United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products from Finland

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Finland, 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 Finland.These measures include:
1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Finland to the United Arab Emirates;
2. Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products from Finland to the United Arab Emirates until the approval of the health certificate forms (health certificate for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate for export of "table eggs and egg products") are approved between the two countries;
3. Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all regions in Finland.