. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IND/14 
26 August 2004 
 (04-3563) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   INDIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying 
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):    
(i) Domestic and wild birds including captive birds; 
(ii) day-old chicks, ducks, turkey and other newly-hatched avian species; 
(iii) hatching eggs; 
(iv) eggs and egg products; 
(v) semen of domestic and wild birds; 
(vi) meat and meat products from avia n species including wild birds; 
(vii) feathers; 
(viii) products of animal origin intended for use in animal feeding or for agricultural or 
industrial use; 
(ix) live pigs and pig meat products;  and 
(x) pathological material and biol ogical products from birds. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
All trading partners exporting produc ts mentioned under item 3 to India  
5. Title, language  and number of p ages of the notified document:  Notification 
No. S.O.899 (E)/ F. No.109-16/2004-Trade dated 6 August 2004 (available in Hindi and English, 2 pages)  
6. Description of content:  Prohibits, for a period of six months, the imports of the livestock 
and their products from S.No.(i) to (x) as given against S. No. 3 above, from countries reporting the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.  Also prohibits the import of 
the livestock and their products from S.No. (i), (v ), (viii), (vi) except processed meat and (ix) 
except processed meat. 
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.  To ensure food safety and protect do mestic and wild birds from Avian 
Influenza, which is not reported in the country. 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza Virus is not prevalent in India.  The urgent action has been taken to prevent the 
ingress of this virus to protect the human hea lth as well as the health of poultry in India. G/SPS/N/IND/14 
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 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:  There are no deviations. 
10. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   The Gazette of India 
Extraordinary PART II – Section 3 – Sub-Secti on (ii) (available in English and Hindi). 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   6 August 2004 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry and 
Dairying  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [   ] National enquiry point,  
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 Mr. S. K. Srivastava 
 Director (Trade) 
 Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying  Ministry of Agriculture  Krishi Bhawan  New Delhi – 110001  Fax:  91011-23386115 
 Email:  dircpc@hub.nic.in