Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1125 of 8 June 2023 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States 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: 2023-06-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: Canada, Chile, United Kingdom, United States, avian influenza, fresh meat, game meat, import (EU), poultry, poultrymeat, veterinary inspection








L_2023149EN.01000201.xml










9.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 149/2








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/1125
of 8 June 2023
         
amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States 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 Articles 230(1) and 232(1) and (3) thereof.

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin must 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) 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 or 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) 2021/404 (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 of poultry and game birds.












(5)


The United Kingdom has notified the Commission of two outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the counties of East Sussex and Lincolnshire in England, which were confirmed on 18 May 2023 and 24 May 2023, respectively, by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(6)


Following those recent outbreaks of HPAI, the veterinary authorities of the United Kingdom established restricted zones of at least 10 km around the affected establishments and implemented a stamping-out policy in order to control the presence of HPAI and limit the spread of that disease.












(7)


The United Kingdom has submitted information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on its territory and the measures taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI.












(8)


That information has been evaluated by the Commission. The Commision considers that, in view of the animal health situation in the areas under restrictions established by the veterinary authorities of the United Kingdom, the entry into the Union of consigments of poultry, germinal products of poultry, and fresh meat of poultry and game birds from those areas should be suspended, in order to protect the animal health status of the Union.












(9)


Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States have provided updated information in relation to situations that gave rise to the suspension of the entry of some products into the Union.












(10)


In particular, Canada has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation on its territory in relation to eight outbreaks of HPAI in poultry establishments in the provinces of Ontario (2), Quebec (5) and Saskatchewan (1) which were confirmed between 26 September 2022 and 18 April 2023.












(11)


In addition, Chile has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation on its territory in relation to five outbreaks of HPAI in poultry establishments in the regions of Valparaíso (4) and O'Higgins (1), which were confirmed between 12 March 2023 and 20 April 2023.












(12)


Moreover, the United Kingdom has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation on its territory in relation to an outbreak of HPAI in poultry establishments in the county of Yorkshire in England, United Kingdom, which was confirmed on 13 April 2023.












(13)


Furthermore, the United States has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation on its territory in relation to 11 outbreaks of HPAI in poultry establishments in the states of California (1), Iowa (2), Mississippi (1), Nebraska (1), New York (1), Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota (1), Washington (1), which were confirmed between 12 December 2022 and 19 April 2023.












(14)


Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States have also submitted information on the measures they have taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI. In particular, following those outbreaks of that disease, Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States 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 on the infected poultry establishments on their territories.












(15)


The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Commission considers that Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States have provided appropriate guarantees that the animal health situation that gave rise to the suspensions, no longer represents a threat to animal or public health within the Union, and that, consequently, the entry into the Union of poultry commodities from the zones of those countries from which entry into the Union had been suspended should be reauthorised.












(16)


Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should be therefore amended to take account of the current epidemiological situation as regards HPAI in Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States.












(17)


Taking into account the current epidemiological situation in Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States as regards HPAI and the serious risk of its introduction into the Union, 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.












(18)


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, 8 June 2023.


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, Section B is amended as follows:






(i)


in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.100 is replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.100


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


26.9.2023


5.6.2023’;














(ii)


in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.174 is replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.174


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


8.2.2023


29.5.2023’;














(iii)


in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zones CA-2.176, CA-2.177 and CA-2.178 are replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.176


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


10.3.2023


29.5.2023




CA-2.177


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


14.3.2023


29.5.2023




CA-2.178


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


27.3.2023


29.5.2023’;














(iv)


in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.180 is replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.180


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


4.4.2023


5.6.2023’;














(v)


in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.183 is replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.183


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


12.4.2023


29.5.2023’;














(vi)


in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.186 is replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.186


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


18.4.2023


5.6.2023’;














(vii)


in the entry for Chile, the row for the zone CL-2.1 is replaced by the following:











‘CL

Chile


Cl-2.1


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


12.3.2023


31.5.2023’;














(viii)


in the entry for Chile, the row for the zone CL-2.4 is replaced by the following:











‘CL

Chile


Cl-2.4


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


30.3.2022


31.5.2023’;














(ix)


in the entry for Chile, the rows for the zones CL-2.7, CL-2.8 and CL-2.9 are replaced by the following:











‘CL

Chile


Cl-2.7


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


14.4.2023


31.5.2023




Cl-2.8


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


18.4.2023


31.5.2023




Cl-2.9


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


20.4.2023


31.5.2023’;














(x)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.299 is replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.299


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


13.4.2023


21.5.2023’;














(xi)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for the zones GB-2.304 and GB-2.305 are added after the row for the zone GB-2.303:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.304


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


18.5.2023


 




GB-2.305


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


24.5.2023’;


 














(xii)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.379 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.379


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


12.12.2022


24.5.2023’;














