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Notifying Member: Barbados

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture

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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): Live birds; hatching eggs; fresh, frozen and chilled poultry meat and products including table eggs

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[ ]      All trading partners  

[X]    Specific regions or countries: British Colombia, Canada

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Title of the notified document: None  Language(s):    Number of pages:   

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Description of content: Due to outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N8 in poultry farms in British Columbia, Canada, with immediate effect the Senior Veterinary Officer in Barbados has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of all live birds, hatching eggs and on fresh, frozen and chilled poultry meat and products, including table eggs from the province of British Columbia.

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Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.  

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Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N8 in poultry farms in British Colombia, Canada.

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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)  The OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4 Infection with Avian Influenza viruses

[ ]      International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  

[ ]      None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[X] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:  

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    

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Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable): 9 November 2014

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure  

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Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

E-mail: office@spsenquirypoint.gov.bb

             svo@caribsurf.com

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Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

E-mail: office@spsenquirypoint.gov.bb

             svo@caribsurf.com