UAE temporarily bans importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs originating from Bulgaria

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 1 October 2018 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Plovdiv in Bulgaria, 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 Bulgaria. These measures include:

1. Temporarybanontheimportation of domestic and wild birds and theiruntreatedby-products, day-oldchicks and hatchingeggsoriginatingfrom Bulgaria;
2. Temporarybanonpoultrymeat and tableeggs and theiruntreatedproductsfromPlovdiv, exceptheat-treatedproducts;
3. Consignments of poultrymeatshippedfromPlovdivbefore 28 September 2018 werepermitted.

Products covered :Live poultry and poultry products including poultry meat, hatching eggs, except heat-treated meat, ), day-old chicks

HS Code: 0105, 0207, 010511

Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable): 9 October 2018

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