#32026D1408EU updates sheep pox and goat pox emergency zones in Bulgaria
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This decision updates EU emergency controls for sheep pox and goat pox in Bulgaria. It changes the areas and time periods covered by existing protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones after new disease developments were reported. Farmers, livestock transporters, slaughterhouses, and businesses handling sheep, goats, or related products in affected Bulgarian regions should check whether their area remains under movement or disease-control restrictions. The practical impact is mainly on animal movements, trade planning, and compliance with veterinary controls.
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Key Changes
- Updates the restricted-zone annex for sheep pox and goat pox measures in Bulgaria
- Adjusts the minimum areas covered by protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones
- Extends or revises the dates during which emergency veterinary measures must apply
Obligations
What this law requires
Bulgaria must establish and maintain protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones for sheep pox and goat pox in the affected areas and periods specified by Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1160 as amended by Decision (EU) 2026/1408.
Operators keeping, moving, trading, slaughtering, or handling sheep, goats, or products derived from them in affected Bulgarian restricted zones must comply with the disease-control and movement measures applicable to those zones under Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687.