Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2580 of 13 November 2023 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, 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, fresh meat of poultry and game birds
Date: 2023-11-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: Canada, Scotland, United Kingdom, United States, avian influenza, fresh meat, game meat, import (EU), poultry, poultrymeat, veterinary inspection








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Official Journal of the European Union


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2023/2580


15.11.2023







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2580
of 13 November 2023
         
amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, 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, 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, fresh meat of poultry and game birds.












(5)


Canada has notified the Commission of five outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the provinces of Alberta (1), British Columbia (3), and Quebec (1), which were confirmed between 20 October 2023 and 25 October 2023 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(6)


The United States has notified the Commission of 20 outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), California (1), Iowa (3), Minnesota (5), Missouri (1), Oregon (1), South Dakota (5), and Washington (1), which were confirmed between 20 October 2023 and 6 November 2023 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(7)


Following these recent outbreaks of HPAI, the veterinary authorities of Canada and the United States established restricted zones of at least 10 km around the affected establishments and implemented 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 information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on their territories and the measures taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI.












(9)


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 Canada and the United States, 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.












(10)


Moreover, the United Kingdom has provided updated information to the Commission in relation to the epidemiological situation on its territory as regards HPAI that gave rise to the suspension of the entry of certain products into the Union, as set out in Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.












(11)


In particular, the United Kingdom has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation in relation to three outbreaks of HPAI in poultry establishments in Scotland, in the county of Aberdeenshire (1) and on the Isle of Lewis (2), which were confirmed between 22 August 2023 and 10 September 2023.












(12)


The United Kingdom has also submitted information on the measures that were taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI. In particular, following the outbreak of that disease, it has implemented a stamping out policy in order to control and limit the spread of that disease, and it has also completed the requisite cleaning and disinfection following the implementation of the stamping out policy on the infected poultry establishments on its territory.












(13)


The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by the United Kingdom, and considers that it has 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 concerned zones of the United Kingdom, from which entry into the Union had been suspended, should be reauthorised.












(14)


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












(15)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2457 (4) amended Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 by suspending the entry into the Union of consigments of poultry, germinal products of poultry, and fresh meat of poultry and game birds from two new areas in the United Kingdom. An error has been detected as regards the numbering of the codes for these two new zones. It is therefore appropriate to correct Annexes V and XIV accordingly.












(16)


Taking into account the current epidemiological situation in Canada and the United States as regards HPAI, and in order to avoid unnecessary disruption of trade with the United Kingdom, 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.












(17)


The correction of the entries for the United Kingdom in the rows for the zones GB–2.321 and GB–2.322 in Section B of Part 1 and in Part 2 of Annex V and in Part 2 of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should apply from the date of entry into force of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2457.












(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

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404

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


Article 2

Correction to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404

Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are corrected in accordance with Part II of the Annex to this Regulation.


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, Part II of the Annex shall apply from 1 November 2023.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 November 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) 2023/2457 of 30 October 2023 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, 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, fresh meat of poultry and game birds (OJ L, 2023/2457, 31.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2457/oj).




ANNEX
PART I

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404

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 following rows for the zones CA–2.197 to CA–2.201 are added after the row for the zone CA–2.196:











‘CA

Canada


CA–2.197


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


N, P1


 


20.10.2023


 




CA–2.198


N, P1


 


25.10.2023


 




CA–2.199


N, P1


 


24.10.2023


 




CA–2.200


N, P1


 


25.10.2023


 




CA–2.201


N, P1


 


25.10.2023’;


 














(ii)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB–2.317 is replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB–2.317


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


N, P1


 


22.8.2023


23.10.2023’;














(iii)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB–2.320 and GB–2.321 are replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB–2.320


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


N, P1


 


10.9.2023


19.10.2023




GB–2.321


N, P1


 


25.8.2023


23.10.2023’;














(iv)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US–2.473 to US–2.492 are added after the row for the zone US–2.472:











‘US

United States


US–2.473


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


N, P1


 


24.10.2023


 




US–2.474


N, P1


 


24.10.2023


 




US–2.475


N, P1


 


20.10.2023


 




US–2.476


N, P1


 


25.10.2023


 




US–2.477


N, P1


 


25.10.2023


 




US–2.478


N, P1


 


25.10.2023


 




US–2.479


N, P1


 


23.10.2023


 




US–2.480


N, P1


 


24.10.2023


 




US–2.481


N, P1


 


26.10.2023


 




US–2.482


N, P1


 


25.10.2023


 




US–2.483


N, P1


 


31.10.2023


 




US–2.484


N, P1


 


27.10.2023


 




US–2.485


N, P1


 


27.10.2023


 




US–2.486


N, P1


 


2.11.2023


 




US–2.487


N, P1


 


31.10.2023


 




US–2.488


N, P1


 


1.11.2023


 




US–2.489


N, P1


 


31.10.2023


 




US–2.490


N, P1


 


3.11.2023


 




US–2.491


N, P1


 


3.11.2023


 




US–2.492


N, P1


 


6.11.2023’;


 


















(b)


Part 2 is amended as follows:






(i)


in the entry for Canada, the following descriptions of the zones CA–2.197 to CA–2.201 are added after the description of the zone CA–2.196:







‘Canada


CA–2.197


British Columbia- Latitude 49.17, Longitude –121.79
The municipalities involved are:
3 km PZ: Chilliwack and Rosedale.
10 km SZ: Agassiz, Chilliwack, Harrison Mills, and Rosedale.




CA–2.198


Alberta- Latitude 54.51, Longitude –113.55
The municipalities involved are:
3 km PZ: Rochester
10 km SZ: Abee, Perryvale, Rochester, and Thorhild




CA–2.199


British Columbia- Latitude 49.2, Longitude –121.85
The municipalities involved are:
3 km PZ: Chilliwack and Rosedale.
10 km SZ: Agassiz, Chilliwack, Harrison Mills, and Rosedale’;




CA–2.200


British Columbia- Latitude 49.13, Longitude –122.26
The municipalities involved are:
3 km PZ: Abbotsford
10 km SZ: Abbotsford, Dewdney, and Mission




CA–2.201


Quebec- Latitude 46.05, Longitude –71.89
The municipalities involved are:
3 km PZ: Saint-Christophe d’Arthabaska and Chesterville
10 km SZ: Chesterville, Norbertville, Princeville, Saint-Christophe d’Arthabaska, Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester, Saint-Norbert-D’Arthabaska, Tingwick, Victoriaville, and Warwick’;














(ii)


in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US–2.473 to US–2.492 are added after the description of the zone US–2.472:







‘United States


US–2.473


State of Minnesota
Blue Earth 04
Blue Earth County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 93.8617646°W 44.0360845°N)




US–2.474


State of Minnesota
Kandiyohi 10
Kandiyohi County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates 95.0076146°W 45.3427232°N)




US–2.475


State of Oregon
Union 01
Union County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 117.8027519°W 45.7310875°N)




US–2.476


State of South Dakota
Beadle 10
Beadle County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 98.1435771°W 44.5768659°N)




US–2.477


State of South Dakota
Clark 08
Clark County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates 97.9110878°W 44.8586565°N)




US–2.478


State of South Dakota
Hanson 06
Hanson County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates 97.7485466°W 43.6001696°N)




US–2.479


State of Iowa
Buena Vista 08
Buena Vista County: a circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9621975°W 42.7371839°N)




US–2.480


State of Iowa
Pocahontas 01
Pocahontas County: a circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.7754558°W 42.7860909°N




US–2.481


State of California
Merced 02
Merced County: a circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 120.4857347°W 37.6237459°N)




US–2.482


State of Minnesota
Meeker 11
Meeker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.7354262°W 45.2869308°N)




US–2.483


State of Minnesota
Meeker 12
Meeker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.7311700°W 45.2983706°N)




