G/SPS/N/ARE/119  
 
6 July 2017  
(17-3626) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY 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: 02 07), day -old chicks (HS Code: 0105.11), hatching 
eggs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Pakistan  
5. Title of the notified document : Lifting of the temporary ban on the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day -old chicks, and 
eggs, from Pakistan to the UAE . Language (s): Arabic . Number of pages:   
6. Description of content: United Arab Emirates is lifting the ban on the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day -old chicks and 
eggs originating from originating from Pakistan.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protecti on, 
[X] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory 
from other damage from pest s.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: United Arab 
Emirates is lifting the ban on the importation of domestic and wild  birds and their 
products including poultry meat, day -old chicks and eggs originating from Pakistan.  
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 OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard :  G/SPS/N/ARE/119  
 
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  10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
2 May 2017  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  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:  
Eng. Majd Mohamed Alherbawi  
Director of Food Safety Department  
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
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  
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:  
Eng. Ahlam Almannaei  
Agricultural Engineering in Food Safety Department  
SPS Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
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