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 the Republic of Croatia, and imposition of a temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat and table eggs from Krapinsko-zagorska province in the Republic of Croatia

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 17 March 2017 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Krapinsko-zagorska province in Croatia, 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 Croatia. 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 originating from Croatia;
2. Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products from Krapinsko-zagorska province in Croatia, except heat-treated products; and
3. Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Krapinsko-zagorska province in Croatia before 25 February 2017 were permitted.