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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2025/2332 17.11.2025 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/2332 of 14 November 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 11 new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec, which were confirmed between 22 October 2025 and 4 November 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).

(6) The United Kingdom has notified the Commission of 19 new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the counties of Devon, East Sussex, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, and Suffolk, England, and in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales, which were confirmed between 29 October 2025 and 7 November 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/2025/2332/oj 1/12EN OJ L, 17.11.2025

(7) The United States has notified the Commission of 13 new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of California, Indiana, Michigan, North Dakota, and South Dakota, which were confirmed between 21 October 2025 and 6 November 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 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 15 October 2025 and 20 October 2025, Canada submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the measures it has taken in relation to two outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the province of Alberta, which were confirmed on 15 September 2025 and 6 October 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).

(13) Canada informed the Commission that, following those earlier outbreaks 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 establishments.

(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 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 Canada, 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, 2/12 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2332/ojEN OJ L, 17.11.2025

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, 14 November 2025.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2332/oj 3/12EN OJ L, 17.11.2025 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 row for the zone CA-2.270 is replaced by the following:

BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, ‘CA CA-2.270 SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, N, P1 10.9.2025 3.11.2025’ Canada HER, HE-LT20

(ii) in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.274 is replaced by the following:

BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, ‘CA CA-2.274 SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, N, P1 2.10.2025 8.11.2025’ Canada HER, HE-LT20

(iii) in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zones CA-2.292 to CA-2.305 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.291:

CA-2.292 N, P1 22.10.2025 CA-2.293 N, P1 22.10.2025 CA-2.294 N, P1 22.10.2025 CA-2.295 N, P1 28.10.2025 CA-2.296 N, P1 28.10.2025 CA-2.297 N, P1 27.10.2025 CA-2.298 BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, N, P1 28.10.2025 ‘CA SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, Canada CA-2.299 HER, HE-LT20 N, P1 30.10.2025 CA-2.300 N, P1 30.10.2025 CA-2.301 N, P1 30.10.2025 CA-2.302 N, P1 1.11.2025 CA-2.303 N, P1 3.11.2025 CA-2.304 N, P1 4.11.2025 CA-2.305 N, P1 4.11.2025’

(iv) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB-2.400 to GB-2.418 are added after the row for the zone GB-2.399:

GB-2.400 N, P1 29.10.2025 GB-2.401 N, P1 30.10.2025 ‘GB GB-2.402 BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, N, P1 31.10.2025 United SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, Kingdom GB-2.403 HER, HE-LT20 N, P1 31.10.2025 GB-2.404 N, P1 31.10.2025 GB-2.405 N, P1 31.10.2025 4/12 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2332/ojEN OJ L, 17.11.2025 GB-2.406 N, P1 1.11.2025 GB-2.407 N, P1 1.11.2025 GB-2.408 N, P1 2.11.2025 GB-2.409 N, P1 3.11.2025 GB-2.410 N, P1 3.11.2025 GB-2.411 N, P1 4.11.2025 GB-2.412 N, P1 5.11.2025 GB-2.413 N, P1 6.11.2025 GB-2.414 N, P1 6.11.2025 GB-2.415 N, P1 7.11.2025 GB-2.416 N, P1 7.11.2025 GB-2.417 N, P1 7.11.2025 GB-2.418 N, P1 7.11.2025’

(v) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1100 to US-2.1112 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1099:

US-2.1100 N, P1 21.10.2025 US-2.1101 N, P1 28.10.2025 US-2.1102 N, P1 27.10.2025 US-2.1103 N, P1 28.10.2025 US-2.1104 N, P1 29.10.2025 US-2.1105 N, P1 29.10.2025 ‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, United US-2.1106 SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, N, P1 31.10.2025 States HER, HE-LT20 US-2.1107 N, P1 3.11.2025 US-2.1108 N, P1 3.11.2025 US-2.1109 N, P1 3.11.2025 US-2.1110 N, P1 5.11.2025 US-2.1111 N, P1 4.11.2025 US-2.1112 N, P1 6.11.2025’

(b) Part 2 is amended as follows:

(i) in the entry for Canada, the following descriptions of the zones CA-2.292 to CA-2.305 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.291:

British Columbia- Latitude 49.18, Longitude -121.85 CA-2.292 Fraser Valley Regionalization Zone 7. The municipalities involved are:

Baker Trails, Slesse Park, Chilliwack, Popkum, Bridal Falls, and Agassiz British Columbia- Latitude 49.31, Longitude -121.88 ‘Canada CA-2.293 Fraser Valley Regionalization Zone 8. The municipalities involved are:

Lake Errock, Harrison Mills, and Harrison Hot Springs British Columbia- Latitude 49.25, Longitude -122.17 CA-2.294 Fraser Valley Regionalization Zone 9. The municipalities involved are:

Dewdney, Deroche, Durieu, and Miracle Valley

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2332/oj 5/12EN OJ L, 17.11.2025 British Columbia- Latitude 49.10, Longitude -122.77 CA-2.295 Fraser Valley Regionalization Zone 2. The municipalities involved are:

Delta, Langley, Langley Township, Surrey, and White Rock British Columbia- Latitude 49.08, Longitude -122.56 CA-2.296 Fraser Valley Regionalization Zone 3. The municipalities involved are:

Langley, Langley Township, and Forest Knolls Alberta – Latitude 53.66, Longitude -113.1