Commission Decision of 11 August 2006 concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N1 in wild birds in the Community and repealing Decision 2006/115/EC (notified under document number C(2006) 3585) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/563/EC)

Article 2 U.K. Definitions

For the purpose of this Decision, the definitions in Directive 2005/94/EC shall apply.

The following definitions shall also apply:

(a)

‘hatching eggs’ means eggs for incubation laid by poultry as defined in Article 2(4) of Directive 2005/94/EC;

(b)

‘wild feathered game’ means, as far as avian species are concerned, game as defined in point 1.5, second indent, and in point 1.7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(c)

‘other captive birds’ means birds as defined in Article 2(6) of Directive 2005/94/EC, excluding:

(i)

pet animals of the bird species as referred to in Article 3(a) of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003;

(ii)

birds for zoos, circuses, amusement parks and experimental laboratories and sentinel birds placed by the competent authority in the frame of surveillance and research activities.