Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2174 of 23 October 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: 2025-10-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: Canada, North West (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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2025/2174


24.10.2025







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/2174
of 23 October 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), point (b) and 232(3), point (b) thereof.

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin from third countries or territories must be allowed to enter the Union only if the third countries or territories concerned are listed in accordance with Article 230(1) of that Regulation.












(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, 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 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, 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 five new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, which were confirmed between 7 October 2025 and 12 October 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(6)


The United Kingdom has notified the Commission of two new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the counties of Cheshire and Cumbria, England, which were confirmed on 13 October 2025 and 18 October 2025 respectively by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(7)


The United States has notified the Commission of 20 new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of Idaho (1), Iowa (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (10), Utah (4), Pennsylvania (1), Washington (1), and Wisconsin (1), which were confirmed between 30 September 2025 and 14 October 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 respective territories and the measures taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI following those recent HPAI outbreaks.












(10)


That information has been evaluated by the Commission. 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 the areas concerned by the outbreaks in those third countries should be suspended in order to protect the animal health status of the Union, taking into account the dates when the outbreaks were confirmed. Therefore, the entries for those third countries in the tables set out in Section B of Part 1 and in Part 2 of Annex V, and the table set out in Section B of Part 1 of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should be amended accordingly.












(11)


In addition, Canada has provided updated information to the Commission in relation to the epidemiological situation on its territory as regards an earlier outbreak of HPAI that gave rise to the suspension of the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds, as set out in the table in Section B of Part 1 of Annex V, and in the table in Section B of Part 1 of Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.












(12)


On 25 September 2025, Canada submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the measures it has taken in relation to an outbreak of HPAI in poultry in the province of Manitoba, which was confirmed on 7 May 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(13)


Canada has informed the Commission that, following that earlier outbreak of HPAI, 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 in the infected poultry establishment.












(14)


The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by Canada and considers that it has provided appropriate guarantees that the animal health situation that had given rise to the suspension of the entry of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds into the Union from the affected zone, as set out in the table in Section B of Part 1 of Annex V, and in the table in Section B of Part 1 of Annex 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 affected zone of that third country, from which entry into the Union had been suspended, should be re-authorised. Therefore, the entries for Canada in those tables in those Annexes should be amended accordingly.












(15)


Taking into account the new HPAI outbreaks in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and in order to avoid any unnecessary disruption in trade with Canada, 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.












(16)


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
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, 23 October 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 row for the zone CA-2.266 is replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.266


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


N, P1


 


7.5.2025


10.10.2025’














(ii)


in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA-2.275 to CA-2.279 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.274:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.275


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


N, P1


 


7.10.2025


 




CA-2.276


N, P1


 


8.10.2025


 




CA-2.277


N, P1


 


9.10.2025


 




CA-2.278


N, P1


 


10.10.2025


 




CA-2.279


N, P1


 


12.10.2025’


 














(iii)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB-2.394 and GB-2.395 are added after the row for the zone GB-2.393:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.394


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


N, P1


 


13.10.2025


 





GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.395


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


N, P1


 


18.10.2025’


 














(iv)


in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1063 to US-2.1082 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1062:











‘US

United States


US-2.1063


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


N, P1


 


30.9.2025


 




US-2.1064


N, P1


 


30.9.2025


 




US-2.1065


N, P1


 


29.9.2025


 




US-2.1066


N, P1


 


1.10.2025


 




US-2.1067


N, P1


 


2.10.2025


 




US-2.1068


N, P1


 


2.10.2025


 




US-2.1069


N, P1


 


6.10.2025


 




US-2.1070


N, P1


 


7.10.2025


 




US-2.1071


N, P1


 


7.10.2025


 




US-2.1072


N, P1


 


8.10.2025


 




US-2.1073


N, P1


 


8.10.2025


 




US-2.1074


N, P1


 


9.10.2025


 




US-2.1075


N, P1


 


9.10.2025


 




US-2.1076


N, P1


 


8.10.2025


 




US-2.1077


N, P1


 


8.10.2025


 




US-2.1078


N, P1


 


9.10.2025


 




US-2.1079


N, P1


 


14.10.2025


 




US-2.1080


N, P1


 


14.10.2025


 




US-2.1081


N, P1


 


14.10.2025


 




US-2.1082


N, P1


 


14.10.2025’


 


















(b)


Part 2 is amended as follows:






(i)


in the entry for Canada, the following descriptions of the zones CA-2.275 to CA-2.279 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.274:







‘Canada


CA-2.275


Alberta – Latitude 49.4, Longitude -112.26
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Craddock, New Dayton, and Warner
10km SZ: Cardston, Craddock, Judson, Lethbridge, New Dayton, and Stirling




CA-2.276


Ontario – Latitude 43.94, Longitude -80.75
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Mount Forest and Wellington North
10km SZ: Cotswold, Harriston, Kenilworth, Minto, Mount Forest, Riverstown, Southgate, Wellington North, and West Grey




CA-2.277


Manitoba – Latitude 51.05, Longitude -99.51
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Kergwenan, Sainte Rose and Sainte Rose Du Lac
10km SZ: Kergwenan, Lakeshore, Laurier, Makinak, Sainte Amélie, Sainte Rose, and Sainte Rose Du Lac




CA-2.278


Manitoba – Latitude 50.94, Longitude -96.98
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Bifrost-Riverton, Riverton and Washow Bay.
10km SZ: Bifrost-Riverton, Riverton, Shorncliffe, and Washow Bay




CA-2.279


Quebec – Latitude 46.18, Longitude -73.44
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Matawinie, Sainte-Mélanie, and Saint-Félix-de-Valois
10km SZ: Matawinie, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Sainte-Béatrix, Sainte-Élisabeth, Sainte-Mélanie, Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Saint-Gabrielde-Brandon, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, and Saint-Norbert’














(ii)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following description of the zones GB-2.394 and GB-2.395 are added after the description of the zone GB-2.393:







‘United Kingdom


GB-2.394


near Wybunbury, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, GB
the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N53.01 and Long: W2.39




United Kingdom


GB-2.395


near Penrith, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, GB
the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N54.65 and Long: W2.79’














(iii)


in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.1063 to US-2.1082 are added after the description of the zone US-2.1062:







‘United States


US-2.1063


State of Minnesota
Becker 08
Becker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.7420013°W 46.8320446°N)




US-2.1064


State of Minnesota
Otter Tail 13
Otter Tail County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.6971274°W 46.8051349°N)




US-2.1065


State of Utah
Sanpete 22
Sanpete County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 111.6022632°W 39.4950675°N)




US-2.1066


State of Utah
Sanpete 23
Sanpete County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 111.5958586°W 39.4718590°N)




US-2.1067


State of Iowa
Calhoun 01
Calhoun County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.6286811°W 42.3307260°N)




US-2.1068


State of Wisconsin
Jefferson 04
Jefferson County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 88.6452904°W 42.9529242°N)




US-2.1069


State of Idaho
Latah 02
Latah County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 117.0641326°W 46.8254601°N)




US-2.1070


State of Michigan
Ottawa 08
Ottawa County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.9001439°W 43.0426543°N)




US-2.1071


State of Minnesota
Kandiyohi 16
Kandiyohi County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9832659°W 45.1022468°N)




US-2.1072


State of Minnesota
Becker 09
Becker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.7202304°W 46.8070750°N)




US-2.1073


State of Minnesota
Becker 10
Becker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.7115780°W 46.8121149°N)




US-2.1074


State of Minnesota
Kandiyohi 17
Kandiyohi County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9907762°W 45.1105667°N)




US-2.1075


State of Minnesota
Kandiyohi 18
Kandiyohi County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9884232°W 45.0992169°N)




US-2.1076


State of Utah
Sanpete 24
Sanpete County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 111.5293325°W 39.6062381°N)




US-2.1077


State of Utah
Sanpete 25
Sanpete County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 111.6125697°W 39.6485635°N)




US-2.1078


State of Washington
Grant 01
Grant County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 119.2611885°W 47.2787126°N)




US-2.1079


State of Minnesota
Kandiyohi 19
Kandiyohi County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.1970708°W 45.2445266°N)




US-2.1080


State of Minnesota
Meeker 19
Meeker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.7549551°W 45.2272720°N)




US-2.1081


State of Minnesota
Stearns 27
Stearns County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9629480°W 45.5338997°N)




US-2.1082


State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster 42
Lancaster County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 76.0704231°W 40.2372402°N)’






















(2)


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






(a)


in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.266 is replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.266


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


7.5.2025


10.10.2025




GBM


P1


 


7.5.2025


10.10.2025’














(b)


in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA-2.275 to CA-2.279 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.274:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.275


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


7.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


7.10.2025


 




CA-2.276


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


8.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


8.10.2025


 




CA-2.277


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


9.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


9.10.2025


 




CA-2.278


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


10.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


10.10.2025


 




CA-2.279


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


12.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


12.10.2025’


 














(c)


in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for the zones GB-2.394 and GB-2.395 are added after the row for the zone GB-2.393:











‘GB

United Kingdom


GB-2.394


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


13.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


13.10.2025


 




GB-2.395


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


18.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


18.10.2025’


 














(d)


in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1063 to US-2.1082 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1062:











‘US

United States


US-2.1063


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


30.9.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


30.9.2025


 




US-2.1064


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


30.9.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


30.9.2025


 




US-2.1065


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


29.9.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


29.9.2025


 




US-2.1066


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


1.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


1.10.2025


 




US-2.1067


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


2.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


2.10.2025


 




US-2.1068


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


2.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


2.10.2025


 




US-2.1069


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


6.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


6.10.2025


 




US-2.1070


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


7.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


7.10.2025


 




US-2.1071


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


7.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


7.10.2025


 




US-2.1072


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


8.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


8.10.2025


 




US-2.1073


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


8.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


8.10.2025


 




US-2.1074


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


9.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


9.10.2025


 




US-2.1075


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


9.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


9.10.2025


 




US-2.1076


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


8.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


8.10.2025


 




US-2.1077


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


8.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


8.10.2025


 




US-2.1078


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


9.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


9.10.2025


 




US-2.1079


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


14.10.2025


 




US-2.1080


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


14.10.2025


 




US-2.1081


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


14.10.2025


 




US-2.1082


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


14.10.2025


 




GBM


P1


 


14.10.2025’


 















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