Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/499of 11 March 2025amending 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, 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)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/499 of 11 March 2025 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, 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) OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj. , and in particular Articles 230(1) and 232(1) and (3) thereof, Whereas: (1) 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. (2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 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). 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. (3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 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). lays down the lists of third countries, territories, or zones thereof, from which the entry into the Union of the consignments 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, or 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 an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in the province of Ontario, which was confirmed on 28 February 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR). (6) The United Kingdom has notified the Commission of four outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the counties of Cheshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Herefordshire and North Yorkshire, England, which were confirmed between 26 February 2025 and 6 March 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR). (7) In addition, the United States has notified the Commission of 35 outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the states of California (2), Indiana (5), Iowa (3), Missouri (4), Pennsylvania (3) and Ohio (18), which were confirmed between 4 February 2025 and 24 February 2025 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR). (8) Following those recent outbreaks of HPAI, the veterinary authorities of Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States established a restricted zone of at least 10 km around the affected establishments and implemented a stamping-out policy to control the presence of HPAI and limit the spread of that disease. (9) Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States have submitted information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on their territories and the measures taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI following these recent outbreaks of HPAI. (10) That information has been evaluated by the Commission. The Commission considers that, in view of the animal health situation in the areas under restrictions established by the veterinary authorities of Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds from those areas concerned by the recent outbreaks should be suspended, in order to protect the animal health status of the Union. (11) In addition, Canada and the United Kingdom have provided updated information to the Commission in relation to the epidemiological situation on their territories as regards HPAI that gave rise to the suspension of the entry into the Union of certain products, as set out in Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404. (12) On 26 February 2025, 3 March 2025 and 6 March 2025, Canada submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the measures it has taken in relation to six outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the provinces of Alberta and Ontario, which were confirmed between 12 November 2024 and 10 January 2025, by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR). (13) On 28 February 2025 and 4 March 2025, the United Kingdom has submitted updated information on the animal health situation and the measures it has taken in relation to six outbreaks of HPAI in poultry in the counties of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, which were confirmed between 17 January 2025 and 28 January 2025, by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR). (14) Canada and the United Kingdom informed the Commission that, following these outbreaks of HPAI, they have implemented a stamping out policy in order to control and limit the spread of that disease, and also completed the requisite cleaning and disinfection following the implementation of the stamping out policy on the infected poultry establishments.

(15) The Commission has evaluated the information submitted by Canada and the United Kingdom, and considers that they have provided appropriate guarantees that the animal health situation that gave rise to the suspension of the entry of consignments of certain products into the Union from the concerned zones, as set out in Annexes V and 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 concerned zones of Canada and the United Kingdom, from which entry into the Union had been suspended, should be reauthorised. (16) Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should, therefore, be amended to take account of the new HPAI outbreaks in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, and the resolved HPAI outbreaks in Canada and the United Kingdom. (17) Taking into account the new HPAI outbreaks in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States and in order to avoid unnecessary disruption in trade with Canada and the United Kingdom, 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. (18) 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

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Entry into force and applicability 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, 11 March 2025. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

Annex

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 row for zone CA-2.243 is replaced by the following: CA Canada CA-2.243BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20N, P112.11.20246.3.2025 (ii) in the entry for Canada, the following rows for zones CA-2.249 to CA-2.252 are replaced by the following: CA Canada CA-2.249BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20N, P119.12.20243.3.2025CA-2.250N, P120.12.20246.3.2025CA-2.251N, P120.12.202426.2.2025CA-2.252N, P127.12.20246.3.2025 (iii) in the entry for Canada, the following row for zone CA-2.255 is replaced by the following: CA Canada CA-2.255BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20N, P110.1.20257.3.2025 (iv) in the entry for Canada, the following row for zone CA-2.258 is added after the row for the zone CA-2.257: CA Canada CA-2.258BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20N, P128.2.2025

