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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 the provinces of Alberta and Manitoba. The outbreaks were confirmed on 1 October 2026 and 7 October 2026 in Alberta, and on 2 October 2026 in Manitoba, by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(6)The United States has notified the Commission of two new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the state of Minnesota which were confirmed on 6 October 2026 and 7 October 2026 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(7)Following those recent outbreaks of HPAI, the veterinary authorities of Canada and the United States notified the establishment of restricted zones of at least 10 km around the affected establishments and the implementation of a stamping-out policy to control the presence of HPAI and limit the spread of that disease.
(8)Canada and the United States have submitted further information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on their respective territories and the measures that were taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI following those recent HPAI outbreaks.
(9)The information provided by Canada and the United States 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 and the United States, it is appropriate to suspend 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 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 Canada and the United States 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.
(10)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2227note amended Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 in order, inter alia, to reauthorise the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds from zone US-2.1374 in the United States, where an outbreak of HPAI had been confirmed on 1 May 2026. However, due to a typographical error, the date of reauthorisation indicated in column 7 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 is incorrect and should be 21 August 2026 instead of 15 August 2026. In order to rectify that error, the rows relating to zone US-2.1374 should be replaced. Annex V and Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.
(11)Taking into account the new HPAI outbreaks in Canada and the United States, and in order to avoid any unnecessary disruption in trade with 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-2.346, CA-2.347 and CA-2.348 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.345:CACanada | CA-2.346 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 1.10.2026 |CA-2.347 | N, P1 | | 2.10.2026 |CA-2.348 | N, P1 | | 7.10.2026 |
(ii)in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1374 is replaced by the following:USUnited States | US-2.1374 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 1.5.2026 | 21.8.2026
(iii)in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1422 and US-2.1423 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1421:USUnited States | US-2.1422 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 6.10.2026 |US-2.1423 | N, P1 | | 7.10.2026 |
(b)Part 2 is amended as follows:
(i)in the entry for Canada, the following descriptions of the zones CA-2.346, CA-2.347 and CA-2.348 are added after the description of the zone CA-2.345:Canada | CA-2.346 | Alberta – Latitude 53.84, Longitude -111.95The municipalities involved are:3km PZ: Two Hills10km SZ: Hairy Hill, Minburn, Two Hills, Vegreville, Warwick, and WillingdonCA-2.347 | Manitoba – Latitude 49.24, Longitude -98.51The municipalities involved are:3km PZ: Pembina10km SZ: Pembina and StanleyCA-2.348 | Alberta – Latitude 53.96, Longitude -113.42The municipalities involved are:3km PZ: Sturgeon10km SZ: Bon Accord, Fedorah, Gibbons, Opal, Redwater, Sturgeon, Thorhild, and Westlock
(ii)in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.1422 and US-2.1423 are added after the description of the zone US-2.1421:United States | US-2.1422 | State of MinnesotaStearns 33Stearns County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9170383°W 45.7639956°N)US-2.1423 | State of MinnesotaJackson 01Jackson County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9369444°W 43.6310995°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-2.346, CA-2.347 and CA-2.348 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.345:CACanada | CA-2.346 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 1.10.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 1.10.2026 |CA-2.347 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 2.10.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 2.10.2026 |CA-2.348 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 7.10.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 7.10.2026 |
(b)in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1374 is replaced by the following:USUnited States | US-2.1374 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 1.5.2026 | 21.8.2026GBM | P1 | | 1.5.2026 | 21.8.2026
(c)in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1422 to US-2.1423 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1421:USUnited States | US-2.1422 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 6.10.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 6.10.2026 |US-2.1423 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 7.10.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 7.10.2026 |
Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended as follows:
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