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Document overview
Lifts the cited decisions' prohibitions on imports of live birds and their products, derivatives and waste from Drenthe, Gelderland, Limburg, Groningen, South Holland, Overijssel, Friesland and North Brabant. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
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Scope and exclusions
Applies to
Only the previously prohibited live birds and related goods from the eight expressly listed Netherlands provinces.
Limitations and exclusions
Lifts only the restriction imposed by the expressly cited earlier decisions and only for the named territories and products. It does not remove other prohibitions or sanitary, veterinary, customs, permit or documentary requirements; later decisions must be checked before shipment.
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Official source
Ministerial Decision 195/2026 · issued 25 August 2026 · lifts Decisions 244/2025, 258/2025, 292/2025 and 306/2025 · Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources
September 13, 2026
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