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

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Komárom-Esztergom in Hungary, 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 Komárom-Esztergom in Hungary.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 Hungary to the United Arab Emirates;
2. Regulating the import of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products according to the health certificate for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate for export of "table eggs and egg products" from Hungary to the United Arab Emirates;
3. Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all regions in Hungary;
4. Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat from Komárom-Esztergom that were produced after 14 December 2020 are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates until the health certificate forms are agreed with the Hungary side.