Emergency measure: Uruguay

The notified Resolution establishes the temporary suspension of imports from Chile of live birds, including day-old chicks, hatching eggs, eggs for human consumption, semen, fresh poultry meat, meat products of avian origin, egg products and non-treated feathers and down. Moreover, the measure provides as follows:• The suspension will remain in force until such time that an updated sanitary risk assessment has been carried out by the Directorate-General of Livestock Services, in accordance with established international protocols.• This prohibition does not apply to safe commodities, or to meat products of avian origin and egg products that have undergone heat treatment ensuring the inactivation of the virus, as provided for in Chapter 10.4, 'Infection with high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses', of the WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code.• The entry of fresh meat will be authorized only when products have a production date before 24 February 2026 and have been kept separate from other batches that do not have the same sanitary status.G/SPS/N/URY/107- 2 - • Imports of poultry genetics from compartments authorized by the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) will be permitted, provided that the additional measures required by the DGSG are met, in order to mitigate the risk of introducing the virus into Uruguayan territory.Further details can be found in the document attached to this notification.