The UK’s Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has reviewed the actions taken by the French Competent Authority (FCA) in response to the previous outbreaks of lumpy skin disease (LSD). As a result, import restrictions on the following commodities from France have been lifted from 26 October 2026: live ungulates, fresh meat of ungulates, raw milk and raw milk products, bovine embryos, bovine semen and certain animal by-products, including hides and skins, which were included in the lumpy skin disease (LSD) declaration of special measures of 26 June 2025.

France notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of its first case of LSD, which was confirmed on 29 June 2025 on a cattle farm in Chambéry and reported through the World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS). In response to this outbreak, the UK Office for SPS Trade Assurance (UK SPS Office) amended its third country lists on 1 July 2025 and published safeguard declarations on 10 July 2025 to suspend imports of several commodities from France. Defra has now reviewed the measures implemented by the FCA in response to these outbreaks and concluded that LSD restrictions can be lifted.

In addition, restrictions on imports from France of hides and skins and all other animal by-products of bovine origin have been lifted by revoking the safeguard declarations through which these restrictions were implemented. This has been achieved through publication on the ‘Imports, exports and EU trade of animals and animal products: topical issues’ page of the revocations in England, Scotland and Wales, which applied from 27 October 2026.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/official-veterinary-surgeon-ovs-notes/27-october-2026-revocation-of-lumpy-skin-disease-restrictions-for-france