WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/IND/73 
11 October 2011  
 (11-4967) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying 
and Fisheries 
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):   
(a) Domestic and wild birds (including poultry and captive birds); 
(b) Day-old chicks, ducks, turkeys a nd other newly hatched avian species; 
(c) Unprocessed meat and meat products from avian species, including domesticated, wild 
birds and poultry; 
(d) Hatching eggs; (e) Eggs and egg products (ex cept specific pathogen free eggs); 
(f) Unprocessed feathers; (g) Live pigs; 
(h) Pathological material and biological products from birds; 
(i) Products of animal origin (from birds) intended for use in animal feeding or for 
agricultural or industrial use; 
(j) Semen of domestic and wild birds including poultry: Provided that the Central Government may allow the import of processed poultry meat after 
satisfactory conformity assessment of the exporting country.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners  Countries reporting avian influenza (both highl y pathogenic notifiable avian influenza and 
low pathogenic notifiable avian influenza)  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Notification NO.S.O. F.No.109-21/2007-Trade dated 
20 July 2011  Language(s):  English and Hindi  Number of pages:  1 G/SPS/N/IND/73 
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  6. Description of content:  Prohibits the import of livestock a nd their products from S. No.(a) 
to S. No.(j) (as given at Serial No. 3 above), from countries reporting avian influenza (both 
highly pathogenic notifiable avian influenza a nd low pathogenic notifiable avian influenza) 
and also prohibits the import of wild birds excep t those reared and bred in captivity from all 
countries.   However, the Central Government may allow the import of processed poultry meat after satisfactory conformity assessment of the exporting country. 
Prohibition shall not be applicable to import into India of processed pet food containing 
ingredients of meat and meat products from bi rds intended for use in animal feeding and 
the import of pathological materials and biological products for use in research purposes exclusively used by the national referral laboratories. 
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.  To ensure food safety and protect domestic and wild birds from avian 
influenza (both from highly pathogenic notifiable avian influenza and low pathogenic 
notifiable avian influenza).  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Urgent action has been 
taken to prevent the ingress of this virus to pr otect human health as well as health of poultry 
in India. 
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? 
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
10. Other relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:   The Gazette 
of India Extraordinary PART II - Section 3 - Sub-Section (ii) vide S.O.1663(E) dated 
19 July 2011 (available in English and Hindi) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  19 July 2011    
[ ] Trade facilitating measure    G/SPS/N/IND/73 
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  12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry, 
Dairying and Fisheries, Dr. Rajendra Prasad  Road, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail addr ess (if available) of other body:  Shri B. Prashanth 
Kumar, Director (Trade) Department of An imal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, 
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, Room No. 228, Krishi Bhawan, Dr. 
Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi - 110001;   Fax:  +(91 11) 2338 8688;  E-mail:  
prashant65@hotmail.com