| Member State | 
    Containment | 
    Markets, shows,exhibitions | 
    Racing pigeons | 
    Vaccination | 
  
   
    |   | 
    Commercial poultry  | 
    Hobby-poultry | 
      | 
      | 
      | 
  
   
    Austria 
      Outbreak: 14/02/2006 | 
    Entire territory   from 19-2-2006 | 
    Entire territory   from 19-2-2006 | 
    Forbidden | 
    Ban on races | 
    No vaccination yet | 
  
   
    | Belgium | 
    Entire territory from 01/03/2006 | 
    Entire territory from 01/03/2006 | 
    Shows without sales allowed 
      Shows with sales forbidden 
      Markets under certain conditions (registered trader) | 
    No containment for racing pigeons 
      Inland races allowed | 
    Voluntary vaccination in zoo’s | 
  
   
    Bulgaria 
      Outbreak: 03/02/2006 | 
    Entire territory  | 
      | 
    Forbidden | 
    Ban on races | 
    No vaccination yet | 
  
   
    | Czech Republic | 
    No risk areas, no containment | 
      | 
    Forbidden, but certain derogations | 
      | 
    No plans | 
  
   
    | Cyprus | 
    Entire territory Derogations for ostriches | 
    Entire territory  Derogations for ostriches | 
      | 
      | 
    No plans | 
  
   
    | Denmark | 
    Entire territory  from 15/02/06 | 
    Containment recommended | 
      | 
    Recommendation keep racing pigeons in loft | 
    No vaccination due to consequences for export | 
  
   
    | Estonia | 
    Entire territory  from 15/02/06 | 
      | 
      | 
    Few racing pigeons | 
    No plans | 
  
   
    | Finland | 
    In risk areas from beginning or second half of March. 
      Rest of country : feeding inside and covered  aviary systems 
      Derogation for ostriches | 
    In risk areas from beginning or second half of March. 
      Rest of country : feeding inside and covered  aviary systems 
      Derogation for ostriches | 
      | 
      | 
    No plans | 
  
   
    France 
      Outbreak: 17/02/2006 | 
    Entire territory from 15-2-2006 
      Derogations possible for ducks and geese 
      Feeding and watering inside (clinical examination) | 
    Entire territory from 15-2-2006 | 
    Forbidden | 
    Ban on races- ban on releases | 
    Decision of government from 15/02/06 to vaccinate ducks 
      and geese in 3 departments at risk 
      Programme for vaccination in zoo’s | 
  
   
    Germany 
      Outbreak: 14/02/2006 | 
    Entire territory from 17-2-2006 
      Derogations possible 
      -      Covered aviary (clinical examination) or 
      -      Feeding and watering inside (serologic cal examination)) | 
    Entire territory from 17-2-2006 
      Derogations possible 
      Covered aviary (clinical examination) or Feeding and watering inside (serological 
      examination) | 
    Forbidden, but derogations when preventive measures are 
      taken: local events, preliminary containment and clinical examination | 
    No restrictions | 
    No request for vaccination from zoo’s 
      No plans for vaccination of poultry | 
  
   
    Greece 
      Outbreak: 09/02/2006 | 
    Entire territory | 
      | 
      | 
    No information | 
    No plans for vaccination | 
  
   
    Hungary 
      Outbreak: 15/02/2006 | 
    In (extended) risk areas | 
    In (extended) risk areas | 
      | 
    Ban on races | 
    No vaccination yet | 
  
   
    | Iceland | 
    No restrictions | 
    No restrictions | 
    No restrictions | 
      | 
      | 
  
   
    | Ireland | 
    No restrictions Risk analyses started | 
    No restrictions Compulsory registration | 
      | 
    Races allowed with license | 
    Preparing plan for vaccination in zoo’s 
      Vaccination of poultry no priority | 
  
   
    Italy 
      Outbreak: 12/02/2006 | 
    In risk areas | 
    In risk areas 
      Compulsory registration | 
    Registration by traders of purchase and sales. 
      Shows forbidden, but certain derogations | 
      | 
    Vaccine-bank | 
  
   
    | Latvia | 
    Maybe from beginning of March | 
    Registration | 
      | 
    Few racing pigeons | 
    No plans | 
  
   
    | Lithuania | 
    Risk analyses started | 
    Risk analyses started | 
    Shows forbidden, but certain derogations | 
      | 
    No plans | 
  
   
    | Luxembourg | 
    Entire territory from 20-2-2006 | 
    Entire territory from 20-2-2006 | 
      | 
      | 
    Not in favour | 
  
   
    | Malta | 
    No commercial poultry in free-range | 
    Compulsory registration | 
      | 
    Ban on races | 
    Not in favour | 
  
   
    | Netherlands | 
    Entire territory from 20-2-2006 
      Exemption for pheasants and ostriches | 
    Entire territory from 20-2-2006 | 
    Completely forbidden | 
      | 
    Voluntary vaccination in zoo’s 
      Submission of vaccination programme for hobby-poultry and laying hens kept 
      outdoor to EU on 20-2-2006. Not accepted. | 
  
   
    | Norway | 
    Only in 2 risk areas 
      Risk analysis started to extend areas. | 
    Only in 2 risk areas 
      Risk analysis started to extend areas. 
      Compulsory registration | 
    Forbidden, but certain derogations | 
      | 
    Under consideration | 
  
   
    | Poland | 
    In risk areas | 
    In risk areas | 
      | 
      | 
    Not for poultry 
      Under consideration for zoo’s | 
  
   
    | Portugal | 
    In risk areas | 
      | 
    Forbidden in risk areas | 
    Only national races out side risk areas | 
    2 zoo’s in risk regions have been vaccinated 
        Vaccination of ducks under consideration 
        Vaccine-bank 500.000 doses  | 
  
   
    Romania 
      Outbreak: 07/10/2006 | 
      | 
      | 
    Forbidden except in  Transylvania | 
      | 
    No plans | 
  
   
    Slovenia 
      Outbreak: 12/02/2006 | 
    Containment in risk areas 
      Rest of the country: feeding inside | 
      | 
    Forbidden, but certain derogations | 
      | 
    No plans | 
  
   
    Slovakia 
      Outbreak: 21/02/2006 | 
    In risk areas | 
    Registration | 
    Allowed under official surveillance | 
      | 
    No plans | 
  
   
    | Spain | 
    2 areas at risk | 
      | 
    Forbidden in risk areas, but derogations | 
    Restrictions of races, but derogations | 
    Preparing vaccination programme for zoo’s in risk area | 
  
   
    | Sweden | 
    Entire territory | 
    Recommended | 
    Forbidden | 
    Ban on gatherings | 
    Possible vaccination of flamingo’s in zoo’s | 
  
   
    | United Kingdom | 
    No 
        New risk analysis  | 
      | 
      | 
    Only inland-races | 
    No plans | 
  
   
    | Switzerland | 
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