G/SPS/N/ARE/254  
 
12 May 2022  
(22-3741) 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  
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 and their by -products, day -old chicks, hatching eggs, 
and poultry products (meat and table eggs) except he at-treated products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Iceland  
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 Iceland . 
Language(s):  . Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  Following the notification published by the World Organisation 
for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus 
(HPAI) in Iceland, the United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure 
to prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and their 
produ cts from Iceland.  
These measures include:  
1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated 
by-products and products (meat and table eggs), day -old chicks and hatching eggs 
from Iceland to the United Arab Emirates;  
2. Applying the "mechanism of importing falcons from high -risk countries" on importing 
from Iceland;  
3. Continue to allow the importation of heat -treated poultry products (treated meat and 
treated egg products) from Iceland.  
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 from Iceland, 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 Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial 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) :  G/SPS/N/ARE/254  
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Anima l Health Code, chapter number) : Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the 
World Organisation 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):  
11 May 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax num ber and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
SPS Notification and Inquiry Point  
United Arab Emirates  
E-mail: uaesps@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 Climate Change and Environment  
SPS Notification and Inquiry Point  
United Arab Emirates  
E-mail: uaesps@moccae.gov.ae