Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/249 of 18 February 2022 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for the United Kingdom 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 (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/249of 18 February 2022amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for the United Kingdom 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(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., and in particular Articles 230(1) and 232(1) thereof.Whereas:(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) 2020/692Commission 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). 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) 2021/404Commission 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). 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 an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry. The outbreak is located near Bishop’s Waltham, Winchester, Hampshire, England and was confirmed on 4 February 2022 by laboratory analysis (RT-PCR).(6)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.(7)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.(8)Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 should be therefore amended accordingly.(9)Taking into account the current epidemiological situation in the United Kingdom as regards highly pathogenic avian influenza and its serious risk of introduction into the Union, the amendments to be made to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 by this Regulation should take effect as a matter of urgency.(10)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 1Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This 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, 18 February 2022.For the CommissionThe PresidentUrsula von der LeyenANNEXAnnexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 are amended as follows:(1)Annex V is amended as follows:(a)in Part 1, in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for zone GB-2.96 is inserted after the row for zone GB-2.95:
"GB United KingdomGB-2.96Breeding poultry other than ratites and productive poultry other than ratitesBPPN, P14.2.2022
Breeding ratites and productive ratitesBPRN, P14.2.2022
Poultry intended for slaughter other than ratitesSPN, P14.2.2022
Ratites intended for slaughterSRN, P14.2.2022
Day-old chicks other than ratitesDOCN, P14.2.2022
Day-old chicks of ratitesDORN, P14.2.2022
Less than 20 heads of poultry other than ratitesPOU-LT20N, P14.2.2022
Hatching eggs of poultry other than ratitesHEPN, P14.2.2022
Hatching eggs of ratitesHERN, P14.2.2022
Less than 20 heads of poultry other than ratitesHE-LT20N, P14.2.2022"
(b)in Part 2, in the entry for the United Kingdom, the description of the zone GB-2.96 is inserted after the description of the zone GB-2.95:
"GB United KingdomGB-2.96Near Bishop’s Waltham, Winchester, Hampshire, England.The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10km, centred on WGS84 dec, coordinates N51.00 and W1.24"
(2)in Annex XIV, in Part 1, in the entry for the United Kingdom, the row for zone GB-2.96 is inserted after the row for zone GB-2.95:
"GB United KingdomGB-2.96Fresh meat of poultry other than ratitesPOUN, P14.2.2022
Fresh meat of ratitesRATN, P14.2.2022
Fresh meat of game birdsGBMN, P14.2.2022"