G/SPS/N/ARE/143  
 
16 February 2018  
(18-1021) Page: 1/2 
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): HS Code 0301: Live fish; HS Code 0302: Fish and its products  
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: Regulate the importation of live fish and their products 
from the establishments or areas free from Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  diseases in 
the United Kingdom . Language(s): Arabic.  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  disease in 
the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates is applying  temporary emergency measures 
to prevent the risk of  introducing the  Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  disease through the 
imports of live fish and their products from the United Kingdom. Ther efore, MOCCAE 
regulates the importation of live fish and their products from free establishments or free 
areas only in the United Kingdom. The competent authority in the  United Kingdom should 
declare this additional information in the accompanied health ce rtificates for export of live 
fish and their products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: To address 
biosecurity risks associated with imported live fish and their products. Therefore, there is a 
risk of entering Epizootic ulcerative syndrome  disease into the United Arab Emirates with 
imported live fish and its products from infected areas.  
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 10.2 of the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE), Aquatic Animal Health code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM  number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/ARE/143  
 
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  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) i n which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
14 February 2018  
[ ] 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  
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  
Agricultural Engineer in Food Safety Department  
SPS Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box 1509  
United Arab Emir ates - 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