G/SPS/N/ARE/225  
 
5 January 2021  
(21-0110) 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 (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:  United Kingdom  
5. Title of the notified document:  United Arab Emirates is regulating the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their untreated by -product, day -old chicks, hatching eggs 
and poultry products from the Uni ted Kingdom . 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 United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary 
measure to pre vent the risk of introducing HPAI virus through the imports of live birds 
and their products from the United Kingdom.  
These measures include:  
1. Continue to allow the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by -
products, day -old chicks and hatching eggs from the United Kingdom, according to 
the agreed health certificates;  
2. Regulating the import of poultry meat and its non -heat-treated products according to 
the health certificate for exporting meat and meat products from the United Kingdom  
to the United Arab Emirates, accompanying the consignments for releasing purpose;  
3. Regulating the import of table eggs and its non -heat-treated products according to 
the health certificate for exporting table eggs from the United Kingdom to the United 
Arab Emirates, accompanying the consignments for releasing purpose;  
4. Continue to allow the importation of heat -treated poultry products (treated meat and 
treated egg products) from the United Kingdom;  
5. Consignments of table eggs and poultry from Cheshire West, C hester and 
Herefordshire that were produced after 14 October 2020 (in addition to any area 
where the disease appears later) are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab 
Emirates until the health certificate forms are agreed with the British side;  
6. Consignments of table eggs and poultry from Richmond that were produced after 
28 November 2020 (in addition to any area where the disease appears later) are not 
allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates until the health certificate forms 
are agreed wi th the British side.  G/SPS/N/ARE/225  
 
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  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 r eason for urgent action:  There is a risk of 
contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from the United Kingdom, 
which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. These applied measures are in 
compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 1 0.4 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 Protectio n 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):  
23 December 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 Exper t 
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  G/SPS/N/ARE/225  
 
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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  
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