G/SPS/N/ARE/93  
 
5 January 2017  
(17-0030) 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 (p rovide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Live poultry (HS Code: 0105), and poultry products 
including poultry meat (HS Code: 0207), day -old chicks  (HS Code: 0105.11), hatching 
eggs, except heat -treated meat  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: Vidin, Vraca, Plovdiv, Jambol, Sofija province s in 
Bulgaria  
5. Title of the notified document : United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on 
the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by -product, day -old 
chicks, hatching eggs from Bulgaria, and imposition of a temporary ban on poultry meat 
and table eggs from Vidin, Vraca, Plovdiv, Jambol, Sofija provinces in Bulgaria . 
Language (s): Arabic . Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 2 3 December 2016 regarding the outbreak of Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Vidin, Vraca, Plovdiv, Jambol, Sofija 
provinces in Bulgaria, United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure 
to prevent the risk of introducing HP AI virus through the imports of live birds and their 
products from Bulgaria. These measures include:  
1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated 
by-products, day -old chicks and hatching eggs originating from Bulgaria;  
2. Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products from 
Vidin, Vraca, Plovdiv, Jambol, Sofija provinces in Bulgaria, except heat -treated 
products;  
3. Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Vidin, Vraca, Plovdiv, Jambol, Sofija 
province s in Bulgaria before 20 November 2016 were permitted.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[X] 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: There is a risk of 
contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from Vidin, Vraca, Plovdiv, 
Jambol, Sofij a provinces in Bulgaria, which are  affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influe nza. This follows the notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Vidin, 
Vraca, Plovdiv, Jambol, Sofija provinces in Bulgaria on 23 December 2016. These applied 
measures are in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the World Organization  
for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  G/SPS/N/ARE/93  
 
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  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 Organizat ion for Animal Health (OIE)  (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4 of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  
Does this 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 th ese are available:      
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
26 December 2016  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  measure    
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X] Nation al 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) 6260516  
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: +(97 1 4) 214 8495  
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822  
Mobile: +(971 50) 5903056  
E-mail: aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae