Twenty-one poultry enterprises in Belgium have been approved by Russia's agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, to export hatching eggs and day-old chicks to Russia, effective from April 5, 2021. The approval follows a review of the measures taken by the Belgian veterinary service to prevent and control highly pathogenic avian influenza. These approvals come after restrictions on poultry product imports from Belgium to Russia, imposed on November 30, 2020, due to concerns over the spread of the disease.