Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 18 Series of 2021, Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds and their Products Including Poultry Meat, Day-old Chicks, Eggs and Semen Originating from United Kingdom

The Order, signed on 5 March 2021, institutes the following emergency measures for the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from United Kingdom:
1) Banning the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products, including poultry meat, day old chicks, and semen;
2) Immediate suspension of processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of SPS import clearance for the above-stated commodities;
3) All shipments in transit/loaded/accepted into port before the official communication of this Order to the British authorities shall be allowed provided the products were not sourced from the followin areas:
(1) whole of England;
(2) Scotland-Orkney Islands;
(3) Northern Ireland-Nr Lisburn, Nr Clough;
(4) Isle of Anglesey;
4) All other shipments accepted at the port of origin the day after the date of official communication to the British authorities are therefore advised not to sail;
5) Stoppage and confiscation of all shipments of the above-stated commodities (with exception on heat-treated products) into the country by all Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports of entry if the provisions written in Item 3 are not followed;
6) Importation of meat products of poultry is subject to the conditions providec in Articles 10.4.19, 10.4.20 and 10.4.26 of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2019).