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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’)note, and in particular Articles 230(1) and 232(1) thereof.Whereas:
(1)Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin must come from a third country or territory, or zone or compartment thereof, listed in accordance with Article 230(1) of that Regulation in order to enter the Union.
(2)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692note lays down the animal health requirements that consignments of certain species and categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin, from third countries or territories, or zones thereof, or compartments thereof in the case of aquaculture animals, must comply with in order to enter the Union.
(3)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404note lays down the lists of third countries, or territories, or zones thereof, from which the entry into the Union of the species and categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin falling within the scope of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 is permitted. Those lists and certain general rules concerning those lists are set out in Annexes I to XXII to that Implementing Regulation.
(4)More particularly, Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 set out the lists of third countries, or territories, or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union, respectively, of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds.
(5)The United States has notified the Commission of three outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the states of Iowa (1) and Minnesota (2), which were confirmed on 21 June 2024 and 27 June 2024, respectively, by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(6)Following these recent outbreaks of HPAI, the veterinary authority of the United States established restricted zones of at least 10 km around the affected establishments and implemented a stamping-out policy to control the presence of HPAI and limit the spread of that disease.
(7)The United States has submitted information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on its territory and the measures taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI following these recent outbreaks in the states of Iowa and Minnesota.
(8)That information has been evaluated by the Commission. The Commission considers that, in view of the animal health situation in the area under restrictions established by the veterinary authority of the United States, the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds from the areas concerned by the recent outbreaks in the states of Iowa and Minnesota should be suspended, in order to protect the animal health status of the Union.
(9)Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should, therefore, be amended to take account of the current epidemiological situation as regards HPAI in the United States.
(10)Taking into account the current epidemiological situation in the United States as regards HPAI, the amendments to be made to Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 by this Regulation should take effect as a matter of urgency.
(11)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404#
Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2Entry into force and applicability#
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(1)Annex V is amended as follows:
(a)in Part 1, Section B, in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.664, US-2.665 and US-2.666 are added after the row for the zone US-2.663:USUnited States | US-2.664 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 21.6.2024 |US-2.665 | N, P1 | | 27.6.2024 |US-2.666 | N, P1 | | 27.6.2024 |
(b)in Part 2, in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of zones US-2.664, US-2.665 and US-2.666 are added after the row for the zone US-2.663:United States | US-2.664 | State of IowaSac 04Sac County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9790233°W 42.5787866°N)US-2.665 | State of MinnesotaOtter Tail 12Otter Tail County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.6672050°W 46.7548956°N)US-2.666 | State of MinnesotaSwift 09Swift County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.4074309°W 45.4849444°N)
(2)in Annex XIV, in Part 1, Section B, in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.664, US-2.665 and US-2.666 are added after the rows for the zone US-2.663:USUnited States | US-2.664 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 21.6.2024 |GBM | P1 | | 21.6.2024 |US-2.665 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 27.6.2024 |GBM | P1 | | 27.6.2024 |US-2.666 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 27.6.2024 |GBM | P1 | | 27.6.2024 |
Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended as follows:
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