G/SPS/N/ARE/73  
 
6 June 2016  
(16-3022)  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; IC S 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 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Indiana state, United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Lifting of the temporary ban on the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs, 
from Indiana state to the UAE   Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 2  
6. Description of content: United Arab Emirates is lifting the ban on the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks and 
eggs originating from Indiana state. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: United Arab 
Emirates is lifting the ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks and eggs originating from Indiana state. 
This follows the publishing of the Final report (Follow-up report No. 5) of Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Indiana state on 22 April 2016, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Indiana state is 
now free from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza disease. The risk of contamination from 
importing poultry and poultry products from Indiana state is negligible now. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None G/SPS/N/ARE/73 
 
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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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
29 May 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
UAE-SPS- Notification and Inquiry  
Ministry of Climate change and Environment  
P.O. Box 1509 
United Arab Emirates - Dubai Tel: +(971 4) 214 8444 
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822 
E-mail: uaesps@moew.gov.ae Website: http://www.moew.gov.ae  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
Dr Mervat Mari Al Nuaimat 
Veterinarian in Food  Safety Department 
SPS Enquiry Point  Ministry of Climate Change and Environment 
P.O. Box 1509 
United Arab Emirates - Dubai Tel: +(971 4) 214 8478 
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822 
Mobile: +(971 55) 137 5997 E-mail: mmalnuaimat@moew.gov.ae