
Article 1 
Decision 2006/147/EC is amended as follows:

1.. Article 1(2)(a) is replaced by the following:
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((a)) “backyard poultry” means chicken, turkeys and other species belonging to the Galliformes order and ducks, geese and other species belonging to the Anseriformes order which are kept by their owners:

((i)) for their own consumption or use; or
((ii)) as pets.'.
2.. Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:
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1. The plan for preventive vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, as submitted by the Netherlands to the Commission on 21 February 2006, and the amendments to that plan, including the continuation of that plan until 31 July 2007, as submitted by the Netherlands to the Commission on 29 June 2006, are approved (the preventive vaccination plan).In accordance with the preventive vaccination plan, the preventive vaccination against avian influenza shall be carried out with an inactivated heterologous vaccine of avian influenza subtype H5 or with a bivalent inactivated heterologous vaccine containing both avian influenza subtypes H5 and H7 authorised by the Netherlands in backyard poultry, organic and free range layers in the Netherlands.'.
3.. Article 4, point 1 is replaced by the following:
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1.. Vaccinated backyard poultry shall be individually identified and may only be:

((a)) moved to other backyard holdings within the Netherlands; or
((b)) temporarily gathered for shows and exhibitions in the Netherlands.
Such movements or gatherings must be in accordance with the preventive vaccination plan, including the maintenance of records of such movements and gatherings.'
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Done at Brussels, 27 July 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission