G/SPS/N/ARE/122  
 
17 August 2017  
(17-4402) 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 (pr ovide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Live crustaceans and their products (HS Code: 0306)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the  extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Ireland  
5. Title of the notified document : Regulate the importation of live crustaceans and their 
products including crayfish from the establishments or areas fr ee from the crayfish 
plague disease  in Ireland . Language (s): Arabic . Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of crayfish plague disease in Ireland, the 
United Arab Emirates is applying a temporary emergency measure to prevent the risk  of 
introducing crayfish plague disease  through the imports of live crustaceans and their 
products from Ireland . Therefore, MOCCAE regulate s the importation of l ive crustaceans 
and their products , including crayfish , from free establishments  or free areas only in 
Ireland . The competent  authority in Ireland should declare that in the accompanied 
health certificates for export of live crustaceans and their products (as additional 
declaration).  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[ ] 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: To address 
biosecurity risks associated with imported live crustaceans and their products. Therefore 
there is a risk of entering crayfish plague disease into the United Arab Emirates with 
imported live crustaceans including  crayfish and its products from infected areas.  
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 An imal Health (OIE)  (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 9.2 of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Aquatic Animal Health Code  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
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  Does t his proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard :  
10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are availabl e:   
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
14 August 2017  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  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) 626  0516 
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) 214 849 5 
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822  
Mobile: +(971 50) 590  3056 
E-mail: aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae