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Document overview
Lifts the earlier ban on imports of live birds and their products, derivatives and waste from the districts of Porto, Lisbon and Santarem in Portugal; Catalonia in Spain; and the Trnava and Trencin Regions in Slovakia. It expressly changes the practical effect of prior decisions 249/2021, 53/2025, 336/2025, 295/2025, 43/2026, 54/2026 and 61/2026.
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Scope and exclusions
Applies to
The lifting measure is limited to the territories and earlier decisions expressly named in the instrument: the districts of Porto, Lisbon and Santarem in Portugal; Catalonia in Spain; and the Trnava and Trencin Regions in Slovakia. The stated legal basis is the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008 and a recommendation of the competent veterinary authority.
Limitations and exclusions
It is not a general authorisation for poultry imports from the relevant country and does not remove bans affecting other territories, veterinary certificates, prior permits, food-safety, customs or other requirements. A later re-imposition of the ban must be checked.
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Official source
Ministerial Decision 80/2026 · issued 15 April 2026 · effective the day after publication · Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources / MJLA
September 13, 2026
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