S.L. 437.93 Art. 65Committee procedure. 1. ‘avian by any (a) of (b) 2. ‘highly other captive (a) of a (b) 3. ‘low other captive not come 1. Within detection of notify in EEC: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j)

(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing

Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.

(2) Where reference is made to this sub-rule, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

(3) Where reference is made to this sub-rule, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. The period laid down in Article 5(6) of that Decision shall be set at fifteen days.

(4) The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure. SCHEDULE I

(Rule 3) Definition of avian influenza influenza’ means an infection of poultry or other captive birds caused influenza A virus: the subtypes H5 or H7; or with an intravenous pathogenicity index (IVPI) in six-week old chickens greater than 1.2; pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)’ means an infection of poultry or birds caused by: avian influenza viruses of the subtypes H5 or H7 with genome sequences codifying for multiple basic amino acids at the cleavage site the haemagglutinin molecule similar to that observed for other HPAI viruses, indicating that the haemagglutinin molecule can be cleaved by host ubiquitous protease; or avian influenza viruses with an intravenous pathogenicity index in six-week old chickens greater than 1.2;2; pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI)’ means an infection of poultry or birds caused by avian influenza viruses of subtypes H5 or H7 that do within the definition in paragraph 2.

SCHEDULE II [Rule 6(2)] Notification of disease and further epidemiological information to be provided by Member States twenty-four hours of the confirmation of any primary outbreak or avian influenza in a slaughterhouse or means of transport, Malta shall accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5 of Directive 82/894/

the date of notification; the time of notification; the name of the country; the name of the disease; the number of the outbreak or positive finding of avian influenza in a slaughterhouse or means of transport; the date on which the disease was first suspected; the date of confirmation; the methods used for confirmation; whether the disease has been confirmed in a holding, slaughterhouse or means of transport; the geographical location of the outbreak or positive finding of avian influenza in a slaughterhouse or means of transport;

(k) the disease control measures applied.