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G/SPS/N/ALB/140 
24 January 2012  
 (12-0475) 
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, Food and Consumer Protection 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS 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:  Caprivi region (Namibia)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection "On some protective measures against foot and mouth disease in Caprivi region (Namibia)"  Language(s):  Albanian  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection provides some protective measures against the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the Caprivi region (Namibia).  St opping the import of all live animals (domestic 
and wild) like cattle, pigs, sheep and goats , from the territory of the Caprivi region 
(Namibia) to the Albanian territory;  stoppi ng the import of meat and products of the 
above-mentioned animals and milk from the territo ry of the Caprivi region (Namibia) to the 
Albanian territory.  The veterinary certificat e should guarantee their origin.  The measures 
also consists in stopping the import of animal  feeding products that content products from 
animal origin; stopping the import of not sterilized biological materials from the territory of 
the Caprivi region (Namibia) to the Albanian territory. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] 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 protect human and animal health in the territory of 
Albania against the foot and mouth disease outbreak into the territory of Caprivi region (Namibia). 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  This Order is to protect 
human and animal health from foot and mout h disease, stopping the import and transit of 
live animals and their products. G/SPS/N/ALB/140 
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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)   
[ ] 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 25 November 2011, 
Reference No 111321, related to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the Caprivi 
region (Namibia) and according to the OIE International Terrestrial Animal Health Code.   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
9 December 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating 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. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Directorate For Food safety and Consumer Protection 
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