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Riether Senio r Attorne y U.S . Department

o f Transportatio n f j OST , Offic e o f

th e General Counse l Aviatio n Enforcement

an dProceeding s - C-7 0 1200 Ne w Jerse y Ave , S.E. , W96-40 9 Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Re : Request s o f

Emirate s an dEtihadfo

r Conflict-of-Law Waiver Concernin g Provision s i n 1 4 C.F.R . Par t 38 2 Dea r Ms . Blan k Riether : Thi s letter respond s t o your

emai l to Davi dHeffema

n date dSeptember

11 , 200 9 i n whic h you pose danumber

o f question s relatin g t o th e pendin g application s filedb y Emirate s and Etihadfo r awaive r o f th e Department' s regulation s governin g nondiscriminatio n o n th e basi s o f disability i n ai r

trave l (1 4 C.F.R . Par

t 382 ) t o th e exten t

tha t Emirate s andEtihadotherwis e woul db e require dt o transport servic e dog s othe r

tha n seeing-ey e dog s in th e cabi n o f flight s betwee n th e Unite dState s an dth e Unite dAra b Emirates . Thi s lette r

constitute s ajoin t

respons e b y Emirate s an dEtihadt o thos e questions . 1 . Th e wor d"import " i s use dthroughou t th e decre e an dseem s t o b e use d synonymousl y with th e wor d"transport" . Th e intende dmeanin g of "import " i s no t

clear . Articl e 2 state s tha t

pe t animal s (domesticate ddog s an dcats ) shal l no t b e importe dfo r trad e purpose s excep t

throug h th e competen t

authoritie s approve db y th e Ministr y of Agricultur e an dFisheries , whic h seem s t o sugges t tha t th e decre e i s focusin g primaril y o n th e importatio n of

pe t animal s a s product s fo r trad e an dth e condition s unde r whic h the y ma y b e importe dlegall y rathe r tha n a s pe t

animal s accompanyin g passengers . Ar e all pe t dog s an dcats , whethe r

fo r trad e purpose s o r

not , intende dt o fal l withi n th e scop e of th e decree ? Al l pe t dog s andcat s transporte dinto th e UA E fall withi n th e scop e o f

Ministerial Decre e 64 . Thus , a s alega

l andpractical matter , ther e i s n o material differenc e betwee n "importation " and"transportation " fo

r purpose s o f

th e applicatio n o f

UA E law , includin g Ministerial Decre e 64 . Th e decre e applie s t o th e importation/transportatio n o f any domesticate ddo g o r

ca t into th e UA E regardles s o f

whethe r suc h importation/transportatio n i s fo r trad e o r an y other purpos e {e.g. , apet o r servic e animal) .

### 2 . Articl e 5 state s tha t "importe dpe t

animal s shoul db e transporte db y ai r i n accordanc e wit h th e internationa l term s an dcondition s of (lATA ) b y ai r

carg o an dno t unde r baggag e mode . Transportatio n should , b y an y means , ensur e th e safety an dwelfar e of th e animal s .... " Unlik e all th e othe r provision s o f

th e decree , th e languag e i n Articl e 5 i s no t mandator y (i.e. , "shoul db e transporte db y ai r i n accordanc e with..." ) Thi s languag e suggest s tha t

whil e pe t

animal s shoul db e transporte db y ai r cargo , othe r

location s o n th e aircraf t woul db e permissibl e s o lon g a s the y ensur e th e animal' s safety an dwelfare . Coul d you ge t clarificatio n o n thi s point ? Notwithstandin g th e us e o f "should " i n th e unofficia

l English-translate dtex t

o f Ministerial Decre e 6 4 provide dt o th e Department , Articl e 5 o f th e decre e is—a s amatte r o f UA E law— alegally-bindin g mandat e that impose s o n th e carrier s anondiscretionary obligatio n t o refi-ai n fromtransportin g ape t

animal othe r

than a s ai r

cargo . Thus , i t

i s arequiremen t

o f UA E law tha t al l pe t animal s (other

tha n seeing-ey e dogs ) b e transporte dinto th e UAE i n th e carg o hold , no t

