. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/136 
13 April 2011  
 (11-1877) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Live animals (domestic and wild ruminants, pigs), meat, processed meat and 
milk 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Penghu Prefecture/City (Chinese Taipei)   
5. Title of the notified document:  Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection "On some protective measures ag ainst foot and mouth disease in Penghu 
Prefecture/City, Chinese Taipei"  Language(s):  Albanian  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  The Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection provides some protective measures against the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Penghu Prefecture/City (Chinese Taipei);  stopping the import of all live animals (domestic and wild) like cattle, pigs, sheep  and goats from the territory of Penghu 
Prefecture/City (Chinese Taipei) to the Albanian  territory;  stopping the import of meat and 
products of the above-mentioned animals a nd milk from the territory of Penghu  
Prefecture/City (Chinese Taipei) to the Albanian territory.  The veterinary certificate should guarantee their origin.  The measures also cons ist in stopping the import of animal feeding 
products containing products from animal origin;  stopping the import of biological materials not sterile from the territory of Pe nghu Prefecture/City (Chinese Taipei) 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 in the territory 
of Albania against foot and mouth disease outbreak into the territory of Penghu Prefecture/City (Chinese Taipei). 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The Order is to protect 
human and animal health from foot and mout h disease, stopping the import and transit of 
live animals and their products.  G/SPS/N/ALB/136 
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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 number)   
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes   [ ] 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 An imal Health (OIE) dated 23 March 2011 
Reference 10396, related to the outbreak of  foot and mouth disease in Penghu island 
(Chinese Taipei) and according to the Interna tional Terrestrial Animal Health Code.   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
28 March 2011       
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle 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:   
Directorate For Food safety and Consumer Protection 
SPS Enquiry Point - Albania Tel:  +(355 4) 2 259 333 Fax:  +(355 4) 2 259 333 E-mail:  mbumk_sps@yahoo.com 
Website:  http://www.mbumk.gov.al