Import suspension of live poultry from Germany and poultry meat and egg products from the states of Schleswig Holstein and Lower Saxony of Germany
Emergency notifications (SPS)
2021-11-29
G/SPS/N/JPN/877
Description
In order to prevent the introduction of H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of live poultry from Germany and poultry meat and egg products from the states of Schleswig Holstein and Lower Saxony of Germany, including those shipped through third countries, since 25 October 2021 based on the "Animal Health Requirements for day-old chicks and hatching eggs to be exported to Japan from Germany", "Animal Health Requirements for poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from Germany" and the articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".
Keywords
Avian
Influenza;
Animal
diseases;
Food
safety;
Zoonoses;
Animal
health;
Pest-
or
Disease-
free
Regions
/
Regionalization