Protective measures in trade with the EU serve to prevent the spread of epizootic diseases via animals and animal products. This page shows the currently valid provisions and obligations and current restrictions. The information is updated weekly.
General information
For reasons related to epidemic law, both the EU and Switzerland may impose restrictions that override the regulations that normally apply. You can find the most important terms, rules, obligations and sources of information on this page. Moreover, the currently valid protective measures relating to highly contagious diseases are listed.
General provisions and terms
Obligations relating to trade in live animals and breeding material
Export
Live animals, foodstuffs and animal by-products
Legal basis
Protection measures serve to reduce the risk of epizootic diseases spreading via trade. They are based on scientific findings and may apply to different animals and goods, depending on the properties of the epizootic pathogen.
Carriers of pathogens may be live animals, breeding material, foodstuffs such as meat and milk, game that has been shot, skins and pelts and other animal by-products. Hay and straw can also transmit pathogens.
In the event of a disease outbreak, the responsible authorities may define restricted zones. Animals and animal products from these zones may not be traded or may only be traded with authorisation. Anyone breaching these restrictions is liable to prosecution and risks the animals or goods concerned being seized.
Based on the bilateral agreements, the same veterinary regulations that apply to trade in live animals and animal products between EU Member States also apply between EU Member States and Switzerland. These regulations also apply to trade with Norway and Northern Ireland and to trade in animals from aquaculture and animal products with Iceland. For trade in all other animals and breeding material with Iceland, the import regulations for third-party countries shall apply.
Disease situation: The FSVO and the cantonal veterinary offices provide information on outbreaks of epizootic diseases in Switzerland.
More information: FSVO dashboard: Epizootic diseases: Weekly bulletin
The EU Member States, Norway, Iceland, Northern Ireland and Switzerland report cases of epizootic diseases to the EU's Animal Disease Information System ADIS.
European Commission: Animal Disease Information System ADIS
Current information on the respective epizootic diseases can be found at the links below.
Monthly information on the international situation and the spread of important diseases can be found in the: Radar Bulletin [in DE, FR and IT only]
The responsible veterinary authority of the respective Member State will provide information as to whether a territory is subject to obligatory animal health restrictions.
More on general regulations in trade: Import (query) and Export
Animal owners and entrepreneurs may not endanger the animal health situation at the destination and must therefore observe certain rules in trade.
In the EU and Switzerland, only animals and breeding material with no signs of transmissible epizootic diseases may be traded.
Mandatory reporting
Animal owners must report occurrences of suspected epizootic diseases to a veterinarian or a bee inspector immediately. Immediate, joint action must be taken to prevent any further spread of the epizootic disease. In addition, the cantonal veterinary office must be informed.
Advance notification obligation
Any transportation must take the current disease situation at the places of origin and destination into account. Importers are therefore obligated to notify the cantonal veterinary office of the following shipments by no later than 10 days prior to the import:
- Ungulates (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, camelids, buffalo, bison, game kept on reserves)
- Gamebirds, waterfowl, ratites
- Bees and bumblebees
- Breeding material from pigs
Information on the conditions for export to the EU must be obtained from the cantonal veterinary office.
For exports, it is recommended to clarify in advance with the responsible authorities at the destination whether other national regulations need to be taken into account in addition to the harmonised regulations.
Further information on the respective epizootic diseases:
All epizootic diseases [in DE, FR and IT only]
Live animals
The cantonal veterinary services are responsible for enforcement in the restricted zones in the event of a disease outbreak. They will provide information on the valid provisions.
Further information:
General regulations:
Import (query)
Animal by-products from the EU
Export of animals and animal products to the EU
Foodstuffs from companies in restricted zones
Foodstuffs of animal origin from a company in a restricted zone may only be traded with the authorisation of the responsible authorities. Every shipment must be accompanied by a health certificate transmitted via TRACES.
It may only be taken directly to the food company agreed in advance with the authorities at the destination, without transshipment. This ensures traceability and that contaminated goods can be recalled if necessary.
The responsible authorities instruct food companies located in restricted zones as to which products may be sent to other Member States.
When purchasing as a private individual, it is not clear which products may only be marketed nationally; it is therefore not recommended that private individuals bring foodstuffs of animal origin from regions with epizootic disease outbreaks into the country.
General regulations:
Import (query)
Foodstuffs and utility articles
Export of foods
Animal by-products
Anyone handling or disposing of animal by-products (ABPs) must ensure that no pathogens are spread and that the environment is not endangered.
Many activities related to ABP must be reported to the cantonal veterinary office. Some activities also require an operating licence from the cantonal veterinary office.
An epizootic disease control licence from the FSVO is usually required to trade in certain animal by-products and goods of animal origin with the EU.
Animal by-products are divided into three categories according to their potential risk to humans and animals.
More information: Animal by-products [in DE, FR and IT only]
Further information:
Import (query)
Animal by-products from the EU
Export of animals and animal products to the EU
Information on additional protective measures in restricted zones can be found under the individual epizootic diseases.
The Legal framework web page includes Swiss ordinances and EU directives relating to the animal health requirements in trade applicable for live animals, breeding material (semen, eggs and embryos) and animal by-products.
Protective measures currently in force
Given the current epizootic situation in the EU, protective measures apply to the following highly contagious animal diseases:
Dermatitis nodularis (Lumpy skin disease, LSD) - status on 16.04.2026
African swine fever (ASF) - status on 02.04.2026
Protective measures
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) / bird flu - status on 16.04.2026
Sheep and goat pox - status on 16.04.2026
Bluetongue - status on 26.09.2025
Protective measures
Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease (EHD) - status on 24.04.2025
Protective measures
Small hive beetle - status on 02.05.2025
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) (sheep and goat plague) – status on 19.02.2026
Protective measures
Classical swine fever (CSF) - status on 17.06.2024
Newcastle disease (ND) - status on 09.04.2026
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) - status on 09.04.2026
Disease situation in Switzerland
LSD has never been detected in Switzerland.
Further information: Lumpy skin disease (Dermatitis nodularis).
There are currently restricted zones in:
France and Spain
There are currently vaccination zones in:
France, Italy, Switzerland and Spain
Protective measures apply to shipments from restricted zones for:
Live cattle, buffalo and bison and their semen, ova, embryos, by-products (in particular hides and skins), raw milk, colostrum and milk products
Protective measures
In the event of an initial breakout of LSD, the EU Member States define restricted zones according to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. Annex VI stipulates the prohibitions in the restricted zone and Annex VII stipulates risk-mitigating treatments for products of animal origin.
The European Commission defines additional measures to combat LSD and lists the restricted zones:
In Italy, in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1582, last amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/190.
In France, in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1708, last amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/662.
In Spain, in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2248, last amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/552 and by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/852.
Restrictions on trade apply to vaccinated animals and related animal products, as laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361, annex IX. Special conditions apply to the return of animals after alpine grazing. The cantonal authorities can provide further information.
Vaccination in Switzerland: Lumpy skin disease (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse)
Further information
Italy: WAHIS Event 6568
France: WAHIS Event 6584. Website of the Ministry of Agriculture
Spain: WAHIS 6843
Disease situation in Switzerland
Switzerland is free from ASF.
Further information: African swine fever (ASF) [in DE, FR and IT only]
There are currently restricted zones in:
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Spain and Slovakia; for the exact extent see the Interactive map* of the European Commission.
Protective measures apply to shipments from restricted zones for:
Pigs and wild boar (all Suidae); as live animals or in the form of whole carcasses, their breeding material, all types of meat and animal by-products of these animals, from slaughterhouses or hunting (commercial and private).
Import of food by private travellers
The FSVO urgently recommends that private individuals do not bring in pork products when returning to Switzerland from areas affected by ASF. The responsible authorities in the countries concerned provide food companies with instructions on which products may or may not be shipped to other countries. However, private individuals who make purchases in the country themselves do not see whether they are buying products that are only intended for consumption in that country. Despite precautionary measures, these products have a higher risk of containing pathogens. Multilingual information: Attention! Achtung! Attenzione! (admin.ch).
Wild boar
The import, export and transit of wild boar is strictly prohibited – even from areas outside of restricted zones.
Protective measures
In the event of an initial outbreak of ASF, the EU Member States define restricted zones around outbreaks in domestic pigs and infected zones around cases in wild boar. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 forms the basis for this. Annex VI stipulates the prohibitions in the restricted zone, and Annex VII stipulates risk-mitigating treatments for products of animal origin.
In Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594, the European Commission defines additional measures to combat ASF and lists the restricted zones. These are updated according to the epidemiological developments, most recently by the following amendment: implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/767.
Further information
EU: African swine fever - European Commission
Italy: Interactive map of Italy, of the Ministero della Salute, national reference laboratory: IZSPLV.
Germany: National reference laboratory FLI. Websites of the affected Federal States: Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Hesse (with the map of the local restriction zones), Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia.
*Restricted zones in the interactive map according to the Annexes to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594:
- Annex I:
- Part I and blue on the map: areas in which no cases of ASF have been found yet, but where the wild boar are being monitored more closely.
- Part II and pink on the map: areas with cases of ASF in wild boar, with no outbreaks on pig farms.
- Part III and red on the map: areas with outbreaks of ASF on pig farms around which protective zones (approx. 3 km), surveillance zones (approx. 10 km) and “further restricted zones” in the remaining area are defined.
- Annex II:
- Part A and yellow on the map: infected zones around sites where ASF-positive wild boar in previously ASF-free areas have been found.
- Part B and purple on the map: Restricted zones around individual affected pig farms in areas that were previously ASF-free or in which there have been no outbreaks on pig farms over the last 12 months.
Disease situation in Switzerland
Since the beginning of November 2025, several cases of HPAI have been detected in Switzerland. The most recent case was confirmed on 19 February 2026.
WAHIS Event 6985
Further information: Bird flu in animals [in DE, FR and IT only] (admin.ch) and Monitoring of wild birds [in DE, FR and IT only] (admin.ch).
There are currently restricted zones in:
Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary
Protective measures apply to shipments from restricted zones for:
Birds of all types and ages, hatching eggs, eggs for consumption, poultry meat and animal by-products.
Protective measures
In the event of an initial breakout of HPAI in poultry and domestic birds, the EU Member States define restricted zones according to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. Annex VI stipulates the prohibitions in the restricted zone, and Annex VII stipulates risk-mitigating treatments for products of animal origin. Reporting of cases in wild birds is also mandatory; the responsible authorities can define infected zones.
In Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2447* the European Commission defines additional measures to combat HPAI and lists the restricted zones. The last change to this was made with Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/856.
In the EU, emergency vaccination and preventive vaccination of poultry against avian influenza is possible under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361. Vaccination of poultry against avian influenza is currently prohibited in Switzerland.
Further information
EU: Avian influenza - European Commission, EU map; information from the EU reference laboratory in Italy: EURL Avian Flu Data Portal
Germany: Classical fowl plague | Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut.
France: Plateforme ESA Bulletin hebdomadaire BHVSI-SA; vaccination: Avian influenza: French vaccination plan | Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentaire.
Italy: Avian influenza
*The Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2447 lists the restricted zones and the periods for which they are each valid:
- Part A includes the protection zones (approx. 3 km around the affected farm)
- Part B includes the surveillance zones (approx. 10 km around the affected farm)
- Part C includes any further restricted zones (size as needed and according to density of poultry farms in the area)
Disease situation in Switzerland
Switzerland is free from sheep and goat pox.
Further information: Sheep and goat pox [in DE, FR and IT only]
There are currently restricted zones in:
Bulgaria and Greece
Protective measures apply to shipments from restricted zones for:
Sheep, goats and their sperm, ova and embryos; all types of meat including bladders and intestines for human consumption; colostrum; milk and dairy products; and animal by-products including skins, hides and wool.
Protective measures
In the event of an initial breakout of sheep and goat pox, the EU Member States define restricted zones according to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. Annex VI stipulates the prohibitions in the restricted zone and Annex VII stipulates risk-mitigating treatments for products of animal origin.
The European Commission defines additional measures and lists the restricted zones:
In Greece, in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2207 (applies until 30.06.2026), last amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/838. Movements of sheep and goats from the territory of Greece to a destination located outside Greece are prohibited until 30 June 2026.
In Bulgaria emergency measures are regulated in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1160, last amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/462. Movements of sheep and goats from the territory of Bulgaria to a destination located outside Bulgaria are prohibited until 31 March 2026.
Further information
Greece: WAHIS Event 6592
Bulgaria: WAHIS Event 6664
EU: Sheep pox and goat pox
Disease situation in Switzerland
On 28.08.2024 BTV-8 was confirmed in a bovine animal: WAHIS Event 5839. In addition, first cases of BTV-3 were confirmed in sheep on 29.08.2024: WAHIS Event 5840.
More information and current number of cases: Bluetongue BT
Due to these outbreaks, a bluetongue zone covering the entire territory of Switzerland has been established: Ordonnance de l’OSAV du 02.09.2024 instituant des mesures destinées à prévenir la propagation de la fièvre catarrhale du mouton
In trade with the EU, the EU's harmonised conditions on bluetongue apply, and Switzerland is a “no status” zone.
For exports of animals from Switzerland, the vector-free period defined in Article 2a cannot yet be used. The necessary mosquito monitoring system is currently being set up.
Protective measures when shipping apply to:
cattle, sheep, goats, camelids, deer and all other biungulates (excluding pigs) and their germinal products.
Disease situation in the EU
EU Member States with the status "BTV-free":
Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovakia, Finland
Areas with the status "BTV-free":
Certain areas in Italy, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Northern Ireland
Zones with an approved eradication programme for BTV:
Certain areas in Spain
Zones with "no status" concerning BTV:
all areas shown on the map in blue, including Switzerland.
Netherlands, July 2024: pronounced increase in cases of BTV-3 in sheep and goats - with symptoms, despite the use of vaccines: webseite on BT, map of positive animals, incl. BTV-12 from October 2024.
Germany, August 2024: Sharp increase in cases of BTV-3 with spread throughout the country (FLI)
Austria: Blauzungenkrankheit, Bluetongue - AGES
France : Situation and map regarding BTV-3, 4 and 8
Italy: BENV│Bollettino Epidemiologico Nazionale Veterinario cases and serotypes
For information sources on the status
of a Member State or area, see the website of the EU Commission > Disease-free areas > "Links to the internet-based information pages of the Member States".
Since, in the event of a loss of status, the Member State must update this list within 2 working days, the information in these lists is the most up to date.
The map on the website Bluetongue - European Commission is not updated as quickly as the lists.
The EU Commission lists the Member States and zones with an approved status in Annex VIII of the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620. This Regulation was most recently amended by the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1401. A loss of status is shown in this Regulation less quickly.
Information sources on BTV serotypes in affected areas:
See the EU Animal Disease Information System ADIS: ADIS Notification > Document "Overview report from 1 of January of the current year".
Further information can be found in the Radar Bulletin [in DE, FR and IT only].
Protective measures
Status:
The requirements for achieving disease-free status or for applying to carry out an eradication programme are specified in the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689.
Trade:
Measures must be taken to prevent BTV 1-24 spreading into areas with a disease-free status or with a voluntary eradication programme. In the TRACES certificates, guarantees according to the Delegated Regulations (EU) 2020/688 (living animals), 2020/686 (germinal products) and (EU) 2020/689 are required.
Requirements for trade in live animals
Requirements for trading in germinal products
- Vaccinated animals after the end of the required withdrawal period (serotypes at the place of origin or destination are relevant factors); however, vaccinations against BTV-3 are currently not recognised in cross-border trade.
- Immunised (antibody-positive) animals after the end of the required withdrawal period
- Animals from vector-protected establishments (extremely challenging implementation)
- Animals from seasonally vector-free areas (as listed in the document published on Bluetongue - European Commission under "seasonally BTV-free period")
- According to special requirements of the competent authority at the destination. The EU Commission publishes these derogations authorised by EU Member States on the website Bluetongue - European Commission. They apply to all places of origin.
Switzerland authorises the import of all animals susceptible to BT of any age:
- without requirements concerning serotypes BTV-3 and BTV-8.
- from areas with other BTV serotypes, if, prior to the movement, they have been protected against vector attacks with insecticides or repellents for at least 14 days and a blood test (PCR) has confirmed the absence of virus.
The exact conditions are defined in articles 13, 17 (b), 24 (b), 27 (b) e 30 (b) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 and points 6 and 8 of Annex V, Part II, Chapter 2, Section 1 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689. The European Commission and the Member States have been informed. The document is published on the website Bluetongue - European Commission.
All other conditions in the TRACES document remain necessary: only animals without clinical signs of disease may be moved.
The BLV recommends checking the current situation at the place of origin before every movement via contact with the trading partner. Please do not import if the situation is unclear. After import, the animals should be monitored particularly carefully.
Germinal products of cattle, sheep, goats, camelids and deer may be exported under the following conditions:
- Only from establishments in which no category D disease has been reported up to 30 days before and during the collection of the germinal products and
- From donor animals that have been tested for BTV using a blood sample by a
- serology test with a negative result during the whole collection period at least every 60 days and during the period between the 28th and 60th day after collection of the germinal products of the respective consignment or
- pathogen test with a negative result
- at the start and end of the semen collection and during the semen collection at intervals of at least every 7 days for a virus isolation test; or at least every 28 days for a PCR; or
- on the day of oocyte or embryo collection
- From donor animals that were kept for 60 days in a vector-protected establishment (extremely challenging implementation)
- From donor animals that, prior to the collection of the germinal products, were kept for at least 60 days in an area that is seasonally free from infection with BTV.
Disease category
Bluetongue virus (BTV 1-24) of serotypes 1-24 was classified in the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 as a disease in categories C, D and E.
Disease situation in Switzerland
Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease (EHD) has not yet been detected in Switzerland.
More information: Epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) [in DE, FR and IT only]
Disease situation in the EU
Portugal, Spain and France have reported cases.
Protective measures when shipping apply to:
Cattle, sheep, goats, camelids, deer and all other biungulates (excluding pigs) and their germinal products.
Protective measures
Measures must be taken during trading to prevent EHD escaping from affected establishments and an area of 150 km around affected establishments.
Requirements for trade in live animals
Requirements for trading in germinal products
The export of live animals from establishments situated in an area of 150 km radius in which a case of EHD has been reported is based on the requirements of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 (last amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3160). From 9 January 2025 the following options are foreseen:
- Animals from seasonally vector-free areas, after the required waiting period: e.g. from Spain (see above)
- Animals vaccinated against EHD after the end of the required waiting period (this option can be used as soon as a vaccine manufacturer can guarantee an immunity period for the animal species in question).
- Animals from vector-protected establishments (extremely challenging implementation)
- Derogations authorised by the competent authority at the destination (with or without special requirements). The EU Commission and the Member States must have been informed of these derogations. The requirements apply to all territories of origin. Switzerland has not currently approved any exceptions for import.
The requirements for seasonally vector-free areas, the required surveillance of (biting) midges and for vector-protected establishments are listed in Annex IX of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688.
The health certificates are defined in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 (last amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/243). An update will follow.
The export of germinal products from affected areas is based on the requirements of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/686. In the health certificates according to the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 (last amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/243) the following options are available:
- Germinal products from camelids and deer from an establishment situated in an area of 150 km radius in which EHD was reported during the two years prior to the collection of the germinal products may not be moved to other Member States.
- Germinal products of cattle, sheep and goats with the health certificates "BOV-SEM-A-INTRA", "BOV-OOCYTES-EMB-A-INTRA", "OV/CAP-SEM-A-INTRA" and "OV/CAP-OOCYTES-EMB-A-INTRA" may be exported under the following conditions:
- Only from establishments in which no category D disease has been reported up to 30 days before and during the collection of the germinal product and
- From donor animals that have been tested for EHD using a blood sample by a
- serology test with a negative result during the whole collection period at least every 60 days and during the period between the 28th and 60th day after collection of the germinal products of the respective consignment or
- pathogen test with a negative result
- at the start and end of the semen collection and during the semen collection at intervals of at least every 7 days for a virus isolation test; or at least every 28 days for a PCR; or
- on the day of oocyte or embryo collection
- From donor animals that were kept for 60 days in a vector-protected establishment (extremely challenging implementation)
- From donor animals that were kept, prior to the collection of the germinal products, for at least 60 days in an area that is seasonally free from infection with EHD: e.g. from Spain (in the winter months according to the document on the official Spanish website)
Disease category
EHD was classified in the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 as a disease in categories D + E.
More information
France: Maladie hémorragique épizootique (MHE); no seasonally vector-free period mentioned
Spain: Enfermedad hemorrágica epizoótica; regions with seasonally vector-free periods: Zonas estacionalmente libres España 2024-2025
Disease situation in Switzerland
No occurrence has been reported to date in Switzerland.
Further information: Small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) [in DE, FR and IT only]
There are currently restricted zones in:
Italy: the whole region of Calabria and the whole region of Sicily
France: Departement of La Réunion.
Protective measures apply to shipments from restricted zones for:
bees, bumblebees, non-processed apiculture by-products, apiculture equipment and certain apicultural products in combs for human consumption.
Importing into Switzerland
Importers must notify the cantonal veterinary office of shipments of bees and bumblebees at least ten days before the planned import.
Reporting of infestations with Aethina tumida (small hive beetle) is mandatory and important in trading (category D disease). The European Commission defines prohibitions for shipping animals and goods from restricted zones, surveillance of beehives and restricted zones in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/110, last amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/3119.
Further information
EU: Honey bees - European Commission
- Movements between Member States and entry into the Union - European Commission
- Small hive beetle outbreaks - European Commission
Italy: WAHIS Event 1859; Information from the national reference laboratory: IZSVe > epidemiological situation 2024; Ministero della Salute: Aethina tumida [in IT only]
France (La Réunion): WAHIS Event 4523;
Disease situation in Switzerland
Switzerland is free from peste des petits ruminants.
Further information: Rinderpest / Pest der kleinen Wiederkäuer
There are currently restricted zones in:
Bulgaria and Romania
Protective measures apply to shipments from restricted zones for:
Sheep, goats and their sperm, ova and embryos; all types of meat including bladders and intestines for human consumption; colostrum; milk and dairy products; and animal by-products including skins, hides and wool.
Protective measures
In the event of an initial outbreak of peste des petits ruminants, the EU Member States define restricted zones according to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. Annex VI stipulates the prohibitions in the restricted zone and Annex VII stipulates risk-mitigating treatments for products of animal origin.
The European Commission defines additional measures to control PPR and lists the restricted zones:
In Romania, in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/638, last amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2631. Movements of caprine and ovine animals from the entire territory of Romania to a destination located in or passing through another Member State are prohibited until 30 June 2026.
In Bulgaria, in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/3238, last amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2382 (applicable until 30 June 2026).
Movements of caprine and ovine animals from the entire territory of Bulgaria to a destination located in or passing through another Member State are prohibited until 30 June 2026.
