G/SPS/N/ARE/213  
 
9 November 2020  
(20-7976) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  Ministry of Climate Change and 
Environment  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Live poultry (HS Code: 0105) and day -old chicks (HS Code: 
0105.11)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Germany  
5. Title of the notified document:  United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on 
the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by -products from 
Germany . Language(s): Arabic and English . Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  Description of content: Following the notification published by 
the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 08 November 2020 regarding the 
outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Germany, United Arab 
Emirates is applying a prec autionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing 
HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and their products from Germany.  
These measures include:  
Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated 
by-products and day -old chicks from Germany.  
Continue to allow the importation of hatching eggs,  poultry products, table eggs and its 
products according to the approved health certificates.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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:  There is a risk of 
contamination from import ing poultry from Germany, which is affected with Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This follows the notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza in Germany on 08 November 2020. These applied measures are in compliance 
with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10. 4 of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  G/SPS/N/ARE/213  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related t ext):  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4 of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes  [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Model 
of health certificate for exporting hatching eggs from the Federal Republic of Germany to 
the UAE  (available in English)  
11. Date of entry into forc e (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
8 November 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
Dr. Majd Mohamed Alherbawi  
Policies and Food Safety Regulations Expert  
P.O. Box 1509  
United Arab Emirates - Dubai  
Tel: +(9714) 214 8472  
Fax: +(9714) 265 5822  
Mobile: + (971 50) 626 0516  
E-mail: mmalherbawi@moccae.gov.ae   
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
Eng. Ahlam AL Mannaei  
Food Safety Department  
SPS Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box 1509  
United Arab Emirates - Dubai 
Tel: +(9714) 214 8495  
Fax: +(9714) 265 5822  
Mobile: +(971 50) 590 3056  
E-mail: aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae   
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae