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Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/1550 3.7.2026
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/1550
of 2 July 2026
amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for
Canada, Chile 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 Article 230(1), Article 232(1), point (b) and Article 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 are only to be allowed to enter into the Union 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) On 17 June 2026, the United States notified the Commission of a new outbreak of HPAI in poultry in the state of
Rhode Island, which was confirmed on 12 June 2026 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(6) Following that recent outbreak of HPAI, the veterinary authority of the United States notified the establishment of a
restricted zone of at least 10 km around the affected establishment and the implementation of a stamping-out policy
to control the presence of HPAI and limit the spread of that disease.
(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 submitted further information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on its
territory and the measures that were taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI following that recent HPAI outbreak.
(8) The information provided by the United States has been evaluated by the Commission. In view of the animal health
situation in the area under restrictions established by the veterinary authority of the United States, it is appropriate
to suspend 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 area concerned by the new outbreak in that third country in order to protect the
animal health status of the Union, taking into account the date when the outbreak was confirmed. Therefore, the
entries for the United States 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.
(9) In addition, Canada, Chile 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.
(10) In particular, on 11 June 2026, Canada submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the
measures it had taken in relation to four outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan,
which were confirmed between 30 April 2026 and 19 May 2026 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(11) On 25 June 2026, Chile submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the measures it had taken
in relation to two outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the Araucanía and Maule Regions, which were confirmed on
29 March 2026 and 15 April 2026 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(12) On 26 June 2026, the United States submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the measures
it had taken in relation to 13 outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,
Montana, North Carolina, and North Dakota, which were confirmed between 12 November 2025 and 21 April
2026 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).
(13) Canada, Chile and the United States have informed the Commission that, following those earlier outbreaks of HPAI,
they had implemented a stamping out policy in order to control and limit the spread of that disease, and they had
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, Chile and the United States in that regard 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 Canada and Chile, from which entry into the Union had been suspended,
should be re-authorised. Therefore, the entries for Canada and Chile in those tables in those Annexes should be
amended accordingly.
(15) Taking into account the new HPAI outbreaks in the United States, and in order to avoid any unnecessary disruption in
trade with Canada, Chile 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.
(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, 2 July 2026.
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 rows for the zones CA-2.334, CA-2.335, and CA-2.336 are replaced by the
following:
CA-2.334 N, P1 30.4.2026 27.6.2026
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
‘CA
CA-2.335 SP, SR, POU-LT20, N, P1 11.5.2026 27.6.2026
Canada
HEP, HER, HE-LT20
CA-2.336 N, P1 11.5.2026 24.6.2026’
(ii) in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.338 is replaced by the following:
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
‘CA
CA-2.338 SP, SR, POU-LT20, N, P1 19.5.2026 28.6.2026’
Canada
HEP, HER, HE-LT20
(iii) in the entry for Chile, the rows for the zones CL-2.13 and CL-2.14 are replaced by the following:
CL-2.13 N, P1 29.3.2026 9.5.2026
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
‘CL
SP, SR, POU-LT20,
Chile
CL-2.14 HEP, HER, HE-LT20 N, P1 15.4.2026 24.6.2026’
(iv) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1133 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
United States US-2.1133 SP, SR, POU-LT20, N, P1 12.11.2025 26.6.2026’
HEP, HER, HE-LT20
(v) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1192 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
United States US-2.1192 SP, SR, POU-LT20, N, P1 8.12.2025 13.6.2026’
HEP, HER, HE-LT20
(vi) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1245 and US-2.1246 are replaced by the
following:
US-2.1245 N, P1 23.1.2026 28.6.2026
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
‘US
SP, SR, POU-LT20,
United States
US-2.1246 HEP, HER, HE-LT20 N, P1 23.1.2026 21.6.2026’
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(vii) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1251 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
United States US-2.1251 SP, SR, POU-LT20, N, P1 29.1.2026 28.6.2026’
HEP, HER, HE-LT20
(viii) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1253 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
United States US-2.1253 SP, SR, POU-LT20, N, P1 30.1.2026 22.6.2026’
HEP, HER, HE-LT20
(ix) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1300 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
United States US-2.1300 SP, SR, POU-LT20, N, P1 3.3.2026 13.6.2026’
HEP, HER, HE-LT20
(x) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1302 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
United States US-2.1302 SP, SR, POU-LT20, N, P1 27.2.2026 14.6.2026’
HEP, HER, HE-LT20
(xi) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1308 and US-2.1309 are replaced by the
following:
US-2.1308 N, P1 5.3.2026 19.6.2026
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
‘US
SP, SR, POU-LT20,
United States
HEP, HER, HE-LT20
US-2.1309 N, P1 6.3.2026 19.6.2026’
(xii) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1332 and US-2.1333 are replaced by the
following:
US-2.1332 N, P1 12.3.2026 21.6.2026
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
‘US
SP, SR, POU-LT20,
United States
HEP, HER, HE-LT20
US-2.1333 N, P1 13.3.2026 21.6.2026’
(xiii) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1372 is replaced by the following:
‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
United States US-2.1372 SP, SR, POU-LT20, N, P1 21.4.2026 11.6.2026’
HEP, HER, HE-LT20
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(xiv) in the entry for the United States, the following row for the zone US-2.1397 is added after the row for the
zone US-2.1396:
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR,
‘US
US-2.1397 SP, SR, POU-LT20, N, P1 12.6.2026’
United States
HEP, HER, HE-LT20
(b) in Part 2, in the entry for the United States, the following description of the zone US-2.1397 is added after the
description of the zone US-2.1396:
State of Rhode Island
Providence 01
‘United States US-2.1397
Providence County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North
point (GPS coordinates: 71.3944091°W 41.9108407°N)’
(2) in Annex XIV, in Part 1, Section B is amended as follows:
(a) in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zones CA-2.334, CA-2.335, and CA-2.336 are replaced by the
following:
POU, RAT N, P1 30.4.2026 27.6.2026
CA-2.334
GBM P1 30.4.2026 27.6.2026
POU, RAT N, P1 11.5.2026 27.6.2026
‘CA
CA-2.335
Canada
GBM P1 11.5.2026 27.6.2026
POU, RAT N, P1 11.5.2026 24.6.2026
CA-2.336
GBM P1 11.5.2026 24.6.2026’
(b) in the entry for Canada, the row for the zone CA-2.338 is replaced by the following:
POU, RAT N, P1 19.5.2026 28.6.2026
‘CA
CA-2.338
Canada
GBM P1 19.5.2026 28.6.2026’
(c) in the entry for Chile, the rows for the zones CL-2.13 and CL-2.14 are replaced by the following:
POU, RAT N, P1 29.3.2026 9.5.2026
CL-2.13
GBM P1 29.3.2026 9.5.2026
‘CL
Chile
POU, RAT N, P1 15.4.2026 24.6.2026
CL-2.14
GBM P1 15.4.2026 24.6.2026’
(d) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1133 is replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 12.11.2025 26.6.2026
United States US-2.1133
GBM P1 12.11.2025 26.6.2026’
(e) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1192 is replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 8.12.2025 13.6.2026
United States US-2.1192
GBM P1 8.12.2025 13.6.2026’
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(f) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1245 and US-2.1246 are replaced by the
following:
POU, RAT N, P1 23.1.2026 28.6.2026
US-2.1245
GBM P1 23.1.2026 28.6.2026
‘US
United States
POU, RAT N, P1 23.1.2026 21.6.2026
US-2.1246
GBM P1 23.1.2026 21.6.2026’
(g) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1251 is replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 29.1.2026 28.6.2026
United States US-2.1251
GBM P1 29.1.2026 28.6.2026’
(h) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1253 is replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 30.1.2026 22.6.2026
United States US-2.1253
GBM P1 30.1.2026 22.6.2026’
(i) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1300 is replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 3.3.2026 13.6.2026
United States US-2.1300
GBM P1 3.3.2026 13.6.2026’
(j) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1302 is replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 27.2.2026 14.6.2026
United States US-2.1302
GBM P1 27.2.2026 14.6.2026’
(k) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1308 and US-2.1309 are replaced by the
following:
POU, RAT N, P1 5.3.2026 19.6.2026
US-2.1308
GBM P1 5.3.2026 19.6.2026
‘US
United States
POU, RAT N, P1 6.3.2026 19.6.2026
US-2.1309
GBM P1 6.3.2026 19.6.2026’
(l) in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.1332 and US-2.1333 are replaced by the
following:
POU, RAT N, P1 12.3.2026 21.6.2026
US-2.1332
GBM P1 12.3.2026 21.6.2026
‘US
United States
POU, RAT N, P1 13.3.2026 21.6.2026
US-2.1333
GBM P1 13.3.2026 21.6.2026’
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(m) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1372 is replaced by the following:
‘US POU, RAT N, P1 21.4.2026 11.6.2026
United States US-2.3272
GBM P1 21.4.2026 11.6.2026’
(n) in the entry for the United States, the following row for the zone US-2.1397 is added after the row for the zone
US-2.1396:
POU, RAT N, P1 12.6.2026
‘US
US-2.1397
United States
GBM P1 12.6.2026’
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