United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs, poultry products and table eggs, and their products, except heat-treated meat from Croatia

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 21 November 2020 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Croatia, 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 Croatia. These measures include:
Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs, poultry products and table eggs and their products from Croatia;
Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all regions in Croatia.