G/SPS/N/ARE/198  
 
6 February 2020  
(20-0972) 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), and poultry products including poultry 
meat (HS Code: 0207), day -old chicks (HS Code: 0105.11), hatching eggs, except 
heat-treated meat  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
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 -product, day -old ch icks, 
from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 05 February 2020 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates is 
applying a precauti onary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus 
through the imports of live birds and their products from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  
These measures include:  
1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated 
by-products, day -old chicks from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  
2. Continue to allow the importation of hatching egg from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 
in accordance with the approv ed Health certificate.  
3. Continue to allow the importation of poultry meat and its products including table 
eggs from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in accordance with the approved health 
certificates.  
4. Continue to allow the importation of heat -treated poultry  products (treated meat and 
treated egg products) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  
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 and poultry products from Kingdom of Saudi  Arabia, 
which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This follows the notification of 
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Riyadh in the Kingdo m of Saudi Arabia on 05 
February 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/198  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, ident ify 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 international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] 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):  
5 February 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  
Eng. Majd Mohamed Alherbawi  
Director of Food Safety Department  
P.O. Box 1509  
United Arab Emirates - Dubai  
Tel: +(9714) 214 8472  
Fax: +(9714) 265 5822  
Mobile: +(971 50) 626 0516  
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 AL Mannaei  
Agricultural Engineer in Food Safety Department  
SPS Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box 1509  
United Arab Emirates - Dubai  
Tel: +(9714) 214 8495  
Fax: +(9714) 265 5822  
Mobile: +(971 50) 590 3056  
E-mail: aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae