{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-99/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/99",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 14 February 2007 amending Decision 2005/692/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in South Korea (notified under document number C(2007) 410) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/99/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-99",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 14 February 2007\namending Decision 2005/692/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in South Korea\n(notified under document number C(2007) 410)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2007/99/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)\nFollowing the outbreak of avian influenza, caused by a highly pathogenic H5N1 virus strain, in south-eastern Asia starting in December 2003, the Commission adopted several protection measures in relation to avian influenza. Those measures include in particular Commission Decision 2005/692/EC of 6 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several third countries.\n(2)\nOn 25 November 2006, South Korea confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza caused by the H5N1 strain in a poultry farm in the south of the country.\n(3)\nUnder current Community legislation, South Korea is only authorised to export to the Community raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of poultry, eggs for human consumption and non-treated game trophies from any birds.\n(4)\nIn view of the animal health risk of the introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza into the Community, it is appropriate as an immediate measure to suspend imports of these products from South Korea.\n(5)\nDecision 2005/692/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 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 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 263, 8.10.2005, p. 20. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/521/EC (OJ L 205, 27.7.2006, p. 26)."
    }
  ],
  "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."
}