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Official Journal |
EN L series |
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2026/243 |
30.1.2026 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2026/243
of 26 January 2026
amending the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2256 concerning emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of Newcastle disease in Poland
(notified under document C(2026) 543)
(Only the Polish text is authentic)
(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 259(1), thereof,
Whereas:
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(1) |
Newcastle disease (ND) is an infectious viral disease in birds and can have a severe impact on the profitability of poultry farming, causing disturbance to trade within the Union and exports to third countries. In the event of an outbreak of ND, there is a risk that the disease agent may spread to other establishments keeping poultry or captive birds. |
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Regulation (EU) 2016/429 establishes the legislative framework for the prevention and control of diseases that are transmissible to animals or humans. ND falls within the definition of a listed disease in that Regulation, and it is subject to the disease prevention and control rules laid down therein. In addition, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 (2) supplements Regulation (EU) 2016/429 as regards the rules for the control of certain listed diseases, including ND. In particular, Articles 21 and 22 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 provide that in the event of an outbreak of a category A disease, including ND, in an establishment, the competent authority is to immediately establish a restricted zone, and for certain measures to be applied therein. Article 21(1) of that Delegated Regulation provides that the restricted zone is to comprise a protection zone, a surveillance zone, and, if necessary, further restricted zones around or adjacent to the protection and surveillance zones. |
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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2256 (3) was adopted on the basis of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and it lays down emergency measures at Union level in relation to outbreaks of ND in Poland. In particular, Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2256 provides that the protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones, to be established by Poland following outbreaks of ND, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, are to comprise at least the areas listed as protection, surveillance, and further restricted zones in the Annex to that Implementing Decision. It also provides that the measures to be applied in those zones, in accordance with that Delegated Regulation, are to be maintained until at least the dates set out in that Annex. |
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The Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2256 was recently amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/105 (4) following new outbreaks of ND in Poland in establishments where poultry or captive birds were kept, which needed to be reflected in that Annex. |
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Since that amendment of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2256 by means of Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/105, Poland has notified the Commission of ten more outbreaks of ND in establishments where poultry or captive birds were kept, located in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Mazowieckie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie and Wielkopolskie voivodships. |
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Following those ten outbreaks, the competent authority of Poland has taken the necessary disease control measures required in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, including the establishment of protection and surveillance zones around the outbreaks. |
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The Commission has examined those disease control measures, and it is satisfied that the boundaries of the protection and surveillances zones established by Poland, following the ten outbreaks notified most recently, are at a sufficient distance from the establishments where the outbreaks of ND have been confirmed. |
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In order to prevent any unnecessary disturbance to trade within the Union and to avoid any unjustified disruptions to trade with third countries, it is necessary to rapidly lay down at Union level, in collaboration with Poland, the protection and surveillance zones established by that Member State, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, following the latest outbreaks. |
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In particular, the areas concerned by those outbreaks should also be listed in the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2256, as protection and surveillance zones for Poland to take account of the boundaries of the protection and surveillance zones established by that Member State, as well as the duration of the measures required to be applied in those zones, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. |
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Given the urgency of the epidemiological situation in Poland as regards the spread of ND, and the need to prevent the disease spreading from the affected establishments in Poland to other parts of that Member State or to other Member States or third countries, it is appropriate that the amendments to be made to the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2256, by this Decision, take effect as soon as possible. |
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The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2256 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Poland.
Done at Brussels, 26 January 2026.
For the Commission
Olivér VÁRHELYI
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj.
(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 64, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/687/oj).
(3) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2256 of 5 November 2025 concerning emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of Newcastle disease in Poland (OJ L, 2025/2256, 10.11.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/2256/oj).
(4) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/105 of 12 January 2026 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2256 concerning emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of Newcastle disease in Poland (OJ L, 2026/105, 15.01.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/105/oj).
ANNEX
‘ANNEX
Restricted zones established around the confirmed outbreaks:
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Administrative area and ADIS reference number of the outbreak |
Areas established as protection, surveillance and further restricted zones, referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 4 |
Date until applicable |
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Lubelskie voivodship |
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PL-ND.NON-P-2025-00094 |
Surveillance zone: W województwie lubelskim, w powiecie kraśnickim:
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21.1.2026-29.1.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie lubelskim, w powiecie kraśnickim:
W województwie świętokrzyskim:
W województwie podkarpackim, w powiecie stalowowolskim:
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29.1.2026 |
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Kujawsko-pomorskie voivodship |
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PL-ND-2026-00006 |
Protection zone: W województwie kujawsko-pomorskim:
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8.2.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie kujawsko-pomorskim:
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9.2.2026 – 17.2.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie kujawsko-pomorskim:
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17.2.2026 |
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Małopolskie voivodship |
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PL-ND-2025-00087 |
Surveillance zone: W województwie małopolskim:
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15.1.2026-23.1.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie małopolskim:
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23.1.2026 |
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Mazowieckie voivodship |
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PL-ND-2026-00002 |
Protection zone: W województwie mazowieckim:
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26.1.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie mazowieckim:
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27.1.2026-4.2.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie mazowieckim:
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4.2.2026 |
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PL-ND.NON-P-2026-00005 |
Protection zone: W województwie mazowieckim:
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5.2.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie mazowieckim:
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6.2.2026 – 14.2.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie mazowieckim:
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14.2.2026 |
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Podlaskie voivodship |
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PL-ND-2025-00090 |
Surveillance zone: W województwie podlaskim:
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21.1.2026-29.1.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie podlaskim:
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29.1.2026 |
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Warmińsko-mazurskie voivodship |
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PL-ND-2026-00008 |
Protection zone: W województwie warmińsko-mazurskim:
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11.2.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie warmińsko-mazurskim:
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12.2.2026 – 20.2.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie warmińsko-mazurskim:
W województwie kujawsko-pomorskim:
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20.2.2026 |
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Wielkopolskie and Lubuskie voivodships |
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PL-ND-2025-00059 PL-ND-2025-00065 PL-ND-2025-00066 PL-ND-2025-00068 PL-ND-2025-00073 PL-ND-2025-00074 PL-ND-2025-00075 PL-ND-2025-00077 PL-ND-2025-00078 PL-ND-2025-00079 PL-ND-2025-00080 PL-ND-2025-00081 PL-ND-2025-00082 PL-ND-2025-00085 PL-ND-2025-00089 PL-ND-2025-00091 PL-ND-2025-00092 PL-ND-2025-00093 PL-ND-2025-00094 PL-ND-2025-00095 PL-ND-2026-00003 PL-ND-2026-00010 PL-ND-2026-00011 PL-ND.NON-P-2025-00087 |
Protection zone: W województwie wielkopolskim:
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11.2.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie wielkopolskim:
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12.2.2026-20.2.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie wielkopolskim:
W województwie lubuskim:
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20.2.2026 |
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Further restricted zone:
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20.2.2026 |
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PL-ND-2025-00088 |
Surveillance zone: W województwie wielkopolskim:
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15.1.2026-23.1.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie wielkopolskim:
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23.1.2026 |
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PL-ND-2026-00004 PL-ND-2026-00005 PL-ND-2026-00009 |
Protection zone: W województwie wielkopolskim:
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10.2.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie wielkopolskim:
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11.2.2026 – 19.2.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie wielkopolskim:
W województwie łódzkim:
Zawierające się w promieniu 10 km od współrzędnych GPS 51.88275473, 18.40120763 |
19.2.2026 |
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PL-ND-2026-00007 PL-ND-2026-00012 |
Protection zone: W województwie wielkopolskim:
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14.2.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie wielkopolskim:
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15.2.2026 – 23.2.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie wielkopolskim:
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23.2.2026 |
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Zachodniopomorskie voivodship |
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PL-ND-2026-00001 |
Protection zone: W województwie zachodniopomorskim:
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25.1.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie zachodniopomorskim:
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26.1.2026-3.2.2026 |
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Surveillance zone: W województwie zachodniopomorskim:
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3.2.2026 |
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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/243/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)