G/SPS/N/ARE/203  
 
14 August 2020  
(20-5570) 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:  Victoria, Australia  
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 chicks, 
hatching eg gs from Victoria in Australia . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 31 July 2020 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Lethbridge in the state of Victoria, United Arab Emirates 
is applying a prec autionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus 
through the imports of live birds and their products from Victoria in Australia.  
These measures include:  
1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated 
by-products, day -old chicks and hatching eggs from Victoria in Regulating the  
import of poultry meat and non -heat treated products according to the 
health  certificate for exporting meat and meat products from all from all states of 
Australia to t he United Arab Emirates, accompanying the consignments for 
releasing purpose.  
2. Regulating the import of table eggs and its non -heat treated products according to 
the health certificate for exporting table eggs from all states of Australia to the 
United Ara b Emirates, accompanying the consignments for releasing purpose.  
3. As a precaution, consignments of table eggs and poultry  that were slaughtered 
after 2 July 2020 from Lethbridge in the state of Victoria are not allowed to be 
exported to the United Arab Emi rates.  
4. Continue to allow the importation of heat -treated poultry products (treated meat 
and treated egg products) from all states of Australia.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from a nimal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/ARE/203  
 
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  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 Victoria in Australia, 
which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This follows the notification of 
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Lethbridge in the state of Victoria on 31 July 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.  
9. Is there a relevant 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 international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standa rd:  
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):  
9 August 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 Regulation s Expert  
P.O. Box 1509  
United Arab Emirates - Dubai  
Tel: +(9714) 214 8472  
Fax: +(9714) 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 available) of other body:   
Ministry of Clim ate Change and Environment  
Eng. Ahlam AL Mannaei  
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) 5903056  
E-mail: aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae   
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae