. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/131 
22 December 2010  
 (10-6879) 
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:  City of Mbala, Province of Northern, Zambia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection "On some protective measures agains t the foot and mouth disease in Zambia" 
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 city of Mbala, Province of Northern in Zambia.  Stopping the import of all live animals (domestic and wild) like cattle, pigs , sheep and goats, from the territory of the 
city of Mbala, Province of Northern in Zambia to the Albanian territory;  stopping the import of meat and products of the above-menti oned animals and milk from the territory of 
the city of Mbala, Province of Northern in  Zambia, to the Albanian territory.  The 
veterinary certificate should guarantee their or igin.  The measures also consist in stopping 
the import of animal feeding products that content products from animal origin;  stopping 
the import of not sterile biological materials from the territory of the city of Mbala, Province of Northern in Zambia, 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 into the territory of Zambia. 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  This 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/131 
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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 Anim al Health, OIE, dated 24 November 2010 
Reference No. 9970, related to the outbreak of f oot and mouth disease in the city of Mbala, 
Province of Northern in Zambia and accordi ng to the International Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code. 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
2 December 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