G/SPS/N/ARE/68  
 
11 February 2016  
(16-0890)  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: 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: Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Lot, 
Haute-Garonne provinces in France in additi on to the previous  province (Landes, 
Haute-Vienne, Aveyron, Gers and Dordogne)  
5. Title of the notified document: Imposition of the temporary ban on the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks, hatching eggs, except heat treated meat from Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, 
Lot, Haute-Garonne provinces in France  Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: United Arab Emirates is applying a temporary ban on the 
importation of domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, 
day-old chicks and eggs originating from Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Lot, Haute-Garonne provinces in France, except heat-treated meat. This is following the 
immediate notification received from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) 
regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) outbreaks which have occurred 
in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Lot, Haute-Garonne provinces in France. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
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 Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 
Hautes-Pyrénées, Lot, Haute-Garonne provinces in France, which is affected with Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This is following the immediate notification to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) outbreaks which have occurred in these provinces in France, 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/68 
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 
[ ] 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:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
10 February 2016  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure Consignments of poultry meat shipped from 
Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Lot, Haute-Garonne provinces before 
20 December 2015 will be permitted. 
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:  
UAE - SPS - Notification and Inquiry  
Ministry of Environment and Water 
P.O. Box 1509 
United Arab Emirates - Dubai Tel: +(971 4) 214 8444 
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822 
E-mail: uaesps@moew.gov.ae 
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:  
Dr Mervat Mari Al Nuaimat 
Veterinarian in Food  Safety Department 
SPS Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Environment and Water P.O. Box 1509 
United Arab Emirates - Dubai 
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8478 Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822 
Mobile: +(971 55) 137 5997 
E-mail: mmalnuaimat@moew.gov.ae Website: http://www.moew.gov.ae