(xiii)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.385 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.385


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


14.12.2022


30.5.2023’;














(xiv)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.394 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.394


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


22.12.2022


3.6.2023’;














(xv)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.397 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.397


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


30.12.2022


29.5.2023’;














(xvi)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.406 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.406


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


25.1.2023


25.5.2023’;














(xvii)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.410 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.410


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


7.2.2023


18.5.2023’;














(xviii)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.415 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.415


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


21.2.2023


20.5.2023’;














(xix)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.430 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.430


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


3.3.2023


20.5.2023’;














(xx)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.442 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.442


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


16.3.2023


1.6.2023’;














(xxi)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.453 and US-2.454 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.453


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


18.4.2023


20.5.2023




US-2.454


BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


19.4.2023


4.6.2023’;


















(b)


Part 2 is amended as follows:






(i)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following descriptions of the zones GB-2.304 and GB-2.305 are added after the description of the zone GB-2.303:







‘United Kingdom


GB-2.304


near Uckfield, Wealden, East Sussex, England, GB
The area contained with a circle of a radius of 3km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N50.92 and Long: E0.18




GB-2.305


near Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, GB
The area contained with a circle of a radius of 10km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N53.54 and Long: W0.69’;






















(2)


in Annex XIV, in Part 1, Section B is amended as follows:






(i)


in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zone CA-2.100 are replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.100


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


26.9.2023


5.6.2023




GBM


P1


 


26.9.2023


5.6.2023’;














(ii)


in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zone CA-2.174 are replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.174


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


8.2.2023


29.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


8.2.2023


29.5.2023’;














(iii)


in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zones CA-2.176, CA-2.177 and CA-2.178 are replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.176


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


10.3.2023


29.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


10.3.2023


29.5.2023




CA-2.177


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.3.2023


29.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


14.3.2023


29.5.2023




CA-2.178


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


27.3.2023


29.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


27.3.2023


29.5.2023’;














(iv)


in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zone CA-2.180 are replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.180


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


4.4.2023


5.6.2023




GBM


P1


 


4.4.2023


5.6.2023’;














(v)


in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zone CA-2.183 are replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.183


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


12.4.2023


29.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


12.4.2023


29.5.2023’;














(vi)


in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zone CA-2.186 are replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.186


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


18.4.2023


5.6.2023




GBM


P1


 


18.4.2023


5.6.2023’;














(vii)


in the entry for Chile, the rows for the zone CL-2.1 are replaced by the following:











‘CL

Chile


CL-2.1


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


12.3.2023


31.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


12.3.2023


31.5.2023’;














(viii)


in the entry for Chile, the rows for the zone CL-2.4 are replaced by the following:











‘CL

Chile


CL-2.4


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


30.3.2022


31.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


30.3.2022


31.5.2023’;














(ix)


in the entry for Chile, the rows for the zones CL-2.7, CL-2.8 and CL-2.9 are replaced by the following:











‘CL

Chile


CL-2.7


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.4.2023


31.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


14.4.2023


31.5.2023




CL-2.8


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


18.4.2023


31.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


18.4.2023


31.5.2023




CL-2.9


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


20.4.2023


31.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


20.4.2023


31.5.2023’;














(x)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zone GB-2.299 are replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.299


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


13.4.2023


21.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


13.4.2023


21.5.2023’;














(xi)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for the zones GB-2.304 and GB-2.305 are added after the row for the zone GB-2.303:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.304


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


18.5.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


18.5.2023


 




GB-2.305


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


24.5.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


24.5.2023;’


 














(xii)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.379 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.379


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


12.12.2022


24.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


12.12.2022


24.5.2023’;














(xiii)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.385 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.385


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.12.2022


30.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


14.12.2022


30.5.2023’;














(xiv)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.394 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.394


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


22.12.2022


3.6.2023




GBM


P1


 


22.12.2022


3.6.2023’;














(xv)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.397 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.397


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


30.12.2022


29.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


30.12.2022


29.5.2023’;














(xvi)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.406 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.406


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


25.1.2023


25.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


25.1.2023


25.5.2023’;














(xvii)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.410 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.410


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


7.2.2023


18.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


7.2.2023


18.5.2023’;














(xviii)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.415 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.415


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


21.2.2023


20.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


21.2.2023


20.5.2023’;














(xix)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.430 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.430


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


3.3.2023


20.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


3.3.2023


20.5.2023’;














(xx)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.442 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.442


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


16.3.2023


1.6.2023




GBM


P1


 


16.3.2023


1.6.2023’;














(xxi)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.453 and US-2.454 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.453


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


18.4.2023


20.5.2023




GBM


P1


 


18.4.2023


20.5.2023




US-2.454


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


19.4.2023


4.6.2023




GBM


P1


 


19.4.2023


4.6.2023’.