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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2447 of 24 October 2023 concerning emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain Member States (notified under document C(2023)7450) (Text with EEA relevance)
Consolidated text: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2447 of 24 October 2023 concerning emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain Member States (notified under document C(2023)7450) (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2447 of 24 October 2023 concerning emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain Member States (notified under document C(2023)7450) (Text with EEA relevance)
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/2447 of 24 October 2023 concerning emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain Member States (notified under document C(2023)7450) (OJ L 2447 30.10.2023, p. 1) |
Amended by:
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/2447
of 24 October 2023
concerning emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain Member States
(notified under document C(2023)7450)
(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
Subject matter and scope
This Decision establishes at Union level:
the protection and surveillance zones to be established by the Member States listed in the Annex to this Decision (the concerned Member States), following an outbreak or outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry or captive birds, in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, and the duration of the disease control measures to be applied in the protection zones in accordance with Article 39, and in the surveillance zones in accordance with Article 55 of that Delegated Regulation;
the further restricted zones to be established by the concerned Member States, following an outbreak or outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry or captive birds, in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, and the duration of the measures to be applied in the further restricted zones.
This Decision also lays down rules concerning movements of consignments of poultry, captive birds, hatching eggs and specific pathogen-free eggs from the further restricted zones, where a derogation has been granted, in accordance with Article 23 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, permitting such movements.
Article 2
The protection zone
The concerned Member States shall ensure that:
the protection zones established by their competent authorities, in accordance with Article 21(1), point (a), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, comprise at least the areas listed as protection zones in Part A of the Annex to this Decision;
the measures to be applied in the protection zones, as provided for in Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, are maintained until at least the dates for the protection zones set out in Part A of the Annex to this Decision.
Article 3
The surveillance zone
The concerned Member States shall ensure that:
the surveillance zones established by their competent authorities in accordance with Article 21(1), point (b), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, comprise at least the areas listed as surveillance zones in Part B of the Annex to this Decision;
the measures to be applied in the surveillance zones, as provided for in Article 55 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, are maintained until at least the dates for the surveillance zones set out in Part B of the Annex to this Decision.
Article 4
The further restricted zone
The concerned Member States shall ensure that:
the further restricted zones established by their competent authorities, in accordance with Article 21(1), point (c), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, comprise at least the areas listed as further restricted zones in Part C of the Annex to this Decision;
the measures to be applied in the further restricted zones as provided for in Article 21(1), point (c), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, are maintained until at least the dates for the further restricted zones set out in Part C of the Annex to this Decision;
where after a positive outcome of a risk assessment a derogation has been granted by the competent authority of a concerned Member State, in accordance with Article 23 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, permitting the movement of consignments of poultry, captive birds, hatching eggs and specific pathogen-free eggs from further restricted zones listed in Part C of the Annex to this Decision to other Member States, the concerned Member State shall ensure that those consignments are accompanied by the required animal health certificate or animal health/official certificate set out in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 which must contain the following attestation:
‘The consignment complies with the provisions laid down in Article 4 of Commission Implementing Decision C(2023)7450.’
Article 5
Application
This Decision shall apply until 30 September 2024.
Article 6
Addressees
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEX
Part A
Protection zones in the concerned Member States* as referred to in Article 1, point (a), and Article 2:
Member State: Germany
ADIS reference number of the outbreak |
Area comprising: |
Date until applicable in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 |
NIEDERSACHSEN |
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DE-HPAI(P)-2024-00010 |
Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim 3 km um den Ausbruchsbetrieb mit den GPS Koordiniaten 7.076164 / 52.354830. Betroffen sind Teile der Gemeinden Bad Bentheim, Isterberg, Quendorf und Nordhorn. |
27.7.2024 |
Member State: the Netherlands
ADIS reference number of the outbreak |
Area comprising: |
Date until applicable in accordance with Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 |
Province Overijssel |
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DE-HPAI(P)-2024-00010 |
Those parts of the province Overijssel contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centered on GPS coordinates 7.076164 / 52.354830. |
27.7.2024 |
Part B
Surveillance zones in the concerned Member States* as referred to in Article 1, point (a), and Article 3:
Member State: Germany
ADIS reference number of the outbreak |
Area comprising: |
Date until applicable in accordance with Article 55 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 |
NIEDERSACHSEN |
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DE-HPAI(P)-2024-00010 |
Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim 10 km um den Ausbruchsbetrieb mit den GPS Koordiniaten 7.076164 / 52.354830. Betroffen sind die Gemeinde Isterberg und Teile der Gemeinden Bad Bentheim, Quendorf, Nordhorn, Engden und Schüttorf. |
5.8.2024 |
Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim 3 km um den Ausbruchsbetrieb mit den GPS Koordiniaten 7.076164 / 52.354830. Betroffen sind Teile der Gemeinden Bad Bentheim, Isterberg, Quendorf und Nordhorn. |
28.7.2024 - 5.8.2024 |
Member State: the Netherlands
ADIS reference number of the outbreak |
Area comprising: |
Date until applicable in accordance with Article 55 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 |
Province Overijssel |
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DE-HPAI(P)-2024-00010 |
Those parts of the province Overijssel extending beyond the area described in the protection zone contained within a circle of a radius of 10 kilometres, centered on GPS coordinates 7.076164 / 52.354830. |
5.8.2024 |
Those parts of the province Overijssel contained within a circle of a radius of 3 kilometres, centered on GPS coordinates 7.076164 / 52.354830. |
28.7.2024 - 5.8.2024 |
Part C
Further restricted zones in the concerned Member States* as referred to in Article 1, point (b), and Article 4:
Member State: None
Area comprising: |
Date until measures are to remain applicable in accordance with Article 3a |
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* In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Windsor Framework (see Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023, OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 87) in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Framework, for the purposes of this Annex, references to Member State include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland.