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 Ukraine, and temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat and table eggs from Vinnitsa in Ukraine.
Description
Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 20 January 2020 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine.These measures include:
Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Ukraine.
Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat and non-heat treated products including table eggs from Vinnitsa in Ukraine.
Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all provinces of Ukraine.