Contents
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) and Article 232(1), 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 a total of three new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of subtypes H5N1 and H5 in poultry in the provinces of Manitoba and Alberta, which were confirmed on 23 September 2026 and 25 September 2026, respectively, by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(6)The United Kingdom has notified the Commission of an outbreak of HPAI of subtype H5N5 in poultry in the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, which was confirmed on 2 October 2026 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(7)The United States has notified the Commission of two new outbreaks of HPAI of subtype H5 in poultry in the states of Indiana and Minnesota, which were confirmed on 28 September 2026 and 30 September 2026, respectively, 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)Taking into account the new HPAI outbreaks in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, 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.
(12)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 following rows for the zones CA-2.343, CA-2.344 and CA-2.345 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.342:CACanada | CA-2.343 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 23.9.2026 |CA-2.344 | N, P1 | | 23.9.2026 |CA-2.345 | N, P1 | | 25.9.2026 |
(ii)in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.471 is added after the row for the zone GB-2.470:GBUnited Kingdom | GB-2.471 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 2.10.2026 |
(iii)in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1420 and US-2.1421 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1419:USUnited States | US-2.1420 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 28.9.2026 |US-2.1421 | N, P1 | | 30.9.2026 |
(b)Part 2 is amended as follows:
(i)in the entry for Canada, the following descriptions of the zones CA-2.343, CA-2.344 and CA-2.345 are added after the description of the zone CA-2.342:Canada | CA-2.343 | Manitoba – Latitude 51.13, Longitude -96.95The municipalities involved are:3km PZ: Bifrost-Riverton and Riverton10km SZ: Bifrost-Riverton, Riverton, Shorncliffe, and Washow BayCA-2.344 | Manitoba – Latitude 50.14, Longitude -97.53The municipalities involved are:3km PZ: Grosse Isle, Rockwood, Rosser and Woodlands10km SZ: Rockwood, Rosser, Stonewall, Warren, and WoodlandsCA-2.345 | Alberta – Latitude 53.78, Longitude -110.12The municipalities involved are:3km PZ: Marwayne and Vermilion River10km SZ: Marwayne, Tulliby Lake, Vermilion River
(ii)in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following description of the zone GB-2.471 is added after the description of the zone GB-2.470:United Kingdom | GB-2.471 | Ness, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, GBthe area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N58.50 and Long: W6.25
(iii)in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.1420 and US-2.1421 are added after the description of the zone US-2.1419:United States | US-2.1420 | State of MinnesotaStearns 32Stearns County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.7644249°W 45.7257142°N)US-2.1421 | State of IndianaJay 14Jay County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.0130028°W 40.6217212°N)
(2)in Annex XIV, in Part 1, Section B is amended as follows:
(a)in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA-2.343, CA-2.344 and CA-2.345 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.342:CACanada | CA-2.343 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 23.9.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 23.9.2026 |CA-2.344 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 23.9.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 23.9.2026 |CA-2.345 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 25.9.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 25.9.2026 |
(b)in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following row for the zone GB-2.471 is added after the row for the zone GB-2.470:GBUnited Kingdom | GB-2.471 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 2.10.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 2.10.2026 |
(c)in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1420 and US-2.1421 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1419:USUnited States | US-2.1420 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 28.9.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 28.9.2026 |US-2.1421 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 30.9.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 30.9.2026 |
Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended as follows:
Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.