Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2447 concerning emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain Member States.

This Decision establishes at Union level: (I) the protection and surveillance zones to be established by the Member States listed in the Annex to this Decision, following an outbreak or outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry or captive birds, in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, and the duration of the disease control measures to be applied in the protection zones in accordance with Article 39, and in the surveillance zones in accordance with Article 55 of that Delegated Regulation; and (II) the further restricted zones to be established by the concerned Member States, following an outbreak or outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry or captive birds, in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, and the duration of the measures to be applied in the further restricted zones. It also lays down rules concerning movements of consignments of poultry, captive birds, hatching eggs and specific pathogen-free eggs from the further restricted zones, where a derogation has been granted, in accordance with Article 23 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, permitting such movements.