G/SPS/N/ARE/152  
 
5 July 2018  
(18-4197) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
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): Food products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant o r practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: New smart system for the issuance of health certificates 
for the export of all kinds of food products by the Dubai Municipality . 
Language(s):  Arabic.  Number of pages:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/ARE/18_3494_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Dubai Municipality is improv ing and facilit ating the mechanism of 
issuing export health certificates for the export of food products, which will enable the 
owners of food companies and investors to print the export health certificates 
electronically from  the Dubai Municipality website. Also the health certificate will include a 
QR code to check the validation of  the health certificate , or it can be checked by entering 
the document number through the following link:  
(https://login .dm.gov.ae/wps/portal/home_ar ). 
Attached is a file which includes the steps on how to verify and check the validity of export 
health certificates, as well as a copy of the updated health certificates for the export of 
food products through the Dubai Municipality.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. 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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/ARE/152  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 26 June 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 26 June 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
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