. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/137 
13 April 2011  
 (11-1879) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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:  Zabajkal'Skij Kray (Russian Federation)  
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 Russia" 
Language(s):  Albanian  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  The Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection provides some protective measures against the outbreak of foot and mouth 
disease in Zabajkal'Skij Kray province (Russian Federation);  Stopping the import of all live animals (domestic and wild) like cattle, pi gs, sheep and goats, from the territory of 
Zabajkal'Skij Kray province (Russian Federati on) to the Albanian territory;  stopping the 
import of meat and products of the above-menti oned animals and milk from the territory of 
Zabajkal'Skij Kray province (Russian Federation)  to the Albanian territory.  The veterinary 
certificate should guarantee their origin. The me asures also consist in stopping the import 
of animal feeding products that content pr oducts from animal origin;  stopping the import 
of biological materials not sterile from the terr itory of Zabajkal'Skij Kray province (Russian 
Federation) to the Albanian territory. 
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 protect human and animal health in the territory of 
Albania against foot and mouth disease outbr eak into the territory of the Russian 
Federation. 
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/137 
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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? 
 [ ] 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 An imal Health (OIE) dated 28 March 2011 
Reference 10387 related to the outbreak of foot  and mouth disease in Zabajkal'Skij Kray 
province (Russian Federation) and according to the International Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code.   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
28 March 2011 
[ ] 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