G/SPS/N/ARE/226  
 
5 January 2021  
(21-0136) Page: 1/3 
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:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE)  
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), day -old chicks (HS Code: 0105.11), 
hatching eggs, and poultry products in cluding poultry meat (HS Code: 0207) except 
heat-treated products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Occitanie region, Pays de la Loire region, 
Nouvelle -Aquitaine region, France  
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 Occitanie 
region, Pays de la Loire region and Nouvelle -Aquitaine region in France . Language(s): . 
Number of pages:  
6. Description of content:  Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus 
(HPAI) in Occitanie region, Pays de la Loire region and Nouvelle -Aquitaine region in 
France, the Unite d Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent 
the risk of introducing HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and their products from 
Occitanie region, Pays de la Loire region and Nouvelle -Aquitaine region in France.  
These me asures include:  
1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by -
products and day -old chicks and hatching eggs from Occitanie region , Pays de la Loire 
region and Nouvelle -Aquitaine region in France;  
2. Regulating the import of poultry meat and table eggs and their non -heat treated 
products according to the health certificate for export of "meat and meat products" 
and the health certificate  for export of "table eggs and egg products" from France to 
the United Arab Emirates;  
3. Continue to allow the importation of heat -treated poultry products (treated meat and 
treated egg products) from all regions in France;  
4. Consignments of table eggs and poul try meat from Occitanie region , Pays de la Loire 
region and Nouvelle -Aquitaine region that were produced after 22 November 2020 
are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates until the health certificate 
forms are agreed with the French side.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent actio n: There is a risk of 
contamination from importing poultry from Occitanie region, Pays de la Loire region and 
Nouvelle -Aquitaine region in France, which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza. These applied measures are in compliance with Artic le 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of 
the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
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 text) :  
[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 standa rd:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
3 January 2021  
[ ] 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  
SPS Notification and Inquiry Point  
United Arab Emirates  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8472  
 +(971 4) 214 8495  
E-mail: uaesps@moccae.gov.ae  
 mmalherbawi@moccae.gov.ae  
 aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae  G/SPS/N/ARE/226  
 
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  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  
Dr. Majd Mohamed Alherbawi  
Policies and Food Safety Regulations Expert  
United Ar ab Emirates   
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8472  
Mobile: +(971 50) 6260516  
E-mail: mmalherbawi@moccae.gov.ae  
 uaesps@mo ccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae  
 
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
Eng. Ahlam AL Mannaei  
United Arab Emirates  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8495  
Mobile: +(971 50) 5903056  
E-mail: aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
 uaesps@moccae.go v.ae 
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae