United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-product, day-old chicks, hatching eggs, poultry meat and table eggs from Respublika Kalmykia, province in Russia.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 23 November 2016 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in the Republic of Kalmykia in Russia, 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 the Republic of Kalmykia. These measures include:

1.  Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs, poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products originating from the Republic of Kalmykia in Russia, except heat-treated products;

2.  Consignments of poultry meat shipped from the Republic of Kalmykia in Russia, before 17 October 2016 were permitted.