#32026R1140EU updates poultry import authorisations for Canada and the United States after avian flu outbreaks
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This regulation updates the EU’s approved import lists for poultry, poultry reproductive material, and fresh poultry and game bird meat from Canada and the United States after new highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks were reported in Alberta, Indiana, Minnesota, and North Dakota. The practical effect is that EU entry is restricted for consignments from the newly affected zones, while trade may continue from areas that remain authorised. Poultry exporters, importers, logistics providers, and food businesses should check the updated zone listings before shipping or accepting affected products.
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Key Changes
- Updates EU import authorisation lists for poultry and poultry germinal products from Canada and the United States
- Updates EU import authorisation lists for fresh poultry meat and game bird meat from those countries
- Adds new restrictions linked to recent highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in specified Canadian and US zones
Obligations
What this law requires
Do not enter into the EU consignments of poultry or germinal products of poultry from Canadian or United States zones that are no longer authorised in Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 following the reported HPAI outbreaks in Alberta, Indiana, Minnesota, and North Dakota.
Do not enter into the EU consignments of fresh meat of poultry or game birds from Canadian or United States zones that are no longer authorised in Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 following the reported HPAI outbreaks in Alberta, Indiana, Minnesota, and North Dakota.
Before shipping or accepting poultry, poultry germinal products, fresh poultry meat, or game bird meat from Canada or the United States into the EU, verify that the specific country zone of origin remains listed as authorised in the amended Annex V or Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.