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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), point (b) and 232(3), point (b) thereof.Whereas:
(1)Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin from third countries or territories must be allowed to enter the Union only if the third countries or territories concerned are listed in accordance with Article 230(1) of that Regulation.
(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, 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, 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, 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)Canada has notified the Commission of five new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, which were confirmed between 7 October 2025 and 12 October 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(6)The United Kingdom has notified the Commission of two new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the counties of Cheshire and Cumbria, England, which were confirmed on 13 October 2025 and 18 October 2025 respectively by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(7)The United States has notified the Commission of 20 new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of Idaho (1), Iowa (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (10), Utah (4), Pennsylvania (1), Washington (1), and Wisconsin (1), which were confirmed between 30 September 2025 and 14 October 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(8)Following those recent outbreaks of HPAI, the veterinary authorities of Canada, the United Kingdom, and 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.
(9)Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States have submitted information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on their respective territories and the measures taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI following those recent HPAI outbreaks.
(10)That information has been evaluated by the Commission. In view of the animal health situation in the areas under restrictions established by the veterinary authorities of Canada, the United Kingdom, and 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 outbreaks in those third countries should be suspended in order to protect the animal health status of the Union, taking into account the dates when the outbreaks were confirmed. Therefore, the entries for those third countries in the tables set out in Section B of Part 1 and in Part 2 of Annex V, and the table set out in Section B of Part 1 of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should be amended accordingly.
(11)In addition, Canada has provided updated information to the Commission in relation to the epidemiological situation on its territory as regards an earlier outbreak of HPAI that gave rise to the suspension of the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds, as set out in the table in Section B of Part 1 of Annex V, and in the table in Section B of Part 1 of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(12)On 25 September 2025, Canada submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the measures it has taken in relation to an outbreak of HPAI in poultry in the province of Manitoba, which was confirmed on 7 May 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(13)Canada has informed the Commission that, following that earlier outbreak of HPAI, it has implemented a stamping out policy in order to control and limit the spread of that disease, and it has also completed the requisite cleaning and disinfection following the implementation of the stamping out policy in the infected poultry establishment.
(14)The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by Canada and considers that it has provided appropriate guarantees that the animal health situation that had given rise to the suspension of the entry of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds into the Union from the affected zone, as set out in the table in Section B of Part 1 of Annex V, and in the table in Section B of Part 1 of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, no longer represents a threat to animal or public health in the Union, and that, consequently, the entry into the Union of those consignments from the affected zone of that third country, from which entry into the Union had been suspended, should be re-authorised. Therefore, the entries for Canada in those tables in those Annexes should be amended accordingly.
(15)Taking into account the new HPAI outbreaks in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and in order to avoid any unnecessary disruption in trade with Canada, 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.
(16)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 1#
Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2#
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 is amended as follows:
(i)in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.266 is replaced by the following:CACanada | CA-2.266 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 7.5.2025 | 10.10.2025
(ii)in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA-2.275 to CA-2.279 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.274:CACanada | CA-2.275 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 7.10.2025 |CA-2.276 | N, P1 | | 8.10.2025 |CA-2.277 | N, P1 | | 9.10.2025 |CA-2.278 | N, P1 | | 10.10.2025 |CA-2.279 | N, P1 | | 12.10.2025 |
(iii)in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB-2.394 and GB-2.395 are added after the row for the zone GB-2.393:GBUnited Kingdom | GB-2.394 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 13.10.2025 |GBUnited Kingdom | GB-2.395 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 18.10.2025 |
(iv)in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1063 to US-2.1082 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1062:USUnited States | US-2.1063 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 30.9.2025 |US-2.1064 | N, P1 | | 30.9.2025 |US-2.1065 | N, P1 | | 29.9.2025 |US-2.1066 | N, P1 | | 1.10.2025 |US-2.1067 | N, P1 | | 2.10.2025 |US-2.1068 | N, P1 | | 2.10.2025 |US-2.1069 | N, P1 | | 6.10.2025 |US-2.1070 | N, P1 | | 7.10.2025 |US-2.1071 | N, P1 | | 7.10.2025 |US-2.1072 | N, P1 | | 8.10.2025 |US-2.1073 | N, P1 | | 8.10.2025 |US-2.1074 | N, P1 | | 9.10.2025 |US-2.1075 | N, P1 | | 9.10.2025 |US-2.1076 | N, P1 | | 8.10.2025 |US-2.1077 | N, P1 | | 8.10.2025 |US-2.1078 | N, P1 | | 9.10.2025 |US-2.1079 | N, P1 | | 14.10.2025 |US-2.1080 | N, P1 | | 14.10.2025 |US-2.1081 | N, P1 | | 14.10.2025 |US-2.1082 | N, P1 | | 14.10.2025 |
(b)Part 2 is amended as follows:
(i)in the entry for Canada, the following descriptions of the zones CA-2.275 to CA-2.279 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.274:Canada | CA-2.275 | Alberta – Latitude 49.4, Longitude -112.26The municipalities involved are:3km PZ: Craddock, New Dayton, and Warner10km SZ: Cardston, Craddock, Judson, Lethbridge, New Dayton, and StirlingCA-2.276 | Ontario – Latitude 43.94, Longitude -80.75The municipalities involved are:3km PZ: Mount Forest and Wellington North10km SZ: Cotswold, Harriston, Kenilworth, Minto, Mount Forest, Riverstown, Southgate, Wellington North, and West GreyCA-2.277 | Manitoba – Latitude 51.05, Longitude -99.51The municipalities involved are:3km PZ: Kergwenan, Sainte Rose and Sainte Rose Du Lac10km SZ: Kergwenan, Lakeshore, Laurier, Makinak, Sainte Amélie, Sainte Rose, and Sainte Rose Du LacCA-2.278 | Manitoba – Latitude 50.94, Longitude -96.98The municipalities involved are:3km PZ: Bifrost-Riverton, Riverton and Washow Bay.10km SZ: Bifrost-Riverton, Riverton, Shorncliffe, and Washow BayCA-2.279 | Quebec – Latitude 46.18, Longitude -73.44The municipalities involved are:3km PZ: Matawinie, Sainte-Mélanie, and Saint-Félix-de-Valois10km SZ: Matawinie, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Sainte-Béatrix, Sainte-Élisabeth, Sainte-Mélanie, Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Saint-Gabrielde-Brandon, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, and Saint-Norbert
(ii)in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following description of the zones GB-2.394 and GB-2.395 are added after the description of the zone GB-2.393:United Kingdom | GB-2.394 | near Wybunbury, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, GBthe area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N53.01 and Long: W2.39United Kingdom | GB-2.395 | near Penrith, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, GBthe area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N54.65 and Long: W2.79
(iii)in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.1063 to US-2.1082 are added after the description of the zone US-2.1062:United States | US-2.1063 | State of MinnesotaBecker 08Becker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.7420013°W 46.8320446°N)US-2.1064 | State of MinnesotaOtter Tail 13Otter Tail County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.6971274°W 46.8051349°N)US-2.1065 | State of UtahSanpete 22Sanpete County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 111.6022632°W 39.4950675°N)US-2.1066 | State of UtahSanpete 23Sanpete County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 111.5958586°W 39.4718590°N)US-2.1067 | State of IowaCalhoun 01Calhoun County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.6286811°W 42.3307260°N)US-2.1068 | State of WisconsinJefferson 04Jefferson County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 88.6452904°W 42.9529242°N)US-2.1069 | State of IdahoLatah 02Latah County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 117.0641326°W 46.8254601°N)US-2.1070 | State of MichiganOttawa 08Ottawa County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.9001439°W 43.0426543°N)US-2.1071 | State of MinnesotaKandiyohi 16Kandiyohi County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9832659°W 45.1022468°N)US-2.1072 | State of MinnesotaBecker 09Becker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.7202304°W 46.8070750°N)US-2.1073 | State of MinnesotaBecker 10Becker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.7115780°W 46.8121149°N)US-2.1074 | State of MinnesotaKandiyohi 17Kandiyohi County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9907762°W 45.1105667°N)US-2.1075 | State of MinnesotaKandiyohi 18Kandiyohi County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9884232°W 45.0992169°N)US-2.1076 | State of UtahSanpete 24Sanpete County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 111.5293325°W 39.6062381°N)US-2.1077 | State of UtahSanpete 25Sanpete County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 111.6125697°W 39.6485635°N)US-2.1078 | State of WashingtonGrant 01Grant County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 119.2611885°W 47.2787126°N)US-2.1079 | State of MinnesotaKandiyohi 19Kandiyohi County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.1970708°W 45.2445266°N)US-2.1080 | State of MinnesotaMeeker 19Meeker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.7549551°W 45.2272720°N)US-2.1081 | State of MinnesotaStearns 27Stearns County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9629480°W 45.5338997°N)US-2.1082 | State of PennsylvaniaLancaster 42Lancaster County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 76.0704231°W 40.2372402°N)
(2)in Annex XIV, in Part 1, Section B is amended as follows:
(a)in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.266 is replaced by the following:CACanada | CA-2.266 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 7.5.2025 | 10.10.2025GBM | P1 | | 7.5.2025 | 10.10.2025
(b)in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA-2.275 to CA-2.279 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.274:CACanada | CA-2.275 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 7.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 7.10.2025 |CA-2.276 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 8.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 8.10.2025 |CA-2.277 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 9.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 9.10.2025 |CA-2.278 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 10.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 10.10.2025 |CA-2.279 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 12.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 12.10.2025 |
(c)in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for the zones GB-2.394 and GB-2.395 are added after the row for the zone GB-2.393:GBUnited Kingdom | GB-2.394 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 13.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 13.10.2025 |GB-2.395 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 18.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 18.10.2025 |
(d)in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1063 to US-2.1082 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1062:USUnited States | US-2.1063 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 30.9.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 30.9.2025 |US-2.1064 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 30.9.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 30.9.2025 |US-2.1065 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 29.9.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 29.9.2025 |US-2.1066 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 1.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 1.10.2025 |US-2.1067 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 2.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 2.10.2025 |US-2.1068 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 2.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 2.10.2025 |US-2.1069 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 6.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 6.10.2025 |US-2.1070 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 7.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 7.10.2025 |US-2.1071 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 7.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 7.10.2025 |US-2.1072 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 8.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 8.10.2025 |US-2.1073 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 8.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 8.10.2025 |US-2.1074 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 9.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 9.10.2025 |US-2.1075 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 9.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 9.10.2025 |US-2.1076 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 8.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 8.10.2025 |US-2.1077 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 8.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 8.10.2025 |US-2.1078 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 9.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 9.10.2025 |US-2.1079 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 14.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 14.10.2025 |US-2.1080 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 14.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 14.10.2025 |US-2.1081 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 14.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 14.10.2025 |US-2.1082 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 14.10.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 14.10.2025 |
Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended as follows:
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