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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/133 
2 February 2011  
 (11-0519) 
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 cattle, sheep and goats species, meat products and processed 
meat of cattle, sheep and goats 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Lippenhuizen locality, region of Friesland in the 
Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document:  Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection "On some protective measures ag ainst Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy 
disease (BSE)"  Language(s):  Albanian  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection provides some protective measures against the outbreak of BSE in Lippenhuizen 
locality, region of Friesland in the Netherla nds.  Stopping the import of all live animals like 
cattle, sheep and goats, stopping the import of meat and processed meat of cattle, sheep and 
goats from the territory of Lippenhuizen locality, region of Friesland in the Netherlands to 
the Albanian territory.  The veterinary certificate should guarantee their origin.  The measure also consists in stopping the import of  animal feed products containing products of 
animal origin; stopping the import of meat and bone meal from the territory of Lippenhuizen locality, region of Friesland in th e Netherlands 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 BSE disease outbreak into the territory of Netherlands. 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  This Order is to protect 
human and animal health from Bovine Spongi form Encephalopathy, stopping the import 
and transit of live animals and their products. G/SPS/N/ALB/133 
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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 Anim al Health (OIE) dated 21 January 2011, 
Reference 10152, related to the outbreak of B SE disease into the territory of Netherlands 
and according to the International Terrestrial Animal Health Code. 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
27 January 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