. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/19 
12 September 2007  
 (07-3806) 
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):  All live fowl (domestic and wild fowl), day-old poultry, decorative poultry, 
eggs, semen of live fowl, meat of the wild and domestic fowl, products originating from 
poultry 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Germany (Bavaria)  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Order of Minister of 
Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection "On some protective measures against the 
Avian Influenza outbreak in Germany (Bavaria)" (available in Albanian, 2 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This Order of Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection presents some protective measures against the avian influenza outbreak in  
Germany (Bavaria), stopping the import of all live fowl (wild and domestic fowl), day-old 
poultry, decorative poultry regardless of origin  unless in the second order of the Ministry, 
eggs for hatching and for human consumpti on, semen of live fowl (wild and domestic 
fowl), meat of wild and domestic fowl and p oultry products destined for poultry feed or for 
industrial and agricultural use to the territory of Republic of Albania.  It stops the import of 
pathological materials and biological products of poultry that are not treated by thermal processes. 
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 stop the import of all live fowl (domestic 
and wild fowl), day-old poultry, decorative poultry, eggs, sperm of live fowl, meat of the wild and domestic fowl, products  originating from poultry from Germany to the territory of 
Albania. 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  This Order is to protect 
consumers stopping imports of live fowl. G/SPS/N/ALB/19 
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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 
from the World Organization for Animal Health, according to the International Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code.   
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  31 August 2007 
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) 22 62 55  Fax: +(355 4) 24 71 77  E-mail: info@dps.gov.al 
 Website:  http://www.dps.gov.al