G/SPS/N/ARE/230  
 
1 February 2021  
(21-0827) Page: 1/3 
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:  Emilia -Romagna region in Italy  
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 
Emilia -Romagna region in Italy . 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 the Emilia -Romagna region in Italy, the United Arab Emirates is applying a 
precautionary san itary measure to prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus through the 
imports of live birds and their products from the Emilia -Romagna region in Italy.  
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 Italy to the United Arab Emirates;  
2) Regulating the import of poultry meat and table eggs and their non -heat treated 
products according to the health certificate for export of "meat and meat pro ducts" 
and the health certificate for export of "table eggs and egg products" from Italy to 
the United Arab Emirates;  
3) Continue to allow the importation of heat -treated poultry products (treated meat and 
treated egg products) from all regions in Italy;  
4) Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from the Emilia -
Romagna region that were produced after 1 January 2021 are not allowed to be 
exported to the United Arab Emirates;  
5) Consignments of poultry meat and table eggs and their non -heat tre ated products 
from non infected areas in Italy will be released according to the health certificate 
form for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate form for export 
of "table eggs and egg products" currently used, provided that the co mpetent 
authorities in Italy should send a health statement saying that the imported 
product(s) from areas where Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) has not 
been registered within a radius of 25 km around the farm/slaughterhouse/packing 
establis hment the source of the products on at least for a period of not less than three 
months before production, and all necessary precautions have been taken to prevent 
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  Influenza virus (HPAI). This is to be done temporarily until the approval of the health 
certificate forms is completed between the two countries.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/pla nt 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 the Emilia -Romagna region in Italy, which is 
affected wi th 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.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identi fy 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?  
[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 applica ble):  
29 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  G/SPS/N/ARE/230  
 
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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 Clim ate 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