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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BRN/1
18 May 2001
(01-2548)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry & Primary
Resources
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  All types of meat including those chilled and frozen and further processed
products such as sausage, meat extract and canned meat from Europe including the United
Kingdom.  Milk and other dairy product such as pasteurized milk, cheese, butter, ice-cream,
yoghurt, powdered milk and baby formulation from the United Kingdom, which were
produced on 1 February 2001 onwards  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the
extent relevant or practicable:  EC member States including the United Kingdom
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Incidence of Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy and the outbreak Foot-and-Mouth Disease
5. Description of content:  Following the incidence of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in
certain livestock and the outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease occurred in the United
Kingdom and certain parts of Europe, the Government of Brunei Darussalam has imposed
an import ban on all types of meat including those chilled and frozen and further processed
products such as sausage, meat extract and canned meat from Europe including United
Kingdom since 4 March 2001.  Brunei Darussalam also bans the importation of milk and
other dairy products such as pasteurized milk, cheese, butter, ice-cream, yoghurt, powderedmilk and baby formulation from the United Kingdom, which were produced on
1 February 2001.  The Government of Brunei Darussalam has decided to impose this ban in
order to maintain the free status of this country from diseases which are not present in this
country and therefore to prevent the entry and the establishment of those diseases.
6. 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           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Emergency measures to prevent animals and their
products infected by Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Foot-and-Mouth Disease
from entry and establishment in this country, hence to maintain the free status of this
country from the diseases.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  OIE Animal Health CodeG/SPS/N/BRN/1
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Joint Press Release
Agriculture Department & Ministry of Health (English translation available)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  4 March 2001 until
further notice (until official declaration from the European Communities and the United
Kingdom stating that they are free from the disease)
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Director
Department of Agriculture
Ministry of Industry & Primary Resources
Old Airport
Bandar Seri Begawan BB3510
Brunei DarussalamTel:  6732 380144
Fax:  6732 382226
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Industry & Primary Resources
Jln Menteri Besar
Bandar Seri Begawan BB3910
Brunei DarussalamTel:  6732 382844/382850
Fax:  6732 382846/382843
E-mail:  miprs2@brunei.bn