Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1977 of 12 November 2021 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for the United Kingdom in the lists of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry, germinal products of poultry and fresh meat of poultry and game birds (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2021-11-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales, West Midlands, avian influenza, fresh meat, import (EU), import restriction, poultry, poultrymeat, veterinary inspection








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15.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 402/60








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1977
of 12 November 2021
         
amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for the United Kingdom in the lists of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry, germinal products of poultry and fresh meat of poultry and game birds
(Text with EEA relevance)


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’) (1), and in particular Article 230(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EU) 2016/429 requires that consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin come from a third country or territory, or zone or compartment thereof, listed in accordance with Article 230(1) of that Regulation in order to enter the Union.












(2)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 (2) specifies the animal health requirements with which consignments of certain species and categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin from third countries or territories, or zones thereof, or compartments thereof, in the case of aquaculture animals must comply in order to enter the Union.












(3)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 (3) establishes the lists of third countries, or territories, or zones or compartments 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.












(4)


More particularly, Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 set out the lists of third countries, or territories, or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union, respectively, of consignments of poultry, germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat from poultry and game birds.












(5)


On 5 November 2021, the United Kingdom notified the Commission of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry. Those outbreaks are located near Wrexham County Borough in Wales and near Arbroath, Angus in Scotland and were confirmed respectively on 2 and 4 November 2021 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(6)


On 9 November 2021, the United Kingdom notified the Commission of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry. The outbreak is located near Alcester, Bidford, Warwickshire in England and was confirmed on 8 November 2021 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(7)


The veterinary authorities of the United Kingdom established a 10 km control zone around the affected establishments and implemented a stamping-out policy in order to control the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza and limit the spread of that disease.












(8)


The United Kingdom has submitted information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on its territory and the measures it has taken to prevent the further spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. That information has been evaluated by the Commission. On the basis of that evaluation, entry into the Union of consigments of poultry, germinal products of poultry and fresh meat from poultry and game birds from the area under restrictions established by the veterinary authorities of the United Kingdom due to the recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza. should no longer be authorised.












(9)


Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should be therefore amended accordingly.












(10)


Taking into account the current epidemiological situation in the United Kingdom as regards highly pathogenic avian influenza, the amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should take effect as a matter of urgency.












(11)


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.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 November 2021.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entry of consignments of certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 379).

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 of 24 March 2021 laying down the lists of third countries, territories or zones thereof from which the entry into the Union of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin is permitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 114, 31.3.2021, p. 1).




ANNEX
Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended as follows:






1.


Annex V is amended as follows:






(a)


in Part 1, in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following zones GB-2.17, GB-2.18 and GB-2.19 are added after the zone GB-2.16:












‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.17


Breeding poultry other than ratites and productive poultry other than ratites


BPP


N, P1


 


2.11.2021


 




Breeding ratites and productive ratites


BPR


N, P1


 


2.11.2021


 




Poultry intended for slaughter other than ratites


SP


N, P1


 


2.11.2021


 




Ratites intended for slaughter


SR


N, P1


 


2.11.2021


 




Day-old chicks other than ratites


DOC


N, P1


 


2.11.2021


 




Day-old chicks of ratites


DOR


N, P1


 


2.11.2021


 




Less than 20 heads of poultry other than ratites


POU-LT20


N, P1


 


2.11.2021


 




Hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites


HEP


N, P1


 


2.11.2021


 




Hatching eggs of ratites


HER


N, P1


 


2.11.2021


 




Less than 20 heads of poultry other than ratites


HE-LT20


N, P1


 


2.11.2021


 




GB-2.18


Breeding poultry other than ratites and productive poultry other than ratites


BPP


N, P1


 


4.11.2021


 




Breeding ratites and productive ratites


BPR


N, P1


 


4.11.2021


 




Poultry intended for slaughter other than ratites


SP


N, P1


 


4.11.2021


 




Ratites intended for slaughter


SR


N, P1


 


4.11.2021


 




Day-old chicks other than ratites


DOC


N, P1


 


4.11.2021


 




Day-old chicks of ratites


DOR


N, P1


 


4.11.2021


 




Less than 20 heads of poultry other than ratites


POU-LT20


N, P1


 


4.11.2021


 




Hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites


HEP


N, P1


 


4.11.2021


 




Hatching eggs of ratites


HER


N, P1


 


4.11.2021


 




Less than 20 heads of poultry other than ratites


HE-LT20


N, P1


 


4.11.2021


 




GB-2.19


Breeding poultry other than ratites and productive poultry other than ratites


BPP


N, P1


 


8.11.2021


 




Breeding ratites and productive ratites


BPR


N, P1


 


8.11.2021


 




Poultry intended for slaughter other than ratites


SP


N, P1


 


8.11.2021


 




Ratites intended for slaughter


SR


N, P1


 


8.11.2021


 




Day-old chicks other than ratites


DOC


N, P1


 


8.11.2021


 




Day-old chicks of ratites


DOR


N, P1


 


8.11.2021


 




Less than 20 heads of poultry other than ratites


POU-LT20


N, P1


 


8.11.2021


 




Hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites


HEP


N, P1


 


8.11.2021


 




Hatching eggs of ratites


HER


N, P1


 


8.11.2021


 




Less than 20 heads of poultry other than ratites


HE-LT20


N, P1


 


8.11.2021’


 


















(b)


in Part 2, in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following descriptions of the zones GB-2.17, GB-2.18 and 2.19 are added after the description of the zone GB-2.16:







‘United Kingdom


GB-2.17


Near Wrexham, Wales:
The area covering that part of Wrexham, Wales and Shropshire, England contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates N52.94 and W3.07




GB-2.18


Near Arbroath, Angus, Scotland:
The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates N56.65 and W2.61




GB-2.19


Near Alcester, Bidford, Warwickshire, England:
The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates N52.15 and W1.86’














2.


in Annex XIV, in Part 1, in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following zones GB-2.17, GB-2.18 and GB-2.19 are added after the zone GB-2.16:












‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.17


Fresh meat of poultry other than ratites


POU


N, P1


 


2.11.2021


 




Fresh meat of ratites


RAT


N, P1


 


2.11.2021


 




Fresh meat of game birds


GBM


N, P1


 


2.11.2021


 




GB-2.18


Fresh meat of poultry other than ratites


POU


N, P1


 


4.11.2021


 




Fresh meat of ratites


RAT


N, P1


 


4.11.2021


 




Fresh meat of game birds


GBM


N, P1


 


4.11.2021


 




GB-2.19


Fresh meat of poultry other than ratites


POU


N, P1


 


8.11.2021


 




Fresh meat of ratites


RAT


N, P1


 


8.11.2021


 




Fresh meat of game birds


GBM


N, P1


 


8.11.2021’


 








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