G/SPS/N/ARE/115  
 
24 April 2017  
(17-2226) 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 (pr ovide 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: 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: Vorarlberg, Austria  
5. Title of the notified document : Lifting of the tem porary ban on the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day -old chicks, eggs 
from Vorarlberg, Austria to the UAE . Language (s): Arabic . Number of pages:   
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 Vorarlberg, Austria.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[X] prote ct 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: United Arab 
Emirates is lifting the ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and th eir 
products including poultry meat, day -old chicks and eggs originating from Vorarlberg, 
Austria. This follows the publishing of the Final report (Follow -up report No. 2) of Highl y 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Austria on 6 April 2017 . In compliance with Article 10.4.4, 
Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Austria is now free from Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza disease. The risk of contamination from importing poultry 
and poultry products from Vorarlberg, Austria is negligible now.  
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 OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
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  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 standard :  
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): 
20 April 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 Chang e 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