Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/320 of 11 February 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: 2025-02-11
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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2025/320


12.2.2025







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/320
of 11 February 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, territories, or zones thereof, from which the entry into the Union of the consignments 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 Quebec, which was confirmed on 30 January 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(6)


The United Kingdom has notified the Commission of two outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the counties of Norfolk and Yorkshire, England, which were confirmed on 31 January 2025 and 5 February 2025, respectively, by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(7)


The United States has notified the Commission of 20 outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of Arizona (1), California (1), Delaware (1), Indiana (2), Ohio (14) and Pennsylvania (1), which were confirmed between 23 January 2025 and 29 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 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 into the Union of certain products, as set out in Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.












(12)


On 3 February 2025 and 4 February 2025, the United Kingdom has submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the measures they have taken in relation to two outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the county of Norfolk, which were confirmed on 17 December 2024 and 24 December 2024, respectively, by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(13)


The United Kingdom informed the Commission that, following these outbreaks of HPAI, it 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 Kingdom 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 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 new HPAI outbreaks in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States and the resolved HPAI outbreaks in the United Kingdom.












(16)


In addition, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/125 (4) amended Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 in order, inter alia, to suspend the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds from zone US-2.798 in the state of Wisconsin in the United States in response to an outbreak of HPAI. On 22 January 2025, the competent authority of the United States has sent a request to the Commission to amend the description of that zone in the entry for the United States in Part 2 of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, because the spelling of the affected county was incorrect. The description of zone US-2.798 in the entry for the United States in Part 2 of Annex V should, therefore, be amended accordingly.












(17)


Taking into account the new HPAI outbreaks in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, and in order to avoid unnecessary disruption in 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 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, 11 February 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).

(4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/125 of 20 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 (OJ L, 2025/125, 21.1.2025 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/125/oj).




ANNEX
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 row for zone CA-2.256 is added after the row for the zone CA-2.255











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.256


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


N, P1


 


31.1.2025’;


 














(ii)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.337 is replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.337


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


N, P1


 


17.12.2024


30.1.2025’;














(iii)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.340 is replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.340


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


N, P1


 


24.12.2024


27.1.2025’;














(iv)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for the zones GB-2.353 and GB-2.354 are added after the row for the zone GB-2.352:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.353


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


N, P1


 


31.1.2025


 




GB-2.354


N, P1


 


5.2.2025’;


 














(v)


in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.860 to US-2.879 are added after the row for the zone US-2.859:











‘US

United States


US-2.860


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


N, P1


 


28.1.2025


 




US-2.861


N, P1


 


27.1.2025


 




US-2.862


N, P1


 


29.1.2025


 




US-2.863


N, P1


 


27.1.2025


 




US-2.864


N, P1


 


28.1.2025


 




US-2.865


N, P1


 


28.1.2025


 




US-2.866


N, P1


 


23.1.2025


 




US-2.867


N, P1


 


23.1.2025


 




US-2.868


N, P1


 


23.1.2025


 




US-2.869


N, P1


 


24.1.2025


 




US-2.870


N, P1


 


24.1.2025


 




US-2.871


N, P1


 


24.1.2025


 




US-2.872


N, P1


 


24.1.2025


 




US-2.873


N, P1


 


23.1.2025


 




US-2.874


N, P1


 


24.1.2025


 




US-2.875


N, P1


 


24.1.2025


 




US-2.876


N, P1


 


27.1.2025


 




US-2.877


N, P1


 


27.1.2025


 




US-2.878


N, P1


 


27.1.2025


 




US-2.879


N, P1


 


27.1.2025’;


 


















(b)


Part 2 is amended as follows:






(i)


in the entry for Canada, the following description of zone CA-2.256 is added after the row for the zone CA-2.255:







‘Canada


CA-2.256


Quebec- Latitude 46.28, Longitude -73.51
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon and St-Jean-de-Matha
10km SZ: Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon, Saint-Damien, Sainte-Béatrix, Sainte-Émélie-de-l’Énergie, Sainte-Mélanie, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Saint-Gabriel, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Saint-Norbert, and St-Jean-de-Matha’;














(ii)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following descriptions of the zones GB-2.353 and GB-2.354 are added after the description of the zone GB-2.352:







‘United Kingdom


GB-2.353


near Loddon, South Norfolk, Norfolk, England, GB
the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N52.50 and Long: E1.53




GB-2.354


near Market Weighton, 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: N53.84 and Long: W0.70’;














(iii)


in the entry for the United States, the row for zone US-2.798 is replaced by the following:







‘United States


US-2.798


State of Wisconsin
Burnett 01
Burnett County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 92.0723185°W 45.9267560°N)’;














(iv)


in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.860 to US-2.879 are added after the description of the zone US-2.859:







‘United States


US-2.860


State of Pennsylvania
Lehigh 07
Lehigh County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 75.7088676°W 40.7393246°N)




US-2.861


State of Arizona
Pinal 02
Pinal County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 111.9595682°W 33.0867618°N)




US-2.862


State of California
Madera 02
Madera County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 120.1598750°W 37.2143866°N)




US-2.863


State of Indiana
Adams 01
Adams County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.8072149°W 40.6798357°N)




US-2.864


State of Indiana
Jackson 01
Jackson County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.9348582°W 39.0819297°N)




US-2.865


State of Delaware
Kent 06
Kent County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 75.4408332°W 39.2611583°N)




US-2.866


State of Ohio
Mercer 04
Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7663638°W 40.4816238°N)




US-2.8567


State of Ohio
Mercer 05
Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7681340°W 40.4438746°N)




US-2.868


State of Ohio
Mercer 06
Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7577919°W 40.4857327°N)




US-2.869


State of Ohio
Mercer 07
Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7132254°W 40.4813974°N)




US-2.870


State of Ohio
Mercer 08
Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.6874501°W 40.4911341°N)




US-2.871


State of Ohio
Mercer 09
Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.6738100°W 40.5032122°N)




US-2.872


State of Ohio
Mercer 10
Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7250371°W 40.4977986°N)




US-2.873


State of Ohio
Darke 13
Darke County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7333712°W 40.4343406°N)




US-2.874


State of Ohio
Darke 15
Darke County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.5913143°W 40.4061736°N)




US-2.875


State of Ohio
Darke 16
Darke County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7189877°W 40.4104992°N)




US-2.876


State of Ohio
Mercer 11
Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7792603°W 40.7672610°N)




US-2.877


State of Ohio
Mercer 12
Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7223038°W 40.4970683°N)




US-2.878


State of Ohio
Mercer 13
Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.6574480°W 40.4603309°N)




US-2.879


State of Ohio
Mercer 14
Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7037015°W 40.4887561°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-2.256 are added after the rows for the zone CA-2.255:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.256


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


31.1.2025’


 














(b)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zone GB-2.337 are replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.337


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


17.12.2024


30.1.2025




GBM


P1


 


17.12.2024


30.1.2025’;














(c)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zone GB-2.340 are replaced by the following:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.340


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


24.12.2024


27.1.2025




GBM


P1


 


24.12.2024


27.1.2025’;














(d)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for zones GB-2.353 and GB-2.354 are added after the rows for the zone GB-2.352:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.353


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


31.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


31.1.2025


 




GB-2.354


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


5.2.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


5.2.2025’;


 














(e)


in the entry for the United States, the following rows for zones US-2.860 to US-2.879 are added after the rows for the zone US-2.859:











‘US

United States


US-2.860


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


28.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


27.1.2025


 




US-2.861


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


27.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


29.1.2025


 




US-2.862


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


29.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


29.1.2025


 




US-2.863


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


27.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


27.1.2025


 




US-2.864


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


28.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


28.1.2025


 




US-2.865


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


28.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


28.1.2025


 




US-2.866


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


23.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


23.1.2025


 




US-2.867


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


23.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


23.1.2025


 




US-2.868


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


23.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


23.1.2025


 




US-2.869


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


24.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


24.1.2025


 




US-2.870


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


24.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


24.1.2025


 




US-2.871


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


24.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


24.1.2025


 




US-2.872


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


24.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


24.1.2025


 




US-2.873


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


23.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


23.1.2025


 




US-2.874


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


24.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


24.1.2025


 




US-2.875


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


24.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


24.1.2025


 




US-2.876


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


27.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


27.1.2025


 




US-2.877


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


27.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


27.1.2025


 




US-2.878


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


27.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


27.1.2025


 




US-2.879


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


27.1.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


27.1.2025’.


 















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