G/SPS/N/ALB/193  
 
19 August 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Me asures  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 (cattle), fresh meat of cattle, semen of 
cattle, pathologic materials and biological material s from cattle  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: Montenegro  
5. Title of the notified document : Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Rural 
Development and Water Management "On some protective measures against Lumpy 
Skin Disease"   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 p rotective measures against the outbreak of 
Lumpy Skin disease in the region identified in point 4:  
 ban on imports of all live animals (cattle) and fresh meat, semen of cattle, 
pathologic materials and biological materials from cattle and from the territory  
described in point 4, to the Albanian territory;  
 ban on imports of fresh cattle meat and their products from the territory described in 
point 4, to the Albanian territory.  
The veterinary certificate should guarantee their origin. The measures also consist  of: 
 a ban on imports of animal feeding products that contain products from animal 
origin;  
 a ban on imports of unsterile biological materials from cattle from the territory 
described in point 4, to the Albanian territory.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[ ] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pest s. The objective is to protect animal health in Albania against 
Lumpy Skin disease outbreak into the  territory described in point 4.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: This Order is to 
protect animal health from Lumpy Skin disease by banning the import and transit of live 
cattle animals, and their products.  G/SPS/N/ALB/193  
 
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  9. Is there a r elevant 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 Cod e, chapter number) Chapter number 2.4.13, 2016 "Lumpy 
Skin 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:   
Relevant notification submitted by various countries to the World Organization for 
Animal Health (OIE ): 
 21 July 2016 related to the outbreak of Lumpy Skin disease in Montenegro, d istrict 
of Gusinje,  Gusinje, PLAV.  
According to the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code and according to Council Directive 
82/894/EEC of 21 December 1982 on the notification of an imal diseases within the 
Community  (http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1440161805934&uri=CELEX:01982L0894 -20130101 ), Lumpy 
Skin disease is a notifiable disease.  
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
5 August 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:   
13. Text(s)  available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other bod y:  
General Directory 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