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Notifying Member: United Arab Emirates

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW)

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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 poultry (HS Code: 0105), and poultry product including poultry meat (HS Code: 0207), day-old chicks (HS Code: 0105.11), hatching 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: United Kingdom

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Title of the notified document: Lifting of the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs, from the United Kingdom to the UAE  Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages:   

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Description of content: Reference to Ministerial Decree Number (749) of year 2014 concerning the imposition of the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks, hatching eggs, except heat-treated meat from the United Kingdom, and in accordance to the Follow-up report No. 14 (Final report) of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the United Kingdom on 17 February 2015, the United Arab Emirates is lifting the ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks and eggs originating from the United Kingdom.

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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.  

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Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Regarding Follow-up report No.14 (Final report) of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the United Kingdom on 17 February 2015. In compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, the United Kingdom is now free from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza disease. The risk of contamination from importing poultry and poultry products from the United Kingdom is negligible.

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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) Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code

[ ]      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): 26 March 2015

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure  

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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:

Eng. Saif Moh. Al-Shara

Assistant Undersecretary for the Agricultural Affairs and Animal Sector

Responsible for WTO SPS Enquiries

Ministry of Environment and Water

P.O. Box 1509

United Arab Emirates – Dubai

Tel: +(971 4) 214 8400

Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822

Mobile: +(971 50) 629 5050

E-mail: smalshara@moew.gov.ae

Website: http://www.moew.gov.ae

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

Dr. Mervat Mari Al Nuaimat

Acting Veterinarian in Animal Heath and Development Department/Quarantine

Ministry of Environment and Water

P.O. Box 1509

United Arab Emirates – Dubai

Tel: +(971 4) 214 8478

Fax: +(971 4) 265 5822

Mobile: +(971 55) 137 5997

E-mail: mmalnuaimat@moew.gov.ae

Website: http://www.moew.gov.ae