G/SPS/N/ARE/66  
 
21 December 2015  
(15-6839)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
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 dogs and cats 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft of Ministerial Decree concerning the regulation 
of the import of Live animals (dogs and cats) (Proposal)  Language(s): Arabic   
Number of pages: 14 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/ARE/15_4973_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed Ministerial Decree contains the procedures and 
requirements necessary for exportation of dogs and cats to the United Arab Emirates as 
well as terms and procedures. 
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.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
chapter numbers 8.13  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     G/SPS/N/ARE/66 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 February 2016 
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 P.O. 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 Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (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 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