US–2.484


State of Washington
Kittitas 01
Kittitas County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 120.5882301°W 47.1295959°N)




US–2.485


State of Alabama
Chilton 01
Chilton County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 86.5625713°W 32.9241177°N)




US–2.486


State of Alabama
Marshall 01
Marshall County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 86.0980567°W 34.4495771°N)




US–2.487


State of South Dakota
Beadle 11
Beadle County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 98.2049754°W 44.6550632°N)




US–2.488


State of Iowa
Buena Vista 09
Buena Vista County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9723427°W 42.6603752°N)




US–2.489


State of Arkansas
Madison 02
Madison County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 93.8567479°W 36.2493154°N)




US–2.490


State of South Dakota
McPherson 07
McPherson County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 99.0991193°W 45.6946911°N)




US–2.491


State of Minnesota
Wright 01
Wright County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.1470912°W 45.1510730°N)




US–2.492


State of Missouri
Benton 01
Benton County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 93.2865108°W 38.6051245°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–2.197 to CA–2.201 are added after the row for the zone CA–2.196:











‘CA

Canada


CA–2.197


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


20.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


20.10.2023


 




CA–2.198


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


25.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


25.10.2023


 




CA–2.199


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


24.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


24.10.2023


 




CA–2.200


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


25.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


25.10.2023


 




CA–2.201


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


25.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


25.10.2023’;


 














(b)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zone GB–2.317 are replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB–2.317


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


22.8.2023


23.10.2023




GBM


P1


 


22.8.2023


23.10.2023’;














(c)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB–2.320 and GB–2.321 are replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB–2.320


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


10.9.2023


19.10.2023




GBM


P1


 


10.9.2023


19.10.2023




GB–2.321


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


25.8.2023


23.10.2023




GBM


P1


 


25.8.2023


23.10.2023’;














(d)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US–2.473 to US–2.492 are added after the rows for the zone US–2.472:











‘US

United States


US–2.473


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


24.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


24.10.2023


 




US–2.474


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


24.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


24.10.2023


 




US–2.475


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


20.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


20.10.2023


 




US–2.476


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


25.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


25.10.2023


 




US–2.477


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


25.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


25.10.2023


 




US–2.478


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


25.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


25.10.2023


 




US–2.479


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


23.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


23.10.2023


 




US–2.480


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


24.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


24.10.2023


 




US–2.481


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


26.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


26.10.2023


 




US–2.482


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


25.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


25.10.2023


 




US–2.483


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


31.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


31.10.2023


 




US–2.484


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


27.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


27.10.2023


 




US–2.485


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


27.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


27.10.2023


 




US–2.486


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


2.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


2.11.2023


 




US–2.487


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


31.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


31.10.2023


 




US–2.488


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


1.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


1.11.2023


 




US–2.489


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


31.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


31.10.2023


 




US–2.490


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


3.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


3.11.2023


 




US–2.491


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


3.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


3.11.2023


 




US–2.492


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


6.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


6.11.2023’.


 












PART II

Correction to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404







(1)


In Annex V, Part 1, Section B, in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB–2.321 and GB–2.322 are replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB–2.321


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


N, P1


 


25.8.2023


 




GB–2.322


N, P1


 


27.9.2023


 




GB–2.323


N, P1


 


23.9.2023’;


 














(2)


In Annex V, Part 2, in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB–2.321 and GB–2.322 are replaced by the following:







‘United Kingdom


GB–2.321


Ness, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, GB
The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N58.47 and Long: W6.29




GB–2.322


in Sheshader, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, GB
The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N58.23 and Long: W6.17’;




GB–2.323


near Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, GB
The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N57.61 and Long: W2.11’;














(3)


In Annex XIV, Part 2, in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB–2.321 and GB–2.322 are replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB–2.321


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


25.8.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


25.8.2023


 




GB–2.322


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


27.9.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


27.9.2023


 




GB–2.323


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


23.9.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


23.9.2023’.


 











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