
Article 1 
By way of derogation from Article 5 of Decision 2006/696/EC, instead of the entries in Part I of Annex I to that Decision, the entries in the following table shall apply to imports from Israel.
IL — Israel IL-0 The whole of Israel   
IL-1 Area of Israel outside the following boundaries:
— to the west, the Mediterranean Sea,
— to the south, highway number 65,
— to the north, highway number 70 (Milek Valley),
— to the east, the route of highway number 6 which is under construction along the western ridge of Mount Carmel. BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SPF, SRP  
IL-2 Area of Israel within the following boundaries:
— to the west, the Mediterranean Sea,
— to the south, highway number 65,
— to the north, highway number 70 (Milek Valley),
— to the east, the route of highway number 6 which is under construction along the western ridge of Mount Carmel.   
Article 2 
By way of derogation from Article 15 of Decision 2006/696/EC, instead of the entries in Part 1 of Annex II to that Decision, the entries in the following table shall apply to imports from Israel.
IL — Israel IL-0 The whole of Israel   
IL-1 Area of Israel outside the following boundaries:
— to the west, the Mediterranean Sea,
— to the south, highway number 65,
— to the north, highway number 70 (Milek Valley),
— to the east, the route of highway number 6 which is under construction along the western ridge of Mount Carmel. WGM III 
EP, E, POU, RAT  
IL-2 Area of Israel within the following boundaries:
— to the west, the Mediterranean Sea,
— to the south, highway number 65,
— to the north, highway number 70 (Milek Valley),
— to the east, the route of highway number 6 which is under construction along the western ridge of Mount Carmel.   
Article 3 
Member States shall suspend imports from Israel of:

((a)) live poultry, ratites, farmed and wild feathered game, and hatching eggs of those species coming from the territory IL-2, as defined in the table in Article 1;
((b)) the following products produced before 2 April 2008 and coming from the territory IL-2, as defined in the table in Article 2:

((i)) fresh meat of poultry, ratites, and farmed and wild feathered game;
((ii)) minced meat, mechanically separated meat, meat preparations and meat products consisting of or containing meat referred to in (i);
((iii)) raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of poultry, ratites and farmed and wild feathered game.
Article 4 
By way of derogation from Article 3(b), Member States shall authorise the importation of the products referred to in Article 3(b)(i), (ii) and (iii), which have been obtained from birds slaughtered or hunted before 12 December 2007.
In the veterinary certificates/commercial documents accompanying consignments of those products, the following words as appropriate to the species shall be included:
'Fresh meat/minced meat/mechanically separated meat of poultry, ratites, farmed or wild feathered game or meat preparations/meat products consisting of, or containing meat of poultry, ratites, farmed or wild feathered game or raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of poultry, ratites, farmed or wild feathered game obtained from birds slaughtered or hunted before 12 December 2007 and in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Decision 2008/161/EC.'
Article 5 
By way of derogation from Article 3(b)(ii), Member States shall authorise the importation of meat products consisting of or containing meat of poultry, ratites, farmed or wild feathered game provided that the meat product has undergone at least one of the specific treatments referred to under points B, C or D in Part 4 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC.
The specific treatment applied in accordance with the first paragraph of this Article shall be certified by the addition of the following words:

((a)) to point II.1.1, column B of the animal health attestation in the animal and public health certificate, drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Annex III to Decision 2007/777/EC:
'Meat products treated in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/161/EC';
((b)) to point I.28 in the column ‘Treatment type’ to the veterinary certificate for transit and/or storage, drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Annex IV to Decision 2007/777/EC:
'Meat products treated in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/161/EC'.
Article 6 
From 3 April 2008, imports into the Community of the commodities referred to in Article 3 shall be allowed from the whole territory of Israel, subject to the inclusion of the following words in the veterinary certificates accompanying consignments of those commodities:
'Consignment in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/161/EC'.
Article 7 
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 8 
This Decision shall apply until 2 July 2008.
However, Articles 1 to 5 shall apply until 2 April 2008.
Article 9 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 February 2008.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission