G/SPS/N/ARE/118  
 
21 June 2017  
(17-3303) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and P hytosanitary 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, except heat -treated meat  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: West-Vlaanderen, Belgium  
5. Title of the notifi ed document : United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on 
the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by -product, day -old 
chicks, hatching eggs from Belgium, and imposition of a temporary ban on the 
importation of poultry meat and  table eggs from West -Vlaanderen province in Belgium . 
Language (s): Arabic . Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 19 June 2017 regarding  the outbreak of Highl y Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in West -Vlaanderen province in Belgium, United Arab 
Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing 
HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and their products from Belg ium. These 
measures include:  
1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated 
by-products, day -old chicks and hatching eggs originating from Belgium;  
2. Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products f rom 
West-Vlaanderen province in Belgium, except heat -treated products;  
3. Consignments of poultry meat shipped from West -Vlaanderen province in Belgium 
before 21 May 2017 were permitted.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[X] protect 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: There is a risk of 
contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from West -Vlaanderen 
province in Belgium, which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This 
follows the notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in West -Vlaanderen province 
in Belgium on 19 June 2017 . These  applied measures a re in compliance with 
Article  10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  G/SPS/N/ARE/118  
 
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  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 Healt h Code  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
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 
internati onal 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): 
21 June 2017  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  measure   
12. Agency or authority designated t o 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 Departm ent 
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 Departm ent 
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