. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/81 
4 September 2008  
 (08-4148) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   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 :  Benin, 
Lokossa region  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Order of the Minister of 
Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection "On some protective measures against the 
outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5) (with hi gh pathogenicity) disease in Benin, Lokossa 
region" (available in Albanian, 2 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection presents some protective measures ag ainst the outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5) 
disease in Benin, Lokossa region, stopping the import and transit of live fowls (domestic and wild), fledglings (24 hour-old birds), decorative fowls despite their origin until a 
second order is issued, hatching eggs and eggs for human consumption, fowl semen, fowl 
meat, products originating from fowls destined fo r fowl and animal feed;  for industrial and 
agricultural uses, and pathological material and biological products from Benin, Lokossa 
region into the territory of Albania. 
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, 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 Infl uenza (H5) disease, stopping the import and 
transit of live fowls and their products. G/SPS/N/ALB/81 
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  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:   Notifications taken 
by the World Organization for Animal Health , OIE, dated 25 August 2008 related to the 
outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5) disease in Benin, Lokossa region, based on the 
International Terrestrial Animal Health Code. 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  27 August 2008 
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments: [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from: [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
General Directorate of Standardization 
WTO Enquiry Point – Albania Tel:  +(355 4) 2 22 62 55 Fax:  +(355 4) 2 24 71 77 E-mail:  info@dps.gov.al 
Website:  http://www.dps.gov.al