G/SPS/N/ALB/159  
 
2 April 2013  
(13-1704)  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;  ICS 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:  Province of I-LAN in Chinese Taipei  
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 Chinese Taipei"  Language(s):  Albanian  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection provides some protective measures against the outbreak of foot and mouth 
disease in the Province of I-LAN in Chinese Taipei. Stopping the import of all live animals 
(domestic and wild) like cattle, pigs, sheep an d goats, from the territory of the Province 
of I-LAN in Chinese Taipei to the Albanian territory; stopping the import of meat and 
products of the above-mentioned animals and mi lk from the territory of the Province of 
I-LAN in Chinese Taipei to the Albanian te rritory. The veterinary certificate should 
guarantee their origin. The measures also consist in stopping the import of animal 
feeding products that contain products from animal origin; stopping the import of 
unsterile biological materials from the territory  of the Province of I-LAN in Chinese Taipei 
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 into the territory 
of Chinese Taipei. 
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, stopping the import and transit of live animals and their products. G/SPS/N/ALB/159 
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  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)  
[ ] 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 29 October 
2012, related to the outbreak of foot and mo uth disease into the Province of I-LAN in 
Chinese Taipei and according to the International Terrestrial Animal Health Code.   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
30 November 2012  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle  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 Noti fication 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