Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea del 26/8/2024 - Sección Legislación
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Source: Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea - Sección Legislación
Official Journal of the European Union
EN
L series
2024/2172
26.8.2024
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION EU 2024/2172
of 20 August 2024
amending the Annex to Implementing Decision EU 2023/2447 concerning emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain Member States notified under document C2024 5951
Text with EEA relevance
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation EU 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health Animal Health Law 1, and in particular Article 2591, point c, thereof, Whereas:
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza HPAI is an infectious viral disease in birds and can have a severe impact on the profitability of poultry farming causing disturbance to trade within the Union and exports to third countries. HPAI
viruses can infect migratory birds, which can then spread these viruses over long distances during their autumn and spring migrations. Therefore, the presence of HPAI viruses in wild birds poses a continuous threat for the direct and indirect introduction of these viruses into holdings where poultry or captive birds are kept. In the event of an outbreak of HPAI, there is a risk that the disease agent may spread to other holdings where poultry or captive birds are kept.
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Regulation EU 2016/429 establishes a new legislative framework for the prevention and control of diseases that are transmissible to animals or humans. HPAI falls within the definition of a listed disease in that Regulation, and it is subject to the disease prevention and control rules laid down therein. In addition, Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2020/687 2 supplements Regulation EU 2016/429 as regards the rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases, including disease control measures for HPAI.
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Commission Implementing Decision EU 2023/2447 3 was adopted within the framework of Regulation EU 2016/429 and it lays down emergency measures at Union level in relation to outbreaks of HPAI.
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More particularly, Implementing Decision EU 2023/2447 provides that the protection, surveillance and further restricted zones established by the Member States following outbreaks of HPAI, in accordance with Delegated Regulation EU 2020/687, are to comprise at least the areas listed as protection, surveillance and further restricted zones in the Annex to that Implementing Decision.
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The Annex to Implementing Decision EU 2023/2447 was recently amended by Commission Implementing Decision EU 2024/1948 4 following an outbreak of HPAI in poultry in Germany that needed to be reflected in that Annex.
1 OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj.
2 Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2020/687 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation EU 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 64, ELI:
http data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/687/oj.
3 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 OJ L, 2023/2447, 30.10.2023, ELI: http data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/
2023/2447/oj.
4 Commission Implementing Decision EU 2024/1948 of 9 July 2024 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision EU 2023/2447
concerning emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain Member States OJ
L, 2024/1948, 11.7.2024, ELI: http data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/1948/oj.
ELI: http data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2172/oj
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