G/SPS/N/ARE/84  
 
18 November 2016  
(16-6348) 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 ( provide 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 chick s (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: Vorarlberg, Austria  
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 Austria, and imposition of a temporary ban on poultry meat 
and table eggs from Vora rlberg, province in Austria . Language (s): Arabic . Number of 
pages:  2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 14 November 2016 regarding the outbreak of Highly 
Pathogenic Avian In fluenza Virus (HPAI) in Vorarlberg, Austria, 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 Austria. These measures 
include:  
1. Temporar y ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated 
by-products, day -old chicks and hatching eggs originating from Austria;  
2. Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products from 
Vorarlberg , province in Austria, except heat -treated products; and  
3. Consignments of poult ry meat shipped from Vorarlberg , Austria before 20 October 
2016 were permitted.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[X] protect humans fro m animal/pla nt 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 poultry and poultry products from Vorarlberg, Austria, 
which is affe cted with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This follows the notification of 
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Vorarlberg, in Austria on 14 November 2016. These 
applied measures are in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the World 
Organizat ion for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  G/SPS/N/ARE/84  
 
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  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 Organi zation 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 application (as applicable): 
16 November 2016  
[ ] 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) 2 14 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: aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae