
Article 1 
This Decision provides for:

((a)) biosecurity measures to be applied on holdings keeping poultry intended for restocking supplies of wild game; and
((b)) surveillance measures to be applied when productive poultry intended for restocking supplies of wild game, are dispatched to other Member States or third countries.
Article 2 
For the purpose of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

((a)) ‘poultry’ means fowl, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks, geese, quails, pigeons, pheasants and partridges and ratites (Ratitae) reared or kept in captivity for breeding, the production of meat or eggs for consumption, or for re-stocking supplies of game;
((b)) ‘productive poultry’ means poultry 72 hours old or more, reared for the production of meat and/or eggs for consumption or for restocking supplies of game;
((c)) ‘wild game’ means wild birds that are hunted for human consumption.
Article 3 
Member States, in collaboration with producers keeping poultry for restocking supplies of wild game, shall develop guidelines for good biosecurity practices for such holdings taking into account the biosecurity measures of Decision 2005/734/EC (‘guidelines for good biosecurity practices’).
Article 4 

1. Member States shall ensure that the dispatch to other Member States or third countries of productive poultry intended for restocking wild game supplies is only authorised if the holding of dispatch was:
(a) subjected to an inspection by the official veterinarian confirming that the holding complies with the guidelines for good biosecurity practices; and
(b) during the two-month period preceding the date of dispatch of the poultry,
((i)) either included in the official surveillance programme for avian influenza as provided for in Article 4 of Directive 2005/94/EC;
or
((ii)) subjected to a serological investigation, with negative results for the avian influenza virus subtypes H5 and H7, in each case on samples taken at random from the flock of origin from which the consignment is to be drawn, as follows:

— 50 samples in case of ducks or geese, or
— 20 samples in case of other poultry;
2. Member States shall ensure that the dispatch to other Member States or third countries of productive poultry intended for restocking wild game supplies and which is less than one month old, is only authorised if:
(a) the holding of dispatch complied with the conditions of paragraph 1; and
(b) a virological investigation for avian influenza is carried out either by virus isolation or PCR on 20 cloacal swabs and 20 tracheal or oropharyngeal swabs from the poultry to be dispatched, during the one-week period preceding the date of dispatch.
3. Member States shall ensure that before dispatching the productive poultry referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, the health examination of the flock of origin required by Article 10a(1)(c) of Directive 90/539/EEC is carried out during the 24 hours preceding the time of dispatch of the consignment.
4. Member State shall ensure that the laboratory tests provided for in paragraphs 1(b) and paragraph 2 of this Article are carried out in accordance with the Diagnostic Manual established in accordance with Article 50(1) of Directive 2005/94/EC.
Article 5 
Member States shall ensure that the health certificates provided for in Article 17 of Directive 90/539/EEC accompanying consignments of poultry intended for restocking wild game supplies dispatched to other Member States must be completed by the following:
'This consignment complies with the animal health conditions laid down in Commission Decision 2006/605/EC.'
Article 6 
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 7 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 September 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission