Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2256 of 5 November 2025 concerning emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of Newcastle disease in Poland (notified under document C(2025) 7559)

This Decision establishes at Union level: (a) the protection and surveillance zones to be established by Poland following an outbreak or outbreaks of Newcastle disease in poultry or captive birds, in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, and the duration of the disease control measures to be applied in the protection zones in accordance with Article 39, and in the surveillance zones in accordance with Article 55 of that Delegated Regulation; (b) the further restricted zones to be established by Poland following an outbreak or outbreaks of Newcastle disease in poultry or captive birds, in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, and the duration of the measures to be applied in the further restricted zones.

Poland shall ensure that: (a) the protection zones established by the competent authority of that Member State, in accordance with Article 21(1), point (a), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, comprise at least the areas listed as protection zones in the Annex to this Decision; (b) the measures to be applied in the protection zones, as provided for in Article 39 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, are maintained until at least the dates for the protection zones set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Poland shall ensure that: (a) the surveillance zones established by the competent authority of that Member State in accordance with Article 21(1), point (b), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, comprise at least the areas listed as surveillance zones in the Annex to this Decision; (b) the measures to be applied in the surveillance zones, as provided for in Article 55 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, are maintained until at least the dates for the surveillance zones set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Poland shall ensure that: (a) the further restricted zones established by the competent authority of that Member State, in accordance with Article 21(1), point (c), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, comprises at least the area listed as further restricted zone in the Annex to this Decision; (b) the measures to be applied in the further restricted zones as provided for in Article 21(1), point (c), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, are maintained until at least the dates for the further restricted zones set out in the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Poland.