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 Poland.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 2 January 2020 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Lubelskie province in Poland, 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 Poland.
These measures include:
1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Poland.
2. Regulating the import of poultry meat and non-heat treated products according to the health certificate for exporting meat and meat products from Poland to the United Arab Emirates, accompanying the consignments for releasing purpose.
3. Continue to allow the importation of table eggs in accordance with the approved health certificate from all provinces of Poland.
4. Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all provinces of Poland.