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 Linköping in Sweden
Description
Following the notifications published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Linköping in Sweden, 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 Linköping in Sweden.These measures include all measures taken in the issued emergency notification G/SPS/N/ARE/229 with one additional measure:
- Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from Linköping County (Östergötland County) that were produced after 2 February 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 Sweden, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.