G/SPS/N/ARE/75  
 
6 September 2016  
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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 Environment and Water (MOEW)  
3. Products covered (provide tari ff 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 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: Emilia -Romagna , Italy 
5. Title of the notified document : Lifting of the temporary ban on the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry me at, day -old chicks, eggs, 
from Emilia-Romagna, province in Italy  to the UAE . Language (s): Arabic . Number of 
pages:    
6. Description of content: United Arab Emirates i s lifting the ban on the importation of 
domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day -old chicks and 
eggs originating from Emilia -Romagna, Italy.  
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: United Arab 
Emirates is lifting the ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their 
products including poultry meat, day -old chicks and eggs originating from Emilia -
Romagna, Italy. This follows the publishing of the Final report (Follow -up report No. 3) 
of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Emilia -Romagna, Italy on 20 Ju ne 2016, and in 
compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Emilia -Romagna, Italy is now free from Highly Pathogen ic Avian Influenza disease. 
The risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from Emilia -
Romagna, Italy is negligible now.  
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 Ani mal Health (OIE)  (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  G/SPS/N/ARE/75  
 
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  [ ] 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 for ce (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
5 September 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:  
UAE-SPS- Notification and Inquiry  
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
P.O. Box 1509  
United Arab Emirates - Dubai  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8444  
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822  
E-mail: uaesps@moew.gov.ae  
13. Text(s)  available f rom:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
UAE-SPS- Notification and Inquiry  
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
P.O. Box 1509  
United Arab Emirates - Dubai 
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8444  
Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822  
E-mail: uaesps@moew.gov.ae