Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1226 of 22 June 2023 amending Annexes V, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, Chile and 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: 2023-06-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: Canada, Chile, United Kingdom, avian influenza, fresh meat, game meat, import (EU), poultry, poultrymeat, veterinary inspection




L_2023160EN.01001901.xml










26.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 160/19








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/1226
of 22 June 2023
         
amending Annexes V, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, Chile and 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 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)


Chile has notified the Commission of one outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the region of Metropolitana, which was confirmed on 4 June 2023 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(6)


Following this recent outbreak of HPAI, the veterinary authorities of Chile established a restricted zone of at least 10 km around the affected establishment and implemented a stamping-out policy in order to control the presence of HPAI and limit the spread of that disease.












(7)


Chile 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 area under restrictions established by the veterinary authorities of Chile, the entry into the Union of consigments of poultry, germinal products of poultry, and fresh meat of poultry and game birds from that area should be suspended, in order to protect the animal health status of the Union.












(9)


Canada and the United Kingdom 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 two outbreaks of HPAI in poultry establishments in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, which were confirmed on 5 April 2023 and 18 April 2023, respectively.












(11)


In addition, the United Kingdom has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation on its territory in relation to four outbreaks of HPAI in poultry establishments in the counties of Powys in Wales (3) and South Yorkshire in England (1), United Kingdom, which were confirmed between 13 April 2023 and 29 April 2023.












(12)


Canada and the United Kingdom 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 and the United Kingdom 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.












(13)


The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by Canada and the United Kingdom. The Commission considers that Canada and the United Kingdom 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.












(14)


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 and the United Kingdom.












(15)


In addition, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/215 (4) amended Annex V and Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 by adding zone CA-2.1 to the entries for Canada in Annex V and in Annex XIV. As one error has been detected, the row for the zone CA-2 in Part 2 of Annex V should be corrected accordingly.












(16)


Furthermore, entries in Part 1, Section A of Annex XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 have been frequently amended. For clarity reasons, this section in Annex XV should be replaced as a whole.












(17)


Taking into account the current epidemiological situation in Canada, Chile and the United Kingdom 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 correction for the entry for Canada in the row for the zone CA-2 in Part 2 of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should apply from the date of application of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/215.












(19)


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

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404

Annexes V XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2

Correction to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404

In Annex V, Part 2 in the entry for Canada, the row for the description of zone CA-2 is replaced by the following:








‘Canada


CA-2


Territory of Canada corresponding to:’;







Article 3

Entry into force and applicability

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. However, Article 2 shall apply from 19 February 2022.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 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).

(4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/215 of 17 February 2022 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada and the United States of America 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 (OJ L 37, 18.2.2022, p. 28).




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-2.181 is replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.181


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


N, P1


 


5.4.2023


14.6.2023’














(ii)


in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.187 is replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.187


87BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20


N, P1


 


18.4.2023


14.6.2023’














(iii)


in the entry for Chile, following row for the zone CL-2.11 is added after the row for the zone CL-2.10:











‘CL

Chile


Cl-2.11


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


N, P1


 


4.6.2023’


 














(iv)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.298 is replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.298


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


N, P1


 


13.4.2023


7.6.2023’














(v)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB-2.300, GB-2.301 and GB-2.302 are replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.300


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


N, P1


 


23.4.2023


7.6.2023




GB-2.301


N, P1


 


27.4.2023


7.6.2023




GB-2.302


N, P1


 


29.4.2023


7.6.2023’


















(b)


in Part 2, in the entry for Chile, the following description of the zone CL-2.11 is added after the description of the zone CL-2.10:







‘Chile


CL-2.11


Metropolitana Region, Province of Melipilla, Commune of San Pedro
Latitude -33.9728 Longitude -71.2964
PZ: Communities: Santa Rosa de la Sierra, Lo Chacón and Las Palmas
SZ: Communities: Santa Rosa de la Sierra, El Membrillo, El Ajial, San Vicente, El Peumo and Longovilo’


















(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-2.181 are replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.181


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


5.4.2023


14.6.2023




GBM


P1


 


5.4.2023


14.6.2023’














(ii)


in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zone CA-2.187 are replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.187


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


18.4.2023


14.6.2023




GBM


P1


 


18.4.2023


14.6.2023’














(iii)


in the entry for Chile, the following rows for the zone CL-2.11 are added after the rows for the zone CL-2.10:











‘CL

Chile


CL-2.11


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


4.6.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


4.6.2023’


 














(iv)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zone GB-2.298 are replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.298


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


13.4.2023


7.6.2023




GBM


P1


 


13.4.2023


7.6.2023’














(v)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB-2.300, GB-2.301 and GB-2.302 are replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.300


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


23.4.2023


7.6.2023




GBM


P1


 


23.4.2023


7.6.2023




GB-2.301


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


27.4.2023


7.6.2023




GBM


P1


 


27.4.2023


7.6.2023




GB-2.302


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


29.4.2023


7.6.2023




GBM


P1


 


29.4.2023


7.6.2023’


















(3)


in Part 1 of Annex XV, Section A is replaced by the following:

                        ‘
                        Section A: List of third countries, territories or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of processed meat products which have undergone the non-specific risk-mitigating treatment A ((*)) or treatments B, C or D for meat products (in accordance with Annex XXVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692) required for each species of origin of the meat



















