G/SPS/N/ARE/70  
 
9 May 2016  
(16-2525)  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), one 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: Romania  
5. Title of the notified document: Quarantine measures to regulate the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their products, except heat-treated meat from Romania  
Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: United Arab Emirates is applying quarantine measures to 
regulate the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products originating from 
Romania, except heat-treated meat. This is following the immediate notification to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding Newcastle Disease (ND) outbreaks 
which have occurred in Romania on 2 December 2015. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: There is a risk of 
contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from Romania, which is 
affected with Newcastle Disease. To reduce that risk and in compliance with Articles 10.9.4, 10.9.5, 10.9.6, Chapter 10.9 of the World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code, the imported live birds, their products, day-old 
chicks and hatching eggs imported from Romania should be accompanied by veterinary health certificates attesting that:  
1. The consignments of live birds, their products, one day-old chicks and hatching eggs 
were coming from compartment(s) under the regular supervision of official veterinarian; 
2. The consignments of live birds, their products, one day-old chicks and hatching eggs 
were coming from compartment(s) situated in an ND free zone(s), where no case of 
Newcastle Disease (ND) has been occurred for the last three months prior to shipment and stamping out policy were applied; 
3. The birds (other than poultry) were kept in isolation approved by the Veterinary 
Services for at least 21 days prior to shipment and showed no clinical sign of ND infection during the isolation period; G/SPS/N/ARE/70 
 
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  4. The live birds and one day-old chicks were inspected by official veterinarian on the 
day of shipment and no clinical sign of NDV infection were founded; 
5. The live birds, one day-old chicks and ha tching eggs were transported in new or 
appropriately sanitized containers. 
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 10.9 of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
[ ] 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:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
6 December 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. Sumaya Abdul Rahim Al Rais  
Head of Notification and Inquiry Section 
Ministry of Environment and Water 
PO 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 PO 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