Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2629 of 20 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: 2023-11-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: Canada, East Midlands, United Kingdom, United States, avian influenza, fresh meat, game meat, import (EU), poultry, poultrymeat, veterinary inspection








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2023/2629


22.11.2023







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2629
of 20 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 four outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the province of Saskatchewan, which were confirmed between 30 October 2023 and 1 November 2023 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(6)


The United Kingdom has notified the Commission of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in England, in the council area of Lincolnshire, which was confirmed on 9 November 2023, by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(7)


The United States has notified the Commission of 13 outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of Iowa (5), Minnesota (3), Montana (1), and South Dakota (4), which were confirmed between 3 November 2023 and 9 November 2023 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(8)


Following these recent outbreaks of HPAI, the veterinary authorities of Canada, the United Kingdom 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.












(9)


Canada, the United Kingdom 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.












(10)


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, the United Kingdom 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.












(11)


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.












(12)


Taking into account the current epidemiological situation in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States as regards HPAI, 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.












(13)


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

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.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 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).




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 following rows for the zones CA-2.202 to CA-2.205 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.201:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.202


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


N, P1


 


30.10.2023


 




CA-2.203


N, P1


 


31.10.2023


 




CA-2.204


N, P1


 


1.11.2023


 




CA-2.205


N, P1


 


1.11.2023’;


 














(ii)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following row for the zone GB-2.324 is added after the row for the zone GB-2.323:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.324


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


N, P1


 


9.11.2023’;


 














(iii)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.493 to US-2.505 are added after the row for the zone US-2.492:











‘US

United States


US-2.493


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


N, P1


 


3.11.2023


 




US-2.494


N, P1


 


6.11.2023


 




US-2.495


N, P1


 


3.11.2023


 




US-2.496


N, P1


 


6.11.2023


 




US-2.497


N, P1


 


7.11.2023


 




US-2.498


N, P1


 


9.11.2023


 




US-2.499


N, P1


 


9.11.2023


 




US-2.500


N, P1


 


8.11.2023


 




US-2.501


N, P1


 


8.11.2023


 




US-2.502


N, P1


 


8.11.2023


 




US-2.503


N, P1


 


9.11.2023


 




US-2.504


N, P1


 


9.11.2023


 




US-2.505


N, P1


 


9.11.2023’;


 


















(b)


Part 2 is amended as follows:






(i)


in the entry for Canada, the following descriptions of the zones CA-2.202 to CA-2.205 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.201:







‘Canada


CA-2.202


Saskatchewan- Latitude 52.6 Longitude -106.7
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Waldheim 10km
SZ: Blaine Lake, Laird, Petrofka, and Waldheim




CA-2.203


Saskatchewan- Latitude 51.5, Longitude -107.28
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Dinsmore
10km SZ: Anerley, Bounty, Bratton, Conquest, Dinsmore, and Milden




CA-2.204


Saskatchewan- Latitude 51.06, Longitude -106.33
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Brownlee and Eyebrow
10km SZ: Brownlee and Eyebrow




CA-2.205


Saskatchewan- Latitude 52.21, Longitude -106.29
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Blucher and Saskatoon
10km SZ: Bergheim, Blucher, Clavet, Saskatoon, and St-Denis’;














(ii)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following description of the zone GB-2.324 is added after the description of the zone GB-2.323:







‘United Kingdom


GB-2.324


near Donington, New Holland, Lincolnshire, England, GB
The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N52.90 and Long: W0.25’;














(iii)


in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.493 to US-2.505 are added after the description of the zone US-2.492:







‘United States


US-2.493


State of Iowa
Clay 01
Clay County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.0877604°W 43.0428604°N)




US-2.494


State of Iowa
Clay 02
Clay County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.0969928°W 43.0451005°N)




US-2.495


State of Iowa
Clay 03
Clay County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9393707°W 43.0296790°N)




US-2.496


State of Iowa
Hamilton 03
Hamilton County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 93.7913229°W 42.5968856°N)




US-2.497


State of Minnesota
Stearns 14
Stearns County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.8587663°W 45.7690948°N)




US-2.498


State of Minnesota
Steele 01
Steele County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 93.2287143°W 43.9383793°N)




US-2.499


State of Minnesota
Redwood 04
Redwood County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.4899659°W 44.6199986°N)




US-2.500


State of Iowa
Kossuth 02
Kossuth County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.1046726°W 43.3769102°N)




US-2.501


State of South Dakota
Charles Mix 07
Charles Mix County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 98.1448992°W 43.2347570°N)




US-2.502


State of South Dakota
Clark 09
Clark County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 97.9077432°W 44.8578366°N)




US-2.503


State of South Dakota
McPherson 08
McPherson County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 98.8351890°W 45.6944596°N)




US-2.504


State of South Dakota
Roberts 02
Roberts County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 96.6244707°W 45.9994061°N)




US-2.505


State of Montana
Wheatland 01
Wheatland County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 109.7727183°W 46.5449673°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-2.202 to CA-2.205 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.201:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.202


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


30.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


30.10.2023


 




CA-2.203


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


31.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


31.10.2023


 




CA-2.204


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


1.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


1.11.2023


 




CA-2.205


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


1.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


1.11.2023’;


 














(b)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zone GB-2.324 are added after the rows for the zone GB-2.323:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.324


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


9.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


9.11.2023’;


 














(c)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.493 to US-2.505 are added after the row for the zone US-2.492:











‘US

United States


US-2.493


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


3.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


3.11.2023


 




US-2.494


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


6.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


6.11.2023


 




US-2.495


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


3.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


3.11.2023


 




US-2.496


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


6.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


6.11.2023


 




US-2.497


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


7.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


7.11.2023


 




US-2.498


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


9.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


9.11.2023


 




US-2.499


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


9.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


9.11.2023


 




US-2.500


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


8.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


8.11.2023


 




US-2.501


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


8.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


8.11.2023


 




US-2.502


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


8.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


8.11.2023


 




US-2.503


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


9.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


9.11.2023


 




US-2.504


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


9.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


9.11.2023


 




US-2.505


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


9.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


9.11.2023’.


 















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