#32026R1220EU Updates Poultry Import Rules for Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The regulation updates the EU lists that control whether poultry meat and poultry meat products from Bosnia and Herzegovina can enter the EU. It follows an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry in Republika Srpska, which had led the EU to suspend certain poultry imports from the country. The change matters for poultry exporters, EU importers, food businesses, and border control teams. They need to check the updated country entries and any zone-based restrictions before shipping or accepting fresh poultry meat or poultry meat products from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Key Changes
- Updates Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entries in the EU list for fresh poultry meat imports
- Updates Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entries in the EU list for poultry meat products
- Reflects animal health restrictions linked to a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak
Obligations
What this law requires
Do not enter consignments of fresh meat of poultry from Bosnia and Herzegovina into the Union unless the relevant Bosnia and Herzegovina entry or zone is authorised in Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1220.
Do not enter consignments of meat products from poultry from Bosnia and Herzegovina into the Union unless the relevant Bosnia and Herzegovina entry or zone is authorised in Annex XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1220.
Before shipping or accepting poultry consignments from Bosnia and Herzegovina, verify whether the consignment originates from an authorised country, territory, or zone listed in the amended Annex XIV or XV, including any zone-based restrictions linked to the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in Republika Srpska.