(v) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.343 is replaced by the following: GB United Kingdom GB-2.343BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20N, P117.1.202527.2.2025 (vi) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.345 is replaced by the following: GB United Kingdom GB-2.345BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20N, P117.1.20253.3.2025 (vii) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.347 is replaced by the following: GB United Kingdom GB-2.347BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20N, P121.1.202527.2.2025 (viii) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB-2.349 and GB-2.350 are replaced by the following: GB United Kingdom GB-2.349BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20N, P125.1.202527.2.2025GB-2.350N, P127.1.20253.3.2025 (ix) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for the zone GB-2.352 is replaced by the following: GB United Kingdom GB-2.352BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20N, P128.1.20253.3.2025 (x) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for the zones GB-2.362 to GB-2.365 are added after the row for the zone GB-2.361: GB United Kingdom GB-2.362BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20N, P126.2.2025GB-2.363N, P126.2.2025GB-2.364N, P14.3.2025GB-2.365N, P16.3.2025 (xi) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for the zones US-2.944 to US-2.978 are added after the row for the zone US-2.943: US United States US-2.944BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, SP, SR, POU-LT20, HEP, HER, HE-LT20N, P14.2.2025US-2.945N, P14.2.2025US-2.946N, P15.2.2025US-2.947N, P14.2.2025US-2.948N, P14.2.2025US-2.949N, P15.2.2025US-2.950N, P15.2.2025US-2.951N, P15.2.2025US-2.952N, P112.2.2025US-2.953N, P113.2.2025US-2.954N, P113.2.2025US-2.955N, P114.2.2025US-2.956N, P114.2.2025US-2.957N, P118.2.2025US-2.958N, P118.2.2025US-2.959N, P121.2.2025US-2.960N, P121.2.2025US-2.961N, P121.2.2025US-2.962N, P12.2.2025US-2.963N, P114.2.2025US-2.964N, P120.2.2025US-2.965N, P16.2.2025US-2.966N, P16.2.2025US-2.967N, P110.2.2025US-2.968N, P112.2.2025US-2.969N, P111.2.2025US-2.970N, P112.2.2025US-2.971N, P124.2.2025US-2.972N, P112.2.2025US-2.973N, P113.2.2025US-2.974N, P114.2.2025US-2.975N, P114.2.2025US-2.976N, P114.2.2025US-2.977N, P121.2.2025US-2.978N, P121.2.2025 (b) Part 2 is amended as follows: (i) in the entry for Canada, the following description of zone CA-2.258 is added after the row for the zone CA-2.257: CanadaCA-2.258 Ontario – Latitude 42.97, Longitude -81.4 The municipalities involved are: 3 km PZ: Komoka 10 km SZ: Arva, Delaware, Ilderton, Komoka, London, and Mount Brydges (ii) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following descriptions of zones GB-2.362 to GB-2.365 are added after the description of the zone GB-2.361: United KingdomGB-2.362 Near Malpas, Cheshire West & Chester, Cheshire, England, GB the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N53.00 and Long: W2.73

GB-2.363 Near Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, GB the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N54.08 and Long: W0.45 GB-2.364 Near Kington, North Herefordshire, Herefordshire, England, GB the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N52.19 and Long: W3.06 GB-2.365 Near Thirsk, Thirsk and Malton, North Yorkshire, England, GB the area contained with a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates Lat: N54.22 and Long: W1.42 (iii) in the entry for the United States, the following descriptions of the zones US-2.944 to US-2.978 are added after the description of the zone US-2.943: United StatesUS-2.944 State of Ohio Mercer 24 Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7083466°W 40.4933466°N) US-2.945 State of Ohio Mercer 25 Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.5458624°W 40.5157963°N) US-2.946 State of Ohio Mercer 26 Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.5448141°W 40.5015764°N) US-2.947 State of Ohio Mercer 27 Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.5525364°W 40.4904476°N) US-2.948 State of Ohio Mercer 28 Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7504140°W 40.4778520°N) US-2.949 State of Ohio Mercer 29 Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7128755°W 40.4785074°N) US-2.950 State of Ohio Auglaize 01 Auglaize County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.3517553°W 40.5480217°N) US-2.951 State of Ohio Mercer 30 Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.4413554°W 40.5267332°N) US-2.952 State of Ohio Mercer 39 Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.4527668°W 40.4958651°N) US-2.953 State of Ohio Mercer 40 Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7316587°W 40.5309789°N) US-2.954 State of Ohio Auglaize 02 Auglaize County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.4025009°W 40.5931573°N) US-2.955 State of Ohio Darke 23 Darke County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.5353595°W 40.2318294°N) US-2.956 State of Ohio Mercer 41 Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.5825244°W 40.6809083°N) US-2.957 State of Ohio Darke 24 Darke County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7666733°W 40.4380046°N) US-2.958 State of Ohio Mercer 42 Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.4959259°W 40.4795407°N)

