G/SPS/N/ARE/233  
 
2 February 2021  
(21-0866) 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 (HS Code: 0105), day -old chicks (HS Code: 0105.11), 
hatching eggs, and poultry products including poultry meat (HS Code: 0207), except 
heat-treated products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Al Jahra, the State of Kuwait  
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 Al Jahra 
in Kuwait . Language(s): . Number of pages:  
6. Description of content:  Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus 
(HPAI) in Al Jahra in the State of Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates is applying a 
precautionary sanita ry measure to prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus through the 
imports of live birds and their products from Al Jahra in the State of Kuwait.  
These measures include:  
1) Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated 
by-products and day -old chicks and hatching eggs from the State of Kuwait to the 
United Arab Emirates;  
2) Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from Al Jahra that 
were produced after 13 October 2020 are not allowed to be exp orted to the United 
Arab Emirates;  
3) Continue to allow the importation of heat -treated poultry products (treated meat and 
treated egg products) from all cities in the State of Kuwait.  
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 Al Jahra in the State of Kuwait, 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 Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  G/SPS/N/ARE/233  
 
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  9. Is there a re levant 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 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 in ternational 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):  
25 January 2021  
[ ] 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  
SPS Notification and Inquiry Point  
United Arab Emirates  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8472  
 +(971 4) 214 8495  
E-mail: uaesps@moccae.gov.ae  
 mmalherbawi@moccae.gov.ae  
 aaalmannaei@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  
SPS Notification and Inquiry Point  
United Arab Emirates  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8472  
 +(971 4) 214 8495  
E-mail: uaesps@moccae.gov.ae  
 mmalherbawi@moccae.gov.ae  
 aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae