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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/387 of 19 January 2024 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 and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds

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What it means

  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/387 amends Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. These annexes list third countries authorized for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds.
  • The regulation responds to outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Canada and the United States, and updated information from Canada and the United Kingdom regarding previous HPAI outbreaks.
  • The regulation suspends entry into the Union of certain poultry products from specific zones in Canada and the United States due to recent HPAI outbreaks. It also reauthorizes entry of certain products from specific zones in Canada and the United Kingdom, from which entry had previously been suspended, based on updated epidemiological information.

Key Changes

  • Suspension of entry into the EU for poultry and germinal products of poultry, and fresh meat of poultry and game birds from specific zones in Canada and the United States due to recent outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).
  • Reauthorization of entry into the EU for poultry and germinal products of poultry, and fresh meat of poultry and game birds from specific zones in Canada and the United Kingdom, from which entry had previously been suspended, based on updated epidemiological information.
  • Annex V is amended to update the list of authorized zones for poultry and germinal products from Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
  • Specifically, in Annex V, the regulation replaces or adds rows for zones in Canada (CA-2.205, CA-2.207 to CA-2.210, CA-2.215, CA-2.216, CA-2.222, CA-2.224, CA-2.226, CA-2.229), the United Kingdom (GB-2.327), and the United States (US-2.607 to US-2.614).
  • Annex XIV is amended to update the list of authorized zones for fresh meat of poultry and game birds from Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
  • Specifically, in Annex XIV, the regulation replaces or adds rows for zones in Canada (CA-2.205, CA-2.207 to CA-2.210, CA-2.215, CA-2.216, CA-2.222, CA-2.224, CA-2.226, CA-2.229), the United Kingdom (GB-2.327), and the United States (US-2.607 to US-2.614).
  • The regulation enters into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Impact Analysis

Poultry Producers and Exporters in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States

  • Action Item: Review the updated Annexes V and XIV to determine if your business is located in an affected zone. If so, adjust export plans accordingly.

EU Importers and Consumers

  • Action Item: EU importers should review their supply chains and identify alternative sources of poultry products if they currently import from the restricted zones.

Veterinary Authorities in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States

  • Action Item: Continue to implement and enforce measures to control HPAI outbreaks and provide timely updates to the European Commission.

European Commission

  • Action Item: Continue monitoring the HPAI situation globally and update regulations as needed to protect animal and public health within the Union.

Key Entities Referenced

European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing and implementing legislation, monitoring compliance, and managing the EU budget. Regulation (EU) 2016/429: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on transmissible animal diseases ('Animal Health Law'). Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692: Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 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. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404: Commission Implementing Regulation 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. Canada: A North American country that exports poultry and poultry products to the EU. United Kingdom: A European country that exports poultry and poultry products to the EU. United States: A North American country that exports poultry and poultry products to the EU. Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed: A committee consisting of representatives from all EU Member States, which provides opinions on measures proposed by the European Commission in the areas of plant health, animal health, food safety and animal feed.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/387 22.1.2024 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/387 of 19 January 2024 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 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 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) Canada has notified the Commission of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the province of Quebec, which was confirmed on 3 January 2024by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR). (6) The United States notified the Commission of 8 outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of California (3), Kansas (3), Missouri (1), and Wisconsin (1), which were confirmed between 28 December 2023and 10 January 2024by 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, 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). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/387/oj 1/8EN OJ L, 22.1.2024 (7) Following these recent outbreaks of HPAI, the veterinary authorities of Canada 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. (8) Canada 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. (9) 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 and the United States, the entry into the Union of consigments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds from those areas should be suspended, in order to protect the animal health status of the Union. (10) In addition, Canada and the United Kingdom 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. (11) Canada has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation in relation to 10 outbreaks of HPAI in the provinces of Alberta (4), British Colombia (2), Manitoba (1), Quebec (1), and Saskatchewan (2), which were confirmed between 1 November 2023and 5 December 2023by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR). (12) The United Kingdom has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation in relation to an outbreak of HPAI in poultry on the Orkney Islands, Scotland, which was confirmed on 22 November 2023. (13) Canada and the United Kingdom have also submitted information on the measures they have taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI. In particular, following the outbreaks of HPAI, they 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 establishment on their territories. (14) The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by Canada and the United Kingdom, 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 Kingdom, from which entry into the Union had been suspended, should be reauthorised. (15) 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 and the United Kingdom. (16) Taking into account the current epidemiological situation in Canada and the United States as regards HPAI, and in order to avoid unnecessary disruption of trade with Canada and the United Kingdom, 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. (17) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, 2/8 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/387/ojEN OJ L, 22.1.2024 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, 19 January 2024. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/387/oj 3/8EN OJ L, 22.1.2024 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-2.205 is replaced by the following: ‘CA BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU- CA-2.205 N, P1 1.11.2023 12.1.2024’ Canada LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 (ii) in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zones CA-2.207 to US-2.210 are replaced by the following: CA-2.207 N, P1 4.11.2023 12.1.2024 CA-2.208 N, P1 4.11.2023 12.1.2024 ‘CA BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU- Canada LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 CA-2.209 N, P1 6.11.2023 12.1.2024 CA-2.210 N, P1 7.11.2023 12.1.2024’ (iii) in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zones CA-2.215 and CA-2.216 are replaced by the following: CA-2.215 N, P1 9.11.2023 12.1.2024 ‘CA BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU- Canada LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 CA-2.216 N, P1 15.11.2023 12.1.2024’ (iv) in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.222 is replaced by the following: ‘CA BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU- CA-2.222 N, P1 24.11.2023 12.1.2024’ Canada LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 (v) in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.224 is replaced by the following: ‘CA BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU- CA-2.224 N, P1 27.11.2023 12.1.2024’ Canada LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 (vi) in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.226 is replaced by the following: ‘CA BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU- CA-2.226 N, P1 5.12.2023 12.1.2024’ Canada LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 4/8 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/387/ojEN OJ L, 22.1.2024 (vii) in the entry for Canada, the following row for the zone CA-2.229 is added after the row for the zone CA-2.228: ‘CA BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU- CA-2.229 N, P1 3.1.2024’ Canada LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 (viii) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.327 is replaced by the following: ‘GB BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU- United GB-2.327 N, P1 22.11.2023 27.12.2023’ LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 Kingdom (ix) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.607 to US-2.614 are added after the row for the zone US-2.606: US-2.607 N, P1 28.12.2023 US-2.608 N, P1 3.1.2024 US-2.609 N, P1 3.1.2024 US-2.610 N, P1 3.1.2024 ‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU- United States LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 US-2.611 N, P1 5.1.2024 US-2.612 N, P1 4.1.2024 US-2.613 N, P1 10.1.2024 US-2.614 N, P1 10.1.2024’ (b) Part 2 is amended as follows: (i) in the entry for Canada, the following description of the zone CA-2.229 is added after the row for the zone CA-2.228: Quebec- Latitude 45.73, Longitude -75.06 The municipalities involved are: ‘Canada CA-2.229 3km PZ: St-André-Avellin 10km SZ: Lochaber, Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, Papineauville, Plaisance, Ripon, Saint-Sixte, and St-André-Avellin’ (ii) in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.607 to US-2.614 are added after the description of the zone US-2.606: State of Missouri Audrain 01 US-2.607 Audrain County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 92.2741212°W 39.3645575°N) ‘United States State of California Merced 08 US-2.608 Merced County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 120.8441855°W 37.4820235°N) ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/387/oj 5/8EN OJ L, 22.1.2024 State of California Sonoma 12 US-2.609 Sonoma County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 122.7405913°W 38.3529386°N) State of California Merced 09 US-2.610 Merced County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 120.8449531°W 37.4265541°N) State of Wisconsin Washburn 01 US-2.611 Washburn County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 91.9933817°W 45.8778434°N) State of Kansas Rice 04 US-2.612 Rice County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 98.3742750°W 38.4698459°N) State of Kansas Mitchell 05 US-2.613 Mitchell County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 98.4796205°W 39.4308983°N) State of Kansas Mitchell 06 US-2.614 Mitchell County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 98.4739033°W 39.4332684°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-2.205 are replaced by the following: POU, RAT N, P1 1.11.2023 12.1.2024 ‘CA CA-2.205 Canada GBM P1 1.11.2023 12.1.2024’ (b) in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zones CA-2.207 to US-2.210 are replaced by the following: POU, RAT N, P1 4.11.2023 12.1.2024 CA-2.207 GBM P1 4.11.2023 12.1.2024 POU, RAT N, P1 4.11.2023 12.1.2024 CA-2.208 GBM P1 4.11.2023 12.1.2024 ‘CA Canada POU, RAT N, P1 6.11.2023 12.1.2024 CA-2.209 GBM P1 6.11.2023 12.1.2024 POU, RAT N, P1 7.11.2023 12.1.2024 CA-2.210 GBM P1 7.11.2023 12.1.2024’ 6/8 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/387/ojEN OJ L, 22.1.2024 (c) in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zones CA-2.215 and CA-2.216 are replaced by the following: POU, RAT N, P1 9.11.2023 12.1.2024 CA-2.215 GBM P1 9.11.2023 12.1.2024 ‘CA Canada POU, RAT N, P1 15.11.2023 12.1.2024 CA-2.216 GBM P1 15.11.2023 12.1.2024’ (d) in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zone CA-2.222 are replaced by the following: POU, RAT N, P1 24.11.2023 12.1.2024 ‘CA CA-2.222 Canada GBM P1 24.11.2023 12.1.2024’ (e) in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zone CA-2.224 are replaced by the following: POU, RAT N, P1 27.11.2023 12.1.2024 ‘CA CA-2.224 Canada GBM P1 27.11.2023 12.1.2024’ (f) in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zone CA-2.226 are replaced by the following: POU, RAT N, P1 5.12.2023 12.1.2024 ‘CA CA-2.226 Canada GBM P1 5.12.2023 12.1.2024’ (g) in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zone CA-2.229 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.228: POU, RAT N, P1 3.1.2024 ‘CA CA-2.229 Canada GBM P1 3.1.2024’ (h) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zone GB-2.327 are replaced by the following: ‘GB POU, RAT N, P1 22.11.2023 27.12.2023 United GB-2.327 GBM P1 22.11.2023 27.12.2023’ Kingdom (i) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.607 to US-2.614 are added after the rows for the zone US-2.606: POU, RAT N, P1 28.12.2023 US-2.607 GBM P1 28.12.2023 ‘US United States POU, RAT N, P1 3.1.2024 US-2.608 GBM P1 3.1.2024 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/387/oj 7/8EN OJ L, 22.1.2024 POU, RAT N, P1 3.1.2024 US-2.609 GBM P1 3.1.2024 POU, RAT N, P1 3.1.2024 US-2.610 GBM P1 3.1.2024 POU, RAT N, P1 5.1.2024 US-2.611 GBM P1 5.1.2024 POU, RAT N, P1 4.1.2024 US-2.612 GBM P1 4.1.2024 POU, RAT N, P1 10.1.2024 US-2.613 GBM P1 10.1.2024 POU, RAT N, P1 10.1.2024 US-2.614 GBM P1 10.1.2024’ 8/8 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/387/oj

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