. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/39 
13 December 2007  
 (07-5545) 
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 fowls) , day-old poultry, decorative poultry, 
eggs, live fowl semen, meat of wild and dom estic fowl, products originating from poultry 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Romania, Tulcea province 
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 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influen za (H5N1) disease in the province of Tulcea 
(Romania)" (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 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) disease in the provin ce of Tulcea (Romania), stopping the import 
and transit from the province of Tulcea (Romania ) into the territory of Albania 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 consumption, live fowl semen (wild and domestic  fowl), meat of wild and domestic fowl 
and poultry products destined for poultry feed or for industrial and agricultural uses.  It 
stops the import of pathological materials and biological products of poultry that are not treated by 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 import and transit of live fowl (wild 
and domestic fowl), day-old poultry, etc. fro m the province of Tulcea (Romania) 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 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) disease, 
stopping the import and transit of live fowl and their products. G/SPS/N/ALB/39 
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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 Hea lth, dated 28 November 2007 related to the 
outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influen za (H5N1) disease in the province of Tulcea 
(Romania), according to the International Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  Law "On Service and Veterinary Inspection"  No 9038 dated 4 November 2004. 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  3 December 2007 
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: [   ] National notifica tion 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