At the same time, Romania will need to demonstrate to the European Commission that it can ensure control and traceability of animal movements. The Romanian authorities will also have to ensure that the new sanitary and veterinary certificates are validated by third countries, according to agrointelegența.
Meanwhile, Romanian sheep and goat producer organizations have announced protests for September 15, citing losses resulting from the ban on animal exports imposed by specialized agencies of the European Commission.
Logos Press previously reported that exports of live sheep from Romania have been completely banned. The European Commission’s decision on this matter was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Outbreaks of small ruminant plague were cited as the official reason for the ban. The documents mention an outbreak of this disease in Albania in 2025, although there is no evidence linking this case to Romanian exports of sheep. Moreover, Romania’s National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) stated that the country did not export sheep to Albania during that period. Nevertheless, following confirmation of an outbreak in Mureș on June 8, Brussels took extreme measures: all movements of sheep and goats from Romania—both to the EU and to third countries—were banned until the end of 2026.
