. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NPL/2 
20 March 2006 
 (06-1235) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  NEPAL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Department of Agriculture  
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 birds and their products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
country from where avian influenza (bird flu) is reported.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Gazette of His Majesty's 
Government, Section 55, Number 46, 6 March 2006 (Available in Nepali, 1 page).  
6. Description of content:  Notice of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives regarding 
the prohibition of import of live birds and th eir products (processed and unprocessed) and 
poultry production materials (processed and unprocessed) from any country including India where avian influenza (bird flu) is reported by OIE.  
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 reasons for urgent action:  The emergency 
measure prohibiting import of live birds and thei r products is required to protect the country 
from entry of avian influenza.   
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:  His Majesty's 
Government of Nepal is authorized to i ssue such notice by the "Animal Health and 
Livestock Services Act, 1998" (section 10).  Th e original document is in Nepali language 
and English translation is available (hard copy only).  G/SPS/N/NPL/2 
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  11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  6 March 2006.  It will be 
applicable till further notice.  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority,  [   ] National enquiry point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Agri-business Promotion and Statistics Division 
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu 
Phone:  (+9771) 4228137 Fax :  (+9771) 4225825 E-mail:  wtosection@gmail.com
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13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Dr. Krishna Bahadur Shrestha 
Joint Secretary  
Agri-business Promotion and Statistics Division Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kathmandu His Majesty's Government of Nepal Phone:  (+9771) 4228137 Fax :  (+9771) 4225825 
E-mail:  wtosection@gmail.com
, kbshrestha@moac.gov.np