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G/SPS/N/ALB/156 
14 August 2012  
 (12-4438) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  ALBANIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Live animals (domestic and wild pigs), meat, processed meat, embryos, 
semen and ovules  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Zaporozh'ye province (Ukraine)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection, No 246, dated 8 August 2012 "On some protective measures against the African 
Swine Fever in Ukraine "  Language(s):  Albanian  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  The Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection, No 246, dated 8 August 2012 is re garding the ban of import of all live pigs 
(domestic and wild) meat, processed meat, embryos, semen and ovules, animal feeding 
products that content animal's products a nd non-sterile biological materials from the 
territory of the Zaporozh'ye province (Komyshuvatka, Prymors'kyi) in Ukraine into the Albanian territory.  The veterinary certificate should guarantee their origin.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  The objective is to protect animal health in the territory of Albania 
against the African Swine Fever disease. 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  This Order is to protect 
animal health from African Swine Fever disease, ban of import and transit of live animals 
and their products. 
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)   G/SPS/N/ALB/156 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:   Notifications 
taken by the World Organization for Animal H ealth (OIE), dated 31 July 2012, related to 
the outbreak of African Swine Fever disease in  the territory of the Zaporozh'ye province 
(Komyshuvatka, Prymors'kyi), Ukraine according to the International Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code.   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
8 August 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating 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:    
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food safety and Consumer Protection Directory 
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.mbumk.gov.al