# Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC, Division 2: The national reference laboratories shall submit isolates of influenza virus of avian origin to the Community reference laboratory without delay for full characterisation:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) from all primary outbreaks of avian influenza;
(b) in case of secondary outbreaks, from representative number of outbreaks;
(c) in case of detection of influenza viruses other than those referred to in Annex I(1) in poultry, other captive birds or mammals posing a serious threat to health.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/94/annex/VIII/division/1/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-94/annex-VIII/division-1/division-2
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