#32026D0453Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/453 amending protection and surveillance zones for highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks
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This Commission Implementing Decision updates the Annex of Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2447 to include new protection and surveillance zones in Czechia, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Poland, and Germany following seven new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry holdings. The zones are established in line with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, typically consisting of 3 km radius protection zones and larger surveillance zones around each outbreak site, identified by specific municipalities, villages, or GPS coordinates. Measures in these zones must remain in force until dates ranging from 20 February 2026 to 12 March 2026 depending on the outbreak. The decision addresses cross-border effects, notably a surveillance zone extending from the Netherlands into Germany, and aims to prevent trade disruptions within the EU and with third countries while controlling disease spread.
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Key Changes
- Adds one new protection zone in Hradec Králové region, Czechia, applicable until 7 March 2026
- Introduces two new protection zones in Zealand and Lolland/Guldborgsund, Denmark, with measures until 4 March and 12 March 2026
- Establishes two new protection zones in Maine-et-Loire department, France, applicable until 5 March 2026
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Obligations
What this law requires
Member States (Czechia, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Poland, and Germany) must maintain protection and surveillance zones around HPAI outbreak sites with boundaries at sufficient distance from affected establishments until dates ranging from 20 February 2026 to 12 March 2026
Protection zones must comprise at least a 3 km radius around each confirmed HPAI outbreak in poultry holdings, as specified in the Annex to this Implementing Decision
Surveillance zones must be established around protection zones with boundaries specified in the Annex, including cross-border surveillance zones extending from Netherlands into Germany
Competent authorities of Germany and Netherlands must collaborate to establish necessary surveillance zones for the Groningen outbreak that extends across the border
Member States must apply disease control measures in protection and surveillance zones in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687