Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1550 of 2 July 2026 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, Chile 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: 2026-07-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: Canada, Chile, United States, avian influenza, fresh meat, game meat, import (EU), poultry, poultrymeat, veterinary inspection








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2026/1550


3.7.2026







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/1550
of 2 July 2026
         
amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, Chile 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 Article 230(1), Article 232(1), point (b) and Article 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 are only to be allowed to enter into the Union 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)


On 17 June 2026, the United States notified the Commission of a new outbreak of HPAI in poultry in the state of Rhode Island, which was confirmed on 12 June 2026 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(6)


Following that recent outbreak of HPAI, the veterinary authority of the United States notified the establishment of a restricted zone of at least 10 km around the affected establishment and the implementation of a stamping-out policy to control the presence of HPAI and limit the spread of that disease.












(7)


The United States has submitted further information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on its territory and the measures that were taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI following that recent HPAI outbreak.












(8)


The information provided by the United States has been evaluated by the Commission. In view of the animal health situation in the area under restrictions established by the veterinary authority of the United States, it is appropriate 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 the area concerned by the new outbreak in that third country in order to protect the animal health status of the Union, taking into account the date when the outbreak was confirmed. Therefore, the entries for the United States 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.












(9)


In addition, Canada, Chile and the United States have provided updated information to the Commission in relation to the epidemiological situation on their respective territories as regards earlier outbreaks 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.












(10)


In particular, on 11 June 2026, Canada submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the measures it had taken in relation to four outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, which were confirmed between 30 April 2026 and 19 May 2026 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(11)


On 25 June 2026, Chile submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the measures it had taken in relation to two outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the Araucanía and Maule Regions, which were confirmed on 29 March 2026 and 15 April 2026 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(12)


On 26 June 2026, the United States submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the measures it had taken in relation to 13 outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, and North Dakota, which were confirmed between 12 November 2025 and 21 April 2026 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).












(13)


Canada, Chile and the United States have informed the Commission that, following those earlier outbreaks of HPAI, they had implemented a stamping out policy in order to control and limit the spread of that disease, and they had also completed the requisite cleaning and disinfection following the implementation of the stamping out policy in the infected poultry establishments.












(14)


The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by Canada, Chile and the United States in that regard and considers that they have 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 zones, 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 zones of Canada and Chile, from which entry into the Union had been suspended, should be re-authorised. Therefore, the entries for Canada and Chile in those tables in those Annexes should be amended accordingly.












(15)


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












(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, 2 July 2026.


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 rows for the zones CA-2.334, CA-2.335, and CA-2.336 are replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.334


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


N, P1


 


30.4.2026


27.6.2026




CA-2.335


N, P1


 


11.5.2026


27.6.2026




CA-2.336


N, P1


 


11.5.2026


24.6.2026’














(ii)


in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.338 is replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.338


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


N, P1


 


19.5.2026


28.6.2026’














(iii)


in the entry for Chile, the rows for the zones CL-2.13 and CL-2.14 are replaced by the following:











‘CL

Chile


CL-2.13


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


N, P1


 


29.3.2026


9.5.2026




CL-2.14


N, P1


 


15.4.2026


24.6.2026’














(iv)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1133 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1133


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


N, P1


 


12.11.2025


26.6.2026’














(v)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1192 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1192


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


N, P1


 


8.12.2025


13.6.2026’














(vi)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1245 and US-2.1246 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1245


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


N, P1


 


23.1.2026


28.6.2026




US-2.1246


N, P1


 


23.1.2026


21.6.2026’














(vii)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1251 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1251


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


N, P1


 


29.1.2026


28.6.2026’














(viii)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1253 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1253


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


N, P1


 


30.1.2026


22.6.2026’














(ix)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1300 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1300


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


N, P1


 


3.3.2026


13.6.2026’














(x)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1302 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1302


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


N, P1


 


27.2.2026


14.6.2026’














(xi)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1308 and US-2.1309 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1308


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


N, P1


 


5.3.2026


19.6.2026




US-2.1309


N, P1


 


6.3.2026


19.6.2026’














(xii)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1332 and US-2.1333 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1332


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


N, P1


 


12.3.2026


21.6.2026




US-2.1333


N, P1


 


13.3.2026


21.6.2026’














(xiii)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1372 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1372


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


N, P1


 


21.4.2026


11.6.2026’














(xiv)


in the entry for the United States, the following row for the zone US-2.1397 is added after the row for the zone US-2.1396:











‘US

United States


US-2.1397


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


N, P1


 


12.6.2026’


 


















(b)


in Part 2, in the entry for the United States, the following description of the zone US-2.1397 is added after the description of the zone US-2.1396:







‘United States


US-2.1397


State of Rhode Island
Providence 01
Providence County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 71.3944091°W 41.9108407°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-2.334, CA-2.335, and CA-2.336 are replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.334


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


30.4.2026


27.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


30.4.2026


27.6.2026




CA-2.335


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


11.5.2026


27.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


11.5.2026


27.6.2026




CA-2.336


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


11.5.2026


24.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


11.5.2026


24.6.2026’














(b)


in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.338 is replaced by the following:











‘CA

Canada


CA-2.338


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


19.5.2026


28.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


19.5.2026


28.6.2026’














(c)


in the entry for Chile, the rows for the zones CL-2.13 and CL-2.14 are replaced by the following:











‘CL

Chile


CL-2.13


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


29.3.2026


9.5.2026




GBM


P1


 


29.3.2026


9.5.2026




CL-2.14


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


15.4.2026


24.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


15.4.2026


24.6.2026’














(d)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1133 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1133


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


12.11.2025


26.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


12.11.2025


26.6.2026’














(e)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1192 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1192


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


8.12.2025


13.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


8.12.2025


13.6.2026’














(f)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1245 and US-2.1246 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1245


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


23.1.2026


28.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


23.1.2026


28.6.2026




US-2.1246


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


23.1.2026


21.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


23.1.2026


21.6.2026’














(g)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1251 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1251


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


29.1.2026


28.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


29.1.2026


28.6.2026’














(h)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1253 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1253


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


30.1.2026


22.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


30.1.2026


22.6.2026’














(i)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1300 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1300


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


3.3.2026


13.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


3.3.2026


13.6.2026’














(j)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1302 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1302


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


27.2.2026


14.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


27.2.2026


14.6.2026’














(k)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1308 and US-2.1309 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1308


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


5.3.2026


19.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


5.3.2026


19.6.2026




US-2.1309


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


6.3.2026


19.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


6.3.2026


19.6.2026’














(l)


in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1332 and US-2.1333 are replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.1332


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


12.3.2026


21.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


12.3.2026


21.6.2026




US-2.1333


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


13.3.2026


21.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


13.3.2026


21.6.2026’














(m)


in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1372 is replaced by the following:











‘US

United States


US-2.3272


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


21.4.2026


11.6.2026




GBM


P1


 


21.4.2026


11.6.2026’














(n)


in the entry for the United States, the following row for the zone US-2.1397 is added after the row for the zone US-2.1396:











‘US

United States


US-2.1397


POU, RAT


N, P1


 


12.6.2026


 




GBM


P1


 


12.6.2026’


 















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