Poultry trade clearance now depends on the authorised zone, not the exporting country alone

The European Commission has urgently amended the lists of zones authorised or suspended for entry into the Union of fresh poultry meat, game-bird meat and poultry germinal products from Canada and the United States. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2227 of 1 October combines new suspensions following highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks with reauthorisation of certain US zones.