. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/238 
26 February 2004 
 (04-0814) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Commission of the European Communities. Health & Consumer 
Protection Directorate-General  Directorate E – Food Safety: Plant Health, Animal Health 
and Welfare, International questions 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):   Live birds other than poultry including those accompanied by their owner, live 
poultry, ratites, farmed and wild feathered game  birds and hatching eggs of these species and 
of fresh meat of poultry, ratites, wild and farm ed feathered game, meat preparations and meat 
products consisting of, or containing meat of those species and of eggs for human 
consumption (HS: 0105, 010631 to 010690, 0207, 0407, 0408, 1601, 160220 to 160239). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   T h e  
whole territory of the United States of America  
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Commission Decision of 
24 February 2004 concerning protection measures  in relation to highly pathogenic avian 
influenza in the United States of America (2 pages, available in all Community languages)  
6. Description of content:  Temporary measures suspending the import of products indicated 
under paragraph 3 
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   Confirmed outbreak of 
highly pathogenic avian influenza 
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] Worl d 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:  n.a. 
10. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   23 February 2004 G/SPS/N/EEC/238 
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 12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point,  
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Complete text has been published in the Offi cial Journal of the EU, L57, Volume 47, 
25 February 2004 pages 35-36.  The full text can  be downloaded from the internet address 
indicated below: 
English: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/o j/dat/2004/l_057/l_05720040225en00350036.pdf  
French: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/fr/oj/dat/2004/l_057/l_05720040225fr00350036.pdf   
Spanish: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/es/oj/dat/2004/l_057/l_05720040225es00350036.pdf