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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)On 1 April 2026, Chile has notified the Commission of a new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the Maule Region which was confirmed on 29 March 2026 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(6)On 2 April 2026, the United States has notified the Commission of eight new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of Indiana, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, which were confirmed between 24 March 2026 and 31 March 2026 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(7)Following those recent outbreaks of HPAI, the veterinary authorities of Chile 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)Chile 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 Chile 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 Chile 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 Chile 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)In addition, Canada has provided updated information to the Commission in relation to the epidemiological situation on its territory 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.
(11)In particular, on 30 March 2026, Canada submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the measures it had taken in relation to an outbreak of HPAI in poultry in the province of British Columbia, which was confirmed on 24 February 2026 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(12)Canada has informed the Commission that, following that earlier outbreak of HPAI, it had implemented a stamping out policy in order to control and limit the spread of that disease, and it had also completed the requisite cleaning and disinfection following the implementation of the stamping out policy in the infected poultry establishment.
(13)The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by Canada in that regard 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 Canada, 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.
(14)Taking into account the new HPAI outbreaks in Chile 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.
(15)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-2.329 is replaced by the following:CACanada | CA-2.329 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 24.2.2026 | 2.4.2026
(ii)in the entry for Chile, the row for the zone CL-2.13 is added after the row for the zone CL-2.12:CLChile | CL-2.13 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 29.3.2026 |
(iii)in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1349 to US-2.1356 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1348:USUnited States | US-2.1349 | BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 | N, P1 | | 24.3.2026 |US-2.1350 | N, P1 | | 24.3.2026 |US-2.1351 | N, P1 | | 24.3.2026 |US-2.1352 | N, P1 | | 25.3.2026 |US-2.1353 | N, P1 | | 31.3.2026 |US-2.1354 | N, P1 | | 26.3.2026 |US-2.1355 | N, P1 | | 30.3.2026 |US-2.1356 | N, P1 | | 31.3.2026 |
(b)Part 2 is amended as follows:
(i)in the entry for Chile, the following description of the zone CL-2.13 is added after the description of the zone CL-2.12:Chile | CL-2.13 | Maule Region, Province of Talca, Commune of San RafaelLatitude -35.3405 Longitude -71.4849PZ: Commune: San Rafael, sector: Bajo la Peña.SZ: Commune: San Rafael.
(ii)in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.1349 to US-2.1356 are added after the description of the zone US-2.1348:‘United StatesUS-2.1349
State of Indiana
LaGrange 83LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.6170968°W 41.7156138°N)US-2.1350State of IndianaLaGrange 84LaGrange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.6021427°W 41.6386033°N)US-2.1351State of IndianaElkhart 36Elkhart County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.6752879°W 41.6924707°N)US-2.1352State of IndianaElkhart 37Elkhart County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.7215130°W 41.6701462°N)US-2.1353State of PennsylvaniaLancaster 72Lancaster County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 76.4438602°W 40.1673504°N)US-2.1354State of New JerseyHunterdon 01Hunterdon County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 74.9142748°W 40.6220202°N)US-2.1355State of New YorkKings 17Kings County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 73.8423152°W 40.7770896°N)US-2.1356State of New YorkBronx 06Bronx County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 73.8585990°W 40.9142014°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-2.329 is replaced by the following:CACanada | CA-2.329 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 24.2.2026 | 2.4.2026GBM | P1 | | 24.2.2026 | 2.4.2026
(b)in the entry for Chile, the following row for the zone CL-2.13 is added after the row for the zone CL-2.12:CLChile | CL-2.13 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 29.3.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 29.3.2026 |
(c)in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1349 to US-2.1356 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1348:USUnited States | US-2.1349 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 24.3.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 24.3.2026 |US-2.1350 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 24.3.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 24.3.2026 |US-2.1351 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 24.3.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 24.3.2026 |US-2.1352 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 25.3.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 25.3.2026 |US-2.1353 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 31.3.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 31.3.2026 |US-2.1354 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 26.3.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 26.3.2026 |US-2.1355 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 30.3.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 30.3.2026 |US-2.1356 | POU, RAT | N, P1 | | 31.3.2026 |GBM | P1 | | 31.3.2026 |
Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended as follows:
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