L 158/14 Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2006 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 7 June 2006 amending Decisions 2005/710[EC, 2005/734[EC, 2005/758/EC, 2005/759/EC, 2005/760/EC, 2006/247/EC and 2006/265/EC as regards certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza (notified under document number C(2006) 2177) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/405EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (!), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof, 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 (3, and in particular Article 18(7) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of (") OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/33[EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14). () OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (%), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (*), and in particular Article 18 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Following the outbreak of avian influenza, caused by a highly pathogenic H5N1 virus strain, in south-eastern Asia starting in December 2003, the Commission adopted several protection measures in relation to that disease. (2)  Commission Decision 2005/710/EC of 13 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in Romania (%) provides that Member States are to suspend imports of live poultry, ratites and farmed and wild feathered game and hatching eggs of those species from the whole territory of Romania and of certain products from birds from parts of that territory. (®) 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, as corrected by O] L 191, 28.5.2004, p- 1). ( O] L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 590/2006 (O] L 104, 13.4.2006, p- 8). () OJ L 269, 14.10.2005, p. 42. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/321/EC (O] L 118, 3.5.2006, p. 18).