Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is amended as follows:

1. 1..

   In Article 7, points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following:

   1. (a)

      ‘informs the Commission of the disease situation within 24 hours of confirmation of any initial outbreaks of LPAI, HPAI or Newcastle disease;

   2. (b)

      submits virus isolates from initial outbreaks of HPAI and Newcastle disease, without undue delay to the Community reference laboratory for avian influenza and Newcastle disease^f1; such virus isolates shall not be required for imports of eggs, egg products and specified pathogen-free eggs from third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which the import of such commodities into the Community is authorised;’

2. 2..

   Annexes I, III and XI are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.