G/SPS/N/ARE/184  
 
22 October 2019  
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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):  All kinds of live ruminants and its by -products, untreated ruminants 
meat and its products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Red Sea State, S udan 
5. Title of the notified document:  United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on 
the importation of all kinds of live ruminants (sheep, goats, cows, buffaloes, camels and 
deer) and their untreated products and by -product s from Sudan, in additio n to ban the 
importation of ruminant's meat and its meat products from Red Sea State in Sudan . 
Language(s): Arabic . Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 13 October 2019 concerning documented cases of Rift Valley 
fever (RVF) in Sudan, United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure 
to prevent the ris k of introducing Rift Valley fever virus through the imports of all kinds 
of live ruminants and their untreated products from Sudan. These measures include:  
1. Temporary ban on the importation of all kinds of live ruminants and their untreated 
by-products, or iginating from Sudan;  
2. Temporary ban on ruminant's meat and its untreated products from Red Sea State in 
Sudan, except heat -treated products derived from animals originated from Red Sea 
State in Sudan or have been slaughtered in a slaughterhouse located in the Red Sea 
State;  
3. Consignments of ruminant's meat shipped from Red Sea State in Sudan before 
17 October 2019 were permitted.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest o r 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 live ruminants and their products from Sudan, which is 
affected with Rift Vall ey fever virus. This follows the notification of Rift Valley fever virus 
in Red Sea State in Sudan on 13 October 2019. These applied measures are in compliance 
with Article 8.15.9, Article 8.15.10 and Article 8.15.11, Chapter 8.15 of the World 
Organization  for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  G/SPS/N/ARE/184  
 
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  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 8.15 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):  
17 October 2019  
[ ] 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) 6260516  
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 Climate change and Environment  
Eng. Ahlam Almannaei  
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) 5903056  
E-mail: aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae