G/SPS/N/AL B/176  
 
4 June 2014   
(14-3267) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : ALBANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water 
Management  
3. Products covered (pr ovide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Live animals (domestic and wild ruminants, pigs), meat, 
processed meat, milk  
4. Regions or countries like ly to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: Masvingo, Zimbabwe  
5. Title of the notified document : Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Rural 
Development and Water Management "On some protective measures against the Foot 
and Mouth Disease in Masvingo, Zimbabwe"   Language (s): Albanian   Number of 
pages:  2 
6. Description of content: This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development 
and Water Management provides some protec tive measures against the outbreak of foot 
and mouth disease in the region of Masvingo, Zimbabwe. Stopping the import of all live 
animals (domestic and wild) like cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, from the territory of the 
region of Masvingo, Zimbabwe to the Albanian territory; stopping the import of meat 
and products of the above -mentioned animals and milk from the territory of the region 
of Masvingo, Zimbabwe, to the Albanian territory. The veterinary certificate should 
guarantee their origin. The measures a lso consist in stopping the import of animal 
feeding products that contain products from animal origin; stopping the import of 
unsterile biological materials from the territory of the region of Masvingo, Zimbabwe to 
the Albanian territory.  
7. Objective an d rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[X] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pest s. The objective is to protect human and animal health 
in the territory of Albania  against the foot and mouth disease outbreak into the territory 
of region Masvingo, Zimbabwe.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: This Order is to 
protect human and animal health from foot and mouth disease, stopping the impor t and 
transit of live animals and their products.  G/SPS/N/ALB/176  
 
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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 number 8.5 "Foot and Mouth 
Disease"  
[ ] 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:  
Notifications taken by the World Organiza tion for A nimal Health, OIE, dated 
16 May 2014, related to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the region of 
Masvingo, Zimbabwe and according to the International Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of appl ication (as applicable): 
27 May 2014  
[ ] 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 bo dy:   
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
General Dir ectory of Agriculture Services and  Fishery  
SPS Enquiry Point - Albania  
Tel: + (355 4) 2 259 333  
Fax: +(355 4) 2 259 333  
E-mail: mbumk_sps@yahoo.com  
Website: http://www.bujqesia.gov.al