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Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/2174 24.10.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/2174
of 23 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 five new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in
the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, which were confirmed between 7 October 2025 and
12 October 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(6) The United Kingdom has notified the Commission of two new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the counties of
Cheshire and Cumbria, England, which were confirmed on 13 October 2025 and 18 October 2025 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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(7) The United States has notified the Commission of 20 new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of Idaho (1),
Iowa (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (10), Utah (4), Pennsylvania (1), Washington (1), and Wisconsin (1), which were
confirmed between 30 September 2025 and 14 October 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, Canada has provided updated information to the Commission in relation to the epidemiological situation
on its territory as regards an earlier outbreak 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 25 September 2025, Canada 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 province of Manitoba, which was confirmed on 7 May
2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(13) Canada has informed the Commission that, following that earlier outbreak of HPAI, it has implemented a stamping
out policy in order to control and limit the spread of that disease, and it has also completed the requisite cleaning
and disinfection following the implementation of the stamping out policy in the infected poultry establishment.
(14) The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by Canada and considers that it has 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 zone, 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 zone of that
third country, from which entry into the Union had been suspended, should be re-authorised. Therefore, the entries
for Canada in those tables in those Annexes should be amended accordingly.
(15) 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 Canada, 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,
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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, 23 October 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 row for the zone CA-2.266 is replaced by the following:
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
‘CA
CA-2.266 SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, N, P1 7.5.2025 10.10.2025’
Canada
HER, HE-LT20
(ii) in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA-2.275 to CA-2.279 are added after the row
for the zone CA-2.274:
CA-2.275 N, P1 7.10.2025
CA-2.276 N, P1 8.10.2025
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
‘CA
CA-2.277 SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, N, P1 9.10.2025
Canada
HER, HE-LT20
CA-2.278 N, P1 10.10.2025
CA-2.279 N, P1 12.10.2025’
(iii) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB-2.394 and GB-2.395 are added after the
row for the zone GB-2.393:
‘GB BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
United GB-2.394 SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, N, P1 13.10.2025
Kingdom HER, HE-LT20
GB BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
United GB-2.395 SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, N, P1 18.10.2025’
Kingdom HER, HE-LT20
(iv) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1063 to US-2.1082 are added
after the row for the zone US-2.1062:
US-2.1063 N, P1 30.9.2025
US-2.1064 N, P1 30.9.2025
US-2.1065 N, P1 29.9.2025
US-2.1066 N, P1 1.10.2025
US-2.1067 N, P1 2.10.2025
US-2.1068 N, P1 2.10.2025
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
United US-2.1069 SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, N, P1 6.10.2025
States HER, HE-LT20
US-2.1070 N, P1 7.10.2025
US-2.1071 N, P1 7.10.2025
US-2.1072 N, P1 8.10.2025
US-2.1073 N, P1 8.10.2025
US-2.1074 N, P1 9.10.2025
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US-2.1075 N, P1 9.10.2025
US-2.1076 N, P1 8.10.2025
US-2.1077 N, P1 8.10.2025
US-2.1078 N, P1 9.10.2025
US-2.1079 N, P1 14.10.2025
US-2.1080 N, P1 14.10.2025
US-2.1081 N, P1 14.10.2025
US-2.1082 N, P1 14.10.2025’
(b) Part 2 is amended as follows:
(i) in the entry for Canada, the following descriptions of the zones CA-2.275 to CA-2.279 are added after
the row for the zone CA-2.274:
Alberta – Latitude 49.4, Longitude -112.26
The municipalities involved are:
CA-2.275 3km PZ: Craddock, New Dayton, and Warner
10km SZ: Cardston, Craddock, Judson, Lethbridge, New Dayton, and
Stirling
Ontario – Latitude 43.94, Longitude -80.75
The municipalities involved are:
CA-2.276 3km PZ: Mount Forest and Wellington North
10km SZ: Cotswold, Harriston, Kenilworth, Minto, Mount Forest,
Riverstown, Southgate, Wellington North, and West Grey
Manitoba – Latitude 51.05, Longitude -99.51
The municipalities involved are:
CA-2.277 3km PZ: Kergwenan, Sainte Rose and Sainte Rose Du Lac
‘Canada
10km SZ: Kergwenan, Lakeshore, Laurier, Makinak, Sainte Amélie,
Sainte Rose, and Sainte Rose Du Lac
Manitoba – Latitude 50.94, Longitude -96.98
The municipalities involved are:
CA-2.278
3km PZ: Bifrost-Riverton, Riverton and Washow Bay.
