G/SPS/N/ARE/169  
 
18 December 2018  
(18-7987) 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 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 chicks (HS Code: 0105.11), hatching eggs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Mexico  
5. Title of the notif ied document: United Arab Emirates is lifting the ban on the 
importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated products including poultry 
meat, day -old chicks, hatching eggs and their by -products originating from Mexico . 
Language(s): . Number of p ages:  
6. Description of content: United Arab Emirates is lifting the ban on the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their untreated products including poultry meat, day -old 
chicks, hatching eggs and their by -products originating from Mexico. This follows the 
publishing of the Final report (Follow -up report No. 2) of Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza in Mexico on 27 December 2018, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, 
Chapter  10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Mexico is now free from H ighly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza disease.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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: This follows the 
publishing of the Final report (Follow -up report No. 2) of Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza in Mexico on 27 December 2018, and is in compliance with Article 10.4.4, 
Chapter  10.4 of the 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 Anima l 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  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/ARE/169  
 
- 2 - 
 
  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 language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
16 December 2018  
[ ] 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:  
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. Ahlam Almannaei  
Agricultural Engineer in Food Safety Department  
SPS Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box 1509  
United Arab Emirates - Dubai  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8495  
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822  
Mobile: +(971 50) 5903056  
E-mail: aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae