. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/99 
30 January 2009  
 (09-0443) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Live fowls (domestic and wild), fle dglings (24 hour-old birds), decorative 
fowls (regardless of origin until a second order is issued), hatching eggs and eggs for 
human consumption, fowl semen, fowl meat, products originating from fowls destined for 
fowl and animal feed;  for industrial and agri cultural uses, and pathological material and 
biological products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or 
[ X ] Specific regions or countries:  Nepal  
5. Title of the notified document:  Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection "On some protective measures agains t the outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5N1) 
(high pathogenic) disease in Nepal"  Language:  Albanian  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection presents some protective measures against the outbreak of Avian Influenza 
(H5N1) disease in Nepal, Mechi region, Jh apa district, Nagaar Nagarpalika locality, 
stopping the import and transit of live fowls (d omestic and wild), fledgings (24 hour-old 
birds), decorative fowls (regardless of origin until a second order is issued), hatching eggs 
and eggs for human consumption, fowl semen,  fowl meat, products originating from fowls 
destined for fowl feed and animal feed;  for industrial and agricultural uses, and 
pathological material and biological products  from Nepal, Mechi region, Jhapa district, 
Nagaar Nagarpalika locality in 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 by 
stopping the import and transit of live fowls (w ild and domestic), hatching eggs and eggs 
for human consumption, fowl semen and fowl meat 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 Avian Influenza (H5N1) disease, stopping the import and transit of live fowls and their products into the Albanian territory. G/SPS/N/ALB/99 
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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 N°)     
[   ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the revelant international standard? 
 [   ] Yes   [ X ] 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 Animal H ealth, OIE, dated 16 January 2009 related to 
the outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5N1) diseas e in Nepal, Mechi region, Jhapa district, 
Nagaar Nagarpalika locality, based on the Inte rnational Terrestrial Animal Health Code. 
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable):  
20 January 2009 
[   ] Trading Facility measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e 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:   
General Directorate of Standardization  
WTO Enquiry Point - Albania 
Tel:  +(355 4) 222 62 55 
Fax:  +(355 4) 224 71 77 E-mail:  info@dps.gov.al Website:  http://www.dps.gov.al