G/SPS/N/ARE/40  
 
14 July 2014  
(14-4012)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) 
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 cattle, sheep and goats and their products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document: Quarantine measures to regulate the importation of 
live sheep and goat and their products originating from Mexico  Language(s): Arabic   
Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content: In compliance with the Ministerial Decree Number (460) of the 
year 2001 concerning the implementing regulation for the quarantine regulation in the GCC countries and according to animal health status in Mexico, the Ministry of 
Environment and Water applies a regulatory requirement for importation of live cattle, 
sheep and goats and their products from Mexico as follows: 
The imported live cattle, sheep and goats should be accompanied by veterinary health 
certificate attesting that:  
1. the animals were inspected by official veterinarian on the day of shipment and no 
clinical diseases  were founded; 
2. the animals were tested for caprine and ovine brucellosis/ bovine brucellosis during 
the quarantine period with negative result; 
3. the animals were protected from Culicoides attacks in a vector-protected 
establishment for at least 28 days prior to shipment and during transportation to the 
place of shipment, and were subjected during that period to a serological test for 
Blue Tongue, with negative results; or 
4. the animals were vaccinated, at least 60 days before shipment, against all serotypes 
whose presence in the country of origin. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/ARE/40 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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)  Chapters 14.1, 8.3, 11.3 of the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2014 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
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:  
Eng. Saif Moh. Al-Shara 
Assistant Undersecretary for the Agricultural Affairs and Animal Sector 
Responsible for WTO SPS Enquiries 
Ministry of Environment and Water P.O. Box 1509 
United Arab Emirates - Dubai 
Work Tel: +(971 4) 2148 400 Fax: +(971 4) 2655 822 Mobile: +(971 50) 6295 050 
E-mail: smalshara@moew.gov.ae 
Website: http://www.moew.gov.ae  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Dr Mervat Mari Al Nuaimat  
Acting Veterinarian in Animal Heath and Development Department/ Quarantine 
Ministry of Environment and Water P.O. Box 1509 United Arab Emirates - Dubai 
Work Tel: +(971 4) 2148 478 
Fax: +(971 4) 2655 822 Mobile: +(971 55) 8260 304 
E-mail: mmalnuaimat@moew.gov.ae 
Website: http://www.moew.gov.ae