G/SPS/N/ARE/31  
 
22 April 2014  
(14-2429)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) 
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 poultry (HS Code: 010 5) and poultry product 
including poultry meat (HS Code: 0207), day-old chicks (HS Code: 0105.11) and eggs (HS Code: 0407) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Australia  
5. Title of the notified document: Ministerial Decree Number (138) of the year 2014 
concerning the lifting of the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds 
and their products including poultry meat , day-old chicks, eggs, from Australia  
Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages:   
6. Description of content: The United Arab Emirates is lifting the ban on the importation 
of domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks and eggs originating from Australia. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: Regarding Follow-
up report No. 6 (Final report) of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Australia on 
21 February 2014 in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code, Australia is now free from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza disease. The risk of contamination from im porting poultry and poultry products from 
Australia is negligible. 
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 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None G/SPS/N/ARE/31 
 
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  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:  
http://www.moew.gov.ae/ar/laws-and-legisl ations/ministerial-decrees/released-
banning-decrees.aspx  (available in Arabic) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
11 March 2014 
[X] 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:  
Eng. Saif Moh. Al-Shara  
Assistant Undersecretary for the Agricultural Affairs and Animal Sector Responsible for WTO SPS Enquiries 
Ministry of Environment and Water 
P.O. Box 1509 United Arab Emirates - Dubai 
Work Tel: +(971 4) 2148 400 
Fax: +(971 4) 2655 822 Mobile: +(971 50) 6295 050 E-mail: smalshara@moew.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moew.gov.ae  
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:  
Dr Mervat Mari Al Nuaimat 
Acting Veterinarian in Animal Heath and Development Department/Quarantine 
Ministry of Environment and Water 
P.O. Box 1509 United Arab Emirates - Dubai Work Tel: +(971 4) 2148 478 
Fax: +(971 4) 2655 822 
Mobile: +(971 55) 8260 304 E-mail: mmalnuaimat@moew.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moew.gov.ae