#32026R0451Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/451 amending Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 regarding Botswana's authorisation for fresh meat of certain ungulates
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This regulation suspends the entry into the European Union of fresh meat of certain ungulates from veterinary disease control zone 3c in Botswana (designated as zone BW-7) due to confirmed outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD). On 29 January 2026, Botswana reported an FMD outbreak in the North-East District, followed by five additional outbreaks on 13 February 2026. Four of these were in zone 3c, which was previously part of the authorised BW-1 zone. The Commission has therefore removed zone 3c from the authorised list and created a new BW-7 zone with an effective prohibition date of 29 January 2026. This change aims to prevent the introduction of FMD into the Union.
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Key Changes
- Removes veterinary disease control zone 3c (North-East District) from previously authorised BW-1 zone
- Creates new prohibited zone BW-7 consisting of veterinary disease control zone 3c
- Sets prohibition effective date for BW-7 as 29 January 2026
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What this law requires
Prohibit entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of certain ungulates (bovine animals, ovine and caprine animals, farmed game ungulates, and wild game ungulates) originating from veterinary disease control zone 3c in Botswana, effective 29 January 2026
Remove veterinary disease control zone 3c from the authorised zone BW-1 in Botswana, which previously consisted of zones 3c, 4b, 5, 8, and 9. Effective zone BW-1 now consists only of zones 4b, 5, 8, and 9
Create and designate a new veterinary disease control zone BW-7 for Botswana with prohibition date of 29 January 2026, covering the area where FMD outbreaks were confirmed in zone 3c
Apply maturation and de-boning treatment requirements with no offal permitted for all fresh meat consignments from the newly established BW-7 zone in Botswana
Update Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 to reflect the amended entry for Botswana with the removal of zone 3c from BW-1 and creation of new BW-7 zone designation