. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/HUN/22 
8 April 2004 
 (04-1621) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   HUNGARY
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Animal Health  and Food Control, Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural Development 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   Non-treated game trop hies from any birds, fresh poultry meat, meat 
preparations and meat products consisting of , or containing poultry meat, raw pet food and 
unprocessed feed material cont aining any parts of poultry, e ggs for human consumption and 
non-treated game trophies from any bird, unprocesse d feathers and parts of feathers, and live 
birds other than poultry, including birds accompanying their owners (pet birds). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Kore a, Laos, Pakistan, Thailand, Viet Nam 
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Announcement 
Nr. 30177/3/2004. of the Animal Health and Food Control Department on the occurrence 
of Avian Influenza in Asia (available in Hungarian or English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:   
• Prohibition of import of non-treated game  trophies from any birds from Thailand. 
• Prohibition of imports of fr esh poultry meat, meat preparations and meat products 
consisting of, or containing poultry meat from China. 
• Prohibition of imports of raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any 
parts of poultry, eggs for human consum ption and non-treated game trophies from 
any bird from China and Korea. 
• Prohibition of imports of unpr ocessed feathers and parts of  feathers , and live birds 
other than poultry, including birds accompan ying their owners (pet birds) from:  
Cambodia; China; Hong Kong, China; Indone sia; Japan; Korea; Laos; Pakistan; 
Thailand and Viet Nam. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protec t territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action:  Outbreak of highly 
pathogenic avian influenza epidemic in the above-mentione d Asian countries. G/SPS/N/HUN/22 
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 9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   Article 2.1.14.4. Animal Health Code of the 
OIE, no deviations. 
10. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   n.a. 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   10 February 2004 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: