Article 1 Subject matter and scope

This Decision lays down detailed rules:

1. (a)

   to be applied in order to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus from birds living in the wild or from outbreaks in poultry or other captive birds, to other captive birds kept in zoos and approved bodies, institutes or centres;

2. (b)

   for the preventive vaccination of other captive birds kept in zoos and approved bodies, institutes or centres.