘Birds conform to Decision 2007/598/EC were vaccinated against avian influenza on … (date) with vaccine … (name)’.\n(b)\nVaccinated birds kept in zoos that are not approved in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC where vaccination is carried out may be moved to ... Member States after authorisation by the Member State of destination provided that they meet the requirements set out in this Decision and are accompanied by a health certificate that includes the following words.:\n‘Birds conform to Decision 2007/598/EC and vaccinated against avian influenza on … (date) with vaccine … (name)’.\n(c)\nWhen vaccination of birds kept in zoos, approved bodies, institutes or centres is not longer applied, the conditions for movements laid down in points (a) and (b) shall be maintained for a period of 12 months from the date of the vaccination of the last bird.\n5.\nSpecial identification and special registration of the vaccinated birds\nVaccinated birds must be individually identifiable and the identity records of these birds must be clearly annotated accordingly. An indelible identification of the other captive birds indicating that they have been vaccinated shall be applied at the time of vaccination wherever possible.\n6.\nExecution of the vaccination campaign\n(a)\nVaccination shall be carried out under the supervision of a veterinarian and necessary measures must be in place to avoid possible spread of virus.\n(b)\nA written record on the number of vaccinated birds and the number of vaccine doses used shall be communicated to the competent authority after vaccination is carried out and thereafter on a monthly basis, if further birds as referred to in point 3(b) are vaccinated.\n(c)\nWherever possible blood samples from 10 % of the birds shall be taken prior to and at least 30 days from the date of each vaccination for serological testing for avian influenza. A record of the test results must be kept for at least five years from the date of vaccination.\n7.\nVaccine to be used\nThe inactivated vaccine to be used shall be suitably formulated and be effective against highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of subtype H5 or H7 or both. It shall be used in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer and/or the veterinary authorities.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Annex 2 item 4(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 13(8)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Annex 2 item 4(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 13(8)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Annex 2 item 4(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 13(8)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex 2 item 4(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 13(8)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2007/598/annex/II",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:17:05.527313+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."
}