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Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2457 31.10.2023
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2457
of 30 October 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 two outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the
province of Alberta, which were confirmed on 10 October 2023 and 11 October 2023 by laboratory analysis
(RT-PCR).
(6) The United Kingdom has notified the Commission of two outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in
poultry in Scotland, in the council area of Aberdeenshire and on the Isle of Lewis, which were confirmed on
23 October 2023and 27 September 2023, respectively, by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(7) The United States has notified the Commission of four outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of Minnesota (3)
and South Dakota (1), which were confirmed on 18 October 2023 and 19 October 2023 by laboratory analysis
(RT-PCR).
(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).
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(8) Following these 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.
(10) 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, the United
Kingdom 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.
(11) Moreover, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States 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.
(12) Canada has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation on its territory in relation to one
outbreak of HPAI in a poultry establishment in the province of Alberta, which was confirmed om 11 September
2023.
(13) The United Kingdom has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation in relation to one
outbreak of HPAI in a poultry establishment in England, in the county of Cheshire, which was confirmed on
9 September 2023.
(14) The United States has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation on its territory in relation to
one outbreak of HPAI in a poultry establishment in the state of New Jersey, which was confirmed on 15 September
2023.
(15) Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States have also submitted information on the measures that were taken
to prevent the further spread of HPAI. In particular, following the outbreak 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.
(16) The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States,
and considers that they have provided appropriate guarantees that the animal health situation that gave rise to the
suspension, 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, the United Kingdom and the
United States, from which entry into the Union had been suspended, should be reauthorised.
(17) 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.
(18) Taking into account the current epidemiological situation in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States as
regards HPAI, 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.
(19) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
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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
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, 30 October 2023.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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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-2.191 is replaced by the following:
BPP, BPR, DOC,
‘CA DOR, SP, SR, POU-
CA-2.191 N, P1 11.9.2023 20.10.2023’
Canada LT20, HEP, HER,
HE-LT20
(ii) in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA-2.195 and CA-2.196 are added after the row for
the zone CA-2.194:
‘CA CA-2.195 BPP, BPR, DOC, N, P1 10.10.2023
Canada DOR, SP, SR, POU-
LT20, HEP, HER,
CA-2.196 N, P1 11.10.2023’
HE-LT20
(iii) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.319 is replaced by the following:
BPP, BPR, DOC,
‘GB
DOR, SP, SR, POU-
United GB-2.319 N, P1 8.9.2023 17.10.2023’
LT20, HEP, HER,
Kingdom
HE-LT20
(iv) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for the zones GB-2.321 and GB-2.322 are added after
the row for the zone GB-2.320:
‘GB GB-2.321 BPP, BPR, DOC, N, P1 27.9.2023
United DOR, SP, SR, POU-
Kingdom LT20, HEP, HER,
GB-2.322 N, P1 23.10.2023’
HE-LT20
(v) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.459 is replaced by the following:
BPP, BPR, DOC,
‘US DOR, SP, SR, POU-
US-2.459 N, P1 15.9.2023 18.10.2023’
United States LT20, HEP, HER,
HE-LT20
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(vi) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.469 to US-2.472 are added after the row for the
zone US-2.468:
US-2.469 N, P1 18.10.2023
BPP, BPR, DOC,
US-2.470 N, P1 18.10.2023
‘US DOR, SP, SR, POU-
United States LT20, HEP, HER,
US-2.471 N, P1 19.10.2023
HE-LT20
US-2.472 N, P1 19.10.2023’
(b) Part 2 is amended as follows:
(i) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following descriptions of the zones GB-2.321 and GB-2.322 are
added after the description of the zone GB-2.320:
in Sheshader, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, GB
GB-2.321 The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10km, centred on
WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N58.23 and Long: W6.17
‘United
Kingdom
near Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, GB
GB-2.322 The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on
WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N57.61 and Long: W2.11’
(ii) in the entry for Canada, the following descriptions of the zones CA-2.195 and CA-2.196 are added after the
description of the zone CA-2.194:
Alberta – Latitude 55.15, Longitude – 118.03
The municipalities involved are:
CA-2.195
3km PZ: Cooked Creek
10km SZ: Cooked Creek and DeBolt
‘Canada Alberta – Latitude 53.52, Longitude – 114.97
The municipalities involved are:
CA-2.196 3km PZ: Entwistle and Evansburg
10km SZ: Entwistle, Evansburg, Gainford, Moon Lake, Tomahawk, and
Seba Beach’
(iii) in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.469 to US-2.472 are added
after the description of the zone US-2.468:
State of Minnesota
Blue Earth 03
US-2.469
Blue Earth County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 93.8555959°W 44.0420843°N)
‘United States
State of Minnesota
Redwood 02
US-2.470
Redwood County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 95.3658445°W 44.6198078°N)
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State of Minnesota
Becker 05
US-2.471
Becker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 95.5090881°W 46.8659432°N)
State of South Dakota
Spink 09
US-2.472
Spink County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 98.2900442°W 44.8883074°N)’
(2) in Annex XIV, in Part 1, Section B is amended as follows:
(a) in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zone CA-2.191 are replaced by the following:
POU, RAT N, P1 11.9.2023 20.10.2023
‘CA
CA-2.191
Canada
GBM P1 11.9.2023 20.10.2023’
(b) in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA-2.195 and CA-2.196 are added after the rows for the
zone CA-2.194:
POU, RAT N, P1 10.10.2023
CA-2.195
GBM P1 10.10.2023.
‘CA
Canada
POU, RAT N, P1 11.10.2023
CA-2.196
GBM P1 11.10.2023’
(c) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zone GB-2.319 are replaced by the following:
‘GB POU, RAT N, P1 8.9.2023 17.10.2023
United GB-2.319
Kingdom GBM P1 8.9.2023 17.10.2023’
(d) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for the zones GB-2.321 and GB-2.322 are added after the
rows for the zone GB-2.320:
POU, RAT N, P1 27.9.2023
GB-2.321
‘GB GBM P1 27.9.2023
United
Kingdom POU, RAT N, P1 23.10.2023
GB-2.322
GBM P1 23.10.2023’
(e) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.459 are replaced by the following:
POU, RAT N, P1 15.9.2023 18.10.2023
‘US
US-2.459
United States
GBM P1 15.9.2023 18.10.2023’
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(f) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.469 to US-2.472 are added after the rows for the
zone US-2.468:
POU, RAT N, P1 18.10.2023
US-2.469
GBM P1 18.10.2023
POU, RAT N, P1 18.10.2023
US-2.470
GBM P1 18.10.2023
‘US
United States
POU, RAT N, P1 19.10.2023
US-2.471
GBM P1 19.10.2023
POU, RAT N, P1 19.10.2023
US-2.472
GBM P1 19.10.2023’
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