G/SPS/N/ARE/146  
 
13 March 2018  
(18-1531) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY 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 chicks (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: Dobrich, Bulgaria  
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 -products, day -old chicks, 
hatching eggs from Bulgaria, and imposition of a temporary ba n on the importation of 
poultry meat and table eggs from Dobrich in Bulgaria . Language(s): Arabic.  Number of 
pages: 2 
6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organiza tion 
for Animal Health (OIE) on 8 March 2018 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Dobrich in Bulgaria, the 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 Bulgaria. These measures include:  
 Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by -
products, day -old chicks and hatching eggs originating from Bulgaria;  
 Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their  untreated products from 
Dobrich, except heat -treated products; and  
 Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Dobrich before 10 February 2018 were 
permitted.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect  humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: There is a risk of 
contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from Dobrich prov ince in 
Bulgaria, which is affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. This follows the 
notification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Do brich province in Bulgaria on 
8 March 2018. These applied measures are in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Ch apter 10.4 
of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  G/SPS/N/ARE/146  
 
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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 Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protectio n Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
11 March 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Not ification 
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 Food 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