Commission Decision of 31 March 2006 concerning certain protection measures in relation to a suspicion of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Switzerland (notified under document number C(2006) 1107) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/265/EC)

Article 1 U.K.

1. Member States shall suspend imports or introduction into the Community of the following from the part of the territory of Switzerland referred to in the Annex:

• live poultry, ratites, farmed and wild feathered game, live birds other than poultry as defined in Article 1, third indent, of Decision 2000/666/EC, including birds accompanying their owners (pet birds), and hatching eggs of these species,

• fresh meat of wild feathered game,

• minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products consisting of or containing meat of wild feathered game,

• raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of wild feathered game, and

• non-treated game trophies from any birds.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States shall authorise the importation of the products covered by paragraph 1 second to fourth indent, which have been obtained from birds slaughtered before 1 February 2006.

3. In the veterinary certificates/commercial documents accompanying consignments of the products referred to in paragraph 2 the following words as appropriate to the species shall be included:

‘Fresh meat of wild feathered game/minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat or meat product consisting of, or containing meat of wild feathered game/raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of wild feathered game(1) obtained from birds slaughtered before 1 February 2006 and in accordance with Article 1(2) of Commission Decision 2006/265/EC.’

4. By derogation from paragraph 1, Member States shall authorise the importation of meat products consisting of or containing meat of wild feathered game under the condition that the meat of these species has undergone at least one of the specific treatments referred to under points B, C or D in Part IV of Annex II to Commission Decision 2005/432/EC.

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Delete as appropriate.’