Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 10 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 Kerekegyhaza, Bask-Kiskun, Hungary

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2021-02-01
G/SPS/N/PHL/490

Description

The Order, signed on 29 January 2021, institutes the following emergency measures for the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from Kerekegyhaza, Bask-Kiskun, Hungary:
1) Ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products, including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs and semen;
2) Immediate suspension of the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of SPS import clearance for the above-stated commodities;
3) Stoppage and confiscation of all shipments of the above-stated commodities (with the exception on heat-treated products) into the country by all Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports of entry.

Keywords

Animal health; Pest- or Disease- free Regions / Regionalization; Avian Influenza; Animal diseases; Zoonoses