Amendments to article 12 (maintenance of areas)7
In article 12 (maintenance of areas)—
a
in paragraph (1)—
i
for the words from the beginning to “neuraminidase N1,” substitute “Where article 5(1) applies”
;
ii
in sub-paragraph (a), for “H5” substitute “avian influenza”
;
b
for paragraph (4) substitute—
4
Where, on the basis of a risk assessment, the Chief Veterinary Officer is satisfied that the strain of avian influenza present in a wild bird or carcase is not an avian influenza of public health concern found in wild birds, paragraph (1) does not apply.