G/SPS/N/ARE/71  
 
12 May 2016  
(16-2622)  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 Climate Change and Environment 
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: Italy 
5. Title of the notified document: Imposition of a temporary ban on the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks, hatching eggs, 
from Italy, and imposition of a temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs from 
EMILIA-ROMAGNA, province in Italy  Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: Following the immediate notification published by the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 2 April 2016 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in EMILIA-ROMAGNA/Italy, United Arab 
Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing 
HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and their products from Italy. 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 Italy; 
2. Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products from 
EMILIA-ROMAGNA province in Italy,  except heat-treated products. 
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 EMILIA-
ROMAGNA/Italy, which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This follows the immediate notification of Highly Path ogenic Avian Influenza in EMILIA-ROMAGNA/ 
Italy on 2 April 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 
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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): 
3 April 2016 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  Consignments of poultry meat shipped from 
EMILIA-ROMAGNA/Italy before 10 April 2016 were 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 Climate Change and Environment 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 Climate Change and Environment 
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