G/SPS/N/ALB/165  
 
16 August 2013  
(13-4408)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
1. Notifying Member:  ALBANIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection 
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 animals (domestic and wild ruminants, pigs), meat, 
processed meat, milk 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Limpopo Region, South Africa  
5. Title of the notified document: Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and 
Consumer Protection "On some protective measures against the Foot and Mouth Disease in the Limpopo Region, South Africa"  Language(s): Albanian  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection provide some protective measures against the outbreak of foot and mouth 
disease in the Limpopo Region, South Africa. Imports of all live animals (domestic and 
wild) like cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, from the territory of the Limpopo Region, 
South Africa to the Albanian territory are ba nned. Imports of meat and products of the 
above-mentioned animals and milk from the territory of the Limpopo Region, 
South Africa to the Albanian territory are banned. The veterinary certificate should guarantee their origin. These measures also include a ban on the import of animal 
feeding products that contain products from animal origin and a ban on the import of 
unsterile biological materials from the territory of the Limpopo Region, South Africa to the Albanian territory. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests. The objective is to protect human and animal health 
in the territory of Albania against the foot and mouth disease outbreak in the territory of 
the Limpopo Region, South Africa. 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: This Order is to 
protect human and animal health from foot and mouth disease, by banning the import and transit of live animals and their products. G/SPS/N/ALB/165 
 
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  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 number 8.5 "Foot and Mouth 
Disease" 
[ ] 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
Notifications taken by the World Organization for Animal Health, OIE, dated 19 July 2013, related to the outbreak of foot  and mouth disease in the Limpopo Region, 
South Africa and according to the International Terrestrial Animal Health Code. 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
26 July 2013 
[ ] 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:   
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:  
Directorate For Food safety and Consumer Protection Policies 
SPS Enquiry Point - Albania 
Tel: +(355 4) 2 259 333 Fax: +(355 4) 2 259 333 
E-mail: mbumk_sps@yahoo.com 
Website: http://www.mbumk.gov.al