G/SPS/N/ARE/59  
 
27 October 2015  
(15-5685)  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 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 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: Ontario/Canada  
5. Title of the notified document: Lifting of the temporary ban on the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs, 
from Canada to the UAE  Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: Regarding follow-up report No. 4 (Final report) of Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Ontario/Canada on 8 October 2015, the 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 
Ontario/Canada. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Follow-up  
report No. 4 (Final report) of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Ontario/Canada on 
8 October 2015 and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Canada is now free from Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza disease. The risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products 
from Canada is negligible. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None G/SPS/N/ARE/59 
 
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  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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
22 October 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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. Sumaia Abdul Rahim Al Rais  
Head of Notification and Inquiry Section 
Ministry of Environment and Water 
P.O. Box 1509 United Arab Emirates - Dubai 
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8414 
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822 Mobile: +(971 50) 450 0606 
E-mail: saalrais@moew.gov.ae 
 uaesps@moew.gov.ae  Website: http://www.moew.gov.ae  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (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 
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8478 Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822 Mobile: +(971 55) 137 5997 
E-mail: mmalnuaimat@moew.gov.ae 
Website: http://www.moew.gov.ae