Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2085 of 13 October 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

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2025/2085 14.10.2025 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/2085 of 13 October 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 two new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan which were confirmed on 2 October 2025 and 1 October 2025, respectively, by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR). (6) The United Kingdom has notified the Commission of a new outbreak of HPAI in poultry in the county of Cumbria, England, which was confirmed on 28 September 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). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2085/oj 1/7EN OJ L, 14.10.2025 (7) The United States has notified the Commission of five new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of Minnesota (2), South Dakota (2), and Wisconsin (1), which were confirmed between 24 September 2025 and 26 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 respective 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 its territory 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 3 October 2025, the United Kingdom submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the measures it has taken in relation to an outbreak of HPAI in poultry in the county of Devon, England, which was confirmed on 31 August 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR). (13) On 6 October 2025, the United States submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the measures it has taken in relation to four outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of California, Illinois, and North Dakota, which were confirmed between 24 April 2025 and 15 August 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. 2/7 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2085/ojEN OJ L, 14.10.2025 (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, 13 October 2025. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2085/oj 3/7EN OJ L, 14.10.2025 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-2.273 and CA-2.274 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.272: CA-2.273 BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, N, P1 1.10.2025 ‘CA SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, Canada CA-2.274 HE-LT20 N, P1 2.10.2025’ (ii) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.392 is replaced by the following: ‘GB BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, United GB-2.392 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 31.8.2025 3.10.2025’ Kingdom HE-LT20 (iii) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.393 is added after the row for the zone GB-2.392: ‘GB BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, United GB-2.393 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 28.9.2025’ Kingdom HE-LT20 (iv) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1028 is replaced by the following: ‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, United US-2.1028 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 24.4.2025 23.9.2025’ States HE-LT20 (v) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1030 and US-2.1031 are replaced by the following: ‘US US-2.1030 BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, N, P1 2.5.2025 5.10.2025 United SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, States US-2.1031 HE-LT20 N, P1 5.5.2025 2.10.2025’ (vi) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1041 is replaced by the following: ‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, United US-2.1041 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 15.8.2025 6.10.2025’ States HE-LT20 4/7 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2085/ojEN OJ L, 14.10.2025 (vii) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1058 to US-2.1062 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1057: US-2.1058 N, P1 24.9.2025 US-2.1059 N, P1 26.9.2025 ‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, United US-2.1060 SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, N, P1 25.9.2025 States HE-LT20 US-2.1061 N, P1 26.9.2025 US-2.1062 N, P1 25.9.2025’ (b) Part 2 is amended as follows: (i) in the entry for Canada, the following descriptions of the zones CA-2.273 and CA-2.274 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.272: Saskatchewan – Latitude 52.21, Longitude -105.14 The municipalities involved are: CA-2.273 3km PZ: Burton Lake and Humboldt 10km SZ: Carmel, Fulda, Humboldt, Marysburg, Mount Carmel, Muenster, and St Peter ‘Canada Alberta – Latitude 49.46, Longitude -112.6 The municipalities involved are: CA-2.274 3km PZ: BRaymond and Warner 10km SZ: Cardston, Magrath, Raymond, Warner, and Welling’ (ii) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following description of the zone GB-2.393 is added after the description of the zone GB-2.392: near Wetheral, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, GB ‘United GB-2.393 the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 Kingdom dec, coordinates Lat: N54.87 and Long: W2.78’ (iii) in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.1058 to US-2.1062 are added after the description of the zone US-2.1057: State of South Dakota Hamlin 06 US-2.1058 Hamlin County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 96.9547919°W 44.8050121°N) State of South Dakota McPherson 14 US-2.1059 McPherson County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 99.5106187°W 45.7228060°N) ‘United States State of Minnesota Blue Earth 06 US-2.1060 Blue Earth County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 93.8617646°W 44.0360845°N) State of Minnesota Le Suer 05 US-2.1061 Le Suer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 93.7683683°W 44.4333860°N) ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2085/oj 5/7EN OJ L, 14.10.2025 State of Wisconsin Jefferson 03 US-2.1062 Jefferson County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 88.6348938°W 42.9711631°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-2.273 and CA-2.274 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.272: POU, RAT N, P1 1.10.2025 CA-2.273 GBM P1 1.10.2025 ‘CA Canada POU, RAT N, P1 2.10.2025 CA-2.274 GBM P1 2.10.2025’ (b) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.392 is replaced by the following: ‘GB POU, RAT N, P1 31.8.2025 3.10.2025 United GB-2.392 Kingdom GBM P1 31.8.2025 3.10.2025’ (c) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following row for the zone GB-2.393 is added after the row for the zone GB-2.392: ‘GB POU, RAT N, P1 28.9.2025 United GB-2.393 Kingdom GBM P1 28.9.2025’ (d) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1028 is replaced by the following: ‘US POU, RAT N, P1 24.4.2025 23.9.2025 United US-2.1028 States GBM P1 24.4.2025 23.9.2025’ (e) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1030 and US-2.1031 are replaced by the following: POU, RAT N, P1 2.5.2025 5.10.2025 US-2.1030 ‘US GBM P1 2.5.2025 5.10.2025 United States POU, RAT N, P1 5.5.2025 2.10.2025 US-2.1031 GBM P1 5.5.2025 2.10.2025’ (f) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1041 is replaced by the following: ‘US POU, RAT N, P1 15.8.2025 6.10.2025 United US-2.1041 States GBM P1 15.8.2025 6.10.2025’ 6/7 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2085/ojEN OJ L, 14.10.2025 (g) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1058 to US-2.1062 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1057: POU, RAT N, P1 24.9.2025 US-2.1058 GBM P1 24.9.2025 POU, RAT N, P1 26.9.2025 US-2.1059 GBM P1 26.9.2025 ‘US POU, RAT N, P1 25.9.2025 United US-2.1060 States GBM P1 25.9.2025 POU, RAT N, P1 26.9.2025 US-2.1061 GBM P1 26.9.2025 POU, RAT N, P1 25.9.2025 US-2.1062 GBM P1 25.9.2025’ ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2085/oj 7/7