Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2688 of 24 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: 2023-11-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: Canada, 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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Series L













2023/2688


28.11.2023







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2688
of 24 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 seven outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the provinces of British Columbia (5), Alberta (1), and Saskatchewan (1), which were confirmed between 4 November 2023 and 7 November 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 California (1), Iowa (2), Minnesota (3), Missouri (1), North Dakota (2), Oregon (2), and South Dakota (9), which were confirmed between 14 November 2023 and 22 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, Canada and the United Kingdom have provided updated information to the Commission in relation to the epidemiological situation on their territories 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)


Canada has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation in relation to three outbreaks of HPAI in poultry establishments in the provinces of Alberta (2) and Saskatchewan (1), which were confirmed between 20 September 2023 and 3 October 2023.












(12)


The United Kingdom has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation in relation to an outbreak of HPAI in a poultry establishment in Scotland, on the Isle of Lewis, which was confirmed on 27 September 2023.












(13)


Canada and the United Kingdom have also submitted information on the measures that were taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI. In particular, following the outbreaks of that disease, they 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.












(14)


The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by Canada and 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 Canada and the United Kingdom, from which entry into the Union had been suspended, should be reauthorised.












(15)


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.












(16)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2580 (4) corrected Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the numbering of codes for two zones for the United Kingdom. An error has been detected as regards the closing date for one of those zones. It is therefore appropriate to correct Annexes V and XIV accordingly.












(17)


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.












(18)


The correction of the entries for the United Kingdom in the rows for the zone GB–2.323 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) 2023/2580.












(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 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 16 November 2023.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 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) 2023/2580 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 (OJ L, 2023/2580, 15.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2580/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 rows for the zones CA–2.192, CA–2.193 and CA–2.194 are replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA–2.192


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


N, P1


 


20.9.2023


17.11.2023




CA–2.193


N, P1


 


27.9.2023


17.11.2023




CA–2.194


N, P1


 


3.10.2023


17.11.2023’;














(ii)


in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA–2.206 to CA–2.212 are added after the row for the zone CA–2.205:











‘CA

Canada


CA–2.206


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


N, P1


 


4.11.2023


 




CA–2.207


N, P1


 


4.11.2023


 




CA–2.208


N, P1


 


4.11.2023


 




CA–2.209


N, P1


 


6.11.2023


 




CA–2.210


N, P1


 


7.11.2023


 




CA–2.211


N, P1


 


7.11.2023


 




CA–2.212


N, P1


 


7.11.2023’;


 














(iii)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB–2.322 is replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB–2.322


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


N, P1


 


27.9.2023


30.10.2023’;














(iv)


in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US–2.506 to US–2.525 are added after the row for the zone US–2.505:











‘US

United States


US–2.506


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


N, P1


 


14.11.2023


 




US–2.507


N, P1


 


14.11.2023


 




US–2.508


N, P1


 


14.11.2023


 




US–2.509


N, P1


 


14.11.2023


 




US–2.510


N, P1


 


14.11.2023


 




US–2.511


N, P1


 


15.11.2023


 




US–2.512


N, P1


 


15.11.2023


 




US–2.513


N, P1


 


14.11.2023


 




US–2.514


N, P1


 


16.11.2023


 




US–2.515


N, P1


 


16.11.2023


 




US–2.516


N, P1


 


20.11.2023


 




US–2.517


N, P1


 


17.11.2023


 




US–2.518


N, P1


 


20.11.2023


 




US–2.519


N, P1


 


20.11.2023


 




US–2.520


N, P1


 


21.11.2023


 




US–2.521


N, P1


 


21.11.2023


 




US–2.522


N, P1


 


21.11.2023


 




US–2.523


N, P1


 


22.11.2023


 




US–2.524


N, P1


 


20.11.2023


 




US–2.525


N, P1


 


15.11.2023’;


 


















(b)


Part 2 is amended as follows:






(i)


in the entry for Canada, the following descriptions of the zones CA–2.206 to CA–2.212 are added after the row for the zone CA–2.205:







‘Canada


CA–2.206


British Columbia- Latitude 49.04, Longitude –122.23
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Abbotsford
10km SZ: Abbotsford, Kilgard, Barrowtown, and Arnold




CA–2.207


British Columbia- Latitude 49.07, Longitude –122.62
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Langley and Langley Township
10km SZ: Aldergrove, Langley, Langley Township, and Surrey




CA–2.208


Saskatchewan- Latitude 52.53, Longitude –106.57
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Hague and Hepburn
10km SZ: Corman Park, Greenfeld, Gruenthal, Hague, Hepburn, Laird, Osler, and Rosthern




CA–2.209


Alberta- Latitude 49.79, Longitude –113.32
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Fort Macleod and Pearce
10km SZ: Fort Macleod, Granum, and Pearce




CA–2.210


British Columbia- Latitude 49.31, Longitude –121.77
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Agassiz
10km SZ: Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs, Hope, and Kent




CA–2.211


British Columbia- Latitude 49.10, Longitude –122.13
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Abbotsford and Chiliwack
10km SZ: Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Cultus Lake, Deroche, and Lindell Beach




CA–2.212


British Columbia- Latitude 49.10, Longitude –122.13
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Deroche, Dewdney, and Mission
10km SZ: Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Deroche, Dewdney, Durieu, and Mission’;














(ii)


in the entry for the United States, the following description of the zones US–2.506 to US–2.525 are added after the row for the zone US–2.505:







‘United States


US–2.506


State of Minnesota
Kandiyohi 11
Kandiyohi County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9909461°W 45.1277665°N)




US–2.507


State of Minnesota
Redwood 05
Redwood County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.4904365°W 44.6206586°N)




US–2.508


State of Missouri
Jasper 03
Jasper County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.5951531°W 37.4320917°N)




US–2.509


State of Iowa
Kossuth 03
Kossuth County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.2239944°W 43.3722927°N)




US–2.510


State of Iowa
Taylor 02
Taylor County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.4897578°W 40.8971963°N)




US–2.511


State of North Dakota
LaMoure 04
LaMoure County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 98.4045941°W 46.4309401°N)




US–2.512


State of South Dakota
Edmunds 06
Edmunds County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 99.0021019°W 45.5211771°N)




US–2.513


State of Minnesota
Stearns 15
Stearns County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.8070843°W 45.7442945°N)




US–2.514


State of Oregon
Linn 04
Linn County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 122.9913798°W 44.4537258°N)




US–2.515


State of Oregon
Marion 02
Marion County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 122.8594746°W 45.3180106°N)




US–2.516


State of California
Fresno 08
Fresno County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 120.3582891°W 36.7404721°N)




US–2.517


State of South Dakota
Edmunds 07
Edmunds County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 99.0273841°W 45.6254446°N)




US–2.518


State of South Dakota
Edmunds 08
Edmunds County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 99.1308661°W 45.4350642°N)




US–2.519


State of South Dakota
Edmunds 09
Edmunds County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 99.0011969°W 45.4651880°N)




US–2.520


State of South Dakota
Kingsbury 05
Kingsbury County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 97.1788601°W 44.3252271°N)




US–2.521


State of South Dakota
Beadle 12
Beadle County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 97.9009159°W 44.4150837°N)




US–2.522


State of South Dakota
Clark 10
Clark County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 97.6720830°W 45.0348083°N)




US–2.523


State of South Dakota
Clark 11
Clark County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 97.5989286°W 44.9530109°N)




US–2.524


State of South Dakota
Day 02
Day County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 97.6241703°W 45.4300029°N)




US–2.525


State of North Dakota
McIntosh 02
McIntosh County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 99.8854345°W 46.0713755°N)’;






















(2)


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






(a)


in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zones CA–2.192, CA–2.193 and CA–2.194 are replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA–2.192


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


20.9.2023


17.11.2023




GBM


P1


 


20.9.2023


17.11.2023




CA–2.193


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


27.9.2023


17.11.2023




GBM


P1


 


27.9.2023


17.11.2023




CA–2.194


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


3.10.2023


17.11.2023




GBM


P1


 


3.10.2023


17.11.2023’;














(b)


in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA–2.206 to CA–2.212 are added after the row for the zone CA–2.205:











‘CA

Canada


CA–2.206


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


4.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


4.11.2023


 




CA–2.207


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


4.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


4.11.2023


 




CA–2.208


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


4.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


4.11.2023


 




CA–2.209


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


6.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


6.11.2023


 




CA–2.210


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


7.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


7.11.2023


 




CA–2.211


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


7.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


7.11.2023


 




CA–2.212


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


7.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


7. 11.2023’;


 














(c)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zone GB–2.322 are replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB–2.322


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


27.9.2023


30.10.2023




GBM


P1


 


27.9.2023


30.10.2023’;














(d)


in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US–2.506 to US–2.525 are added after the row for the zone US–2.505:











‘US

United States


US–2.506


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


14.11.2023


 




US–2.507


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


14.11.2023


 




US–2.508


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


14.11.2023


 




US–2.509


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


14.11.2023


 




US–2.510


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


14.11.2023


 




US–2.511


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


15.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


15.11.2023


 




US–2.512


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


15.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


15.11.2023


 




US–2.513


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


14.11.2023


 




US–2.514


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


16.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


16.11.2023


 




US–2.515


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


16.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


16.11.2023


 




US–2.516


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


20.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


20.11.2023


 




US–2.517


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


17.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


17.11.2023


 




US–2.518


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


20.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


20.11.2023


 




US–2.519


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


20.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


20.11.2023


 




US–2.520


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


21.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


21.11.2023


 




US–2.521


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


21.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


21.11.2023


 




US–2.522


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


21.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


21.11.2023


 




US–2.523


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


22.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


22.11.2023


 




US–2.524


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


20.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


20.11.2023


 




US–2.525


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


15.11.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


15.11.2023’.


 












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 row for the zone GB–2.323 is replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB–2.323


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


N, P1


 


23.10.2023’;


 














(2)


In Annex XIV, Part 2, in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zone GB–2.323 are replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB–2.323


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


23.10.2023


 




GBM


P1


 


23.10.2023’.


 











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