G/SPS/N/ARE/107  
 
13 March 2017  
(17-1441) 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: Lincoln, state of Tennessee, United States of 
America  
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 the state of Tennessee, United States of America , and 
imposition of a temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat and table eggs from 
Lincoln province in the state of Tennessee, United States of America . Language(s): 
Arabic.  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification pu blished by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 6 March 2017 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Lincoln province in the state of Tennessee, United States 
of America , United Arab Emirates is applying a p recautionary sanitary measure to 
prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and their 
products from the state of Tennessee, United States of America . 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 the state of 
Tennessee, United States of America ; 
2. Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products from  
Lincoln province in  the state o f Tennessee, United States of America , except heat -
treated products;  
3. Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Lincoln province in the state of 
Tennessee, United States of America,  before 2 February 2017 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 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: There is a risk of 
contaminatio n from importing poultry and poultry products from Lincoln province in the 
state of Tennessee, United States of America , which is affected with Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza. This follows the notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in 
Lincoln  province in the state of Tennessee, United States of America,  on 6 March 2017. 
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.  
9. Is there a rele vant 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 entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of ap plication (as applicable): 
8 March 2017  
[ ] 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 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: +(971 4) 214 8495  
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822  
Mobile: +(971 50) 5903056  
E-mail: aaalmanna ei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae