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RS 916.443.102.1 Order of the OSAV of 21 November 2016 establishing measures to prevent the introduction of avian influenza in Switzerland in certain Member States of the European Union

Original Language Title: RS 916.443.102.1 Ordonnance de l’OSAV du 21 novembre 2016 instituant des mesures destinées à prévenir l’introduction en Suisse de l’influenza aviaire présente dans certains Etats membres de l’Union européenne

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916.443.102.1

OSAV Order instituting measures to prevent the introduction of avian influenza in Switzerland in certain Member States of the European Union

On 21 November 2016 (State on 13 January 2017)

The Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs (FVO),

See art. 24, para. 3, let. A, of the Law of 1 Er July 1966 on epizootics 1 , given art. 5, para. 4, of the order of 18 November 2015 regulating the trade in imports, transit and export of animals and animal products with the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway 2 ,

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Art. 1 Purpose and Purpose

1 The purpose of this order is to prevent the introduction of avian influenza in Switzerland.

2 It regulates the import of live poultry, ready-to-lay poultry, day-old chicks, hatching eggs, poultry meat and table eggs from certain EU member states.

Art. 2 Imports of live poultry, ready-to-lay poultry, day chicks and hatching eggs

The import of live poultry, ready-to-lay poultry, day chicks and hatching eggs from the protective and surveillance zones listed in the annex is prohibited.

Art. 3 Importation of Poultry Meat

The import of poultry meat from the protection areas listed in the Annex is prohibited unless the meat has been subjected to the heat treatment provided for in Directive 2002 /99/EC 1 .

1 Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the health police rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin intended for human consumption, OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 3. 11; last amended by Regulation (EU) 2016/429, OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1.

Art. 4 Importing table eggs

1 The import of table eggs from the protection and monitoring areas listed in the annex is prohibited.

2 Imports of table eggs are allowed which:

A.
Come from areas of protection, if the importer can establish that the conditions laid down in s. 26, para. 2, of Directive 2005 /94/EC 1 Are completed;
B.
Come from the surveillance zones, if the importer can establish that the conditions laid down in s. 30, let. C, c. V and vi, of Directive 2005 /94/EC are fulfilled.

1 Council Directive 2005 /94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures to combat avian influenza and repealing Directive 92 /40/EEC, OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16; last amended by Regulation (EU) 2016/429, OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1.

Art. 5 Repeal of another act

The Ordinance of the OSAV of 14 November 2016 establishing measures to prevent the introduction of avian influenza in Switzerland from Hungary is hereby repealed 1 .

1 [ RO 2016 3877 ]

Art. 6 Entry into force

This Order comes into force on November 22, 2016.

Annex 1

(art. 2 to 4)

Member States and affected areas

1 EU Member States in which protection and surveillance zones are delimited

Germany

Austria

Bulgaria

Croatia

France

Hungary

Netherlands

Poland

Romania

United Kingdom

Slovakia

2 Protection zones and surveillance zones in the Member States concerned

Areas of protection and surveillance zones within the meaning of Art. 2 to 4 delimited in the EU Member States under c. 1 shall be entered in the following execution decision:

EU Act

Title and date of publication of the act and dates of publication of the amending acts

Implementing decision (EU) 2016/2122

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2122 of 2 December 2016 on protective measures based on the appearance of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks of subtype H5N8 in certain Member States, OJ L 329, 3.12.2016, P. 75; last amended by the Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/14, OJ L 4, 7.1.2017, p. 10.

1 New content according to the c. I of the O of the OSAV of 11 Jan 2017, in force since 13 Jan 2017 ( RO 2017 73 ).

Status January 13, 2017