
Article 1 
Member States shall suspend imports of:

((a)) live poultry, ratites and farmed and wild feathered game, and hatching eggs of these species coming from the part of the territory of Bulgaria referred to in Part A of the Annex;
((b)) the following products coming from the part of the territory of Bulgaria referred to in Part B of the Annex:

((i)) fresh meat of wild feathered game;
((ii)) minced meat, meat preparations and meat products consisting of or containing meat of wild feathered game;
((iii)) raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of wild feathered game;
((iv)) eggs for human consumption from wild game birds;
((v)) non-treated game trophies from any birds;
((vi)) untreated feathers and parts of feathers;
((vii)) unprocessed manure from poultry or any other birds.
Article 2 

1. By way of derogation from Article 1, Member States shall authorise imports of the products referred to in point (b)(i),(ii) and (iii) of that Article, which have been obtained from birds hunted before 1 August 2005.
2. In the veterinary certificates/commercial documents accompanying consignments of the products referred to in Article 1(b)(i),(ii) and (iii), the following words as appropriate to the species shall be included:'Fresh meat of wild feathered game/meat product consisting of, or containing meat of wild feathered game/meat preparation consisting of, or containing meat of wild feathered game/raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of wild feathered game obtained from birds hunted before 1 August 2005.'
3. By way of derogation from Article 1(b)(ii), Member States shall authorise imports of meat products consisting of or containing meat of wild feathered game provided that the meat of such species has undergone at least one of the specific treatments referred to in points B, C or D in Part 4 of Annex II to Decision 2005/432/EC.
4. The specific treatment applied in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article shall be specified in point 9.1 column B in the veterinary certificate drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Annex III to Decision 2005/432/EC, and the following wording shall be added to that certificate:‘Meat products treated in accordance with Commission Decision 2006/247/EC’.
5. The specific treatment applied in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article shall be certified by adding the following wording to the veterinary certificate drawn up in accordance with the model set out Annex IV to Decision 2005/432/EC:‘Meat products treated in accordance with Commission Decision 2006/247/EC’.
Article 3 
Member States shall ensure that for the importation of treated feathers or parts of feathers, the consignment is accompanied by a commercial document stating that the treated feathers or parts thereof have been treated with a steam current or by some other method ensuring that no pathogens remain.
However, that commercial document shall not be required for treated decorative feathers, treated feathers carried by travellers for their private use or consignments of treated feathers sent to private individuals for non-industrial purpose.
Article 4 
Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision and publish those measures. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 5 
This Decision shall apply until 31 May 2006.
Article 6 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 March 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

PART A
ISO-country code Name of country Description of part of territory
BG Bulgaria — Whole of the territory of Bulgaria
PART B
ISO-country code Name of country Description of part of territory
BG Bulgaria In Bulgaria the the counties of
— Vidin
— Montana
— Vratsa
— Pleven
— Veliko Tarnovo (the area north of motorway E 771)
— Russe
— Razgrad
— Silistra
— Dobrich
— Varna
— Burgas