(1)

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 requires 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.

(2)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 (2) lays down the animal health requirements with which 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.

(3)

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.

(4)

More particularly, Annexes V and XIV 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, and of fresh meat from poultry and game birds.

(5)

The United Kingdom notified the Commission of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry. The outbreaks are located near Leeming Bar, Hambleton, North Yorkshire in England and near Thirsk, Hambleton, North Yorkshire in England and were confirmed on 24 November 2021 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).

(6)

The United Kingdom notified the Commission of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry. The outbreak is located near Barrow upon Soar, Charnwood, Leicestershire in England and was confirmed on 25 November 2021 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).

(7)

The United Kingdom notified the Commission of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry. The outbreak is located near Thirsk, Hambleton, North Yorkshire in England and was confirmed on 26 November 2021 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).

(8)

The veterinary authorities of the United Kingdom established a 10 km control zone 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.

(9)

The United Kingdom has submitted information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on its territory and the measures it has 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, the entry into the Union of consigments of poultry, germinal products of poultry, and fresh meat from poultry and game birds from the areas under restrictions established by the veterinary authorities of the United Kingdom due to the recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza should no longer be authorised.

(10)

Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should be therefore amended accordingly.

(11)

Taking into account the current epidemiological situation in the United Kingdom as regards highly pathogenic avian influenza, the amendments to be made 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,

(1)

In accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), products which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, are presumed to be in conformity with the requirements covered by those standards or parts thereof set out in Article 4(1) of Directive 2013/53/EU and Annex I to that Directive.

(2)

By Implementing Decision C(2015) 8736 (3), the Commission made a request to the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (Cenelec) for the drafting and revision of harmonised standards in support of Directive 2013/53/EU addressing the stricter essential requirements set out in Article 4(1) of Directive 2013/53/EU and in Annex I to that Directive, in comparison with the repealed Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).

(3)

By Implementing Decision C(2015) 8736 CEN and Cenelec were also requested to revise standards the references of which were published by Commission communication 2015/C 087/01 (5).

(4)

On the basis of the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2015) 8736, CEN revised the following harmonised standards: EN ISO 8849:2018 on electrically operated direct-current bilge pumps, the reference of which has been published by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/919 (6) and EN ISO 14946:2001/AC:2005 on maximum load capacity, the reference of which has been published by Commission communication 2018/C 209/05 (7). This resulted in the adoption of the following harmonised standards: EN ISO 8849:2021 and EN ISO 14946:2021.

(5)

On the basis of the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2015) 8736, CEN also drafted new harmonised standards EN ISO 8099-2:2021 on sewage treatment systems and EN ISO 14945:2021 on builder’s plate.

(6)

The Commission together with CEN has assessed whether those standards as drafted or revised by CEN comply with the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2015) 8736.

(7)

The standard EN ISO 8099-2:2021 sets out requirements for the design, construction and installation of sewage treatment systems on small craft.

(8)

The standard EN ISO 8849:2021 sets out requirements for electrically operated bilge pumps intended for use in removing bilge water.

(9)

The standard EN ISO 14945:2021 sets out requirements for uniform display of information exhibited on the builder’s plate of small craft.

(10)

The standard EN ISO 14946:2021 specifies the items included in the maximum load of small craft, without exceeding the limits set by other standards for stability, freeboard, flotation and man overboard prevention. It further sets requirements for seating and occupancy areas of crew members.

(11)

The standards EN ISO 8099-2:2021, EN ISO 8849:2021, EN ISO 14945:2021 and EN ISO 14946:2021 satisfy the requirements which they aim to cover and which are set out in Article 4(1) of Directive 2013/53/EU, as well as in Part A of Annex I to that Directive. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of those standards in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(12)

Standard EN ISO 8849:2021 is to replace standard EN ISO 8849:2018. Standard EN ISO 14946:2021 is to replace standard EN ISO 14946:2001/AC:2005.

(13)

It is therefore necessary to withdraw the references of standards EN ISO 8849:2018 and EN ISO 14946:2001/AC:2005 from the Official Journal of the European Union.

(14)

In order to give manufacturers sufficient time to adapt their products to the revised versions of harmonised standards EN ISO 8849:2018 and EN ISO 14946:2001/AC:2005, it is necessary to defer the withdrawal of the references of those standards.

(15)

Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/919 lists the references of harmonised standards drafted in support of Directive 2013/53/EU. The references of harmonised standards EN ISO 8099-2:2021, EN ISO 8849:2021, EN ISO 14945:2021 and EN ISO 14946:2021 should be included in that Annex. The reference of harmonised standard EN ISO 8849:2018 should be deleted from that Annex.

(16)

Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/919 lists the references of harmonised standards drafted in support of Directive 2013/53/EU that are withdrawn from the Official Journal of the European Union. The reference of harmonised standard EN ISO 14946:2001/AC:2005 should be included in that Annex.

(17)

Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/919 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(18)

Compliance with a harmonised standard confers a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation from the date of publication of the reference of such standard in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision should therefore enter into force on the date of its publication,