L 274/102 Official Journal of the European Union 20.10.2005 COMMISSION DECISION of 19 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to a suspicion of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Turkey and repealing Decision 2005/705/EC (notified under document number C(2005) 4135) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/733(EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular Article 18(1) and (6) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (%), and in particular Article 22(1), (5) and (6) thereof, Whereas: (),  On 9 October 2005 Turkey has notified to the Commission an outbreak of avian influenza in a poultry farm in the western parts of Anatolia. In order to reduce the risk of disease introduction into the Community, Commission Decision 2005/705/EC of 10 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to a suspicion of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Turkey (}) was adopted as an immediate measure to suspend imports of birds other than poultry and untreated feathers from Turkey. (") OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. () OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1; corrected version in O] L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1). () OJ L 267, 12.10.2005, p. 29. (2)  Turkey is included in the list in the Annex to Commission Decision 94/85/EC of 16 February 1994 drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of fresh poultry meat (*). Commission Decision 2003/812/EC of 17 November 2003 drawing up lists of third countries from which Member States are to authorise imports of certain products for human consumption subject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC (°) refers to the aforemen- tioned list. (3)  Commission Decision 2000/666/EC of 16 October 2000 laying down the animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the import of birds, other than poultry and the conditions for quarantine (%) provides that Member States are to authorise the import of birds from the third countries listed as members of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). Turkey is a member of the OIE and accordingly Member States are to accept imports of birds, other than poultry, from Turkey under that Decision. (4)  Under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (’), the importation of a range of animal by-products, such as gelatine for technical use, materials for pharmaceutical use and others, originating in Turkey, is authorised, because these products are considered safe due to the specific conditions of production, processing and utilisation that effectively inactivate possible pathogens or prevent contact to susceptible animals. () OJ L 44, 17.2.1994, p. 31. Decision as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. (*) O] L 305, 22.11.2003, p. 17. Decision as amended by Decision 2004/19/EC (O] L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 84). (®) OJ L 278, 31.10.2000, p. 26. Decision as last amended by Decision 2002/279[EC (O] L 99, 16.4.2002, p. 17). () O] L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 416/2005 (O] L 66, 12.3.2005, p. 10).