a s checke dbaggag e an dno t i n th e passenger

cabin . Attache di s acop y o f aletter date dMa y 14 , 2005 , issue db y th e Ministr y o f Agriculture an dFisheries , \yhic h confirm s tha t Ministerial Decre e 6 4 make s it mandator y fo r airline s t o transport

pe t animal s in th e carg o hold.- ' 3 . I s th e correc t

interpretatio n o f

Article s 3 an d6 tha t

a n impor t

permi t i s require dfo r al l pe t animal s t o legall y ente r

th e countr y unles s th e anima l ha s obtaine dahealt h certificat e issue db y th e exportin g countr y an dan y instruction s o n th e certificat e wer e properl y followed , i n whic h cas e th e impor t permi t i s no t required ? Wha t

doe s th e impor t licens e say an dho w i s on e obtained ? An impor t permi t (issue db y th e Ministry o f Environmen t

an dWater) i s require dfo r any pe t anima l to legall y ente r

th e UAE . In addition , i n order t o clea r ape t throug h UAE Customs , th e followin g document s mus t b e presented : th e pet' s vaccinatio n record s an dahealt h certificate issue db y aveterinarian an dendorse db y th e relevan t governmen t

ministry o f

th e countr

y o f origin . Attache di s acop y o f Ministerial Resolutio n No . (348 ) o f 200 8 (issue db y th e Ministr y o f Environment

andWater) , whic h set s fort h th e health-relate dprerequisite s fo r allowin g ape t animal t o enter

th e UAE.- ' (Articl e 6 include s alimite dexceptio n t o th e impor t permi t requirement

whereb y i f

th e Ministr

y ha s issue davaccinatio n cardfor a n animal tha

t ordinaril y reside s i n th e UAE , that

animal ma

y b e importe dinto th e UAE withou t a n impor t permit. )

- ' Th e exceptio n regardin g seeing-ey e dog s wa s issue din writte n for mt o airlin e operator s a

t Duba i International Airport , bu t

Etiha dAirways—whic h operate s fro mAb u Dhab i International Airport—als o complies , wit h th e approval o f

th e Ministry o f

Enviroimient

andWater , wit

h the exceptio n fo

r seein g ey e dogs . ^ Th e Fourt

h Anne x o f

Ministerial Resolutio n No . (348 ) o f 200 8 list s certai n pet

animal specie s (breeds ) whos e importatio n into th e UA E i s prohibited . - 2 -

### 4 . I t i s no t clea r wh y th e Decree , whic h was issue db y th e Ministr y of Agricultur e an d Fisheries , was modifie db y a n exceptio n issue db y th e Ministr y of Environmen t

an dWate r t o Airlin e Operator s a t

Duba i Internationa l Airport . Wha t i s th e relationshi p of

th e forme r ministr y t o th e latter ? Whic h Ministr(ies ) hav e jurisdictio n ove r th e Decre e 64 an d ho w ar e exception s o r

amendment s t o Decre e 6 4 obtained ? Ministerial Decre e 6 4 wa s issue db y th e Ministr y o f Agriculture andFisherie s i n Februar y 2005 . I n February 2006 , a s part

o f abroade r restructxirin g o f

th e UAE' s governmental ministries , th e Ministry o f Agricultur e an dFisherie s wa s disbande dan dreplace db y th e Ministr y o f Environment

andWater , whic h assume dregulator y authority wit

h respec t t o th e importatio n o f pet animal s into th e UAE previousl y hel db y th e Ministr y o f Agricultur e andFisheries . Thus , a t thi s time , th e Ministry o f

Environmen t

an dWater no w ha s jurisdictio n over Ministerial Decre e 64 . I n tha t capacity , i n Ma

y 2006 , th e Ministr

y o f Environment

an dWater

issue dth e exceptio n permittin g th e transportatio n o f seeing-ey e dog s a s cabi n baggag e o n flights into th e UAE . 5 . Th e regulatio n doe s no t see mt o addres s th e exportatio n of animal s (excep t

possibl y Articl e 6 - th e languag e i s no t clear) . I s i t

correc t tha t Decre e 6 4 doe s no t

appl y t o animal s departin g (o r

bein g exporte dfrom ) th e country ? Ministerial Decre e 6 4 doe s no t appl y to animal s departin g o r bein g exporte dfromth e UAE . UA

E procedure s fo

r exportin g pe t

animal s fromth e UA

E requir e that , prio r

t o export , a

n animal b e examine db y acompeten t veterinarian wit

h authorit y to issu e aveterinar

y certificate on behal f o f th e UAE government . If th e anima

l passe s examination , it s vaccinatio n certificate i s i n order , andany requirement s o f th e countr

y o f importatio n hav e bee n satisfied , th e veterinarian wil l issu e aUA

E healt h certificate . Th e anima

l mus t b e presente dfo

r examinatio n b y th e Quarantin e Offic e o f

th e Ministr

y o f Environmen t

andWater

a t th e carg o sectio n o f

th e airpor t fromwhic h th e animal wil l depar t th e UAE . Thes e requirement s appl y to al l pet s departin g from th e UA E b y air , includin g servic e animals . Pleas e let u s kno w i f

yo u hav e an y question s o r requir e additional information . Sincerely ,

Davi dHeffema

n Anit aM . Mosner Sophy Che n WilmerHal e Hollan d& Knight LL P Attorney s fo

r Emirate s Attorney s fo r EtihadAirway s Enclosure s

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d t FIshcri M i»yi4. J cuIJ^ J *jjii j ^X/j^ i t^X/ j Dear-Sirs , Mioislcrim l Decre e No . 6 4 o f 200 5 concernin g th e impor t o f pcf animal a(cat s & Dogs ) int o th e UAE Thi s Decre e i s no w i n force . Th e decre e applie s t o pe t

animals , whic h ar e define da s dog s an dcats , importe db

y th e owner , commercia

l importatio n o f

pet s i s allowe dtrad e onl y throug h th e approve dbodie s fo r pet s trading . Th e Decre e require s that

pet animal s ma

y onl y b e importe dif aUA E impor

t pemii t ha s bee n issued . Import

permit s ar e issue d b y th e E)epartmen

t o f Anima l Wealt h o f th e UA E Ministr y o f Agricultur e an dFisheries . Th e pet animal s whic h ar e normall y resident i n th e UA E wit h ther e owner s ca

n return back

to th e countr

y b y another

typ e o f impor t permi t called : (Entr

y car dfo r return o f pet animal s whic h ar e norniall y resident

i n th e UAE ) an dthi s for

mwil l b e don e fromth e dat e O f

th e letter issuance . Ful l detail s o f

th e entr y cardprocedure an drequirement wil l b e obtaine dfromth e Veterinarian wh o responsibl e fo r issue dth e official heah h certificat e befor e departure . UAE impor

t condition s currentl y require that animal s mus t hav e bee n vaccinate dagains t Rabies , i n accordanc e wit hth e vaccin e manufacturer' s recommendations , after th e ag e o f

3 month s an da t

leas t 3 0 day s prio r

t o import ; thi s mean s that animal s mus t

b e at leas t 4 month s o f

ag e a t th e tim e o f

import . Animal s brought

int o th e UA

E withou t suc h a n impor t pemii t wil l b e considere dillegal imports . Suc h animal s ma y b e returne dt o th e exportin g country , confiscate dan dhel di n quarantin e o r

putdown . Th e importer

will b e responsibl e fo

r al l relate dcosts .

