United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products from Iceland

Following the notification published by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Iceland, the 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 Iceland.These measures include:1.    Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by‑products and products (meat and table eggs), day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Iceland to the United Arab Emirates;2.    Applying the "mechanism of importing falcons from high-risk countries" on importing from Iceland;3.    Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from Iceland.