G/SPS/N/ARE/220  
 
1 December 2020  
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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):  Live poultry (HS Code: 0105),  day-old chicks (HS Code: 0105.11) 
and hatching eggs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Belgium  
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 Belgium . 
Language(s): English . Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 27 November 2020 regarding the outbreak of Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Belgium, United Arab Emirates is applying a 
precautionary sanitary measu re to prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus through the 
imports of live birds and their products from Belgium.  These measures include:  
1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by -
products , day-old chicks and hatc hing eggs from Belgium ; 
2. Continue to allow the importation of poultry products and table eggs and its products, 
according to the approved health certificates ; 
3. Continue to allow the importation of heat -treated poultry products (treated meat and 
treated egg products) from all regions in Belgium.  
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 Belgium, which is affected with Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This follows the notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza in Bel gium on 27 November 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/220  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the stand ard:  
[ ] 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):  
30 November 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  
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  
 
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  G/SPS/N/ARE/220  
 
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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  
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  
 
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