G/SPS/N/ARE/102  
 
9 February 2017  
(17-0777) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Climate Change and  Environment (MOCCAE)  
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): Live poultry (HS Code: 0105), and poultry products 
including poultry meat (HS Code: 0207), day -old chick s (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: Germany: Brandenburg, Niedersachsen 
provinces  in Germany, in addition to the previous province Schleswig -Holstein  
5. Title of the notified document : United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on 
the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by -product, 
day-old chicks, hatchin g eggs from Germany, and imposition of a temporary ban on 
poultry meat and table eggs from Brandenburg, Niedersachsen provinces in Germany . 
Language (s): Arabic . Number of pages:  2  
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the Worl d Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 25 January 2017 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Brandenburg and Niedersachsen provinces in Germany, 
United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to p revent the risk of 
introducing HPAI  virus through the imports of live birds and their products from 
Germany. These measures include:  
1.  Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated 
by-products, day -old chicks and hatchin g eggs originating from Germany;  
2.  Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products from 
Brandenburg, Niedersachsen provinces in German y, except heat -treated products;  
3.  Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Brandenburg, Ni edersachsen provinces 
in Germany before 1 January 2017 were permitted.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[X] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: There is a risk of 
contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from Brandenburg, 
Niedersachsen provinces in Germany, which are affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza. This follows the notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in 
Brandenburg, Niedersachsen provinces in Germany on 25 January 2017. These applied 
measures are in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the World Organization 
for Ani mal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
9. 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) : Chapter 10.4 of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard :   
10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
2 February 2017  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  measure    
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquir y Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
Eng. Majd Mohamed Alherbawi  
Director of Food Safety Department  
P.O. Box 1509  
United Arab Emirates - Dubai  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8472  
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822  
Mobile: +(971 50) 6260516  
E-mail: mmalherbawi@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae  
13. Text(s)  available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address , fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
Eng. Majd Mohamed Alherbawi  
Director of Food Safety Department  
P.O. Box 1509  
United Arab Emirates - Dubai  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8472  
Fax: +(971 4) 265 582 2 
Mobile: +(971 50) 6260516  
E-mail: mmalherbawi@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae