G/SPS/N/MOZ/5  
 
20 August 2018  
(18-5253) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: MOZAMBIQUE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security National Directorate of  
Veterinary Epidemiology Department  
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): This notification refers to an outbreak of Foo t and Mouth Disease 
(FMD) which affects live bovine, goats, sheep, swine, and their fresh meat  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Revisão das medidas contra FA . Language(s): 
Portuguese.  Number of pages: 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/MOZ/ 18_4434_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Mozambique has reported the outbreak of Foot and Mouth 
Disease (FMD) in the following provinces: Nampula (Mogovolas and Angoche districts), 
Tete (Angonia, Moatize, Changara, Tete City, Tsangano and Marara  districts), Gaza 
(Limpopo, Bilene, Chonguoene, Mandlakaze, Chokwe,  Chibuto and Xaixai d isctricts), 
Maputo (Manhica and Matutuine districts).   
As immediate imposed the following measures: Movement control inside the country, 
surveillance within containment  and/or protection zone, screening, vaccination in outbreak 
response.  
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.  
8. 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) : Terrestrial animal health code: Chapter 
8.8 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/MOZ/5  
 
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  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) : Not applicable . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable . 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] 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 handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security  
Dra. Dercília Da Rosária  Mudanisse Arone  
Veterinary Epidemiology Unit  
P.1407 Rua da Resistência 1746  
Republico f Mozambique - Maputo  
Tel: +(258 2) 41 5633  
Fax: +(258 2) 41 5637  
Mobile: +(258 82) 149 6400  
E-mail: dercimudanisse@gmail.com