United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-product, day-old chicks, hatching eggs from the Capital region in Denmark

Following the notifications published by the European Commission (EU) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in the Capital region in Denmark, 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 in the Capital region in Denmark.These measures include all measures taken in the issued emergency notifications G/SPS/N/ARE/216 and G/SPS/N/ARE/216/Corr.2 with the following additional measures:
- Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from the Capital region of Denmark (Hovedstaden) that were produced after 4 February 2021 are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates;
- Consignments of table eggs and their non- treated products from non infected province in Denmark will be released according to the health certificate form for export of "table eggs and egg products" currently used and must be attached with the annex La230-6677 approved between the two countries;
- Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated table egg products from all province in Denmark according to the health certificate form for export of "table eggs and egg products" currently used and must be attached with the annex approved between the two countries;
- Consignments of poultry meats and their non-treated products from non infected province in Denmark will be released according to the health certificate form for export of "meat and meat products" currently used, provided that the competent authorities in Denmark should send a health statement saying that the imported product(s) from areas where Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) has/have not been registered within a radius of 25 km around the farm/slaughterhouse/packing establishment the source of the products on at least for a period of not less than three months before production, and all necessary precautions have been taken to prevent the consignment from being in contact with any source of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI). This is to be done temporarily until the approval of the health certificate forms is completed between the two countries.

This follows the publishing of the follow-up Reports of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Denmark, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.