G/SPS/N/ALB/184  
 
29 May 2015  
(15-2773)  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 and wild, pigs), fresh meat of 
domestic and wild pigs, semen of domestic and wild pigs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  
1. Lithuania: 
 Ignalina district municipality, Kaziztiskis parish, Ignalina district municipality, UTENA 
 The Kedainiai district municipality, Pelednagiu district municipality, KAUNAS 
2. Poland: In the village Lazinski: 
 district the municipality of Suzudzialowo, the commune Spkoloski, district 
PODLASKIE 
3. Estonia: 
 Viljandi parish, Viljandi county, VILJANDI 
 In the district of Helme parish, Vlaga county, VALGA 
 Rannu parish, Tartu county, TARTU 
4. Latvia: 
 In the district of Renceni parish Burtineki, county, LATVIA 
 Berzaune parish, Madona, county, LATVIA 
 Vlamiera parish, Burtnieki county, LATVIA 
 Berzaine parish, Koceni county, LATVIA 
 Koni parish, Nauksnei county, LATVIA 
5. Title of the notified document: Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Rural 
Development and Water Management "On some protective measures against the African Swine Fever disease in Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia"  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 
African Swine Fever disease in the regions in point 4. Stopping the import of all live 
animals domestic and wild pigs, from the territo ries described in point 4, to the Albanian 
territory; stopping the import of meat an d products of the above-mentioned animals 
from the territories described in point 4, to the Albanian territory. The veterinary 
certificate should guarantee their origin. The measures also consist in stopping the import of animal feeding products that contain products from animal origin; stopping the 
import of unsterile pigs biological materials from the territories described in point 4, to 
the Albanian territory. G/SPS/N/ALB/184 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests. The objective is to protect human and animal health 
in the territory of Albania against the African Swine Fever disease outbreak into the 
territories described in point 4. 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: This Order is to 
protect human and animal health from African Swine Fever disease, stopping the import and transit of live animals, domestic and wild pigs and their products. 
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 15.1 "African Swine 
Fever" 
[ ] 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 8 May 2014, 17 February 2015, 15 May 2015 related to the outbreak of African Swine Fever disease 
in Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and according to the International Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code; according to commission implementing decision of 27 March 2014 concerning animal health control measures relating to African Swine Fever in certain 
member States; commission implementing decision of 8 July 2014 amending 
Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU as re gards African Swine Fever in Latvia; 
Commission Implementing Decision 2014/513/EU amending the annex to Implementing 
Decision 2014/178/EU as regards the areas in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia under 
restriction for African swine fever of 31 July 2014. 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
25 May 2015 
[ ] 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. Text(s) available from: [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
General Directory of Agriculture Services & Fishery 
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.bujqesia.gov.al