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Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2024/2111 29.7.2024
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/2111
of 26 July 2024
amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for
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 five outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in
poultry in the states of Colorado (2) and Florida (3), which were confirmed on 16 July 2024 and 19 July 2024,
respectively by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(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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(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.
(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 Colorado
and Florida.
(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 Colorado and Florida should be suspended,
in order to protect the animal health status of the Union.
(9) 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.
(10) Taking into account the current epidemiological situation in 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.
(11) 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, 26 July 2024.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
2/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2111/ojEN
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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, in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.671 to US-2.675 are
added after the row for the zone US-2.670:
US-2.671 N, P1 16.7.2024
US-2.672 N, P1 19.7.2024
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR,
US-2.673 N, P1 19.7.2024
United States POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20
US-2.674 N, P1 19.7.2024
US-2.675 N, P1 19.7.2024’
(b) in Part 2, in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of zones US-2.671 to US-2.675 are added
after the description of the zone US-2.670:
State of Colorado
Weld 12
US-2.671
Weld County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates:
104.7833461°W 40.3077412°N)
State of Colorado
Weld 13
US-2.672
Weld County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordi
nates:104.4035962°W 40.2418374°N)
State of Florida
Miami-Dade 04
‘United States US-2.673
Miami-Dade County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS
coordinates: 80.2471956°W 25.9340323°N)
State of Florida
Miami-Dade 05
US-2.674
Miami-Dade County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS
coordinates: 80.2279246°W 25.9873184°N)
State of Florida
Miami-Dade 06
US-2.675
Miami-Dade County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS
coordinates: 80.2576645°W 25.9448440°N)’
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(2) in Annex XIV, in Part 1, Section B, in the entry for the United States, the following rows for zones US-2.671 to
US-2.675 are added after the rows for the zone US-2.670:
POU, RAT N, P1 16.7.2024
US-2.671
GBM P1 16.7.2024
POU, RAT N, P1 19.7.2024
US-2.672
GBM P1 19.7.2024
POU, RAT N, P1 19.7.2024
‘US
US-2.673
United States
GBM P1 19.7.2024
POU, RAT N, P1 19.7.2024
US-2.674
GBM P1 19.7.2024
POU, RAT N, P1 19.7.2024
US-2.675
GBM P1 19.7.2024’
4/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2111/oj