US-2.959 State of Ohio Darke 25 Darke County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.6317894°W 40.3922288°N) US-2.960 State of Ohio Mercer 43 Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.4491422°W 40.4955847°N) US-2.961 State of Ohio Mercer 44 Mercer County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.4408127°W 40.4896337°N) US-2.962 State of Iowa O’Brien 02 O’Brien County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 95.8596603°W 43.2173321°N) US-2.963 State of Iowa Buena Vista 10 Buena Vista County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9546484°W 42.6874446°N) US-2.964 State of Iowa Sac 06 Sac County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.9721029°W 42.6373956°N) US-2.965 State of Missouri Newton 09 Newton County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 94.1794525°W 36.9113923°N) US-2.966 State of Missouri Lawrence 05 Laurence County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 93.9750864°W 37.3107820°N) US-2.967 State of Missouri Lawrence 06 Lawrence County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 93.8910972°W 37.1728422°N) US-2.968 State of Missouri Lawrence 07 Lawrence County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 93.9085386°W 37.1786025°N) US-2.969 State of Pennsylvania Cumberland 02 Cumberland County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 77.1381320°W 40.2411724°N) US-2.970 State of Pennsylvania Lancaster 37 Lancaster County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 76.2067770°W 40.2876685°N) US-2.971 State of Pennsylvania Philadelphia 01 Lancaster County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 75.1303593°W 40.0493075°N) US-2.972 State of California Merced 24 Merced County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 120.8534041°W 37.4287218°N) US-2.973 State of California Riverside 05 Riverside County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 117.0781874°W 33.7945827°N) US-2.974 State of Indiana Jay 05 Jay County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.8017908°W 40.5704268°N) US-2.975 State of Indiana Jay 06 Jay County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 84.7984765°W 40.5704963°N) US-2.976 State of Indiana Washington 01 Jay County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.9109393°W 38.7973315°N) US-2.977 State of Indiana Washington 02 Washington County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.9701344°W 38.7381988°N)

US-2.978 State of Indiana Elkhart 05 Elkhart County: A circular zone of a 10 km radius starting with North point (GPS coordinates: 85.7495371°W 41.7845675°N) (2) in Annex XIV, in Part 1, Section B is amended as follows: (a) in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zone CA-2.243 are replaced by the following: CA Canada CA-2.243POU, RATN, P112.11.20246.3.2025GBMP112.11.20246.3.2025 (b) in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zones CA-2.249 to CA-2.252 are replaced by the following: CA Canada CA-2.249POU, RATN, P119.12.20243.3.2025GBMP119.12.20243.3.2025CA-2.250POU, RATN, P120.12.20246.3.2025GBMP120.12.20246.3.2025CA-2.251POU, RATN, P120.12.202426.2.2025GBMP120.12.202426.2.2025CA-2.252POU, RATN, P127.12.20246.3.2025GBMP127.12.20246.3.2025 (c) in the entry for Canada, the rows for the zone CA-2.255 are replaced by the following: CA Canada CA-2.255POU, RATN, P110.1.20257.3.2025GBMP110.1.20257.3.2025 (d) in the entry for Canada, the following rows for the zone CA-2.258 are added after the rows for the zone CA-2.257: CA Canada CA-2.258POU, RATN, P128.2.2025GBMP128.2.2025 (e) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zone GB-2.343 are replaced by the following: GB United Kingdom GB-2.343POU, RATN, P117.1.202527.2.2025GBMP117.1.202527.2.2025 (f) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zone GB-2.345 are replaced by the following: GB United Kingdom GB-2.345POU, RATN, P117.1.20253.3.2025GBMP117.1.20253.3.2025 (g) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zone GB-2.347 are replaced by the following: GB United Kingdom GB-2.347POU, RATN, P121.1.202527.2.2025GBMP121.1.202527.2.2025 (h) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zones GB-2.349 and GB-2.350 are replaced by the following: GB United Kingdom GB-2.349POU, RATN, P125.1.202527.2.2025GBMP125.1.202527.2.2025GB-2.350POU, RATN, P127.1.20253.3.2025GBMP127.1.20253.3.2025 (i) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the rows for the zone GB-2.352 are replaced by the following: GB United Kingdom GB-2.352POU, RATN, P128.1.20253.3.2025GBMP128.1.20253.3.2025 (j) in the entry for the United Kingdom, the following rows for zones GB-2.362 to GB-2.365 are added after the rows for the zone GB-2.361: GB United Kingdom GB-2.362POU, RATN, P126.2.2025GBMP126.2.2025GB-2.363POU, RATN, P126.2.2025GBMP126.2.2025GB-2.364POU, RATN, P14.3.2025GBMP14.3.2025GB-2.365POU, RATN, P16.3.2025GBMP16.3.2025 (k) in the entry for the United States, the following rows for zones US-2.944 to US-2.978 are added after the rows for the zone US-2.943: US United States US-2.944POU, RATN, P14.2.2025GBMP14.2.2025US-2.945POU, RATN, P14.2.2025GBMP14.2.2025US-2.946POU, RATN, P15.2.2025GBMP15.2.2025US-2.947POU, RATN, P14.2.2025GBMP14.2.2025US-2.948POU, RATN, P14.2.2025GBMP14.2.2025US-2.949POU, RATN, P15.2.2025GBMP15.2.2025US-2.950POU, RATN, P15.2.2025GBMP15.2.2025US-2.951POU, RATN, P15.2.2025GBMP15.2.2025US-2.952POU, RATN, P112.2.2025GBMP112.2.2025US-2.953POU, RATN, P113.2.2025GBMP113.2.2025US-2.954POU, RATN, P113.2.2025GBMP113.2.2025US-2.955POU, RATN, P114.2.2025GBMP114.2.2025US-2.956POU, RATN, P114.2.2025GBMP114.2.2025US-2.957POU, RATN, P118.2.2025GBMP118.2.2025US-2.958POU, RATN, P118.2.2025GBMP118.2.2025US-2.959POU, RATN, P121.2.2025GBMP121.2.2025US-2.960POU, RATN, P121.2.2025GBMP121.2.2025US-2.961POU, RATN, P121.2.2025GBMP121.2.2025

US-2.962POU, RATN, P12.2.2025GBMP12.2.2025US-2.963POU, RATN, P114.2.2025GBMP114.2.2025US-2.964POU, RATN, P120.2.2025GBMP120.2.2025US-2.965POU, RATN, P16.2.2025GBMP16.2.2025US-2.966POU, RATN, P16.2.2025GBMP16.2.2025US-2.967POU, RATN, P110.2.2025GBMP110.2.2025US-2.968POU, RATN, P112.2.2025GBMP112.2.2025US-2.969POU, RATN, P111.2.2025GBMP111.2.2025US-2.970POU, RATN, P112.2.2025GBMP112.2.2025US-2.971POU, RATN, P124.2.2025GBMP124.2.2025US-2.972POU, RATN, P112.2.2025GBMP112.2.2025US-2.973POU, RATN, P113.2.2025GBMP113.2.2025US-2.974POU, RATN, P114.2.2025GBMP114.2.2025US-2.975POU, RATN, P114.2.2025GBMP114.2.2025US-2.976POU, RATN, P114.2.2025GBMP114.2.2025US-2.977POU, RATN, P121.2.2025GBMP121.2.2025US-2.978POU, RATN, P121.2.2025GBMP121.2.2025