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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EGY/9 
20 February 2006 
 (06-0716) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EGYPT
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS) 
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):  Imported live birds, their meat and products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   
(1) Continuation of banning of imported live birds, their meat and products (Available 
in Arabic, 2 pages); 
(2) Annex [GOVS conditions for importati on of one-day old grandparent chicks 
(broilers & layers chicks)] (A vailable in Arabic, 1 page). 
6. Description of content:  Ministerial Decree no. 38/2006 for: 
(1) (A) Continuation of banning of imported live birds, their meat and products and 
exclusion from this banning of the one-day old gr andparent chicks (broilers & layers chicks) 
under the following conditions: 
 (a) Application of GOVS conditions for importation of one-day old 
grandparent chicks (broile rs & layers chicks); 
 (b) The importation must be from countries free from any contagious and 
infectious diseases including Avian Influenza according to the current 
health status pronounced by the res ponsible international organizations; 
 (c) The imported birds must not be v accinated against Avian Influenza and 
have no antibodies for this disease; 
 (d) The imported birds will not enter the country in case of alteration of the 
health status of country of origin at the time of arriving of the consignment 
to Egyptian ports; 
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    - Immediately after arriving of chicks consignment [one-day old 
grandparent chicks (broiler & layers  chicks], it will be quarantined under 
observation of GOVS and samples should be collected for laboratory tests which will be done in the Animal Health Research Institute according to the international approved laboratory tests.   The releasing of the consignment 
will be done after negativity of the samples results. 
 (B) The exclusion mentioned in th is Decree will be implemented from 
20 February 2006 
(2) Annex including the GOVS conditions fo r importation of one-day old grandparent 
chicks (broilers & layers chicks) 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,
[   ] 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:  This measure is to 
protect the domestic livestock industry and human health. 
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:   
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Effective sine 
19 January 2006. 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
 Department of Foreign Agricultural Relations 
 Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation  Nadi El Saïd St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt  Tel:  +(20) 2 337 65 89  Fax:  +(20) 2 335 29 37 
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: