Commission Decision of 9 January 2006 concerning certain protection measures in relation to the import of feathers from certain third countries (notified under document number C(2006) 33) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/7/EC)

Article 1 U.K.

Member States shall suspend the importation from the territory of the countries listed in the Annex to this Decision of untreated feathers and parts of untreated feathers.

Article 2 U.K.

The Member States shall ensure that when imported from the territory of the countries listed in the Annex, consignments of treated feathers or parts of treated feathers (excluding treated decorative feathers, treated feathers carried by travelers for their private use or consignments of treated feathers sent to private individuals for non industrial purposes) are accompanied by a commercial document stating that the treated feathers or parts of treated feathers have been treated with a steam current or by some other method ensuring the inactivation of the pathogen.

Article 3 U.K.

The 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 4 U.K.

This Decision shall apply until [F1 31 July 2006].

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Decision of 28 February 2006 amending Decision 2006/7/EC as regards an extension of the list of countries and the period of application thereof (notified under document number C(2006) 619) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/183/EC).

Article 5 U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.