ISO code and name

of the third country or territory



Zone

as set out in Part 2



Species of origin of the processed meat, cf. the definitions referred to in Article 2




Bovine animals


Ovine and caprine animals


Porcine animals


Farmed game ungulates (except porcine animals)


Farmed game porcine animals (except domestic breeds of porcine animals)


Wild game ungulates (except porcine animals)


Wild game porcine animals (except domestic breeds of porcine animals)


Poultry other than ratites


Ratites


Wild Game birds



Animal health certificates




Specific conditions

as set out in Part 3





1




2




3




4




5




6




7




8




9




10




11




12




13




14






AR

Argentina


AR-0


C


C


C


C


C


C


C


D


D


D



MPST



 




AR-1


C


C


C


C


C


C


C


D


D


D



MPST



 




AR-2


A


A


C


A


A


C


C


D


D


D



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





AU

Australia


AU-0


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


D


D


D



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





BA

Bosnia and Herzegovina


BA-0


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


A


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





BH

Bahrain


BH-0


B


B


B


B


B


C


C


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPST



 





BR

Brazil


BR-0


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


D


D


D



MPST



 




BR-1


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


D


A


A



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 




BR-2


C


C


C


C


C


C


Not authorised


D


D


D



MPST



 




BR-3


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


A


D


D



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 




BR-4


B


Not authorised


Not authorised


B


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


D


D


D



MPST



 





BW

Botswana


BW-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


Not authorised


D


Not authorised



MPST



 





BY

Belarus


BY-0


C


C


C


C


C


C


C


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPST



 





CA

Canada


CA-0


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 




CA-1


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


A



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 




CA-2


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


D


D


D



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





CH

Switzerland


CH-0


Subject to the Agreement referred to in point 7 of Annex I


 





CL

Chile


CL-0


A


A


A


A


A


B


B


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 




CL-1


A


A


A


A


A


B


B


A


A


A



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 




CL-2


A


A


A


A


A


B


B


D


D


D



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





CN

China


CN-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


B



MPST



 




CN-1


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


D


B


B



MPST



 





CO

Colombia


CO-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


Not authorised


A


Not authorised



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





ET

Ethiopia


ET-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPST



 





GB

United Kingdom


GB-0


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 




GB-1


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


A



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 




GB-2


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


D


D


D



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





GG

Guernsey


GG-0


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


 


 





GL

Greenland


GL-0


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


A



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





HK

Hong Kong


HK-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


D


D


Not authorised



MPST



 





IL

Israel


IL-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


D


D


D



MPST



 





IM

Isle of Man


IM-0


Not authorised


A


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





IN

India


IN-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPST



 





JE

Jersey


JE-0


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


 


 





JP

Japan


JP-0


A


Not authorised


B


A


B


Not authorised


Not authorised


D


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





KE

Kenya


KE-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPST



 





KR

South Korea


KR-0


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


D


D


D



MPST



 





MA

Morocco


MA-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


D


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPST



 





MD

Moldova


MD-0


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


D


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPST



 





ME

Montenegro


ME-0


A


A


D


A


D


D


D


D


D


Not authorised



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





MG

Madagascar


MG-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


D


D


D



MPST



 





MK

Republic of North Macedonia


MK-0


A


A


B


A


B


B


B


A


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





MU

Mauritius


MU-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPST



 





MX

Mexico


MX-0


A


D


D


A


D


D


D


D


D


D



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





MY

Malaysia


MY-0


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


 


 




MY-1


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


D


D


D



MPST



 





NA

Namibia


NA-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


D


A


D



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





NC

New Caledonia


NC-0


A


Not authorised


Not authorised


A


Not authorised


A


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





NZ

New Zealand


NZ-0


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


A



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





PM

Saint Pierre et Miquelon


PM-0


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


D


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPST



 





PY

Paraguay


PY-0


C


C


C


C


C


C


C


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPST



 





RS

Serbia


RS-0


A


A


B or C


A


D


D


D


D


D


Not authorised



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





RU

Russia


RU-0


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


C


C


D


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPST



 




RU-2


C or D1


C or D1


C or D1


C or D1


C or D1


C


C


D


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPST



 





SG

Singapore


SG-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


D


D


Not authorised



MPST



 





SZ

Eswatini


SZ-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPST



 





TH

Thailand


TH-0


B


B


B


B


B


B


B


A


A


D



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





TN

Tunisia


TN-0


C


C


B


C


B


B


B


A


A


D



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





TR

Turkey


TR-0


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


D


D


D



MPST



 





UA

Ukraine


UA-0


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


 


 




UA-1


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


A


A


A



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 




UA-2


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


D


D


D



MPST



 





US

United States


US-0


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 




US-1


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


A



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 




US-2


A


A


A


A


A


A


A


D


D


D



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





UY

Uruguay


UY-0


C


C


B


C


B


Not authorised


Not authorised


D


A


D



MPNT
 ((**))


MPST



 





XK

Kosovo


XK-0


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


Not authorised


C or D


Not authorised


Not authorised



MPST



1





ZA

South Africa


ZA-0


C


C


C


C


C


C


C


D


D


D



MPST



 





ZW

Zimbabwe


ZW-0


C


C


B


C


B


B


B


D


D


D



MPST



 










((*))  
            “A” means that none of the risk-mitigating treatments B, C or D (in accordance with Annex XXVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692) are required.

((**))  Only for those commodities with treatment “A” assigned.’