. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/50 
5 February 2008  
 (08-0553) 
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):  Live fowls (domestic and wild), hatching eggs and eggs for human 
consumption, live fowls semen, live fowls meat , products originating from fowls destined 
for poultry and animal feed; for industrial and agricultural uses, and pathological material and biological products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Province of West Bengal, province of Bi rbhum and Dakshin Dinajpur in India  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Order of the Minister of 
Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection "On some protective measures against the 
outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5N1) disease in India" (available in Albanian, 2 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection presents some protective measures against the outbreak of Avian Influenza 
(H5N1) disease in the province of West Bengal, province of Birbhum and Dakshin 
Dinajpur in India, stopping the import and transit from the province of West Bengal, 
province of Birbhum and Dakshin Dinajpur in India into the territory of Albania of live 
fowls (domestic and wild), hatching eggs a nd eggs for human consumption, live fowls 
semen, live fowls meat.  It stops the import and transit of pathological material and biological products. 
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 import and transit of live fowls 
(wild and domestic), hatching eggs and eggs for human consumption, live fowls semen, 
live fowls meat into the territory of Albania. 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  This Order is to protect 
human and animal health from Avian Influenza (H5N1) disease, stopping the import and transit of live fowls and their products. G/SPS/N/ALB/50 
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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 
by the World Organization for Animal Health , OIE, dated 15 January 2008 related to the 
outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5N1) disease in the province of West Bengal, province of 
Birbhum and Dakshin Dinajpur in India, based on the International Terrestrial Animal Health Code. 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  22 January 2008 
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e 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: [ X ] 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