. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ALB/25 
8 October 2007  
 (07-4290) 
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 animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and goats 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Turkey, Kirklarel region  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Order of the Minister of 
Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection "O n some protective measures against the  
outbreak of Epizootic Aphtha (foot and mouth disease) in Turkey" (available in Albanian, 
2 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer 
Protection presents some protective measures against the outbreak of  Epizootic Aphtha 
(foot and mouth disease) in Turkey, Kirklarel region, stopping the import of all live 
animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and goats; stopping the import of raw meat and milk from Turkey into the territory of the Republic of Albania.  Processed meat and milk are 
permitted to be imported to the Republic of Albania only when the following conditions are 
fulfilled:  processed meat and milk origina ting from regions free of Epizootic Aphtha 
disease;  is processed from establishments d esignated for export purposes;  is processed 
under such technological conditions that destro y the Epizootic Aphtha virus.  The Order 
consists also of stopping the import of compound animal feedstuffs that contain by-products of animal origin;  and stopping the import of biological materials from the 
territory of Turkey to the territory of Republic of Albania.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] 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 farm animal health by 
stopping the import of meat and food products  originating from zones susceptible to 
Epizootic Aphtha in the territory of Turkey. 
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Protection of consumers 
and animals in the territory of Albania. G/SPS/N/ALB/25 
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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 H ealth, dated 24 Septem ber 2007, related to 
outbreak of Epizootic Aphtha in Turkey, Kirk larel region, according to the International 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code. Law "On Se rvice and Veterinary Inspection" No 9038 
dated 4 November 2004. 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  3 October 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