G/SPS/N/ARE/92  
 
5 January  2017 
(17-0029) 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: England in the United Kingdom  
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, poultry meat and table eggs from England in the United Kingdom . 
Language (s): Arabic. Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 19 December 2016 regarding the outbreak of Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in England in the Unit ed Kingdom, United Arab 
Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing 
HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and the ir products from England. 
These  measures include:  
1. Temporary ban on the importation of domes tic and wild birds and their untreated 
by-products, day -old chicks and hatching eggs, poultry meat and table eggs and 
their untreated products originating from England in the United Kingdom, except 
heat-treated products;  
2. Consignments of poultry meat shippe d from England  in the United Kingdom 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 damag e 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 England in the United 
Kingdom, which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Thi s follows the 
notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Engl and in the United Kingdom on 
19 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 A nimal Health 
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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 Organization 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 these are available:      
11. Date of en try into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
21 December 2016  
[ ] 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) 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 addres s (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 8495  
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822  
Mobile: +(971 50) 5903056  
E-mail: aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae