G/SPS/N/ZAF/49  
 
27 March 2017  
(17-1653) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : SOUTH AFRICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
3. Products covered (provide tar iff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Day old chic ks, poultry meat - HS Code(s): 0105, 0207  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent  relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: State of Tennessee in the United States of 
America  
5. Title of the notified document : Emergency notification regarding temporary ban on 
the import of day old chicks an d poultry meat from the state of Tennessee in the United 
States of America by South Africa . Language (s): English . Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content: Following notifications published by the World Organization for 
Animal Health (OIE) regarding o utbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus 
(HPAI) in poultry in the United States of America, South Africa is applying precautionary 
sanitary measures to prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus through the imports of 
day old chicks and poultry m eat from the state of Tennessee in the United States of 
America. These measures include temporary bans on the importation of day old chicks 
and poultry meat from the state of Tennessee in the United States of America.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[ ] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pest s.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: There is a risk of 
contamination from importing day old chicks and poultry meat from the state of 
Tennessee in the United States of America. This follows the notifications of Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the state of Tennessee in the United States of America. 
These applied measure s are in compliance with Article 10.4.3, Chapter 10.4 of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
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) : Terrestrial code (OIE) Article 10.4.3, 
Chapter 10.4  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protect ion Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   G/SPS/N/ZAF/49  
 
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  [ ] 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 application (as applicable): 
7 March 2017  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  measure    
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries  
Directorate Animal Health  
Dr Angela Graham  
Tel: +(27 12) 319 7599  
E-mail: AngelaG@daff .gov.za  
13. Text(s)  available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries  
Directorate Animal Health  
Dr Angela  Graham  
Tel: +(27 12) 319 7599  
E-mail: AngelaG@daff.gov.za