L 293/40 Official Journal of the European Union 5.11.2013 DECISIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 31 October 2013 amending Decisions 2005/734/EC, 2006/415/EC and 2007/25/EC as regards their period of application (notified under document C(2013) 7148) (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/635/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (!), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof, 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 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, Having regard to Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (*), and in particular Article 63(3) thereof, () OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. () O] L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. () O] L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1. ( O] L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16. Whereas: (1) Commission Decisions 2005/734/EC (°), 2006/415/EC (%) and 2007/25[/EC () were adopted in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 with a view to protecting animal and human health in the Union. (2)  Decision 2005/734[EC lays down biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 from birds living in the wild to poultry and other captive birds and provides for an early detection system in areas at particular risk. Decision 2006/415/EC lays down certain protection measures to be applied in case of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in a Member State, including the establishment of areas A and B following a suspected or confirmed outbreak of that disease. In addition, Decision 2007/25/EC concerns certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza and movements of pet birds accompanying their owners into the Union. (3)  The measures laid down in those Decisions apply until 31 December 2013. However, outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype HS5NI in wild birds and in poultry continue to occur in third countries thereby also posing a risk to animal and human health in the Union. (°) Commission Decision 2005/734/EC of 19 October 2005 laying down biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza caused by Influenza virus A subtype H5N1 from birds living in the wild to poultry and other captive birds and providing for an early detection system in areas at particular risk (O] L 274, 20.10.2005, p. 105). (6) Commission Decision 2006/415/EC of 14 June 2006 concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community and repealing Decision 2006/135/EC (O] L 164, 16.6.2006, p. 51). (7) Commission Decision 2007/25/EC of 22 December 2006 as regards certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza and movements of pet birds accompanying their owners into the Community (O] L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 29).