G/SPS/N/ARE/229  
 
1 February 2021  
(21-0826) 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  
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 including 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:  Skåne County and Kalmar County  
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 Skåne 
County and Kalmar County in Sweden . 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 the Skåne County and the Kalmar County in Sweden, the United Arab Emirates 
is applyi ng a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus 
through the imports of live birds and their products from the Skåne County and the Kalmar 
County in Sweden.  
These measures 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 Sweden to the United Arab 
Emirates;  
2) Regulating the import of poultry meat and table eggs and their non -heat treated 
products according to the h ealth certificate for export of "meat and meat products" 
and the health certificate for export of "table eggs and egg products" from Sweden to 
the United Arab Emirates;  
3) Continue to allow the importation of heat -treated poultry products (treated meat and 
treated egg products) from all counties in Sweden;  
4) Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from the Skåne 
County and the Kalmar County that were produced after 27 December 2020 are not 
allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates ; 
5) Consignments of poultry meat and table eggs and their non -heat treated products 
from non infected county in Sweden will be released according to the health certificate 
form for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate form for export  
of "table eggs and egg products" currently used, provided that the competent 
authorities in Sweden should send a health statement saying that the imported 
product(s) from areas where Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) has not 
been registered w ithin a radius of 25 km around the farm/slaughterhouse/packing 
establishment the source of the products on at least for a period of not less than G/SPS/N/ARE/229  
 
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  three  months before production, and all necessary precautions have been taken to 
prevent the consignment from being in contact with any source of Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza virus (HPAI). This is to be done temporarily until the approval of the 
health certificate forms is completed between the two countries.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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:  There is a risk of 
contamination from importin g poultry from the Skåne County and the Kalmar County in 
Sweden, which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. These applied 
measures are in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestr ial 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 standard:   
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):  
29 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/229  
 
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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  
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