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of the European Union L series
2025/1934 22.9.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/1934
of 19 September 2025
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, 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), point (b) and 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 must be allowed to enter the Union only 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) Canada has notified the Commission of three outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the
province of Alberta which were confirmed on 9 September 2025 and 10 September 2025 by laboratory analysis
(RT-PCR).
(6) The United Kingdom has notified the Commission of an outbreak of HPAI in poultry in the county of Devon,
England, which was confirmed on 31 August 2025 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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(7) The United States has notified the Commission of eight outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of North Dakota (2)
and South Dakota (6), which were confirmed between 28 August 2025 and 11 September 2025 by laboratory
analysis (RT-PCR).
(8) Following those 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 following
those recent HPAI outbreaks.
(10) That information has been evaluated by the Commission. 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 consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game
birds from the areas concerned by the outbreaks in those third countries should be suspended in order to protect the
animal health status of the Union, taking into account the dates when the outbreaks were confirmed. Therefore, the
entries for those third countries 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.
(11) In addition, the United Kingdom 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.
(12) On 11 September 2025, 15 September 2025, and 16 September 2025, the United Kingdom submitted updated
information on the animal health situation and the measures it has taken in relation to five outbreaks of HPAI in
poultry, which were confirmed between 28 July 2025 and 8 August 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(13) On 12 September 2025, the United States submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the
measures it has taken in relation to 6 outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of Arizona (4), New Mexico (1), and
Pennsylvania (1), which were confirmed between 8 April 2025 and 2 July 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(14) The United Kingdom and the United States have informed the Commission that, following those earlier outbreaks of
HPAI, 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
in the infected poultry establishments.
(15) The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by the United Kingdom and the United States, 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 those third countries, from which entry into the Union had been
suspended, should be re-authorised. Therefore, the entries for the United Kingdom and the United States in those
tables in those Annexes should be amended accordingly.
(16) Taking into account the new HPAI outbreaks in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and in order to
avoid any unnecessary disruption in trade with the United Kingdom 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.
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(17) 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, 19 September 2025
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 following rows for the zones CA-2.268, CA-2.269 and CA-2.270 are added
after the row for the zone CA-2.267:
CA-2.268 N, P1 9.9.2025
BPP, BPR, DOC,
‘CA DOR, SP, SR, POU-
CA-2.269 N, P1 9.9.2025
Canada LT20, HEP, HER,
HE-LT20
CA-2.270 N, P1 10.9.2025’;
(ii) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.385 is replaced by the following:
BPP, BPR, DOC,
‘GB
DOR, SP, SR, POU-
United GB-2.385 N, P1 28.7.2025 11.9.2025’;
LT20, HEP, HER,
Kingdom
HE-LT20
(iii) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB-2.387 to GB-2.390 are replaced by the
following:
GB-2.387 N, P1 30.7.2025 16.9.2025
BPP, BPR, DOC,
‘GB GB-2.388 N, P1 1.8.2025 12.9.2025
DOR, SP, SR, POU-
United
LT20, HEP, HER,
Kingdom GB-2.389 N, P1 6.8.2025 16.9.2025
HE-LT20
GB-2.390 N, P1 8.8.2025 16.9.2025’;
(iv) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following row for the zone GB-2.392 is added after the row for
the zone GB-2.391:
BPP, BPR, DOC,
‘GB
DOR, SP, SR, POU-
United GB-2.392 N, P1 31.8.2025’;
LT20, HEP, HER,
Kingdom
HE-LT20
(v) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1022 is replaced by the following:
BPP, BPR, DOC,
‘US
DOR, SP, SR, POU-
United US-2.1022 N, P1 8.4.2025 7.9.2025’;
LT20, HEP, HER,
States
HE-LT20
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(vi) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1035 and US-2.1036 are replaced by the
following:
US-2.1035 BPP, BPR, DOC, N, P1 19.5.2025 30.8.2025
‘US
DOR, SP, SR, POU-
United
LT20, HEP, HER,
States US-2.1036 N, P1 27.5.2025 13.9.2025’;
HE-LT20
(vii) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1038, US-2.1039 and US-2.1040 are
replaced by the following:
US-2.1038 BPP, BPR, DOC, N, P1 30.5.2025 13.9.2025
‘US
DOR, SP, SR, POU-
United US-2.1039 N, P1 5.6.2025 13.9.2025
LT20, HEP, HER,
States
US-2.1040 HE-LT20 N, P1 2.7.2025 25.8.2025’;
(viii) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1042 to US-2.1049 are added
after the row for the zone US-2.1041:
US-2.1042 N, P1 28.8.2025
US-2.1043 N, P1 2.9.2025
US-2.1044 N, P1 4.9.2025
BPP, BPR, DOC,
