G/SPS/N/ARE/239  
 
22 September 2021  
(21-7084) 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  
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), day -old chicks (HS Code: 0105.11), 
hatching eggs, poultry products including poultry meat  (HS Code: 0207) and heat -treated 
products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Pakistan  
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 -products from Pakistan . 
Language(s): English . Number of pages:  
6. Description of content:  Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus 
(HPAI) in Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure 
to prevent t he risk of introducing HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and their 
products from Pakistan.  
These measures include:  
1. Temporary ban on the importation of day -old chicks, hatching eggs and non heat -
treated poultry products (non heat-treated meat and meat products and non heat -
treated eggs and egg products) from Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates;  
2. Continue of the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds from 
Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates;  
3. Regulating the  exportation of heat -treated poultry products (heat -treated poultry meat 
and heat -treated table eggs) from Pakistan according to the health certificate forms 
will be approved between the two countries;  
4. Consignments of heat treated poultry products from Pak istan will be released 
according to the health certificate form for export of "meat and meat products" and the 
health certificate form for export of "table eggs and egg products" currently used, 
provided that the competent authorities in Pakistan should se nd additional health 
statement saying that:  
a. For heat -treated poultry meats: the necessary precautions were taken to avoid 
contact of the commodity with any source of avian influenza virus and the 
product(s) described above have been processed to ensure th e inactivation of 
avian influenza virus in accordance with Article 10.4.24 of the OIE Terrestrial  
Code;  
b. For heat -treated table eggs: the necessary precautions were taken to avoid 
contact of the commodity with any source of avian influenza virus and the 
product(s) described above have been processed  to ensure the inactivation of G/SPS/N/ARE/239  
 
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  avian influenza virus in accordance with Article 10.4.23 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Code;  
5. Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from Pakistan that 
were produced after 15 July 2021 are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab 
Emirates.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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:  There is a risk of 
contamination from importing poultry from Pakistan, which is affected with Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza. These appli ed measures are in compliance with the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
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  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
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) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of applic ation (as applicable):  
15 September 2021  
[ ] 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  
SPS Notification and Inquiry Point  
United Arab Emirates  
E-mail: uaesps@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  
SPS Notification and Inquiry Point  
United Arab Emirates  
E-mail: uaesps@moccae.gov.ae