G/SPS/N/ARE/215  
 
23 November 2020  
(20-8434) 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)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Yugra, Chelyabinskaya Oblast, Respublika 
Tatarstan, Samarskaya Oblast, Tomskaya  Oblast , Russia Federation  
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 Yugra, 
Chelyabinskaya Oblast, Respublika Tatarstan, Samarsk aya Oblast, Tomskaya Oblast  in 
Russia.  Language(s): . Number of pages:  
6. Description of content:  Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 13 November 2020 regarding the outbreak of Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Yugra, Chelyabinskaya Oblast, Respublika 
Tatarstan, Samarskaya Oblast, T omskaya Oblast  in Russia, 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 products from  in Russia.  
These measures include:  
Temporary ban on the impo rtation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by -
products from  Yugra, Chelyabinskaya Oblast, Respublika Tatarstan, Samarskaya Oblast, 
Tomskaya Oblast  in Russia  
Continue to allow the importation of poultry products, table eggs and its products, day -old 
chicks and hatching eggs according to the approved health certificates.  
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 Yugra, Chelyabinskaya Oblast, Respublika 
Tatarstan, Samarskaya Oblast, Tomskaya  Oblast  in Russia, which is affected with Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This follows the notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza in Yugra, Chelyabinskaya Oblast, Respublika Tatarstan, Samarskaya Oblast, 
Tomskaya Oblast  in Russia  on 13 Novemb er 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/215  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex A limentarius 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 Heal th (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):  
18 November 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measu re  
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  
Dr Majd  Mohamed Alherbawi  
Policies and Food Safety Regulations Expert  
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 av ailable) of other body:   
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
Eng. Ahlam AL Mannaei  
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