‘US US-2.1045 N, P1 9.9.2025
DOR, SP, SR, POU-
United
LT20, HEP, HER,
States US-2.1046 N, P1 10.9.2025
HE-LT20
US-2.1047 N, P1 11.9.2025
US-2.1048 N, P1 4.9.2025
US-2.1049 N, P1 10.9.2025’;
(b) Part 2 is amended as follows:
(i) in the entry for Canada, the following descriptions of the zones CA-2.268, CA-2.269 and CA-2.270 are
added after the row for the zone CA-2.267:
Alberta – Latitude 53.7, Longitude -112.94
The municipalities involved are:
CA-2.268 3km PZ: Fort Saskatchewan, Josephburg, and Scotford
10km SZ: Fort Saskatchewan, Hu Haven, Josephburg, Lamoureux,
Strathcona, Sturgeon
Alberta – Latitude 53.24, Longitude -112.25
‘Canada The municipalities involved are:
CA-2.269
3km PZ: Holden
10km SZ: Beaver, Holden, Poe, and Ryley
Alberta – Latitude 53.32, Longitude -111.66
The municipalities involved are:
CA-2.270
3km PZ: Minburn and Vegreville
10km SZ: Beaver, Lavoy, Minburn, Ranfurly, Vegreville, and Viking’;
(ii) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following description of the zone GB-2.392 is added after the
description of the zone GB-2.391:
near Exminster, Teignbridge, Devon, England, GB
‘United
GB-2.392 the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84
Kingdom
dec, coordinates Lat: N50.69 and Long: W3.55’;
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(iii) in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.1042 to US-2.1049 are
added after the description of the zone US-2.1041:
State of South Dakota
Faulk 05
US-2.1042
Faulk County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 99.0443717°W 45.2282303°N)
State of South Dakota
Beadle 17
US-2.1043
Beadle County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 97.9602797°W 44.7087578°N)
State of South Dakota
McPherson 12
US-2.1044
McPherson County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with
North point (GPS coordinates: 99.0991193°W 45.6946911°N)
State of South Dakota
Beadle 18
US-2.1045
Beadle County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 98.2057664°W 44.6534632°N)
‘United States
State of South Dakota
Beadle 19
US-2.1046
Beadle County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 97.9009159°W 44.4150837°N)
State of South Dakota
Spink 13
US-2.1047
Spink County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 98.2225844°W 44.7543512°N)
State of North Dakota
Dickey 06
US-2.1048
Dickey County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 98.4439654°W 46.1626533°N)
State of North Dakota
LaMoure 05
US-2.1049
LaMoure County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 98.5754950°W 46.4017860°N)’;
(2) in Annex XIV, in Part 1, Section B is amended as follows:
(a) in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA-2.268, CA-2.269 and CA-2.270 are added after
the row for the zone CA-2.267:
POU, RAT N, P1 9.9.2025
CA-2.268
GBM P1 9.9.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 9.9.2025
‘CA
CA-2.269
Canada
GBM P1 9.9.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 10.9.2025
CA-2.270
GBM P1 10.9.2025’;
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(b) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.385 is replaced by the following:
POU, RAT N, P1 28.7.2025 11.9.2025
‘GB
GB-2.385
United Kingdom
GBM P1 28.7.2025 11.9.2025’;
(c) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB-2.387 to GB-2.390 are replaced by the
following:
POU, RAT N, P1 30.7.2025 16.9.2025
GB-2.387
GBM P1 30.7.2025 16.9.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 1.8.2025 12.9.2025
GB-2.388
GBM P1 1.8.2025 12.9.2025
‘GB
United Kingdom
POU, RAT N, P1 6.8.2025 16.9.2025
GB-2.389
GBM P1 6.8.2025 16.9.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 8.8.2025 16.9.2025
GB-2.390
GBM P1 8.8.2025 16.9.2025’;
(d) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following row for the zone GB-2.392 is added after the row for the
zone GB-2.391:
POU, RAT N, P1 31.8.2025
‘GB
GB-2.392
United Kingdom
GBM P1 31.8.2025’;
(e) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1022 is replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 8.4.2025 7.9.2025
United States US-2.1022
GBM P1 8.4.2025 7.9.2025’;
(f) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1035 and US-2.1036 are replaced by the
following:
POU, RAT N, P1 19.5.2025 30.8.2025
US-2.1035
GBM P1 19.5.2025 30.8.2025
‘US
United States
POU, RAT N, P1 27.5.2025 13.9.2025
US-2.1036
GBM P1 27.5.2025 13.9.2025’;
(g) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1038, US-2.1039 and US-2.1040 are replaced by
the following:
POU, RAT N, P1 30.5.2025 13.9.2025
US-2.1038
GBM P1 30.5.2025 13.9.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 5.6.2025 13.9.2025
‘US
US-2.1039
United States
GBM P1 5.6.2025 13.9.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 2.7.2025 25.8.2025
US-2.1040
GBM P1 2.7.2025 25.8.2025’;
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(h) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1042 to US-2.1049 are added after the
row for the zone US-2.1041:
POU, RAT N, P1 28.8.2025
US-2.1042
GBM P1 28.8.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 2.9.2025
US-2.1043
GBM P1 2.9.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 4.9.2025
US-2.1044
GBM P1 4.9.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 9.9.2025
US-2.1045
GBM P1 9.9.2025
‘US
United States
POU, RAT N, P1 10.9.2025
US-2.1046
GBM P1 10.9.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 11.9.2025
US-2.1047
GBM P1 11.9.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 4.9.2025
US-2.1048
GBM P1 4.9.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 10.9.2025
US-2.1049
GBM P1 10.9.2025’.
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