G/SPS/N/ARE/103  
 
16 February 2017  
(17-0936) 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: Struga, the former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedo nia 
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 eggs from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , and imposit ion of 
a temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs from Struga province in the former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia . Language (s): Arabic . Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 30 January 2017 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Struga province in the former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia, United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to 
prevent th e risk of introducing HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and their 
products from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 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 former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia;  
2. Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products from  
Struga in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, except heat -treated products;  
3. Consi gnments of poultry meat shipped from  Struga in the former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia before 31 December 2016 were permitted.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[X] protect humans fro m animal/plant pe st 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 Struga in the former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza. This follows the notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Struga 
province in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 30 January 2017. These 
applied measures are in com pliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  G/SPS/N/ARE/103  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard :  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or seri al 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  
[ ] 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 st andard :   
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): 
31 January 2017  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  measure    
12. Agency or authority designated t o 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  
Eng. Majd Mohamed Alherbawi  
Director of Food Safety Departm ent  
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 fro m: [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  
Agricultural Engineer in Food Safety Department  
SPS E nquiry 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