G/SPS/N/ARE/123  
 
21 September 2017  
(17-4999) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Live crustaceans and their products (HS Code: 0306)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Regulate the importation of live crustaceans and th eir 
products , including shrimps, from the establishments or areas free from the Acute 
hepatopancreatic necrosis disease in the United States of America . Language(s): Arabic.  
Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease 
in Texas in the United States of America, United Arab Emirates is applying a temporary 
emergency measur e to prevent the risk of introducing Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis 
disease through the imports of live crustaceans and their products, including shrimps, from 
the United States of America. Therefore, MOCCAE regulates the importation of live 
crustaceans a nd their products, including shrimps, from free establishments or free areas 
only in the United States of America. The competent authority in the United States of 
America should declare that in the accompanied health certificates for export of live 
crustac eans and their products (as additional declaration).  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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: To address 
biosecurity risks associated with imported live crustaceans and their products. Therefore 
there is a risk of entering Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease to United Arab Emirates 
with imported live crustaceans and its products, including shrimps, from infected areas.  
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 9.2 of the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE), Aquatic Animal Health code  G/SPS/N/ARE/123  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Co nvention (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 application (as applicable): 
29 August 2017  
[ ] 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  
Eng. Majd Mohamed Alherbawi  
Director of Food Safety Department  
P.O. Box 1509  
United Arab Em irates - Dubai  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8472  
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822  
Mobile: +(971 50) 626 0516  
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 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) 590 3056  
E-mail: aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae