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 Bratislava in the Slovak Republic

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Bratislava in the Slovak Republic, 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 Bratislava in the Slovak Republic.

These measures include all measures taken in the issued emergency notification G/SPS/N/ARE/231 with additional measure included as follows:- Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from Bratislava in the Slovak Republic that were produced after 31 March 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 the Slovak Republic, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.