G/SPS/N/ARE/91  
 
19 December 2016  
(16-6898) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phy tosanitary 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: Astrakhanskaya Oblast province in Russian 
Federation, in addition to the previous province, Republic of Kalmykia  
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, poultry meat and table eggs from Astrakhanskaya Oblast, 
province in Russia . Language (s): Arabic . Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organization 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 8 December 2016  regarding the outbreak of Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Astrakhanskaya Oblast  in Russia, 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 Astrakhanskaya 
Oblast. 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, poultry meat and table eggs and 
their untreated p roducts o riginating from Astrakhanskaya Oblast in Russi a, except 
heat-treated products;  
2. Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Astrakhanskaya Oblast in Russia, before 
17 October 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 an d poultry products from Astrakhanskaya Oblast 
in Russia, which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This follows the 
notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Astrakhanskaya Oblast, in Russia on 
8 December 2016. These applied meas ures are in compliance with Article 10.4.4, 
Chapter 10.4 of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health 
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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 Anima l 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): 
12 December 2016  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  measure    
12. Agency or author ity 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 Foo d 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:  [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