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G/SPS/N/OMN/45 
3 April 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  OMAN 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries 
Directorate General of Animal Health P.O Box: 467 - Postal Code:  100 Muscat Tel:  +(968)2469 6300  Fax:  +(968)2469 6271 
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 birds, their products (including p oultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs), and 
by- products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Myanmar, Bhutan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministerial Decree Number (66/2012) 
Language(s):  Arabic  Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Oman is instituting this emerge ncy measure to prevent the entry 
of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. 
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.    
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Import restriction is 
imposed due to the reported detection of Hi ghly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus 
serotype H5 in Myanmar and Bhutan. 
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)   G/SPS/N/OMN/45 
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  [ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:    
 Royal Decree No. 45/2004 to issue Veterinary Quarantine Law (Available only in 
Arabic ) 
 Veterinary Quarantine Law (Available only in Arabic ) 
 The executive regulation of veterinary quar antine system (available only in Arabic) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
21 March 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
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 & Fisheries  
Directorate General of Animal Health P.O Box: 467 - Postal Code:  113 Muscat Tel:  +(968) 2469 6300 
Fax:  +(968) 2469 6271 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Enquiry Point and Information Centre (NEPIC) 
P.O. Box:  550 - Postal Code:  113 Muscat Tel:  +(968) 2481 7252  Fax:  +(968) 2481 7040 
E-mail:  nepic@business.gov.om 
Website:  http://www.mocioman.gov.om