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Wild Birds Avian Influenza Ordinance 2006.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich., Part II, No. 404, 25 October 2006, 5 pp
Long title
Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Health and Women concerning certain protective measures concerning highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds.
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Poultry products Animal health Pests/diseases Quarantine Birds Zoning
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

The aim of the present Ordinance is to prevent the spread of avian influenza from wild birds to poultry or other captive birds as well as the contamination of products thereof. To this end, it establishes protection measures to be applied in cases where highly pathogenic avian influenza is isolated in wild birds in the territory of Austria. Such protection measures include the establishment of protection and surveillance zones. The text consists of 9 articles and 3 Annexes.

Full text
German
Website
www.ris.bka.gv.at

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Wild Birds Avian Influenza Ordinance 2006.

Legislation | Austria | 2006

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Poultry products, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Birds, Zoning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX