#32026R1207EU updates poultry import authorisations for Canada, the UK and the US
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This regulation updates the EU’s approved-country lists for poultry, poultry germinal products, and fresh meat of poultry and game birds from Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. The changes respond to highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks reported in Canada and the United States, and adjust which specific zones may send affected poultry products into the EU. Importers, exporters, poultry producers and veterinary authorities should check the updated zone entries before moving consignments. Shipments from restricted outbreak areas may no longer qualify for EU entry unless they meet the updated animal-health conditions.
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Key Changes
- Updates Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2021/404 for poultry and poultry germinal products from Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
- Updates Annex XIV for fresh meat of poultry and game birds from those countries or specific zones.
- Adds or adjusts restrictions linked to newly reported highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in Canadian and US poultry zones.
Obligations
What this law requires
Consignments of poultry, germinal products of poultry, fresh meat of poultry, and fresh meat of game birds may enter the Union only if they originate from a third country, territory, or zone listed as authorised in Annexes V or XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, as amended by this Regulation.
Before moving consignments to the Union, operators must verify that the relevant Canadian, United Kingdom, or United States zone remains authorised for the specific poultry, poultry germinal product, or fresh meat category under the updated Annex V or Annex XIV entries.
Consignments from zones affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in Canada or the United States must not be presented for Union entry unless the updated zone entry and applicable animal-health conditions authorise that product category.