G/SPS/N/ARE/94  
 
10 January 2017  
(17-0161) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary M easures  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 (p rovide 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: Bratislava, Slovak Republic  
5. Title of the n otified 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 eggs from the Slovak Republic, and imposition of a temporary ban on 
poultry meat and t able eggs from Bratislava province in the Slovak Republic . 
Language (s): Arabic . Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 29 December 2016 regarding the outbreak  of Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Bratislava province in the Slovak Republic, 
United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of 
introducing HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and their pr oducts from the 
Slovak Republic. 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 originating from the Slovak Republic;  
2. Temporary ban on poultry meat and t able eggs and their untreated products from 
Bratislava province in the Slovak Republic, except heat -treated products;  
3. 3. Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Bratislava province in the Slovak 
Republic before 3 December 2016 were permitted.  
7. Objecti ve and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[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: There is a risk of 
contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from Bratislava province in 
the Slovak Republic, which is affected with Highly P athogenic Avian Influenza. 
This follows the notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Bratisla va province in 
the Slovak Republic on 29 December 2016. 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.  G/SPS/N/ARE/94  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international stand ard? 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) : Chapte r 10.4 of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (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 :   
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 ): 
5 January 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:  
Ministry of Cl imate Change and Environment  
Eng. Majd Mohamed Alherbawi  
Director of Food Safety Department  
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:  
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
Eng. Ahlam Almannaei  
Agricul tural Engineer in 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