
Article 1 

1. The amended vaccination programme against avian influenza presented by Italy to the Commission is approved and shall be carried out in the vaccination area described in Annex I.
2. Intensive monitoring and surveillance as set out in the vaccination programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall be carried out in the vaccination area described in Annex I and in the bordering area described in Annex II.
Article 2 
The restrictions on movements of live poultry, hatching eggs and fresh poultry meat into, out of and within the area described in Annex I shall apply as laid down in the vaccination programme referred to in Article 1 and in the following articles.
Article 3 
No live poultry and hatching eggs coming from and/or originating from poultry holdings from the area described in Annex I shall be dispatched from Italy.
Article 4 
Animal health certificates accompanying consignments of live poultry and hatching eggs from Italy shall include the words: ‘The animal health conditions of this consignment are in accordance with Decision 2004/666/EC’.
Article 5 

1. Fresh meat of poultry shall be marked in accordance with Annex II of Council Directive 2002/99/EC and shall not be dispatched from Italy if it is derived from:
(a) poultry vaccinated against avian influenza.
(b) poultry from avian influenza sero-positive poultry flocks destined for slaughter under official control in accordance with the vaccination programme referred to in Article 1.
(c) poultry originating from holdings located in a restriction zone established in accordance with the provisions laid down in the vaccination programme referred to in Article 1.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1(a) fresh meat derived from turkeys and chickens vaccinated against avian influenza with a heterologous vaccine of subtype (H7N1) and (H5N9) shall not be marked in accordance with Annex II of Council Directive 2002/99/EC and may be dispatched to other Member States, provided that the meat comes from turkeys and chickens which:
((i)) originate from flocks which have been regularly inspected and tested with negative results for avian influenza as laid down in the approved vaccination programme, with particular attention to be paid to the sentinel birds.For the testing of:

— vaccinated birds, the iIFA-test shall be used,
— sentinel birds, either the Haemagglutination-Inhibition Test (HI), the AGID-test or the ELISA-test shall be used. However, the iIFA-test shall also be used if necessary;
((ii)) originate from flocks which have been clinically inspected by an official veterinarian within 48 hours before loading, with particular attention to be paid to the sentinel birds;
((iii)) originate from flocks which have been tested serologically with negative results at the National Laboratory for avian influenza, by using the sampling and testing procedure laid down in Annex III to this Decision;
((iv)) shall be sent directly to a slaughterhouse designated by the competent authority and shall be slaughtered immediately after arrival. The birds shall be kept separated from other flocks not complying with the present provisions.
3. Fresh turkey and chicken meat fulfilling the requirements as set out in paragraph 2 shall be accompanied by the health certificate laid down in Annex VI to Council Directive 71/118/EEC, which shall include under point IV(a) of the certificate the following attestation of the official veterinarian:'The turkey meat/chicken meat described above is in accordance with Decision 2004/666/EC.'.
Article 6 
Italy shall ensure that in the vaccination area described in Annex I:

((a)) only disposable packaging material, or packaging material which can be effectively washed and disinfected, is used for the collection, storage and transport of table eggs;
((b)) all means of transport used for transporting live poultry, hatching eggs, fresh poultry meat, table eggs and poultry feedstuff are cleaned and disinfected immediately before and after each transport with disinfectants and methods of use approved by the competent authority.
Article 7 

1. Italy shall notify to the Commission and to other Member States the date of the commencement of the vaccination programme with the bivalent vaccine, at least one day in advance.
2. The provisions of Articles 2 to 6 shall be enforced from the date of the commencement of the vaccination.
Article 8 

1. Italy shall, at six-month intervals, present a report to the Commission containing information on the effectiveness of the vaccination programme referred to in Article 1.
2. This Decision, and in particular the period of time during which the movement restrictions provided for in Articles 2 to 6 shall continue to apply after the completion of the vaccination programme, shall be reviewed accordingly.
Article 9 
Decision 2002/975/EC is repealed.
Article 10 
This Decision shall apply from 1 October 2004.
Article 11 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 September 2004.
For the Commission
David BYRNE
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I

ALBAREDO D'ADIGE 
ANGIARI 
ARCOLE 
BELFIORE 
BONAVIGO 
BOVOLONE 
BUTTAPIETRA 
CALDIERO area to the south of the A4 motorway
CASALEONE 
CASTEL D'AZZANO 
CASTELNUOVO DEL GARDA area to the south of the A4 motorway
CEREA 
COLOGNA VENETA 
COLOGNOLA AI COLLI area to the south of the A4 motorway
CONCAMARISE 
ERBÈ 
GAZZO VERONESE 
ISOLA DELLA SCALA 
ISOLA RIZZA 
LAVAGNO area to the south of the A4 motorway
MINERBE 
MONTEFORTE D'ALPONE area to the south of the A4 motorway
MOZZECANE 
NOGARA 
NOGAROLE ROCCA 
OPPEANO 
PALÙ 
PESCHIERA DEL GARDA area to the south of the A4 motorway
POVEGLIANO VERONESE 
PRESSANA 
RONCO ALL'ADIGE 
ROVERCHIARA 
ROVEREDO DI GUÀ 
SALIZZOLE 
SAN BONIFACIO area to the south of the A4 motorway
SAN GIOVANNI LUPATOTO area to the south of the A4 motorway
SANGUINETTO 
SAN MARTINO BUON ALBERGO area to the south of the A4 motorway
SAN PIETRO DI MORUBIO 
SOAVE area to the south of the A4 motorway
SOMMACAMPAGNA area to the south of the A4 motorway
SONA area to the south of the A4 motorway
SORGÀ 
TREVENZUOLO 
VALEGGIO SUL MINCIO 
VERONA area to the south of the A4 motorway
VERONELLA 
VIGASIO 
VILLAFRANCA DI VERONA 
ZEVIO 
ZIMELLA 


Brescia Province
ACQUAFREDDA 
ALFIANELLO 
BAGNOLO MELLA 
BASSANO BRESCIANO 
BORGOSATOLLO 
BRESCIA area to the south of the A4 motorway
CALCINATO area to the south of the A4 motorway
CALVISANO 
CAPRIANO DEL COLLE 
CARPENEDOLO 
CASTENEDOLO area to the south of the A4 motorway
CIGOLE 
DELLO 
DESENZANO DEL GARDA area to the south of the A4 motorway
FIESSE 
FLERO 
GAMBARA 
GHEDI 
GOTTOLENGO 
ISORELLA 
LENO 
LONATO area to the south of the A4 motorway
MANERBIO 
MILZANO 
MONTICHIARI 
MONTIRONE 
OFFLAGA 
PAVONE DEL MELLA 
PONCARALE 
PONTEVICO 
POZZOLENGO area to the south of the A4 motorway
PRALBOINO 
QUINZANO D'OGLIO 
REMEDELLO 
REZZATO area to the south of the A4 motorway
SAN GERVASIO BRESCIANO 
SAN ZENO NAVIGLIO 
SENIGA 
VEROLANUOVA 
VEROLAVECCHIA 
VISANO 
Mantova Province
CASTIGLIONE DELLE STIVIERE 
CAVRIANA 
CERESARA 
GOITO 
GUIDIZZOLO 
MARMIROLO 
MEDOLE 
MONZAMBANO 
PONTI SUL MINCIO 
ROVERBELLA 
SOLFERINO 
VOLTA MANTOVANA 
ANNEX II

Bergamo province
ANTEGNATE 
BAGNATICA area to the south of the A4 motorway
BARBATA 
BARIANO 
BOLGARE area to the south of the A4 motorway
CALCINATE 
CALCIO 
CASTELLI CALEPIO area to the south of the A4 motorway
CAVERNAGO 
CIVIDATE AL PIANO 
COLOGNO AL SERIO 
CORTENUOVA 
COSTA DI MEZZATE area to the south of the A4 motorway
COVO 
FARA OLIVANA CON SOLA 
FONTANELLA 
GHISALBA 
GRUMELLO DEL MONTE area to the south of the A4 motorway
ISSO 
MARTINENGO 
MORENGO 
MORNICO AL SERIO 
PAGAZZANO 
PALOSCO 
PUMENENGO 
ROMANO DI LOMBARDIA 
SERIATE area to the south of the A4 motorway
TELGATE area to the south of the A4 motorway
TORRE PALLAVICINA 
Brescia province
AZZANO MELLA 
BARBARIGA 
BASSANO BRESCIANO 
BERLINGO 
BORGO SAN GIACOMO 
BRANDICO 
CASTEGNATO area to the south of the A4 motorway
CASTEL MELLA 
CASTELCOVATI 
CASTREZZATO 
CAZZAGO SAN MARTINO area to the south of the A4 motorway
CHIARI 
COCCAGLIO 
COLOGNE 
COMEZZANO-CIZZAGO 
CORZANO 
ERBUSCO area to the south of the A4 motorway
LOGRATO 
LONGHENA 
MACLODIO 
MAIRANO 
ORZINUOVI 
ORZIVECCHI 
OSPITALETTO area to the south of the A4 motorway
PALAZZOLO SULL'OGLIO area to the south of the A4 motorway
POMPIANO 
PONTOGLIO 
ROCCAFRANCA 
RONCADELLE area to the south of the A4 motorway
ROVATO area to the south of the A4 motorway
RUDIANO 
SAN PAOLO 
TORBOLE CASAGLIA 
TRAVAGLIATO 
TRENZANO 
URAGO D'OGLIO 
VILLACHIARA 
Cremona province
CAMISANO 
CASALE CREMASCO-VIDOLASCO 
CASALETTO DI SOPRA 
CASTEL GABBIANO 
SONCINO 
Mantova province
ACQUANEGRA SUL CHIESE 
ASOLA 
BIGARELLO 
CANNETO SULL'OGLIO 
CASALMORO 
CASALOLDO 
CASALROMANO 
CASTEL D'ARIO 
CASTEL GOFFREDO 
CASTELBELFORTE 
GAZOLDO DEGLI IPPOLITI 
MARIANA MANTOVANA 
PIUBEGA 
PORTO MANTOVANO 
REDONDESCO 
RODIGO 
RONCOFERRARO 
SAN GIORGIO DI MANTOVA 
VILLIMPENTA 

Padua province
CARCERI 
CASALE DI SCODOSIA 
ESTE 
LOZZO ATESTINO 
MEGLIADINO SAN FIDENZIO 
MEGLIADINO SAN VITALE 
MONTAGNANA 
OSPEDALETTO EUGANEO 
PONSO 
SALETTO 
SANTA MARGHERITA D’ADIGE 
URBANA 
Verona province
BEVILACQUA 
BOSCHI SANT'ANNA 
BUSSOLENGO 
PESCANTINA 
SOMMACAMPAGNA area to the north of the A4 motorway
SONA area to the north of the A4 motorway
Vicenza province
AGUGLIARO 
ALBETTONE 
ALONTE 
ASIGLIANO VENETO 
BARBARANO VICENTINO 
CAMPIGLIA DEI BERICI 
CASTEGNERO 
LONIGO 
MONTEGALDA 
MONTEGALDELLA 
MOSSANO 
NANTO 
NOVENTA VICENTINA 
ORGIANO 
POIANA MAGGIORE 
SAN GERMANO DEI BERICI 
SOSSANO 
VILLAGA 
ANNEX III
1. 
The developed indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (iIFA-test) is aimed at the differentiation between vaccinated/field exposed and vaccinated/non field exposed turkeys and chickens in the framework of a ‘DIVA’ (Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Animals) vaccination strategy using a heterologous subtype vaccine from the field virus subtype.

2. 
Meat originating from turkey and chicken flocks vaccinated against avian influenza may be dispatched to other Member States provided that, where all the birds are kept in one building, blood samples have been taken by the official veterinarian within seven days prior to slaughter from at least 10 vaccinated turkeys or chickens destined for slaughter. However, where the poultry are kept in more than one group or shed, at least 20 vaccinated birds selected randomly from all the groups or sheds on the farm shall be sampled.
