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Document 32023R0725
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/725 of 31 March 2023 amending Annexes V, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States in the lists of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry and fresh meat of poultry and game birds and meat products from ungulates, poultry and game birds (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/725 of 31 March 2023 amending Annexes V, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States in the lists of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry and fresh meat of poultry and game birds and meat products from ungulates, poultry and game birds (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/725 of 31 March 2023 amending Annexes V, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States in the lists of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry and fresh meat of poultry and game birds and meat products from ungulates, poultry and game birds (Text with EEA relevance)
C/2023/2355
OJ L 94, 3.4.2023, pp. 26–47
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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- European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
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- Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, SANTE
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- Implementing regulation
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- EEA relevance
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- Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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3.4.2023 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 94/26 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/725
of 31 March 2023
amending Annexes V, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States in the lists of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry and fresh meat of poultry and game birds and meat products from ungulates, poultry and game birds
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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) and (3) thereof.
Whereas:
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Regulation (EU) 2016/429 provides that consignments of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin must come from a third country or territory, or zone or compartment thereof, listed in accordance with Article 230(1) of that Regulation in order to enter the Union. |
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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 or territories, or zones thereof, or compartments thereof in the case of aquaculture animals, must comply with in order to enter the Union. |
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 (3) establishes the lists of third countries, or territories, or zones or compartments 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. |
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More particularly, Annexes V, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 set out the lists of third countries, or territories, or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union, respectively, of consignments of poultry, germinal products of poultry, of fresh meat from poultry and game birds and of meat products from ungulates, poultry and game birds. |
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Canada has notified the Commission of three outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry in the provinces of Nova Scotia (1) and Ontario (2), Canada, which were confirmed between 3 March 2023 and on of14 March 2023 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR). |
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Chile has notified the Commission of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry in the Region of O’Higgins, Chile, which was confirmed on 12 March 2023 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR). |
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Moreover, the United Kingdom has notified the Commission of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry in the county of Cumbria in England, United Kingdom which was confirmed on 10 March 2023 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR). |
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Additionally, the United States has notified the Commission of 22 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry in the states of Florida (1), Pennsylvania (20) and South Dakota (1), United States, which were confirmed between 3 March 2023 and 23 March 2023 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR). |
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Following those recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, the veterinary authorities of Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States established control zones of at least 10 km around the affected establishments and implemented a stamping-out policy in order to control the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza and limit the spread of that disease. |
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Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States have submitted information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on their territory and the measures they have taken to prevent the further spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. That information has been evaluated by the Commission. On the basis of that evaluation and in order to protect the animal health status of the Union, the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and fresh meat of poultry and game birds from the areas under restrictions established by the veterinary authorities of Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States due to the recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza should no longer be authorised. |
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In addition, the risk mitigating treatment D, in accordance with Annex XXVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, should be required for the entry into the Union of consignments of meat products from poultry and game birds from affected zones of Chile defined under ‘CL-2’ in Part 2 of Annex XV of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. |
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Furthermore, Canada has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation on its territory in relation to eight outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry establishments in the provinces British Columbia (6), Ontario (1) and Saskatchewan (1), Canada which were confirmed between 27 October 2022 and 6 January 2023. |
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In addition, the United Kingdom has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation on its territory in relation to fourteen outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry establishments in the counties of Cambridgeshire, (1), Essex (1), Norfolk (2) North Yorkshire (4) Suffolk (1) and Yorkshire (2) in England, United Kingdom, and in the council areas of Dumfries and Galloway (1) Moray (1) and Perth and Kinross (1) in Scotland, United Kingdom, which were confirmed between 21 August 2022 and 27 January 2023. |
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Moreover, the United States has submitted updated information on the epidemiological situation on its territory in relation to 22 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry establishments in the states of California (2), Colorado (2), Indiana (1), Iowa (4), Kansas (3), Maryland (1), Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), South Dakota (2), Texas (1) Washington (1) and Wisconsin (1), United States, which were confirmed between 1 September 2022 and 8 February 2023. |
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Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States have also submitted information on the measures they have taken to prevent the further spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. In particular, following those outbreaks of that disease, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States 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 on the infected poultry establishments on their territories. |
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The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States and concluded that the outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry establishments have been cleared and that there is no longer a risk associated with the entry into the Union of poultry commodities from the zones of Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States from which the entry into the Union of poultry commodities was suspended following those outbreaks. |
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Annexes V, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should be therefore amended to take account of the current epidemiological situation as regards highly pathogenic avian influenza in Canada, in the United Kingdom and in the United States. |
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Taking into account the current epidemiological situation in Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States as regards highly pathogenic avian influenza and the serious risk of its introduction into the Union, the amendments to be made to Annexes V, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 by this Regulation should take effect as a matter of urgency. |
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/462 (4) amended Annex V and Annex XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 by adding an opening date to the row US-2.251 in the entry for the United States in Annex V and in Annex XIV. As one error has been detected concerning the zone to be opened, the row for the zone US-2.251 in Annex V and XIV should be corrected accordingly. This correction should apply from the date of application of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/426. |
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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, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Correction to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404
1. In Annex V, in Section B of Part 1, in the entry for the United States, the row for the zone US-2.251 is replaced by the following:
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‘US United States |
US-2.251 |
BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20 |
N, P1 |
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2.9.2022’ |
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2. In Annex XIV, in Section B of Part 1, in the entry for the United States, the rows for the zones US-2.251 are replaced by the following:
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‘US United States |
US-2.251 |
POU, RAT |
N, P1 |
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2.9.2022 |
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GBM |
P1 |
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2.9.2022’ |
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Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
However, Article 2 shall apply from 7 March 2023.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 March 2023.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(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).
(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).
(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/462 of 2 March 2023 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 authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry, germinal products of poultry and fresh meat of poultry and game birds (OJ L 68, 6.3.2023, p. 4).
ANNEX
Annexes V, XIV and XV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended as follows:
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Annex V is amended as follows:
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Annex XIV is amended as follows:
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Annex XV is amended as follows
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