G/SPS/N/ALB/158  
 
15 March 2013  
(13-1429)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
1. Notifying Member:  ALBANIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection 
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 animals (domestic and wild ruminants, pigs), meat, 
processed meat, milk 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   [X] Specific regions or countries:  Shange town, Maoming, in the Guangdong 
region (China)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and 
Consumer Protection "On some protective measures against the foot and mouth disease 
in China (People's Rep. of China)"  Language(s):  Albanian  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection provides some protective measures against the outbreak of foot and mouth 
disease in the Shange town, Maoming, in the Guangdong region (China). Stopping the import of all live animals (domestic and wild) like cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, from the 
territory of the Shange town, Maoming, in the Guangdong region (China) to the Albanian 
territory; stopping the import of meat and products of the above-mentioned animals and 
milk from the territory of the Shange town , Maoming, in the Guan gdong region (China) 
to the Albanian territory. The veterinary certificate should guarantee their origin. The 
measures also consist in stopping the import of animal feeding products that contain products from animal origin; stopping the import of unsterile biological materials from the territory of the Province of the Shange  town, Maoming, in the Guangdong region 
(China) to the Albanian territory. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety , [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.  The objective is to protect human and animal health 
in the territory of Albania against the foot and mouth disease outbreak into the territory 
of Shange town, Maoming, in the Guangdong region (China). 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  This Order is to 
protect human and animal health from foot and mouth disease, stopping the import and 
transit of live animals and their products. G/SPS/N/ALB/158 
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  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 number 8.5 "Foot and Mouth 
Disease" 
[ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:   
Notifications taken by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) dated 
1 March 2013, related to the outbreak of f oot and mouth disease into the territory of 
Shange town, Maoming, in the Guangdong  region (China) and according to the 
International Terrestrial Animal Health Code. 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
8 March 2013 
[ ] 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:    
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available) of other body:   
Directorate For Food safety and Consumer Protection Policies 
SPS Enquiry Point - Albania Tel: +(355 4) 2 259 333 
Fax: +(355 4) 2 259 333 
E-mail: mbumk_sps@yahoo.com Website: http://www.mbumk.gov.al