United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and their products from Vilnius and Utena in Lithuania

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Vilnius and Utena in Lithuania, the United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and their products from Vilnius and Utena in Lithuania.These measures include all measures taken in the issued emergency notification G/SPS/N/ARE/227 with one additional measure:- Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from Vilnius and Utena in Lithuania that were produced after 2 April 2021 are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates.This follows the publishing of the follow-up Reports of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Lithuania, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.