G/SPS/N/ARE/24  
 
30 September 2013  
(13-5221)  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 product 
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: Italy 
5. Title of the notified document: Ministerial Decree Number (538) of the year 2013 
concerning the imposition of the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild 
birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks, hatching eggs, except 
heat treated meat from Italy  Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages:   
6. Description of content: United Arab Emirates is applying a ban on the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks and eggs originating from Italy. 
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: Regarding 
immediate notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Italy on 15 August 2013, 
and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code, Italy is no longer identified as a country free from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. There is a risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products 
from countries affected with High ly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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 OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code (2012) 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None G/SPS/N/ARE/24 
 
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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:  
http://www.moew.gov.ae/Portal/ar/laws-and-l egislations/minister ial-decrees/banning-
decrees.aspx  (available in Arabic) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
25 August 2013  
[X] 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. 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 a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
Eng. Sumaya AbdulRahim Al Rais 
Head of Notification & Inquiry Sec 
Agriculture & Animal  Affairs Sector 
Ministry of Environment and Water P.O. Box 1509 United Arab Emirates - Dubai 
Work Tel: +(971 4) 2148 414 
Fax: +(971 4) 2655 822 Mobile: +(971 50) 4500 606 
E-mail: saalrais@moew.gov.ae 
Website: http://www.moew.gov.ae