G/SPS/N/ARE/104  
 
17 February 2017  
(17-0971) 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: Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina  
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, hatching eggs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and imposition of a temporary ban 
on poultry m eat and table eggs from Prijedor in Bosnia and Herzegovina . Language (s): 
Arabic . Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 13 February 2017 regarding the outbrea k of Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Prijedor in Bosnia and Herzegovina, United 
Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of 
introducing HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and their products from Bosnia 
and Herzegovina. These measures include:  
1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated 
by-products, day -old chicks and hatching eggs originating from Bosnia and 
Herzegovina;  
2. Temporary ban on poultry meat and ta ble eggs and their untreated products from 
Prijedor in Bosnia and Herzegovina, except heat -treated products; and  
3. Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Prijedor in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
before 20 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 
from other damage from pest s.   
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 Prijedor in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This follows the 
notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Prijedor in Bosnia and Herzegovi na 
on 13 February 2017. These applied measures are in compliance with Article 10.4.4, 
Chapter 10.4 of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standar d:  
[ ] 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 po ssible, 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): 
15 February 2017  
[ ] 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 Alman naei 
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