List of third countries that impose import to EU Antigua and Barbuda, 21/11/2014 EU Delegation, Press article 18/11/2014 Poultry and poultry from UK and the Netherlands St. Lucia and Barbados 28/11/2014 Australia 03/12/2014 EU Delegation Australia's Department of Agriculture has added these countries to condition C9884 (Germany on 10 November and the Netherlands and the United Kindgom on 18 November), being its list of Countries with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) for the importation of biological. Brazil 24/11/2014 Letters from MAPA to the NL Condition C9884 entails additional risk reduction measures to be the Department, which are detailed in Public Quarantine Alert PCA0997. 21/11/2014 Temporary restriction on the importation into Brazil of live birds from the NL. Fertile eggs from the NL can be. MAPA asked the NL to provide information about controls in the NL. YES, implicitly 1 P a g e
List of third countries that impose import to EU imported into Brazil with an additional declaration. Hong Kong 24/11/2014 Press article HK 21/11/2014 The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 24) that, the import of poultry meat and (including poultry eggs) from the country (The Netherlands) will be banned with immediate effect for protection of Hong Kong's public health. Indonesia G/SPS/N/IDN/95 For the United Kingdom and the Netherlands on 14/11/2014, while for Germany on 4/Nov/2014 Live poultry and poultry from NL, DE and UK YES, if MS has applied. YES, if MS has applied. 2015-01-13: Countrywide ban still in place. letter under preparation. Comments to the WTO SPS notification Iran 04/12/2014 Member States?? YES. For UK for day-old chicks? Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was sent on 23/12/2014 a Note Verbale to explain 2 P a g e
List of third countries that impose import to EU Japan 24/11/2014 EU Delegation, Tokyo 17/11/2014 ation of live chicks from UK has been suspended the EU Authorities so far. Meeting held in Tokyo on 11.12.2014 requested Japan to accept regionalisation. Japan would need specific implementation measures taken for the review. Jordan 25/11/2014 G/SPS/N/JOR/28 G/SPS/N/JOR/29 G/SPS/N/JOR/30 22/11/2014 (DE) 5/12/2014(NL) 26/11/2014 (UK) Temporary ban on the import of live poultry and poultry meat from GERMANY, NETHERLANDS and the UK YES: The following are excluded from the ban decision: 1. Specific pathogen free (SPF eggs); Comments to the WTO SPS notification 2. Hatching eggs; 3. Parents and grandparent one 3 P a g e
List of third countries that impose import to EU day old chicks; 4. Heat treated. Morocco 16/12/2014 G/SPS/ N/MAR/39 7/12/2014 Temporary ban on all birds, poultry, poultry meat, poultry, eggs and egg, but Morocco could consider regionalisation YES Gather information about the possibility for regionalisation Mexico 24/11/2014 Letter from SAGARPA to the 21/11/2014 Temporary restriction on the importation Mexico of: Fertile eggs from the UK, NL and DE; Eggs for human consumption from NL; Up to 3-day old chicks from UK, NL and DE.. SAGARPA asked the to provide information about controls in all (affected and nonaffected) MS. YES, implicitly Letter from the replying the letter from SAGARPA Philippines 17/12/2014 G/SPS/N/PHL/260 G/SPS/N/PHL/266 7/11/2014 (for measures on DE) 10/12/2014 (for measures on UK) Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds, including poultry meat, day-old-chicks, eggs and semen originating from GERMANY. YES for UK Comments to the WTO SPS notification Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs and 4 P a g e
List of third countries that impose import to EU semen originating from Yorkshire, UK Russia G/SPS/N/RUS/87 3/12/2014 Poultry meat and all poultry, feeds and feed additives for poultry, used equipment for keeping, slaughter and butchering of birds, from GERMANY (Some of the processed are already banned as they fall under the retaliation ban put in place in August 2014) YES, but not to be considered as proper regionalisation and does not follow the EU defined zones. for poultry meat from NL. YES In addition, live poultry, hatching eggs,, feathers from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Bradenburg. With letter dated 24 Nov 2014, Russian Federation (CU) has also blocked all poultry meat (except heat treated) from the whole NL territory, but hatching eggs and DOC only from province of Utrecht Saudi-Arabia 5/1/2015 G/SPS/N/SAU/138 Letter from Saudi- Arabia to NL 22/12/2014 22/12/2014 Poultry meat, eggs and their from Veneto, ITALY Temporary ban on poultry meat, YES somehow for Italy as only from Veneto region are suspended YES, processed poultry meat and egg 5 P a g e
List of third countries that impose import to EU table eggs and its and preparations thereof from NL for NL exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of Ai virus Singapore 19/11/2014 Letters from AVA to EU MS concerned (DE/UK and NL), EU DEL and 19/11/2014 Temporary restriction on the importation of poultry, poultry, egg and birds from NL, UK and DE with immediate effect. Heat-treated poultry which comply with the OIE guidelines for inactivation of AI virus will not be subjected to the restriction., but SGP offered to the EU MS concerned to provide information so that regionalisation can be accepted YES 2014-11-24 DEL contacted AVA, request to work on regionalisation. 2014-12-12 letter sent from to SGP (AVA) 2015-01 beginning UK submitted letter with required detailed information on measures taken. South-Africa 18/11/2014 Letters from DAFF to EU MS concerned 18/11/2014 Live poultry, pigeons and other birds, eggs (excluding SPF eggs), fresh poultry meat and other poultry not subject to a process to ensure inactivation of AI virus from countries where HPAI occurs in YES, suspension excludes poultry/birds or thereof from NAI- free compartments according to the OIE YES, if the process ensures the satisfactory inactivation of the virus (must be proven scientifically) TCC meeting with South-Africa on 24/11 in Brussels- Letter has been sent on 4/12/2014 to South- Africa to accept 6 P a g e
List of third countries that impose import to EU domestic poultry. guidelines. The requirements of such compartments must be agreed upon between South- Africa and the concerned MSs. zoning Reply received 11/12/2014: Possibility to consider compartmentalisation and regionalisation, but MS would need to request. South-Korea 18/11/2014 Letters from MAFRA to EU MS concerned and EU DEL 18/11/2014 Poultry from Germany, Netherlands and the UK EU Del in Seoul has provided information to South-Korea and requested to accept zoning Letter sent to Korea 9 January 2015 Taiwan 19/11/2014 Taiwan authorities 1 17/11/2014 Country (NL and UK) removed from the list of approved countries to export poultry and poultry : To note that currently none of the three affected countries (DE, UK and NL) export poultry to Taiwan. NL exports poultry manure which is 1 https://www.baphiq.gov.tw/admin/upload/twgov_file_201411172055572.pdf 7 P a g e
List of third countries that impose import to EU affected. 2014-12-05 Meeting between BAPHIQ and EU office Taipei. Outcome: Taiwan informed to have put pending applications on hold for DE and UK. These countries need to apply actively to be listed being free of AI (3 months after last outbreak). Procedure needs to be followed (EUs experience is that this can take a lot of time). 2015-01: outbreaks of H5N8 in Taiwan. Further discussion with Taiwan and EETO (European office in Taipei) Thailand 09-12-2014 EU DEL in Bangkok 24/11/2014 Temporary import suspension of live poultry (including day old chicks and hatching eggs) and No Yes, heattreated allowed EU comments to the WTO SPS notification 2015-01-05: Letter sent by 8 P a g e
List of third countries that impose import to EU G/SPS/N/THA/225 poultry carcasses from Germany, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom urging recognition of regionalisation. Ukraine 19/11/2014 25/11/2014 Press release G/SPS/N/UKR/99 G/SPS/N/UKR/100 G/SPS/N/UKR/101 19/11/2014 Poultry, poultry and raw materials Ukraine has applied regionalisation to the whole of the UK, except Yorkshire and Humber. None of these two regions currently exist in the UK. The regionalisation should apply to the whole of the UK, except the administrative territory of East Riding of Yorkshire and apply only to the flocks of origin. Meeting in Kiev on 26 Nov 2014: EU requested UA accept regionalisation Comments to the WTO notification UA has applied regionalisation to Germany (import only apply tothe Federal State Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania). 9 P a g e
List of third countries that impose import to EU UA has not yet applied regionalization for the NL. United Arab Emirates 24/11/2014 G/SPS/N/ARE/44,45 and 46 (18/11/2014) G/SPS/N/ARE/48 (6/1/2015) 18/11/2014: Temporary ban for Germany, NL and UK 06/01/2015 : Temporary ban for Italy Live poultry and poultry including poultry meat, day-old chicks, hatching eggs from Germany, NL and UK Ban on importing of all types of live birds and poultry, wild and domestic birds and their and residues from Italy. Heat-treated allowed Comments to the SPS notifications. Meeting requested in UAE scheduled for 14 January 2015 Top 5 priority markets identified by EU industry (AVEC): South-Africa, Hong Kong, Russia, Saudi-Arabia and Ukraine. CONTACT: Please address any query related to SPS market access (EU export) issues to the following mail box: TRADE-SPS@ec.europa.eu 10 P a g e