#32026D0676Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/676 amending HPAI emergency measures in multiple EU Member States
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This Commission Implementing Decision updates the Annex of Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2447 following 34 new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry and captive birds across Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden. It establishes or adjusts protection zones (typically 3 km radius) and surveillance zones around the affected establishments in the listed regions and municipalities. The decision extends the duration of certain surveillance zones in Czechia and Hungary due to delayed cleaning and disinfection. Measures must remain in place until specific dates between March and April 2026 as listed per outbreak. A cross-border zone between Poland and Germany was coordinated between the two countries.
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Key Changes
- Adds or updates protection and surveillance zones for 34 new HPAI outbreaks in 9 Member States
- Establishes 3 km radius protection zones around each outbreak location using specific GPS coordinates
- Extends surveillance zone duration for outbreak CZ-HPAI(NON-P)-2026-00018 in Czechia and HU-HPAI(P)-2026-00009 in Hungary due to delayed disinfection
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What this law requires
Establish and maintain protection zones with a minimum 3 km radius around confirmed HPAI outbreak establishments in Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden
Establish and maintain surveillance zones around confirmed HPAI outbreak establishments as defined in the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2447
Maintain all disease control measures in protection and surveillance zones until the specific dates listed in the Annex (between March and April 2026, varying by outbreak location)
Extend the duration of surveillance zones for outbreak CZ-HPAI(NON-P)-2026-00018 in Central Bohemian region (Czechia) due to delayed cleaning and disinfection completion
Extend the duration of surveillance zones for outbreak HU-HPAI(P)-2026-00009 in Békés county (Hungary) due to delayed cleaning and disinfection completion