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, poultry meat and table eggs from Groningen, Netherlands

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 24 February 2018 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Groningen, Netherlands, 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 Groningen. These measures include:
Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs originating from Groningen, Netherlands;
Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products from Groningen, Netherlands, except heat-treated products; and
Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Groningen, Netherlands before 3 February 2018 were permitted.