G/SPS/N/ARE/120  
 
6 July 2017  
(17-3628) 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, 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: Mpumalanga, South Africa  
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 South Africa, and imposition of a temporary ban on the 
import ation of poultry meat and table eggs from Mpumalanga in South Africa . 
Language (s): Arabic . Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 22 June 2017 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Mpumalanga in South Africa, 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 products f rom South Africa. These measures 
include:  
 Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated 
by-products, day -old chicks and hatching eggs originating from South Africa;  
 Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their un treated products from 
Mpumalanga in South Africa, except heat -treated products;  
 Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Mpumalanga in South Africa before 1 
June 2017 were permitted.  
7. Objective 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 poult ry products from Mpumalanga in South 
Africa, which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This follows the 
notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in M pumalanga in South Africa on 
22 June 2017. These applied measures are in complianc e with  Article 10.4.4, 
Chapter  10.4 of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health 
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  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 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 standar d:  
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 July 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 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 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