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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 Article 230(1), Article 232(1), point (b), and Article 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 are only to be allowed to enter into the Union 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 three new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, which were confirmed between 6 November 2025 and 12 November 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(6)The United Kingdom has notified the Commission of nine new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the counties of Norfolk, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, and Worcestershire, in England, in the county of South Lanarkshire, in Scotland, and in the counties of Pembrokeshire and Powys, in Wales, which were confirmed between 8 November 2025 and 19 November 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(7)The United States has notified the Commission of 23 new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of Indiana, Michigan, and Washington, which were confirmed between 4 November 2025 and 13 November 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 they have 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 new 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 and the United Kingdom have provided updated information to the Commission in relation to the epidemiological situation on their respective territories as regards earlier outbreaks 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 20 October 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 Quebec, which was confirmed on 15 September 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(13)On 12 November 2025, the United Kingdom 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 county of Cumbria, in England, which was confirmed on 28 September 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(14)Canada and the United Kingdom informed the Commission that, following those earlier outbreaks of HPAI, they have implemented a stamping out policy in order to control and limit the spread of that disease, and they have also completed the requisite cleaning and disinfection following the implementation of the stamping out policy in the infected poultry establishments.
(15)The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by Canada and the United Kingdom and considers that they have 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 zones in those third countries, 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 those affected zones of Canada and the United Kingdom, from which entry into the Union had been suspended, should be re-authorised. Therefore, the entries for Canada and the United Kingdom in those tables in those Annexes should be amended accordingly.
(16)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 and the United Kingdom, 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.
(17)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-2.272 is replaced by the following:CACanada | CA-2.272 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 15.9.2025 | 13.11.2025
(ii)in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA-2.306, CA-2.307 and CA-2.308 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.305:CACanada | CA-2.306 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 6.11.2025 |CA-2.307 | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |CA-2.308 | N, P1 | | 8.11.2025 |
(iii)in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.393 is replaced by the following:GBUnited Kingdom | GB-2.393 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 28.9.2025 | 6.11.2025
(iv)in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for the zones GB-2.419 to GB-2.427 are added after the row for the zone GB-2.418:GBUnited Kingdom | GB-2.419 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 8.11.2025 |GB-2.420 | N, P1 | | 9.11.2025 |GB-2.421 | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GB-2.422 | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GB-2.423 | N, P1 | | 13.11.2025 |GB-2.424 | N, P1 | | 14.11.2025 |GB-2.425 | N, P1 | | 14.11.2025 |GB-2.426 | N, P1 | | 18.11.2025 |GB-2.427 | N, P1 | | 19.11.2025 |
(v)in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1113 to US-2.1135 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1112:USUnited States | US-2.1113 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 6.11.2025 |US-2.1114 | N, P1 | | 10.11.2025 |US-2.1115 | N, P1 | | 4.11.2025 |US-2.1116 | N, P1 | | 5.11.2025 |US-2.1117 | N, P1 | | 5.11.2025 |US-2.1118 | N, P1 | | 5.11.2025 |US-2.1119 | N, P1 | | 6.11.2025 |US-2.1120 | N, P1 | | 6.11.2025 |US-2.1121 | N, P1 | | 7.11.2025 |US-2.1122 | N, P1 | | 7.11.2025 |US-2.1123 | N, P1 | | 7.11.2025 |US-2.1124 | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1125 | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1126 | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1127 | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1128 | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1129 | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1130 | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1131 | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1132 | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1133 | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1134 | N, P1 | | 13.11.2025 |US-2.1135 | N, P1 | | 13.11.2025 |
(b)Part 2 is amended as follows:
(i)in the entry for Canada, the following descriptions of the zones CA-2.306, CA-2.307 and CA-2.308 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.305:Canada | CA-2.306 | Alberta – Latitude 52.79, Longitude -113.84The municipalities involved are:3 km PZ: Blackfalds, Crestomere and Ponoka10 km SZ: Blackfalds, Crestomere, Falun, Ponoka, Rimbey, and Westerose, WetaskiwinCA-2.307 | Saskatchewan – Latitude 52.31, Longitude -106.66The municipalities involved are:3 km PZ: Corman Park, Martensville, and Saskatoon10 km SZ: Corman Park, Dalmeny, Martensville, Saskatoon and WarmanCA-2.308 | British Columbia- Latitude 49.17, Longitude -123.09Fraser Valley Regionalization Zone 1. The municipalities involved are: Burnaby, Delta, New Westminster, Richmond, Tsawwassen, and Vancouver
(ii)in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following description of the zones GB-2.419 to GB-2.427 are added after the description of the zone GB-2.418:United Kingdom | GB-2.419 | near Hallow, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, England, GBthe area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N52.26 and Long: W2.27GB-2.420 | near Welshpool, Powys, Wales, GBthe area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N52.62 and Long: W3.13GB-2.421 | near Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, GBthe area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N55.70 and Long: W3.73GB-2.422 | near Woodbridge, East Suffolk, Suffolk, England, GBthe area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates N52.13 and Long: E1.28GB-2.423 | near Poringland, South Norfolk, Norfolk, England, GBthe area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N52.56 and Long: E1.33GB-2.424 | near Swaffham, Breckland, Norfolk, England, GBthe area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N52.63 and Long: E0.73GB-2.425 | near Thorne, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, GBthe area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N53.62 and Long: W1.00GB-2.426 | near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, GBthe area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N51.73 and Long: W5.05GB-2.427 | near Lawshall, Babergh, Suffolk, England, GBthe area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N52.16 and Long: E0.72
(iii)in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.1113 to US-2.1135 are added after the description of the zone US-2.1112:United States | US-2.1113 | State of WashingtonSnohomish 11Snohomish County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 122.2351048°W 48.0447061°N)US-2.1114 | State of MichiganAllegan 02Allegan County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.8098667°W 42.8288478°N)US-2.1115 | State of IndianaElkhart 10Elkhart County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.6693425°W 41.6801002°NUS-2.1116 | State of IndianaLaGrange 08LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.5457122°W 41.6703465°N)US-2.1117 | State of IndianaLaGrange 10LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.6395624°W 41.6355876°N)US-2.1118 | State of IndianaLaGrange 09LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.5859983°W 41.6544713°N)US-2.1119 | State of IndianaLaGrange 11LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.5942467°W 41.6663620°N)US-2.1120 | State of IndianaElkhart 11Elkhart County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.6878214°W 41.6571826°N)US-2.1121 | State of IndianaLaGrange 12LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.5882007°W 41.6567615°N)US-2.1122 | State of IndianaLaGrange 13LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.6394799°W 41.6472074°N)US-2.1123 | State of IndianaLaGrange 14LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.5648278°W 41.6678387°N)US-2.1124 | State of IndianaLaGrange 15LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.6041250°W 41.6397435°N)US-2.1125 | State of IndianaLaGrange 16LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.5952827°W 41.6436425°N)US-2.1126 | State of IndianaLaGrange 18LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.6393783°W 41.6548373°N)US-2.1127 | State of IndianaLaGrange 19LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.4707331°W 41.6740780°N)US-2.1128 | State of IndianaLaGrange 20LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.4331026°W 41.6798436°N)US-2.1129 | State of IndianaLaGrange 21LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.4624138°W 41.6664071°N)US-2.1130 | State of IndianaLaGrange 22LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.5952374°W 41.6696621°N)US-2.1131 | State of IndianaLaGrange 24LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.6052061°W 41.6416636°N)US-2.1132 | State of IndianaLaGrange 25LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates:85.6220656°W 41.6546453°N)US-2.1133 | State of IndianaLaGrange 26LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.4836603°W 41.6235302°N)US-2.1134 | State of IndianaLaGrange 17LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.6404326°W 41.6401376°N)US-2.1135 | State of IndianaLaGrange 23LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.5208141°W 41.6973233°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-2.272 is replaced by the following:CACanada | CA-2.272 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 15.9.2025 | 13.11.2025GBM | P1 | | 15.9.2025 | 13.11.2025
(b)in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA-2.306, CA-2.307 and CA-2.308 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.305:CACanada | CA-2.306 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 6.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 6.11.2025 |CA-2.307 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 12.11.2025 |CA-2.308 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 8.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 8.11.2025 |
(c)in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.393 is replaced by the following:GBUnited Kingdom | GB-2.393 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 28.9.2025 | 6.11.2025GBM | P1 | | 28.9.2025 | 6.11.2025
(d)in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for the zones GB-2.419 to GB-2.427 are added after the row for the zone GB-2.418:GBUnited Kingdom | GB-2.419 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 8.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 8.11.2025 |GB-2.420 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 9.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 9.11.2025 |GB-2.421 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GB-2.422 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GB-2.423 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 13.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 13.11.2025 |GB-2.424 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 14.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 14.11.2025 |GB-2.425 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 14.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 14.11.2025 |GB-2.426 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 18.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 18.11.2025 |GB-2.427 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 19.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 19.11.2025 |
(e)in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1113 to US-2.1135 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1112:USUnited States | US-2.1113 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 6.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 6.11.2025 |US-2.1114 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 10.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 10.11.2025 |US-2.1115 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 4.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 4.11.2025 |US-2.1116 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 5.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 5.11.2025 |US-2.1117 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 5.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 5.11.2025 |US-2.1118 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 5.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 5.11.2025 |US-2.1119 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 6.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 6.11.2025 |US-2.1120 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 6.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 6.11.2025 |US-2.1121 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 7.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 7.11.2025 |US-2.1122 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 7.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 7.11.2025 |US-2.1123 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 7.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 7.11.2025 |US-2.1124 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1125 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1126 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1127 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1128 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1129 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1130 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1131 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1132 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1133 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 12.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 12.11.2025 |US-2.1134 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 13.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 13.11.2025 |US-2.1135 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 13.11.2025 |GBM | P1 | | 13.11.2025 |
Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended as follows:
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