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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/240 
24 March 2004 
 (04-1330) 
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 and Consumer 
Protection, Directorate-General Directorate E – Food Safety, Plant Health, Animal Health and Welfare, International questions 
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):   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, ratite s, wild and farmed feathered ga me, meat preparations and meat 
products consisting of, or containing meat of those species and of eggs for human 
consumption (HS:  0105, 010631 to 010 690, 0207, 0407, 0408, 1601, 160220 to 160239). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   The 
whole territory of Canada  
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Commission Decision 
of 11 March 2004 concerning protection measure s in relation to Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza in Canada (available in all Community languages, two pages) 
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, [   ] protec t 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 ] 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:  
10. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   Until 6 April 2004 G/SPS/N/EEC/240 
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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 O fficial Journal of the EU, L74, Volume 47, 
12 March 2004, pp. 21-22.  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_074/1_074 20040312en0021022.pdf
 
 French:   
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/fr/o j/dat/2004/l_074/1_074 20040312fr0021022.pdf
 
 Spanish:   http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/es/ oj/dat/2004/l_074/1 _07420040312es0021022.pdf