. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/234 
29 January 2004 
 (04-0321) 
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):   Fresh meat of poultry, ratites, farmed  and wild feathere d game, poultry meat 
products and meat preparations consisting or containing meat of the above mentioned species 
of raw material for pet food production obt ained from poultry and of eggs for human 
consumption. [CN 0105, 0207, 0407, 0408] 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
Thailand  
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Commission Decision 
of 23 January 2004 concerning protection meas ures relating to avian influenza in Thailand 
(available in English, 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 Thailand to the 
European 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, [   ]  protect 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, 
[   ] 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 
10. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/EEC/234 
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 11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   23 January 2004 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] EC notification authority, 
[   ] EC enquiry point, or address, fax nu mber 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: 
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