#32026D0462Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/462 amending emergency measures for sheep pox and goat pox in Bulgaria
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This decision updates Annex I of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1160 following a new outbreak of sheep pox and goat pox reported in the Plovdiv region of Bulgaria on 2 February 2026. It expands the list of ADIS reference numbers for confirmed outbreaks and defines new protection zones (5 km radius circles around each outbreak location) and associated surveillance zones in the regions of Plovdiv, Haskovo, and Stara Zagora. The measures, based on Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, restrict movements of sheep and goats, fresh meat, and related products from these zones to prevent disease spread. Restrictions on movements within and outside Bulgaria remain in force until the dates specified in the updated Annex, with the overall ban on exports to other Member States continuing until 31 March 2026.
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Key Changes
- Adds numerous new ADIS outbreak references (BG-CAPRIPOX-2025-XXXX and BG-CAPRIPOX-2026-00001) to Annex I
- Establishes protection zones as 5 km radius circles around each listed outbreak coordinate in Plovdiv, Haskovo and Stara Zagora regions
- Updates spatial boundaries of protection and surveillance zones based on the 2 February 2026 Plovdiv outbreak
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What this law requires
Bulgaria shall prohibit movements of sheep and goats from protection and surveillance zones to destinations outside the external perimeter of further restricted zones until the dates specified in Annex I
Bulgaria shall prohibit movements of sheep and goats from further restricted zones to any destination outside the external perimeter of such zones until the dates specified in Annex I
Bulgaria shall prohibit movements of sheep and goats from non-affected Bulgarian territory to destinations within the external perimeter of protection, surveillance, or further restricted zones until the end of the protection zone establishment period as specified in Annex I
Bulgaria shall prohibit movements of sheep and goats from any part of its territory to destinations outside Bulgaria until 31 March 2026
Bulgaria shall establish protection zones with a 5 km radius around each outbreak location in the Plovdiv, Haskovo, and Stara Zagora regions and establish corresponding surveillance zones