Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2328 of 14 October 2026 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada 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 2026/2328 19.10.2026 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/2328 of 14 October 2026 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada 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) Canada has notified the Commission of three new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the provinces of Alberta and Manitoba. The outbreaks were confirmed on 1 October 2026 and 7 October 2026 in Alberta, and on 2 October 2026 in Manitoba, by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).

(6) The United States has notified the Commission of two new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the state of Minnesota which were confirmed on 6 October 2026 and 7 October 2026 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/2026/2328/oj 1/5EN OJ L, 19.10.2026

(7) Following those recent outbreaks of HPAI, the veterinary authorities of Canada and the United States notified the establishment of restricted zones of at least 10 km around the affected establishments and the implementation of a stamping-out policy to control the presence of HPAI and limit the spread of that disease.

(8) Canada and the United States have submitted further information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on their respective territories and the measures that were taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI following those recent HPAI outbreaks.

(9) The information provided by Canada and the United States 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 and 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 areas concerned by the new outbreaks in those third countries 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 Canada and 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.

(10) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2227(4)amended Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation

(EU) 2021/404 in order, inter alia, to reauthorise the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds from zone US-2.1374 in the United States, where an outbreak of HPAI had been confirmed on 1 May 2026. However, due to a typographical error, the date of reauthorisation indicated in column 7 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 is incorrect and should be 21 August 2026 instead of 15 August 2026. In order to rectify that error, the rows relating to zone US-2.1374 should be replaced. Annex V and Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.

(11) Taking into account the new HPAI outbreaks in Canada and the United States, and in order to avoid any unnecessary disruption in trade with 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.

(12) 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.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2227 of 1 October 2026 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation

(EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada 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 (OJ L, 2026/2227, 2.10.2026 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/2227/oj).

2/5 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/2328/ojEN OJ L, 19.10.2026 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 October 2026.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/2328/oj 3/5EN OJ L, 19.10.2026 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-2.346, CA-2.347 and CA-2.348 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.345:

CA-2.346 N, P1 1.10.2026 BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, ‘CA CA-2.347 SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, N, P1 2.10.2026 Canada HER, HE-LT20 CA-2.348 N, P1 7.10.2026’

(ii) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1374 is replaced by the following: ‘US BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, United US-2.1374 SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, N, P1 1.5.2026 21.8.2026’ States HER, HE-LT20

(iii) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1422 and US-2.1423 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1421: ‘US US-2.1422 BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, N, P1 6.10.2026 United SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, States US-2.1423 HER, HE-LT20 N, P1 7.10.2026’

(b) Part 2 is amended as follows:

(i) in the entry for Canada, the following descriptions of the zones CA-2.346, CA-2.347 and CA-2.348 are added after the description of the zone CA-2.345:

Alberta – Latitude 53.84, Longitude -111.95

The municipalities involved are:

CA-2.346 3km PZ: Two Hills 10km SZ: Hairy Hill, Minburn, Two Hills, Vegreville, Warwick, and Willingdon Manitoba – Latitude 49.24, Longitude -98.51

The municipalities involved are: ‘Canada CA-2.347 3km PZ: Pembina 10km SZ: Pembina and Stanley Alberta – Latitude 53.96, Longitude -113.42

The municipalities involved are:

CA-2.348 3km PZ: Sturgeon 10km SZ: Bon Accord, Fedorah, Gibbons, Opal, Redwater, Sturgeon, Thorhild, and Westlock’

(ii) in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.1422 and US-2.1423 are added after the description of the zone US-2.1421:

State of Minnesota Stearns 33 ‘United States US-2.1422

Stearns County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9170383°W 45.7639956°N) 4/5 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/2328/ojEN OJ L, 19.10.2026 State of Minnesota Jackson 01 US-2.1423

Jackson County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9369444°W 43.6310995°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-2.346, CA-2.347 and CA-2.348 are added after the row for the zone CA-2.345:

POU, RAT N, P1 1.10.2026 CA-2.346 GBM P1 1.10.2026 POU, RAT N, P1 2.10.2026 ‘CA CA-2.347 Canada GBM P1 2.10.2026 POU, RAT N, P1 7.10.2026 CA-2.348 GBM P1 7.10.2026’

(b) in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.1374 is replaced by the following: ‘US POU, RAT N, P1 1.5.2026 21.8.2026 United US-2.1374 States GBM P1 1.5.2026 21.8.2026’

(c) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.1422 to US-2.1423 are added after the row for the zone US-2.1421:

POU, RAT N, P1 6.10.2026 US-2.1422 ‘US GBM P1 6.10.2026 United States POU, RAT N, P1 7.10.2026 US-2.1423 GBM P1 7.10.2026’

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/2328/oj 5/5