. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IND/31 
16 August 2005 
 (05-3639) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  INDIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture - Department of Animal Husbandry and 
Dairying.  
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):   
(i) Domestic and wild birds including captive birds; 
(ii) hatching eggs; 
(iii) eggs and egg products; 
(iv) semen of domestic and wild birds; 
(v) meat and meat products from avia n species including wild birds; 
(vi) feathers; 
(vii) products of animal origin intended for use in animal feeding or for agricultural or 
industrial use; 
(viii) live pigs and pig meat products; 
(ix) pathological material and biol ogical products from birds. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Trading 
partners exporting products mentioned under item 3 to India.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notification no. S.O. 
1104(E)/ F.No.109-16/2004-Trade dated 6 A ugust 2005 and further Notification No. 1112 
(E)/ F.No.109-16/2004-Trade dated 9 August 2005  (available in Hindi and English, 2 + 1 
pages) .  
6. Description of content:  Prohibits, for a period of six mont hs, the import of livestock and 
their products from S.No.(i) to (ix) as given against S. No. 3 above, from countries reporting 
the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenz a.  Also prohibits the import of livestock 
and their products from S.No. (i) except live poultry, (iv) and (viii) unprocessed meat from 
avian species including wild birds exce pt that of poultry from all countries.  G/SPS/N/IND/31 
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7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   
To ensure food safety and protect domestic a nd wild birds from Avian Influenza, which is not 
reported in the country.      
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza Virus is not prevalent in India.  The urgent action has been taken to prevent the ingress of this virus to protect the human he alth as well as the hea lth of poultry in India.  
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] 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:  There are no deviations.  
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Gazette of India 
Extraordinary PART II – Section 3 – Sub-Sect ion (ii) (Available in English and Hindi)  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  6 August 2005  
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:   
 
Ministry of Agriculture 
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying  
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mr. S. K. Srivastava 
Director (Trade) 
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying Ministry of Agriculture Krishi Bhawan New Delhi – 110001 Fax:  91011-23386115 
Email:  dircpc@hub.nic.in