G/SPS/N/ARE/145  
 
7 March 2018  
(18-1425) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
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 (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Slaughterhouses  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevan t or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Procedure for approval of slaughterhouses to export 
meats (poultry meat and red meat) to the United Arab Emirates . Language(s): English.  
Number of pages: 38 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/ARE/18_1246_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environ ment has issued a 
new ministerial decree on procedure for approval of slaughterhouses for export to the 
United Arab Emirates. The procedure mainly involves the following points:  
 Specifies basic requirements for approval related to good hygiene practice and  food 
safety regulations, including declaration document and document review  and 
assessment checklist (attached Model 5);  
 Electronic application procedures, and responsibilities associated with the service for 
approval and renew;  and 
 Auditing frequency.  
For additional information contact the Ministry via the e -mail: foodsafety@moccae.gov.ae.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory fro m 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
 General Principles of Food Hygiene/CAC RCP 1  
 Code of hygienic practice for meat/CAC RCP 58  
 Recommended Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding/CAC RCP 54  
 General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed and other 
related standards  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/ARE/145  
 
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  [ ] 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Yet to be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Six months starting from the date of issuance of the Ministerial Decree.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] 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: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] 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: aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae