. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/32 
12 November 2007  
 (07-4911) 
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):  Bivalve molluscs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Spain, 
Galicia region  
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 Bonamia Exitiosa disease of bivalve molluscs in Spain" (available in Albanian, 
1 page)  
6. Description of content:  This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection presents some protective measure s against the outbreak of Bonamia Exitiosa 
disease in bivalve molluscs, stopping the import and transit of all live bivalve molluscs 
from the region of Galicia in Spain into the territory of Albania. 
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 animal and human health from the 
outbreak of Bonamia Exitiosa disease in bivalve molluscs in the region of Galicia in Spain. 
The measures taken against that disease is stoppi ng the import and transit of all live bivalve 
molluscs from the region of Galicia in Spain into the territory of Albania. 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The outbreak of 
Bonamia Exitiosa disease in bivalve mo lluscs in Spain, Galicia region. 
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:    G/SPS/N/ALB/32 
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  10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Notifications taken 
from the World Organization for Animal He alth, based on the International Aquatic 
Animal Health Code; Albanian Law "On Serv ice and Veterinary Inspection" No 9038 
dated 4 November 2004 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  24 October 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