Commission Decision

of 21 June 2007

amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5 in poultry in the Czech Republic

(notified under document number C(2007) 3120)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/434/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having 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 [1], and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,

Having 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 [2], and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2006/415/EC of 14 June 2006 concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community and repealing Decision 2006/135/EC [3] lays down certain protection measures to prevent the spread of the avian influenza into the disease-free parts of the Community through the movement of birds as well as products thereof.

(2) The Czech Republic has notified an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 in poultry on its territory and has taken the appropriate measures in the framework of Decision 2006/415/EC, including the establishment of Areas A and B as provided for in Article 4 of that Decision.

(3) The Commission is satisfied that the boundaries of Areas A and B established by the competent authority of the Czech Republic are at a sufficient distance from the actual location of the outbreak. Areas A and B in the Czech Republic can therefore be confirmed and the duration of that regionalisation fixed.

(4) It is therefore necessary to amend Decision 2006/415/EC accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision should be reviewed at the next meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC is amended in accordance with the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 June 2007.

For the Commission

Markos Kyprianou

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/41/EC (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33); corrected version (OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12).

[2] 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).

[3] OJ L 164, 16.6.2006, p. 51. Decision as amended by Decision 2007/128/EC (OJ L 53, 22.2.2007, p. 26).

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ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC is amended as follows:

1. The following text is added to Part A:

"ISO Country Code | Member State | Area A | Date until applicable Article 4(4)(b)(iii) |

Code (if available) | Name |

CZ | CZECH REPUBLIC | | | 30.6.2007 |

| Protection zone | | BOHU艊OVICE CEREKVICE NAD LOU膶NOU HORKY 膶ESK脡 HE艠MANICE D沤B脕NOV TISOV脕 VRA膶OVICE-ORLOV (partly) HRU艩OV脕 (partly) Z脕L艩脥 VYSOK脡 M脻TO | |

| Surveillance zone | | LE艩TINA (partly) NOV脡 HRADY 艠EPN脥KY BOHU艊OVICE CEREKVICE NAD LOU膶NOU DOLN脥 脷JEZD HORKY CHOTOVICE (partly) MAKOV MORA艩ICE NOV脕 S脥DLA OS脥K P艠脥LUKA 艠脥DK脻 SEDLI艩T臍 SUCH脕 LHOTA TR沤EK 脷JEZDEC VIDLAT脕 SE膶 脷ST脥 NAD ORLIC脥 BRAND脻S NAD ORLIC脥 BU膶INA 膶ESK脡 HE艠MANICE DOB艠脥KOV D沤B脕NOV HR脕DEK B臍STOVICE NASAVRKY CHOCE艊 JAVORN脥K JEHN臍D脥 KOLD脥N LIBECINA MOSTEK N臍M膶ICE (partly) ORLICK脡 PODH女艠脥 OUCMANICE PODLES脥 (partly) PUSTINA 艠ETOV脕 艠ET女VKA (partly) SKO艠ENICE SLATINA SLOUPNICE SRUBY SUDISLAV NAD ORLIC脥 SVAT脻 JI艠脥 TISOV脕 脷JEZD U CHOCN臍 VL膶KOV (partly) VOD臍RADY VRACLAV VRA膶OVICE-ORLOV HRU艩OV脕 Z脕DOL脥 KOSO艠脥N Z脕L艩脥 Z脕MRSK Z脕艠ECK脕 LHOTA VYSOK脡 M脻TO LITOMY艩L (partly)" | |

2. The following text is added to Part B:

"ISO Country Code | Member State | Area B | Date until applicable Article 4(4)(b)(iii) |

Code (if available) | Name |

CZ | CZECH REPUBLIC | 00053 | PARDUBICK脻 KRAJ: OKRES: Chrudim, Pardubice, Svitavy 脷st铆 nad Orlic铆. | 30.6.2007 |

| | 00052 | KR脕LOVEHRADECK脻 KRAJ: OKRES: Rychnov nad Kn臎啪nou " | |

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