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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-424/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/424",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 6 June 2008 concerning protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H7 in the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2008) 2666) (Only the English text is authentic) (2008/424/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-424",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 6 June 2008\nconcerning protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H7 in the United Kingdom\n(notified under document number C(2008) 2666)\n(Only the English text is authentic)\n(2008/424/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,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC 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. That Directive provides for the establishment of protection and surveillance zones in the event of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.\n(2)\nOn 4 June 2008, the United Kingdom notified the Commission of a confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H7 in a poultry holding on its territory and it immediately took the appropriate measures in the framework of Directive 2005/94/EC, including the establishment of protection and surveillance zones.\n(3)\nThe Commission has examined those measures in collaboration with the United Kingdom, and it is satisfied that the borders of the zones established by the competent authority in that Member State are at a sufficient distance to the actual location of the confirmed outbreak.\n(4)\nIn order to prevent any unnecessary disturbance to intra-Community trade and to avoid the risk of the adoption of unjustified barriers to trade by third countries, it is necessary to promptly describe those zones in the United Kingdom at Community level.\n(5)\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), as corrected by 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."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/424/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:16:49.144555+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."
}