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mo f impor t healt h certificate . N o such certificate I s currently requiredbut one ma y b e require din the future . I f on e i s specifie dyou will b e advise do f th e forma t andwhe n i t wil l b e require dwel l i n advanc e o f

th e date o f implementation . Airlines , i

n th e main , have , i

n the past , voluntaril y complied wit h I ATA Regulation s a s the y relate t o th e transpor

t o f pet animals . Th e Decre e no w make s suc h complianc e mandatory . Th e bigges t

chang e introduce db

y thi s Decre e i s th e requirement

for all pe t animal s t o b e importeda s manifes t

cargo . A perio do f

grac e ha s been allowedbut thi s requirement

must b e full y implemente dfrom( 1s

t Jun e 200 5 ) . Instructio n will b e issue dto ensure al l pet animal s are importe dvi ath e carg o section s o f airports . W e woul dlike to infor

myou tha

t ther e ar e acertai n type s o f dog s whic h are prohibite di n UA E .Th e dog s covere db y th e ba n under Articl e 8 o f

thi s Decre e are o f

th e typ e know n as : I . Pi t Bul l Terrier

Type s 2 . Japanes e Tos a 3 . Dog o Argentin o 4 . Fii aBraziliero Als o any specifie dtjpe s o f fighting dogs . Other

type s o f dog s can b e adde dt o th e lis t

by mean s o f

a n orde r b y the Anima

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t fo r ensurin g th e healt

h an dcare o f

ma n and animals . Your assistanc e in implementin g thes e rule s i s greatly appreciated . Please sig n an dretur n th e anache dReceip t Acknowledgemenl

, Fa x to : 009714-2957475 Bes t regards Khalfa n Abdulazi z Al DirectorjOfj^ffltniirWealt

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x 1£>09. Tel ; 295816 ' rax : 2957^6 6 r - J , ..-TJ T•"* ' Worn . P»on - ua e aov.aa/ma f ijij / •«* «Ministeria l resolutio n No . (348 ) o f 200 8 I n respec t o f th e liealtl i condition s fo rimportin g pet s t o th e Unite d Ara b Emirate s Th e Ministe ro f Environmen t an d Water , Havin g reviewed : Federa l La w No . (1 ) o f 197 2 regardin g th e competencie s o f th e Ministrie s an d power s o f th e Minister s an d law s amendin g thereof ; Decreta l Federa l La w (1 ) o f 200 6 amendin g som e o f th e provision s o f th e Federa l La w No . (1 ) o f 197 2 regardin g competencie s o f th e Ministrie s an d power s o f th e Ministers ; Federa l La w No . (6 ) o f 197 9 o n Veterinar yQuarantin e an d amendment s thereof ; Cabinet' s Resolutio n No . (5 ) o f 200 6 delegatin g t o u s certai n ministeria l duties ; Ministeria l Resolutio n Numbe rf460 ) o f 200 1 concernin g th e Regulation s o f th e Veterinar yQuarantin e i n th e GCC . Ministeria l Decre e Numbe r(64 ) o f th e yea r200 5 o n th e term s an d condition s fo r importatio n o f Pe t Animal s t o th e Unite d Ara b Emirates ; I n vie w o f ou rconcer n t o protec t th e societ yfro m th e disease s born e b ype t animals , An d i n consideratio n o f th e publi c interest , Ha s decreed : Articl e (1 ) Pe t animal s i n thi s resolutio n shal l mea n th e dog s an d cats . Articl e (2 ) Genera l Healt h Condition s fo rth e Pe t Animal s N o pe t animal s shal l b e allowe d t o ente rth e Unite d Ara b Emirate s unles s the yar e I n complianc e wit h th e followin g conditions : 1 - Th e anima l Identit yshal l b e Identifie d throug h a n approve d electroni c chi p prio rt o th e commencemen t o f vaccinatio n progra m approve d b yth e concerne d healt h authorities . Th e progra m shal l Includ e vaccinatio n agains t rabies . 2 - Th e anima l shal l b e accompanie d b ya vaccinatio n boo k o ra passpor t whic h shal l stat e th e electroni c chi p number , dat e o f birth , th e vaccine s used ,manufacturin g company , operatio n numbe ran d vaccinatio n dat e alon g wit h th e vaccinatio n stickers . 3 - Th e importe d anima l shal l b e accompanie d b ya medica l certificat e Issue d b yth e concerne d veterinar yauthoritie s I n th e countr yo f origi n indicatin g th e anima l identificatio n includin g th e electroni c chi p number , all ytype s o f vaccine s use d an d th e tes t result s accordin g t o resolution . 4 - Th e medica l certificat e shal l stat e tha t th e anima l ha s bee n checke d withi n 4 8 hour s prio rt o It s expor t b ya veterinaria n wh o ha s th e powe rt o issu e Internationa l veterinar ycertificate s an d statin g tha t th e anima l ha s No . symptom s o f diseas e an d i t I s I n a goo d healt h condition . 5 - Th e anima l mus t hav e bee n treate d fro m externa l parasite s (ticks) , intestina l parasite s (tapeworm ) durin g th e te n day s precedin g It s shipment , a s indicate d I n th e thir d anne xprovide d th e medicin e give n t o th e animal , th e activ e componen t an d th e dos e ar e state d i n th e officia l medica l certificate . Articl e (3 ) Th e countrie s shal l b e classifie d accordin g t o th e ris k o f rabie s int o tw o group s a s indicate d i n th e firs t annex : 1 - Countrie s o f Firs t Grou p (Lo w Ris k Countries) : Th e articl e (2 ) shal l appl yt o th e pe t animal s Importe d fro m suc h countries . Additionally , th e animal s vaccinate d agains t Rabie s shal l remai n fo r2 1 day s i n th e countr yo f origi n a s pe rth e Instruction s o f th e vaccin e manufacturin g company . 2 - Countrie s o f Secon d Grou p (Hig h Ris k Countries) : Th e articl e (2 ) shal l b e appl yt o th e pe t animal s importe d fro m suc h countrie s i n additio n t o th e followin g conditions : a - Th e animal s shal l b e full yvaccinate d agains t rabie s a s pe rth e instruction s o f th e vaccin e manufacturin g compan yprovide d tha t th e anima l i s no t les s tha n thre e mont h o f ag e a t th e beginnin g o f vaccinations . b - Submissio n o f a certificat e fro m a certifie d laborator ystatin g tha t a Seru m Neutralizatio n Tes t agains t Rabie s ha s bee n performe d thre e mont h a t leas t a s o f th e shippin g dat e an d statin g tha t th e antibodie s leve l i s no t tha n o, 5 lU/ml . Articl e (4 ) Additiona l Condition s Relate d t o Dog s

