The European Commission has officially extended by 6 months until June 30, 2026, the ban on the export of sheep and goats from Romania to the other member states of the European Union due to the outbreak of sheep and goat plague, according to a notice from the executive body in the Official Journal of the EU. The current term of the ban was set to expire on December 31, having been initially imposed in April until September 30 and subsequently extended to the end of the year. In addition to Decision No. 638 of 2025 of the EU, it is stated: "In Article 1(c) the date '31 December 2025' is replaced by the date '30 June 2026'." Although no new outbreaks of the disease have been detected in Romania over the past 9 months following the one registered on March 5 in Bihor County, the EC highlights that the available data on disease control across the entire territory of our northern neighbor "remains insufficient to assess the epidemiological situation regarding infection with the virus of sheep and goat plague in the respective member state..."