G/SPS/N/ALB/175  
 
8 May 2014  
(14-2832)  Page: 1/2  
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, Rural Development and Water 
Management 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Live animals (domestic and wild ruminants, pigs), meat, 
processed meat, milk 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Somaa, Beni Khiar, Nabeul, Tunisia  
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 Tunisia"  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 protective measures against the outbreak of foot 
and mouth disease in the region of Somaa, Beni Khiar, Nabeul, Tunisia. Stopping the import of all live animals (domestic and wild) like cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, from the 
territory of the region of Somaa, Beni Khiar, Nabeul, Tunisia 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 Somaa, Beni Khiar, Nabeul, Tunisia to the Albanian 
territory. The veterinary certificate should guarantee their origin. The measures also 
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 Somaa, Beni Khiar, Nabeul, Tunisia to the Albanian territory. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests. 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 of Somaa, Beni Khiar, Nabeul, Tunisia. 
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 import and transit of live animals and their products. G/SPS/N/ALB/175 
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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" 
[ ] International Plant Protection 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
Notifications taken by the World Organization for Animal Health, OIE, dated 29 April 2014, related to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the region of Somaa, 
Beni Khiar, Nabeul, Tunisia and according to the International Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code. 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
6 May 2014  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
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.mbumk.gov.al