. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/11 
11 July 2007 
 (07-2947) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ALBANIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection  
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):  All live fowl (domestic and wild fowl), day-old poultry, decorative poultry, 
eggs, sperm of live fowl, meat of the wild  and domestic fowl, products originating from 
poultry 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Czech 
Republic 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Order of Minister of 
Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection "On some protective measures against the 
Avian Influenza appeared in Czech Republic (U sti nad Orlici District of Tisova Region)" 
(available in Albanian, 2 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This Order of Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection presents some protective measures ag ainst the avian influenza outbreak in the 
Czech Republic, stopping the import of all kind of live fowl (wild and domestic fowl), 
day-old poultry, decorative poultry regardless of origin unless in the second order of the 
Ministry, eggs for hatching and for human c onsumption, sperm of live fowl (wild and 
domestic fowl), meat of wild and domestic fo wl and poultry products destined for poultry 
feed or for industrial and agricultural use.  It  stops the import of pathological materials and 
biological products of poultry that are not treated in thermal processes.  
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  The objective is to stop the im port of live fowl (wild and 
domestic fowl), day-old poultry, etc. from the Czech Republic (Usti nad Orlici District of 
Tisova Region).  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  This Order is to protect 
consumers, stopping imports of live fowl.  G/SPS/N/ALB/11 
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  9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:        
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Notifications taken 
from the World Organization for Animal Health, according to International Code of Health 
of Animals  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  25 June 2007 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
General Directorate of Standardization 
WTO Enquiry Point - Albania Tel: +(355 4) 22 62 55 
Fax: +(355 4) 24 71 77 
E-mail: info@dps.gov.al
 
Website:  http://www.dps.gov.al