Further information
Romania: WAHIS Event 6313
Bulgaria: WAHIS Event 6082
EU: Infection with Peste des petits ruminants virus - European Commission
Disease situation in Switzerland
Switzerland is free of classical swine fever.
More information: Classical swine fever (CSF) [in DE, FR and IT only]
Restricted zones currently exist in:
Romania
Protective measures when shipping from restricted zones apply to:
Pigs, wild boar (all Suidae) and peccaries (Tayassuidae); as live animals or in the form of whole carcasses, their germinal products, all types of meat and animal by-products of these animals, from abattoirs or hunting (commercial and private).
Food products for private travellers
The FSVO strongly recommends that private individuals refrain from bringing pork products with them when returning to Switzerland from areas affected by classical swine fever. The competent authorities in the affected countries issue instructions to food producers as to which products may and may not be shipped to other countries. However, private individuals who actually buy food there cannot see whether they are buying products that are only intended for consumption in the affected country. Despite precautionary measures, these products are nevertheless more likely to contain the disease pathogen. Multilingual information: Attention! Achtung! Attenzione! (admin.ch)
Wild boar
Import, export and transit are generally prohibited - including from areas outside restricted zones.
Protective measures
In the event of an initial outbreak of classical swine fever, the EU Member States establish restricted zones around outbreaks in domestic pigs and infected zones around cases in wild boar. The corresponding legal basis is the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. Annex VI specifies the prohibitions in the restricted zone, and Annex VII the risk-mitigating treatments for products of animal origin.
In the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/934, the EU Commission has specified additional measures for controlling classical swine fever and lists the restricted zones. These are continuously adapted to developments in the epidemiological situation, most recently by the following Amendment: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2158.
More information
Disease situation in Switzerland
Switzerland is free from infection with Newcastle disease virus without vaccination.
More information: Newcastle-Krankheit (ND) [in DE, FR and IT only]
There are currently restricted zones in:
Poland
Protective measures apply to shipments from restricted zones for:
Birds of all species and ages, their meat, hatching eggs, table eggs and animal by-products (including slurry/manure and feathers).
Protective measures
In the event of an initial breakout of ND, the EU Member States define restricted zones according to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. Annex VI stipulates the prohibitions in the restricted zone and Annex VII stipulates risk-mitigating treatments for products of animal origin.
In Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2256 the European Commission defines additional measures to combat HPAI and lists the restricted zones. The last change to this was made with Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/816.
Further information
Poland: WAHIS Event 6934
Disease situation in Switzerland
Switzerland is free from FMD.
Further information: Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) [in DE, FR and IT only]
There are currently restricted zones in:
Cyprus and Greece
There are currently vaccination zones in:
Cyprus
Protective measures apply to shipments from restricted zones for:
All Artiodactyla, Proboscidea (such as bovine animals, buffalo, sheep, goats, pigs, camelids, cervids) as live animals or in the form of whole carcasses, their germinal products, all types of meat, colostrum, milk and dairy products, as well as all animal by-products, including hides, skins and wool, from slaughterhouses or hunting (commercial and private).
Protective measures
In the event of an initial outbreak of FMD, the EU Member States define restricted zones around outbreaks according to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687. Its Annex VI stipulates the prohibitions in the restricted zone and Annex VII stipulates risk-mitigating treatments for products of animal origin.
The European Commission defines additional measures against FMD and lists the restricted zones:
In Greece, in Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/820.
In Cyprus, in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/582, last amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/782. Movements of the animal species listed above from the entire territory of Cyprus to a destination located in or passing through another Member State are prohibited until1 May 2026.
Restrictions on trade apply to vaccinated animals and related animal products, as laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/361, annex VII.
Further information
EU: Foot-and-mouth disease - European Commission; European Union Reference Laboratory for Foot and Mouth disease | EURL
Cyprus: WAHIS 7280
Greece: WAHIS Event 7379
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Last modification 16.04.2026
