G/SPS/N/ALB/169  
 
29 November 2013  
(13-6532)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
1. Notifying Member:  ALBANIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water 
Management 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Live animals (domestic and wild ruminants, pigs), meat, 
processed meat, milk. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Region of Hazafon in Israel  
5. Title of the notified document: Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Rural 
Development and Water Management: "On some protective measures against Foot-and-
Mouth Disease in Israel". Language(s): Albanian Number of pages: 2  
6. Description of content: This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development 
and Water Management provides some protective measures against the outbreak of 
foot-and-mouth disease in the Region of Hazafon in Israel. Stopping the import of all live animals (domestic and wild) like cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, from the territory of the 
Region of Hazafon in Israel to the Albanian territory; stopping the import of meat and 
products of the above-mentioned animals and milk from the territory of the Region of 
Hazafon in Israel to the Albanian territory. The veterinary certificate should guarantee 
their origin. The measures also consist in stopping the import of animal feeding products 
that contain products of animal origin; stopping the import of non-sterile biological materials from the territory of the Region of Hazafon in Israel to the Albanian territory. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests. The objective is to protect human and animal health 
in the territory of Albania against the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak into the territory 
of the Region of Hazafon in Israel. 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: This Order is to 
protect human and animal health from foot-and-mouth disease, stopping the import and transit of live animals and their products. G/SPS/N/ALB/169 
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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 number 8.5 "Foot and Mouth 
Disease" 
[ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
Notifications taken from the World Organization for Animal Health, OIE, dated 21 November 2013, related to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the Region of 
Hazafon in Israel and according to the International Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of applicat ion (as applicable): 25 
November 2013   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
Directorate For Food Safety and Fisheries 
SPS Enquiry Point - Albania 
Tel: +(355 4) 2 259 333 Fax: +(355 4) 2 259 333 
E-mail: mbumk_sps@yahoo.com 
Website: http://www.bujqesia.gov.al