G/SPS/N/ARE/72  
 
24 May 2016  
(16-2819)  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 Climate Change and En vironment, previously Ministry 
of Environment and Water 
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): Food in general 
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: The United Arab Emirates Drafted an federal bylaw on 
food safety law  Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 12 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/ARE/16_1962_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed bylaw applies on all stages of food and feed 
chain to ensure the safety and safeguard of public health and animal health from 
harmful substances resulting from unsafe food and feed. 
This regulation contains the procedures and requirements necessary for The food at all 
stages of the food chain, Terms of food an d feed registration, food and feed handling 
(both local and imported food and feed), as well as definitions (harmful food,  Rotten 
food, Adulterated food, mi sleading food, etc.). 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] plant 
protection, [X] protect humans from animal /plant pest 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)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/ARE/72 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
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) : 18 July 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 July 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:  
UAE-SPS- Notification and Inquiry  
Ministry of Climate change and Environment  
P.O. Box 1509 
United Arab Emirates - Dubai Tel: +(971 4) 214 8444 
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822 
E-mail: uaesps@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:   
UAE-SPS- Notification and Inquiry  
Ministry of Climate change and Environment  
P.O. Box 1509 
United Arab Emirates - Dubai Tel: +(971 4) 214 8444 
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822 
E-mail: uaesps@moew.gov.ae