G/SPS/N/ARE/25  
 
29 November 2013  
(13-6529)  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 Environment and Water (MOEW) 
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): Models of Phytosanitary certificates for exportation and 
re-exportation of plant and plant products. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) was 
starting to apply a new electronic system for issuing Phytosanitary certificates. This does not affect the validity of ordinary formats that are issued manually.    Language(s): 
Arabic  Number of pages:    
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) in the United 
Arab Emirates is starting to apply a new electronic system for issuing Phytosanitary 
certificates. This does not affect the validity of ordinary formats that are issued manually. This action is taken for the purpose of developing the measures to facilitate 
the procedure for exporters to obtain Phytosanitary certificates. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] 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:   G/SPS/N/ARE/25 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
http://www.moew.gov.ae/portal/default.aspx  (available in Arabic) 
http://www.moew.gov.ae/Portal/en/home.aspx  (available in English)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 12 July 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 12 July 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 25 July 2013 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 January 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Eng. Saif Moh. Al-Shara 
Assistant Undersecretary for the Agricultural Affairs and Animal Sector Responsible for WTO SPS Enquiries 
Ministry of Environment and Water 
P.O. Box 1509 United Arab Emirates - Dubai 
Work Tel: +(971 4) 2148 400 
Fax: +(971 4) 2655 822 Mobile: +(971 50) 6295 050 E-mail: smalshara@moew.gov.ae 
Website: http://www.moew.gov.ae 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Eng. Sumaya AbdulRahim Al Rais  
Head of Notification & Inquiry Sec 
Agriculture & Animal  Affairs Sector 
Ministry of Environment and Water P.O. Box 1509 United Arab Emirates - Dubai 
Work Tel: +(971 4) 2148 414 
Fax: +(971 4) 2655 822 Mobile: +(971 50) 4500 606 
E-mail: saalrais@moew.gov.ae 
Website: http://www.moew.gov.ae