Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/451 of 23 February 2026 amending Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Botswana in the list of third countries or territories, or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of certain ungulates

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/451
• Articles: 3

Article 1

Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 is amended as follows:

(1)

in Part 1, the entry for Botswana is replaced by the following:

‘ BW

Botswana

BW-1

Bovine animals

BOV

Maturation and de-boning

No offal

11.5.2011

26.6.2012

Ovine and caprine animals

OVI

Farmed game ungulates

RUF

Wild game ungulates

RUW

BW-2

Bovine animals

BOV

Maturation and de-boning

No offal

7.3.2002

Ovine and caprine animals

OVI

Farmed game ungulates

RUF

Wild game ungulates

RUW

BW-3

Bovine animals

BOV

Maturation and de-boning

No offal

20.10.2008

20.1.2009

Ovine and caprine animals

OVI

Farmed game ungulates

RUF

Wild game ungulates

RUW

BW-4

Bovine animals

BOV

Maturation and de-boning

No offal

28.5.2013

BW-5

Bovine animals

BOV

Maturation and de-boning

No offal

28.5.2013

18.8.2016’

Ovine and caprine animals

OVI

Farmed game ungulates

RUF

Wild game ungulates

RUW

BW-6

Bovine animals

BOV

Maturation and de-boning

No offal

27.8.2022

Ovine and caprine animals

OVI

Farmed game ungulates

RUF

Wild game ungulates

RUW

BW-7

Bovine animals

BOV

Maturation and de-boning

No offal

29.1.2026

Ovine and caprine animals

OVI

Farmed game ungulates

RUF

Wild game ungulates

RUW

(2)

in Part 2, the description of the zones in Botswana is replaced by the following:

‘Botswana

BW-1

The veterinary disease control zones 4b, 5, 8, and 9

BW-2

The veterinary disease control zones 10, 11, and 13

BW-3

The veterinary disease control zone 12

BW-4

The veterinary disease control zone 4a, except the intensive surveillance buffer zone of 10 km along the boundary with the foot and mouth disease vaccination zone and wildlife management areas

BW-5

The veterinary disease control zone 6a

BW-6

The veterinary disease control zone 6b

BW-7

The veterinary disease control zone 3c’