Animal diseases and public health: measures for the control of avian influenza (repeal. Directive 92/40/EEC)

The Council took note of the technical progress made during Luxembourg's Presidency and noted that the future United Kingdom Presidency intended to press ahead with work so that a decision could be taken on the proposals for a Directive and Decision on Community measures to combat avian influenza, submitted at the beginning of May 2005, as soon as the European Parliament's opinion was received.

The Polish delegation stressed the possible danger, in its view, of mutation of the low-pathogenic virus into a highly pathogenic virus and called for an appropriate level of financing.