G/SPS/N/ARE/42
29 October 2014 
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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 sheep and goats 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina  
5. Title of the notified document: Quarantine measures to regulate the importation of 
live sheep and goats originating from Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding Bluetongue disease.  Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 1  
6. Description of content: In compliance with Ministerial Decree Number (192) of year 
2009 concerning the quarantine requirements for importation of live ruminants from Bluetongue infected countries, and due to th e reoccurrence of the disease in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, which was notified on 19 Se ptember 2014, the Ministry of Environment 
and Water applies the following regulatory requirement for the importation of live sheep and goats from Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a ddition to the requirements notified before 
in (G/SPS/N/ARE/37): 
The imported live sheep and goats should be accompanied by a veterinary health 
certificate attesting that:  
1. The animals were protected from Culicoides  attacks in a vector-protected 
establishment for at least 28 days prior to shipment and during transportation to the place of shipment, and were subjected during that period to a serological test for Bluetongue, with negative results; or 
2. The animals were vaccinated, at least 60 days before shipment, against all 
serotypes present in the country of origin. 
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: Regarding 
immediate notification of Bluetongue disease in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 19 September 2014, and in compliance with Chapter 8.3 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code, Bosnia and Herzegovina is now not considered as BTV-free country. G/SPS/N/ARE/42 
 
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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 8.3 of the 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:  
http://www.moew.gov.ae/ar/laws-and-legisl ations/ministerial-decrees/general-
ministerial-decrees.aspx#page=1  (available in Arabic). 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
19 September 2014 
[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 
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8400 Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822 
Mobile: +(971 50) 629 5050 
E-mail: smalshara@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 P.O. Box 1509 
United Arab Emirates - Dubai 
Work 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