### 1

- othe r Additiona l Vaccination s Th e do g shal l b e vaccinate d wit h a certifie d vaccin e (primar ydos e an d poste rdos e i f required ) a s pe rth e Instruction s o f th e vaccin e manufacturin g compan yagains t th e followin g diseases : a - Canin e Distempe rViru s (CDV) . b - Canin e Parv o Viru s c - Infectiou s Canin e Hepatitis . d - (Ichtohaemorrage a - Canicola ) Leptospirosi s 

### 2

- Othe r Additiona l Check s i n certifie dlaboratorie s i n th e countrie s o f origi n Th e dog s shal l b e examine d agains t th e followin g disease s afte rtakin g laborator y sample s withi n on e mont h a t mos t befor e exportin g usin g th e test s mentione d I n articl e (2) : a - Canin e Ehrilchlosi s Diseas e an d th e dog s shal l b e treate d agains t tic k withi n 2 4 hour s prio rt o th e inspectio n o f bloo d samples . b - Leslhmanlasls . Thi s tes t I s no t require d fo rdog s accompanie d wit h a certificat e statin g tha t i t belong s t o a countr yfre e o f Lesihmaniasls . 

### Articl e (5 ) Additiona l Condition s Relate dt o Cat s 1

- Othe r Additiona l Vaccination s Th e cat s shal l b e vaccinate d wit h a certifie d vaccin e (primar ydos e an d poste rdos e I f required ) a s pe rth e Instruction s o f th e vaccin e manufacturin g compan yagains t th e followin g diseases : a - Felin e Pa n Leukopeni a (FPV ) b - Felin e Rhinotrachiti s (FHV-1 ) c - Felin e Callcivlru s (FCV) . 

### Articl e (6 ) Th e Anima l Wealt h Departmen t may : a - Chang e th e categor yo f th e countrie s state d I n th e firs t anne xi n th e firs t an d secon d grou p accordin g t o th e report s receive d fro m th e relevan t internationa l organizations .b - Chang e th e vaccination s an d test s state d i n thi s resolutio n a s required .

Articl e (7 ) Th e anima l offsprin g o f th e mentione d breed s o f prohibite d dog s an d cat s liste d I n th e fourt h anne xshal l no t b e entere d throug h an yo f th e land , se a o rai rports/point s o f entr yo f th e State . Th e Anima l Wealt h Departmen t ma yad d o romi t an ybanne d breeds . Articl e (8 ) Fo ran ypart yviolatin g th e provision s o f thi s resolution . Th e Anima l Wealt h Departmen t ma ytak e al l necessar yaction s an d shal l hav e al l th e power s t o repatriat e an yshipmen t t o th e countr yo f origi n o n th e expense s o f th e anima l owne r withou t prejudic e t o an ypenalt yprovide d b yan yothe rlaw . Articl e (9 ) Thi s resolutio n shal l ente rint o forc e a s o f th e dat e o f It s issuanc e an d shal l b e publishe d I n th e officia l gazette . An ypreviou s resolution s contradictin g thi s resolutio n shal l b e rendere d void . [Signed ] Dr . Rashe d Ahme d Bi n Fah d Ministe ro f Environmen t an d Wate r 2 6 Rabea Awal , 1429 , H 03/04/200 8Annexe s o f th e Ministeria l resolutio n No . (348 ) o f 200 8 I n respec t o f th e healt h condition s o f importin g pet s t o th e Unite d Ara b Emirate sFirs t Anne x

1 - Countrie s o f Firs t Grou p (Lo w Ris k Countries) : Australi a Austri a Andorr a Ascensio n Islan d Antigu a & Barbud a Arub a Canad a Fij i Greec e Japa n Barbado s

Chil e Frenc h Polynesi a Hon g Kon g Jamaic a Liechtenstei n Monac o Mayott e Norwa y Bahrai n Cypru s Falklan d Islan d Icelan d KS A Malt a Netheriand s Bermud a Cayma n Islan d German y Irelan d Kuwai t Montserra t Ne w Caledoni a Denmar k

Croati a Gibralta r Ital y Luxembur g Mauritiu s Ne w Zeala n Portuga l Qata r Swede n Spai n Switzerian d Sa n Marin o Sain t Vincen t & th e granadlte s Sain t KItt s an d Nevi s Singapor e Unite d Kingdo m U.S.A . Vatica n Cit y Vanuat u Walli s & Futun a

2 - Countrie s o f Firs t Grou p (Hig h Ris k Countries) : Th e othe rcountrie s o f th e wori d no t mentione d i n th e abov e table .Secon d Anne x Dog s mus t b e teste d usin g certifie d test s agains t th e followin g diseas e an d th e resul t mus t b e negative : 1 . Ehrillchlosis : Dog(s ) mus t b e teste d fo rEhrilchi a cani s infectio n b yindirec t fluorescen t antibod ytest . Th e tes t mus t giv e a negativ e resul t a t a dilutio n o f 1:40 . 2 . Leishmaniasis : Indirec t fluorescen t antibod ytest , Elis a o ragglutinatio n test .Thir d Anne x Th e treatmen t agains t tic k an d tapewor m shal l b e a s pe rth e instruction s o f th e vaccin e manufacturin g compan yb yus e of : 1 - A dru g containin g Praziquante l fo rth e tapewor m 2 - A dru g containin g Flproni l o rPermethri n (Frontlin e o rPermoxin ) fo rth e tick . Th e concerne d departmen t ma yad d othe rdrug s I f approve d b yth e Ministr yo f Environmen t an d Wate ro f th e UAE .Fourt h Anne x A lis t o f th e pe t anima l specie s whos e importatio n i s prohibited : 1 Al l kind s o f Pitbul l Terrie r 2 America n Pitbul l Terrie r 3 Brazilia n Fightin g Do g (Fii a Braslleino , Brazilia n Mastiff ) 4 Argentinea n Fightin g Do g (Dog o Argentino ) 5 America n Staffordshir e Terrier s 6 Japanes e Tos a 7 Wol f