Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 25, Lifting the Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds from the Slovak Republic

The Order lifts the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds originating from the Slovak Republic.  Based on the final report by Dr Jozef Bires, Director and Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Heald and Welfare in Bratislava, Slovak Republic to the World Organisation for Animal Health, the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) events in the Slovak Republic (with previous temporary banning order: DA MO No. 15, series of 2006) are now closed and resolved. In accordance to the provisions of Chapter 10.4, article 10.4.3 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2017, the Slovak Republic is now free from HPAI.  Based on the evaluation of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), the risk of contamination from importing domestic and wild birds such as parrots from the Slovak Republic is negligible.