G/SPS/N/ARE/88  
 
6 December 2016  
(16-6650) 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: Flevoland, Netherlands  
5. Title of the notifi ed 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  Netherlands, and imposition of a temporary ban on poultry 
meat and table eggs fr om Flevoland, province in Netherlands . Language (s): Arabic . 
Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 28 November 2016 regarding the outbreak of Highly 
Pathogeni c Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Flevoland, Netherlands, 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 Netherlands. 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 Netherlands;  
2. Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products from 
Flevoland, p rovince in Netherlands, except heat -treated products;  
3. Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Flevoland , Netherlands before 
4 November 2016 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 
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 Flevoland, Netherlands, 
which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This follows the notification of 
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Flevoland , Netherlands on 28 November 2016. 
These applied measures are in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 1 0.4 of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  G/SPS/N/ARE/88  
 
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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 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 Conv ention (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 document s and language(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
30 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 Emirat es - 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 Authorit y, [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 A rab 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