10km SZ: Bifrost-Riverton, Riverton, Shorncliffe, and Washow Bay
Quebec – Latitude 46.18, Longitude -73.44
The municipalities involved are:
3km PZ: Matawinie, Sainte-Mélanie, and Saint-Félix-de-Valois
CA-2.279 10km SZ: Matawinie, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Notre-Dame-des-
Prairies, Sainte-Béatrix, Sainte-Élisabeth, Sainte-Mélanie, Saint-
Ambroise-de-Kildare, Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon, Saint-Félix-de-Valois,
Saint-Gabrielde-Brandon, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, and Saint-Norbert’
(ii) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following description of the zones GB-2.394 and GB-2.395 are
added after the description of the zone GB-2.393:
near Wybunbury, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, GB
‘United
GB-2.394 the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on
Kingdom
WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N53.01 and Long: W2.39
near Penrith, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, GB
United
GB-2.395 the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on
Kingdom
WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N54.65 and Long: W2.79’
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(iii) in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.1063 to US-2.1082 are
added after the description of the zone US-2.1062:
State of Minnesota
Becker 08
US-2.1063
Becker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 95.7420013°W 46.8320446°N)
State of Minnesota
Otter Tail 13
US-2.1064
Otter Tail County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with
North point (GPS coordinates: 95.6971274°W 46.8051349°N)
State of Utah
Sanpete 22
US-2.1065
Sanpete County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 111.6022632°W 39.4950675°N)
State of Utah
Sanpete 23
US-2.1066
Sanpete County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 111.5958586°W 39.4718590°N)
State of Iowa
Calhoun 01
US-2.1067
Calhoun County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 94.6286811°W 42.3307260°N)
State of Wisconsin
Jefferson 04
US-2.1068
Jefferson County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 88.6452904°W 42.9529242°N)
‘United States
State of Idaho
Latah 02
US-2.1069
Latah County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 117.0641326°W 46.8254601°N)
State of Michigan
Ottawa 08
US-2.1070
Ottawa County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 85.9001439°W 43.0426543°N)
State of Minnesota
Kandiyohi 16
US-2.1071
Kandiyohi County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with
North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9832659°W 45.1022468°N)
State of Minnesota
Becker 09
US-2.1072
Becker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 95.7202304°W 46.8070750°N)
State of Minnesota
Becker 10
US-2.1073
Becker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 95.7115780°W 46.8121149°N)
State of Minnesota
Kandiyohi 17
US-2.1074
Kandiyohi County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with
North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9907762°W 45.1105667°N)
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State of Minnesota
Kandiyohi 18
US-2.1075
Kandiyohi County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with
North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9884232°W 45.0992169°N)
State of Utah
Sanpete 24
US-2.1076
Sanpete County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 111.5293325°W 39.6062381°N)
State of Utah
Sanpete 25
US-2.1077
Sanpete County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 111.6125697°W 39.6485635°N)
State of Washington
Grant 01
US-2.1078
Grant County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 119.2611885°W 47.2787126°N)
State of Minnesota
Kandiyohi 19
US-2.1079
Kandiyohi County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with
North point (GPS coordinates: 95.1970708°W 45.2445266°N)
State of Minnesota
Meeker 19
US-2.1080
Meeker County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 94.7549551°W 45.2272720°N)
State of Minnesota
Stearns 27
US-2.1081
Stearns County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 94.9629480°W 45.5338997°N)
State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster 42
US-2.1082
Lancaster County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with
North point (GPS coordinates: 76.0704231°W 40.2372402°N)’
(2) in Annex XIV, in Part 1, Section B is amended as follows:
(a) in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.266 is replaced by the following:
POU, RAT N, P1 7.5.2025 10.10.2025
‘CA
CA-2.266
Canada
GBM P1 7.5.2025 10.10.2025’
(b) in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA-2.275 to CA-2.279 are added after the row for the
zone CA-2.274:
POU, RAT N, P1 7.10.2025
CA-2.275
GBM P1 7.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 8.10.2025
‘CA
CA-2.276
Canada
GBM P1 8.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 9.10.2025
CA-2.277
GBM P1 9.10.2025
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POU, RAT N, P1 10.10.2025
CA-2.278
GBM P1 10.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 12.10.2025
CA-2.279
GBM P1 12.10.2025’
(c) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for the zones GB-2.394 and GB-2.395 are added after
the row for the zone GB-2.393:
POU, RAT N, P1 13.10.2025
GB-2.394
GBM P1 13.10.2025
‘GB
United Kingdom
POU, RAT N, P1 18.10.2025
GB-2.395
GBM P1 18.10.2025’
(d) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1063 to US-2.1082 are added after the
row for the zone US-2.1062:
POU, RAT N, P1 30.9.2025
US-2.1063
GBM P1 30.9.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 30.9.2025
US-2.1064
GBM P1 30.9.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 29.9.2025
US-2.1065
GBM P1 29.9.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 1.10.2025
US-2.1066
GBM P1 1.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 2.10.2025
US-2.1067
GBM P1 2.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 2.10.2025
US-2.1068
GBM P1 2.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 6.10.2025
‘US
US-2.1069
United States
GBM P1 6.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 7.10.2025
US-2.1070
GBM P1 7.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 7.10.2025
US-2.1071
GBM P1 7.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 8.10.2025
US-2.1072
GBM P1 8.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 8.10.2025
US-2.1073
GBM P1 8.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 9.10.2025
US-2.1074
GBM P1 9.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 9.10.2025
US-2.1075
GBM P1 9.10.2025
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POU, RAT N, P1 8.10.2025
US-2.1076
GBM P1 8.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 8.10.2025
US-2.1077
GBM P1 8.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 9.10.2025
US-2.1078
GBM P1 9.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 14.10.2025
US-2.1079
GBM P1 14.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 14.10.2025
US-2.1080
GBM P1 14.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 14.10.2025
US-2.1081
GBM P1 14.10.2025
POU, RAT N, P1 14.10.2025
US-2.1082
GBM P1 14.10.2025’
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