commiss decis august protect measur relat highli pathogen avian influenza republ south africa notifi document number text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council direct eec juli lai principl govern organis veterinari check anim enter commun countri amend direct eec eec eec articl thereof regard council direct ec decemb lai principl govern organis veterinari check product enter commun countri articl thereof avian influenza highli contagi viral diseas poultri bird quickli epizoot proport liabl present threat anim public health reduc sharpli profit poultri farm risk diseas agent introduc intern trade live poultri poultri product august republ south africa confirm outbreak highli pathogen avian influenza ratit farm eastern cape provinc detect avian influenza viru strain subtyp strain caus epidem asia current knowledg suggest risk public health relat subtyp inferior risk strain circul asia viru subtyp moment poultri poultri product republ south africa authoris export commun live ratit hatch egg fresh meat ratit meat product ratit meat bird poultri compet author south africa suspend certif live rati meat european union august situat clearer view anim health risk diseas introduct commun measur suspend import live ratit hatch egg speci republ south africa accord commiss decis ec import bird poultri authoris member countri oie world organis anim health subject anim health guarante provid countri origin strict post import quarantin measur member state import bird poultri pet bird accompani owner commun republ south africa suspend addit measur order exclud risk diseas occurr quarantin station author member state import commun republ south africa suspend fresh meat ratit wild farm feather game meat prepar meat product consist meat speci obtain bird slaughter juli commiss decis ec lai list countri member state authoris import meat product establish treatment regim order prevent risk diseas transmiss product treatment appli product depend health statu countri origin relat speci meat obtain order avoid unnecessari burden trade import poultri meat product origin republ south africa treat temperatur celsiu product continu authoris republ south africa commun inform diseas situat control measur respect measur commun level relat outbreak review provis decis review meet stand committe food chain anim health adopt decis articl member state suspend import territori republ south africa live ratit hatch egg speci bird poultri includ pet bird accompani owner articl member state suspend import territori republ south africa fresh meat ratit meat prepar meat product consist meat speci articl derog articl member state authoris import product cover articl obtain bird slaughter juli veterinari certif accompani consign product mention paragraph word includ fresh ratit meat meat product consist meat ratit meat prepar consist meat ratit obtain bird slaughter juli accord articl decis ec derog articl member state authoris import meat product consist meat ratit meat speci undergon specif treatment refer point part iv annex commiss decis ec articl member state amend measur appli import bring complianc decis give public measur adopt immedi inform commiss thereof articl decis review light diseas evolut inform suppli veterinari author republ south africa articl decis appli januari articl decis address member state brussel august commiss david byrn member commiss oj direct amend act access oj regul amend regul ec european parliament council oj oj decis amend decis ec oj oj decis amend decis ec oj delet