G/SPS/N/ALB/166  
 
4 October 2013  
(13-5381)  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, Rural Development and Water 
Management 
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 animals (domestic small ruminants), semen of 
sheep and goats, skins, fur, wool and hair (from sheep or goats) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Stoilovo, Malko Tarnova, Burgas in Bulgaria  
5. Title of the notified document: Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Rural 
Development and Water Administration "On some protective measures against the 
sheep pox and goat pox in Bulgaria"  Language(s): Albanian  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development 
and Water Management provides some protective measures against the outbreak of 
sheep pox and goat pox disease in Stoilovo, Malko Tarnova, Burgas in Bulgaria. Stopping the import of live animals (domestic small ruminants) sheep and goats, from the 
territory of Stoilovo, Malko Tarnova, Burgas in Bulgaria to the Albanian territory. The 
veterinary certificate should guarantee their origin. The measures also consist in stopping the import of biological materials and skins, fur, wool and hair from sheep or 
goats from the territory of Stoilovo, Malko Tarnova, Burgas in Bulgaria to the Albanian 
territory. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests. The objective is to protect animal health in the 
territory of Albania against the sheep pox and goats pox disease outbreak into the 
territory of Stoilovo, Malko Tarnova, Burgas in Bulgaria. 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: This Order is to 
protect animal health from sheep pox and goats pox disease, stopping the import and 
transit of domestic sheep and goats, semen of sheep and goats, skins, fur, wool and hair 
(from sheep or goats). G/SPS/N/ALB/166 
 
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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 number 14.10 "Sheep Pox and 
Goat Pox Disease" 
[ ] 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 23 September 2013, related to the outbreak of sheep pox and goat pox disease in 
Stoilovo, Malko Tarnova, Burgas in Bulgaria and according to the International 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code. 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
1 October 2013  
[ ] 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:   
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification 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