. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/235 
9 February 2004 
 (04-0488) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):   Live poultry and live bird other than po ultry (HS 0105);  fresh meat of poultry, 
ratites, farmed and wild feat hered game (HS 0207);  meat pr eparations and meat products 
consisting of or containing meat of those species (HS 0209, 0210, 1601, 1602);  raw pet food 
and unprocessed feed material containing any part of those species (HS 1501, 2309);  eggs 
for human consumption (HS 0407, 0408);  unprocessed feathers (HS 0505.10) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
Cambodia;  Indonesia;  Japan;  Laos;  Pa kistan;  the People's Republic of China;  
Hong Kong, China;  South Korea;  Thailand;  and Vietnam  
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Commission 
Decision concerning protection measures relating to avian influenza in Thailand (2 pages)  
6. Description of content:  Temporary measures suspending im ports of fresh meat of poultry, 
ratites, farmed and wild feathered game, poultry meat products and meat preparations 
consisting or containing meat of the above ment ioned species, of raw material for pet food 
production obtained from poultry and of eggs for human consumption from Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Pakist an, the People's Republic of  China (including Hong Kong), 
South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam to the Eu ropean Community.  This decision shall be 
reviewed at the light of new information. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] 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. 
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:  This measures conforms  THAC Chapter 2.1.14 G/SPS/N/EEC/235 
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 10. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):    
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] EC notification authority, 
[ X ] EC enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of 
other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] EC enquiry point,  or 
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: