Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/203 of 28 January 2025 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, territories or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds
Date: 2025-01-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: Canada, England, 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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2025/203


30.1.2025







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/203
of 28 January 2025
         
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, territories or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of 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) lays down the lists of third countries, or territories, or zones 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. Those lists and certain general rules concerning those lists are set out in Annexes I to XXII to that Implementing Regulation.












(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 and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds.












(5)


Canada has notified the Commission of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the province of British Columbia, which was confirmed on 31 December 2024 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(6)


The United Kingdom has notified the Commission of five outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the counties of East Sussex, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, North Yorkshire and Shropshire, England, which were confirmed between 17 January 2025 and 21 January 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(7)


The United States has notified the Commission of 21 outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of California (1), Florida (2), Georgia (1), Indiana (2), Maryland (2), Missouri (1), Minnesota (1), New York (1), Oregon (1) and Ohio (9), which were confirmed between 9 January 2025 and 17 January 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(8)


Following those 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 following these recent outbreaks of HPAI.












(10)


That information has been evaluated by the Commission. The Commission 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 consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds from those areas concerned by the recent outbreaks should be suspended, in order to protect the animal health status of the Union.












(11)


In addition, the United States 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 into the Union of certain products, as set out in Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.












(12)


The United States has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation in relation to seven outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of California and Washington, which were confirmed between 15 October 2024 and 14 November 2024, by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(13)


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












(14)


The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by the United States, and considers that it has provided appropriate guarantees that the animal health situation that gave rise to the suspension of the entry of consignments of certain products into the Union from the concerned zones, as set out in Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, no longer represents a threat to animal or public health in the Union, and that, consequently, the entry into the Union of those consignments from the concerned zones of the United States, 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)


Taking into account the current epidemiological situation in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States as regards HPAI, and in order to avoid unnecessary disruption in trade with the United States, 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 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 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, 28 January 2025.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj.

(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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/692/oj).

(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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/404/oj).




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 row for zone CA-2.254 is added after the row for the zone CA-2.253:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.254


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


N, P1


 


31.12.2024’


 














(ii)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for the zones GB-2.343 to GB-2.347 are added after the row for the zone GB-2.342:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.343


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


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




GB-2.344


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




GB-2.345


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




GB-2.346


N, P1


 


20.1.2025


 




GB-2.347


N, P1


 


21.1.2025’


 














(iii)


the rows for the zones US-2.684 and US-2.685 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.684


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


N, P1


 


15.10.2024


22.12.2024




US-2.685


N, P1


 


16.10.2024


22.12.2024’














(iv)


the rows for the zones US-2.687, US-2.688 and US-2.689 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.687


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


N, P1


 


24.10.2024


10.12.2024




US-2.688


N, P1


 


29.10.2024


28.12.2024




US-2.689


N, P1


 


29.10.2024


30.12.2024’














(v)


the row for the zone US-2.691 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.691


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


N, P1


 


30.10.2024


30.12.2024’














(vi)


the row for the zone US-2.699 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.699


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


N, P1


 


14.11.2024


30.12.2024’














(vii)


in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.822 to US-2.842 are added after the row for the zone US-2.821:











‘US

United States


US-2.822


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


N, P1


 


14.1.2025


 




US-2.823


N, P1


 


14.1.2025


 




US-2.824


N, P1


 


9.1.2025


 




US-2.825


N, P1


 


14.1.2025


 




US-2.826


N, P1


 


14.1.2025


 




US-2.827


N, P1


 


14.1.2025


 




US-2.828


N, P1


 


16.1.2025


 




US-2.829


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




US-2.830


N, P1


 


16.1.2025


 




US-2.831


N, P1


 


14.1.2025


 




US-2.832


N, P1


 


16.1.2025


 




US-2.833


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




US-2.834


N, P1


 


16.1.2025


 




US-2.835


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




US-2.836


N, P1


 


15.1.2025


 




US-2.837


N, P1


 


15.1.2025


 




US-2.838


N, P1


 


15.1.2025


 




US-2.839


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




US-2.840


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




US-2.841


N, P1


 


15.1.2025


 




US-2.842


N, P1


 


16.1.2025’


 


















(b)


Part 2 is amended as follows:






(i)


in the entry for Canada, the following description of zone CA-2.254 is added after the row for the zone CA-2.253:







‘Canada


CA-2.254


British Columbia – Latitude 49.86, Longitude -118.15
The municipalities involved are:
3 km PZ: Edgewood
10 km SZ: Applegrove and Fauquier’














(ii)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following descriptions of the zones GB-2.343 to GB-2.347 are added after the description of the zone GB-2.342:







‘United Kingdom


GB-2.343


near Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, GB
the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N53.91 and Long: W0.85




GB-2.344


near Rye, Rother, East Sussex, England, GB
the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N50.94 and Long: E0.67




GB-2.345


near Mablethorpe, East Lindsay, Lincolnshire, England, GB
the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N53.34 and Long: E0.18




GB-2.346


near Wem, North Shropshire, Shropshire, England, GB
the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N52.89 and Long: W2.73




GB-2.347


near Easingwold, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England, GB
the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N54.07 and Long: W 1.08’














(iii)


in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.822 to US-2.842 are added after the description of the zone US-2.821:







‘United States


US-2.822


State of Florida
Hillsborough 06
Hillsborough County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 82.5024975°W 28.0788012°N)




US-2.823


State of Florida
Orange 02
Orange County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 81.3934546°W 28.6664953°N)




US-2.824


State of Oregon
Union 04
Union County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 118.0167722°W 45.6018793°N)




US-2.825


State of Ohio
Darke 07
Darke County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7590943°W 40.4343137°N)




US-2.826


State of Ohio
Mercer 01
Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7023767°W 40.4561165°N)




US-2.827


State of Missouri
Newton 01
Newton County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.3380789°W 36.8870057°N)




US-2.828


State of Minnesota
Dakota 02
Dakota County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 93.1415862°W 44.5914563°N)




US-2.829


State of New York
Suffolk 05
Suffolk County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 72.5895019°W 41.0290004°N)




US-2.830


State of California
Riverside 04
Riverside County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 117.0474184°W 33.8760985°N)




US-2.831


State of Maryland
Caroline 02
Caroline County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 75.8508543°W 39.0642608°N)




US-2.832


State of Maryland
Queen Anne’s 02
Queen Anne’s County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 75.9187525°W 39.1649639°N)




US-2.833


State of Georgia
Elbert 01
Elbert County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 82.9010423°W 34.3355218°N)




US-2.834


State of Indiana
Jay 02
Jay County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7996984°W 40.4255887°N)




US-2.835


State of Indiana
Jay 03
Jay County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7996565°W 40.4824179°N)




US-2.836


State of Ohio
Darke 08
Darke County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7796957°W 40.4109566°N)




US-2.837


State of Ohio
Darke 09
Darke County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7797266°W 40.4067666°N)




US-2.838


State of Ohio
Darke 10
Darke County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7791463°W 40.4049766°N)




US-2.839


State of Ohio
Darke 11
Darke County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7490313°W 40.4347525°N)




US-2.840


State of Ohio
Darke 12
Darke County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7801948°W 40.4183565°N)




US-2.841


State of Ohio
Mercer 02
Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.6480983°W 40.4491699°N)




US-2.842


State of Ohio
Mercer 03
Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.5809604°W 40.4558016°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 zone CA-2.254 are added after the rows for the zone CA-2.253:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.254


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


31.12.2024


 




GBM


P1


 


31.12.2024’


 














(b)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for the zones GB-2.343 to GB-2.347 are added after the rows for the zone GB-2.342:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.343


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


17.1.2025


 




GB-2.344


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


17.1.2025


 




GB-2.345


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


17.1.2025


 




GB-2.346


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


20.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


20.1.2025


 




GB-2.347


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


21.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


21.1.2025’


 














(c)


the rows for the zones US-2.684 and US-2.685 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.684


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


15.10.2024


22.12.2024




GBM


P1


 


15.10.2024


22.12.2024




US-2.685


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


16.10.2024


22.12.2024




GBM


P1


 


16.10.2024


22.12.2024’














(d)


the rows for the zones US-2.687, US-2.688 and US-2.689 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.687


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


24.10.2024


10.12.2024




GBM


P1


 


24.10.2024


10.12.2024




US-2.688


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


29.10.2024


28.12.2024




GBM


P1


 


29.10.2024


28.12.2024




US-2.689


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


29.10.2024


30.12.2024




GBM


P1


 


29.10.2024


30.12.2024’














(e)


the rows for the zone US-2.691 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.691


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


30.10.2024


30.12.2024




GBM


P1


 


30.10.2024


30.12.2024’














(f)


the rows for the zone US-2.699 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.699


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.11.2024


30.12.2024




GBM


P1


 


14.11.2024


30.12.2024’














(g)


the following rows for zones US-2.822 to US-2.842 are added after the rows for the zone US-2.821:











‘US

United States


US-2.822


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


14.1.2025


 




US-2.823


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


14.1.2025


 




US-2.824


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


9.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


9.1.2025


 




US-2.825


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


14.1.2025


 




US-2.826


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


14.1.2025


 




US-2.827


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


14.1.2025


 




US-2.828


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


16.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


16.1.2025


 




US-2.829


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


17.1.2025


 




US-2.830


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


16.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


16.1.2025


 




US-2.831


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


14.1.2025


 




US-2.832


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


16.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


16.1.2025


 




US-2.833


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


17.1.2025


 




US-2.834


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


16.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


16.1.2025


 




US-2.835


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


17.1.2025


 




US-2.836


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


15.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


15.1.2025


 




US-2.837


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


15.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


15.1.2025


 




US-2.838


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


15.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


15.1.2025


 




US-2.839


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


17.1.2025


 




US-2.840


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


17.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


17.1.2025


 




US-2.841


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


15.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


15.1.2025


 




US-2.842


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


16.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


16.1.2025’


 















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