G/SPS/N/ARE/193  
15 January 2020  
(20-0431) Page: 1/2 
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), and poultry products including poultry 
meat (HS Code: 0207), day -old chicks (HS Code: 0105.11), hatching eggs, except heat -
treated meat  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Slovak Republic  
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 -product, day -old chicks, 
hatching eggs from Slovak Republic . Language(s): Arabic . Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 10 January 2020 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Slovak Republic, United Arab Emirates is applying a 
precautionary sanitar y measure to prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus through the 
imports of live birds and their products from Slovak Republic.  
These measures include:  
1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-
products, day -old chicks and hatching eggs from Slovak Republic.  
2. Regulating the import of poultry meat and non -heat treated products according to the 
health certificate for exporting meat and meat products from Slovak Republic to the 
United Arab Emirate s, accompanying the consignments for releasing purpose.  
3. Continue to allow the importation of table eggs in accordance with the approved 
health certificate from all provinces of Slovak Republic.  
4. Continue to allow the importation of heat -treated poultry prod ucts (treated meat and 
treated egg products) from all provinces of Slovak Republic.  
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 importing poultry and poultry products from Slovak Republic, which is 
affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This follows the notification of Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Slovak Republic on 10 Januar y 2020. These applied 
measures are in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the World Organization for 
Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  G/SPS/N/ARE/193  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Al imentarius 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):  14 
January 2020     
[ ] 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  
Eng. Majd Mohamed Alherbawi  
Director of Food Safety Department  
P.O. Box 1509  
United Arab Emirates - Dubai  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8472  
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822  
Mobile: +(971 50) 626 0516  
E-mail: mmalherbawi@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae  
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 Clim ate Change and Environment  
Eng. Ahlam AL Mannaei  
Agricultural Engineer in Food Safety Department  
SPS Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box 1509  
United Arab Emirates - Dubai  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8495  
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822  
Mobile: +(971 50) 590 3056  
E-mail: aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae