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

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