
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 is amended as follows:

1.. in Article 4, the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:
'Approved breeding establishments shall comply with the following conditions:';
2.. Article 5 is amended as follows:

((a)) the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:
'Imports of birds shall be authorised only if the birds comply with the following conditions:'
((b)) the following point is inserted after point (b):
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((ba)) the birds come from approved breeding establishments that comply with the conditions laid down in Article 4;'
3.. Article 13 is replaced by the following:
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Article 13 

1. If during quarantine in an approved quarantine facility, it is suspected that one or more birds and/or sentinel birds are infected with avian influenza or Newcastle disease, the following measures shall be taken:
(a) the competent authority shall place the approved quarantine facility under official supervision;
(b) samples for virological examination as set out in point 2 of Annex VI shall be taken from those birds and sentinel birds and shall be analysed accordingly;
(c) no birds shall enter or leave the approved quarantine facility until the suspicion is ruled out.
2. If the suspicion of avian influenza or Newcastle disease in the affected approved quarantine facility as referred to in paragraph 1 is confirmed, the following measures shall be taken:
(a) all birds and sentinel birds in the approved quarantine facility shall be killed and destroyed;
(b) the approved quarantine facility shall be cleaned and disinfected;
(c) no birds shall enter the approved quarantine facility until 21 days following the final cleaning and disinfection.
3. If during quarantine in an approved quarantine centre, it is suspected that one or more birds and/or sentinel birds in a unit of the quarantine centre are infected with avian influenza or Newcastle disease, the following measures shall be taken:
(a) the competent authority shall place the approved quarantine centre under official supervision;
(b) samples for virological examination as set out in point 2 of Annex VI shall be taken from those birds and sentinel birds and shall be analysed accordingly;
(c) no birds shall enter or leave the approved quarantine centre until the suspicion is ruled out.
4. If the suspicion of avian influenza or Newcastle disease in the affected unit of the approved quarantine centre as referred to in paragraph 3 is confirmed, the following measures shall be taken:
(a) all birds and sentinel birds in the affected unit of the approved quarantine centre shall be killed and destroyed;
(b) the unit concerned shall be cleaned and disinfected;
(c) the following samples shall be taken:
((i)) where sentinel birds are used, not earlier than 21 days following the final cleaning and disinfection of the unit concerned, samples for serological examination, as set out in Annex VI must be taken from sentinel birds in the other quarantine units; or
((ii)) where no sentinel birds are used, during 7 to 15 days following the final cleaning and disinfection, samples for virological examination, as set out in point 2 of Annex VI, must be taken from birds in the other quarantine units;
(d) no birds shall leave the approved quarantine centre until the results of the sampling provided for in point (c) have been confirmed as negative.
5. Member States shall inform the Commission of any measures taken under this Article.';
4.. in Article 14(1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
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1. Where during quarantine one or more birds and/or sentinel birds are found to be infected with low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) or Newcastle disease, the competent authority may, based on a risk assessment, grant derogations from the measures provided for in Article 13(2)(a) and (4)(a), provided that such derogations do not endanger disease control (the derogation).';
5.. Annex V is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirely and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 29 October 2007.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX


ANNEX V 
ISO country code Name of country Approval number of quarantine facility or centre
AT AUSTRIA AT OP Q1
AT AUSTRIA AT-KO-Q1
AT AUSTRIA AT-3-ME-Q1
AT AUSTRIA AT-4-KI-Q1
AT AUSTRIA AT 4 WL Q 1
AT AUSTRIA AT-4-VB-Q1
AT AUSTRIA AT 6 10 Q 1
AT AUSTRIA AT 6 04 Q 1
BE BELGIUM BE VQ 1003
BE BELGIUM BE VQ 1010
BE BELGIUM BE VQ 1011
BE BELGIUM BE VQ 1012
BE BELGIUM BE VQ 1013
BE BELGIUM BE VQ 1016
BE BELGIUM BE VQ 1017
BE BELGIUM BE VQ 3001
BE BELGIUM BE VQ 3008
BE BELGIUM BE VQ 3014
BE BELGIUM BE VQ 3015
BE BELGIUM BE VQ 4009
BE BELGIUM BE VQ 4017
BE BELGIUM BE VQ 7015
CY CYPRUS CB 0011
CY CYPRUS CB 0012
CY CYPRUS CB 0061
CY CYPRUS CB 0013
CY CYPRUS CB 0031
CZ CZECH REPUBLIC 21750005
CZ CZECH REPUBLIC 21750016
CZ CZECH REPUBLIC 21750027
CZ CZECH REPUBLIC 21750038
CZ CZECH REPUBLIC 61750009
DE GERMANY BW-1
DE GERMANY BY-1
DE GERMANY BY-2
DE GERMANY BY-3
DE GERMANY BY-4
DE GERMANY HE-1
DE GERMANY HE-2
DE GERMANY NI-1
DE GERMANY NI-2
DE GERMANY NI-3
DE GERMANY NW-1
DE GERMANY NW-2
DE GERMANY NW-3
DE GERMANY NW-4
DE GERMANY NW-5
DE GERMANY NW-6
DE GERMANY NW-7
DE GERMANY NW-8
DE GERMANY RP-1
DE GERMANY SN-1
DE GERMANY SN-2
DE GERMANY TH-1
DE GERMANY TH-2
ES SPAIN ES/01/02/05
ES SPAIN ES/05/02/12
ES SPAIN ES/05/03/13
ES SPAIN ES/09/02/10
ES SPAIN ES/17/02/07
ES SPAIN ES/04/03/11
ES SPAIN ES/04/03/14
ES SPAIN ES/09/03/15
ES SPAIN ES/09/06/18
FR FRANCE 38 193,01
GR GREECE GR.1
GR GREECE GR.2
HU HUNGARY HU12MK001
IE IRELAND IRL-HBQ-1-2003 Unit A
IT ITALY 003AL707
IT ITALY 305/B/743
IT ITALY 132BG603
IT ITALY 170BG601
IT ITALY 233BG601
IT ITALY 068CR003
IT ITALY 006FR601
IT ITALY 054LCO22
IT ITALY I – 19/ME/01
IT ITALY 119RM013
IT ITALY 006TS139
IT ITALY 133VA023
MT MALTA BQ 001
NL NETHERLANDS NL-13000
NL NETHERLANDS NL-13001
NL NETHERLANDS NL-13002
NL NETHERLANDS NL-13003
NL NETHERLANDS NL-13004
NL NETHERLANDS NL-13005
NL NETHERLANDS NL-13006
NL NETHERLANDS NL-13007
NL NETHERLANDS NL-13008
NL NETHERLANDS NL-13009
NL NETHERLANDS NL-13010
PL POLAND 14084501
PT PORTUGAL 05,01/CQA
PT PORTUGAL 01,02/cqa
UK UNITED KINGDOM 21/07/01
UK UNITED KINGDOM 21/07/02
