. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/128 
16 March 2010  
 (10-1424) 
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, meat, processed meat, milk 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Prefecture of Penghu, the Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
5. Title of the notified document:  Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection "On some protective measures agai nst the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in 
Taiwan"  Language:  Albanian  Number of pages:  2   
6. Description of content:  This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection provide some protective measures against the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the Prefecture of Penghu, Chinese Taipei.  Stopping the import of all live animals (domestic and wild) like cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, from the territory of the Prefecture of 
Penghu, Chinese Taipei to the Albanian territory;  stopping the import of meat and products 
of the above-mentioned animals and milk from the territory of the Prefecture of Penghu, 
Chinese Taipei to the Albanian territory.  Th e veterinary certificate should guarantee their 
origin.  The measures also consist in stopping the import of animal feeding products that content products from animal origin;  stopping the import of biological materials from the territory of the Prefecture of Penghu, 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 the foot and mouth disease outbreak in the Prefecture of Penghu, Chinese Taipei. 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The objective is to 
protect human and animal health in the territory of Albania against the foot and mouth disease outbreak in the Prefecture of Penghu, Chinese Taipei. G/SPS/N/ALB/128 
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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 from the World Organization for Animal  Health, dated 13 February 2010 for the 
harmful disease of foot and mouth outbreak in the Prefecture of Penghu, Chinese Taipei 
and according to the International Terrestrial Animal Health Code.   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
18 February 2010  
[ ] 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