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Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2024/1694 13.6.2024
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/1694
of 12 June 2024
amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for
Canada 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) The United States has notified the Commission of four outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in
poultry in the states of Iowa (2) and Minnesota (2), which were confirmed between 28 May 2024and 3 June 2024
by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(6) Following those recent outbreaks of HPAI, the veterinary authority of 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.
(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).
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(7) The United States has submitted information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on its territory and
the measures taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI following these recent outbreaks in the states of Iowa and
Minnesota.
(8) 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 authority of 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 in the states of Iowa and Minnesota should be suspended,
in order to protect the animal health status of the Union.
(9) In addition, Canada 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 into the
Union of certain products, as set out in Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404.
(10) Canada has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation in relation to two outbreaks of HPAI in
poultry in the provinces of British Columbia and Nova Scotia, which were confirmed on 13 December 2023 and
2 February 2024, respectively, by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(11) The United States has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation in relation to 19 outbreaks of
HPAI in poultry in the states of California (9), Florida (1), Idaho (1), Michigan (1), Missouri (1), New York (1), North
Dakota (2), South Dakota (2) and Washington (1), which were confirmed between 27 November 2023and 15 April
2024by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(12) Canada and the United States have also submitted information on the measures they have taken to prevent the
further spread of HPAI. In particular, following the outbreaks of HPAI, Canada and the United States have
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 on their territories.
(13) The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by Canada and the United States, and considers that they
have 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 in those third countries, as set out in
Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, no longer represents a threat to animal or public
health within the Union, and that, consequently, the entry into the Union of those consignments from the
concerned zones of Canada and the United States, from which entry into the Union had been suspended, should be
reauthorised.
(14) 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 the United States and Canada.
(15) Taking into account the current epidemiological situation in the United States as regards HPAI, and in order to avoid
unnecessary disruption in trade with Canada 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
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.
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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, 12 June 2024.
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 zone CA-2.228 is replaced by the following:
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
‘CA
CA-2.228 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 13.12.2023 29.5.2024’
Canada
HE-LT20
(ii) in the entry for Canada, the row for zone CA-2.232 is replaced by the following:
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
‘CA
CA-2.232 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 2.2.2024 29.5.2024’
Canada
HE-LT20
(iii) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.547 and US-2.548 are replaced by the
following:
‘US US-2.547 BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, N, P1 27.11.2023 1.6.2024
United SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER,
States US-2.548 HE-LT20 N, P1 30.11.2023 1.6.2024’
(iv) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.550 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
United US-2.550 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 29.11.2023 2.5.2024’
States HE-LT20
(v) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.560 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
United US-2.560 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 6.12.2023 1.6.2024’
States HE-LT20
(vi) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.574 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
United US-2.574 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 7.12.2023 19.5.2024’
States HE-LT20
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(vii) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.579 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
United US-2.579 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 12.12.2023 13.5.2024’
States HE-LT20
(viii) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.585 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
United US-2.585 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 15.12.2023 14.5.2024’
States HE-LT20
(ix) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.589, US-2.590 and US-2.591 are replaced
by the following:
US-2.589 N, P1 18.12.2023 1.6.2024
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
United US-2.590 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 18.12.2023 1.6.2024
States HE-LT20
US-2.591 N, P1 19.12.2023 1.6.2024’
(x) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.593 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
United US-2.593 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 19.12.2023 16.5.2024’
States HE-LT20
(xi) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.597 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
United US-2.597 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 20.12.2023 18.5.2024’
States HE-LT20
(xii) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.603 and US-2.604 are replaced by the
following:
‘US US-2.603 BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, N, P1 28.11.2023 1.6.2024
United SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER,
States US-2.604 HE-LT20 N, P1 28.11.2023 1.6.2024’
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(xiii) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.607 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
United US-2.607 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 28.12.2023 28.5.2024’
States HE-LT20
(xiv) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.609 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
United US-2.609 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 3.1.2024 1.6.2024’
States HE-LT20
(xv) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.625 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
United US-2.625 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 9.2.2024 1.5.2024’
States HE-LT20
(xvi) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.632 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
United US-2.632 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 12.3.2024 5.5.2024’
States HE-LT20
(xvii) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.638 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
United US-2.638 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 15.4.2024 17.5.2024’
States HE-LT20
(xviii) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.656 to US-2.659 are added after
the row for the zone US-2.655:
US-2.656 N, P1 28.5.2024
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP,
US-2.657 N, P1 3.6.2024
United SR, POU-LT20, HEP,
US-2.658 N, P1 29.5.2024
States HER, HE-LT20
US-2.659 N, P1 31.5.2024’
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(b) in Part 2, in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of zones US-2.656 to US-2.659 are added
after the description of the zone US-2.655:
State of Iowa
Sioux 02
US-2.656
Sioux County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS
coordinates: 96.2343464°W 43.1420431°N)
State of Iowa
Cherokee 04
US-2.657
Cherokee County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS
coordinates: 95.5047457°W 42.7160288°N)
‘United
States
State of Minnesota
Stearns 20
US-2.658
Stearns County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS
coordinates: 94.7452009°W 45.6150057°N)
State of Minnesota
Stearns 21
US-2.659
Stearns County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS
coordinates: 94.7652885°W 45.6366057°N)’
(2) in Annex XIV, in Part 1, Section B is amended as follows:
(a) in the entry for Canada, the rows for zone CA-2.228 are replaced by the following:
POU, RAT N, P1 13.12.2023 29.5.2024
‘CA
CA-2.228
Canada
GBM P1 13.12.2023 29.5.2024’
(b) in the entry for Canada, the rows for zone CA-2.232 are replaced by the following:
POU, RAT N, P1 2.2.2024 29.5.2024
‘CA
CA-2.232
Canada
GBM P1 2.2.2024 29.5.2024’
(c) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.547 and US-2.548 are replaced by the following:
POU, RAT N, P1 27.11.2023 1.6.2024
US-2.547
GBM P1 27.11.2023 1.6.2024
‘US
United States
POU, RAT N, P1 30.11.2023 1.6.2024
US-2.548
GBM P1 30.11.2023 1.6.2024’
(d) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.550 are replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 29.11.2023 2.5.2024
United States US-2.550
GBM P1 29.11.2023 2.5.2024’
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(e) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.560 are replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 6.12.2023 1.6.2024
US-2.560
United States
GBM P1 6.12.2023 1.6.2024’
(f) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.574 are replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 7.12.2023 19.5.2024
United States US-2.574
GBM P1 7.12.2023 19.5.2024’
(g) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.579 are replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 12.12.2023 13.5.2024
United States US-2.579
GBM P1 12.12.2023 13.5.2024’
(h) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.585 are replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 15.12.2023 14.5.2024
United States US-2.585
GBM P1 15.12.2023 14.5.2024’
(i) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.589, US-2.590 and US-2.591 are replaced by the
following:
POU, RAT N, P1 18.12.2023 1.6.2024
US-2.589
GBM P1 18.12.2023 1.6.2024
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 18.12.2023 1.6.2024
US-2.590
United States GBM P1 18.12.2023 1.6.2024
POU, RAT N, P1 19.12.2023 1.6.2024
US-2.591
GBM P1 19.12.2023 1.6.2024’
(j) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.593 are replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 19.12.2023 16.5.2024
United States US-2.593
GBM P1 19.12.2023 16.5.2024’
(k) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.597 are replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 20.12.2023 18.5.2024
United States US-2.597
GBM P1 20.12.2023 18.5.2024’
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(l) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.603 and US-2.604 are replaced by the following:
POU, RAT N, P1 28.11.2023 1.6.2024
US-2.603
GBM P1 28.11.2023 1.6.2024
‘US
United States
POU, RAT N, P1 28.11.2023 1.6.2024
US-2.604
GBM P1 28.11.2023 1.6.2024’
(m) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.607 are replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 28.12.2023 28.5.2024
United States US-2.607
GBM P1 28.12.2023 28.5.2024’
(n) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.609 are replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 3.1.2024 1.6.2024
United States US-2.609
GBM P1 3.1.2024 1.6.2024’
(o) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.625 are replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 9.2.2024 1.5.2024
United States US-2.625
GBM P1 9.2.2024 1.5.2024’
(p) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.632 are replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 12.3.2024 5.5.2024
United States US-2.632
GBM P1 12.3.2024 5.5.2024’
(q) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zone US-2.638 are replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 15.4.2024 17.5.2024
United States US-2.638
GBM P1 15.4.2024 17.5.2024’
(r) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for zones US-2.656 to US-2.659 are added after the rows
for the zone US-2.655:
POU, RAT N, P1 28.5.2024
US-2.656
GBM P1 28.5.2024
POU, RAT N, P1 3.6.2024
US-2.657
GBM P1 3.6.2024
‘US
United States
POU, RAT N, P1 29.5.2024
US-2.658
GBM P1 29.5.2024
POU, RAT N, P1 31.5.2024
US-2.659
GBM P1 31.5.2024’
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