Lifting of the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-heat products, day-old chicks, hatching eggs from Skane in Sweden

The United Arab Emirates is lifting the ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products including untreated by-heat products, poultry meat, day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Skane in Sweden,  starting from 17 October 2017.
This follows the publishing of the Final report (Follow-up report No. 14) of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on 1 August 2017, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Sweden is now free from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza disease. The risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from Sweden is negligible now.