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9 March 2021  
(21-1959) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 2 March 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the United Arab Emirates . 
 
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United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and 
their untreated by -product, day -old chicks, hatching eggs from Pordenone Province in Italy  
Following the notifications published by the European Commission (EU) regarding the outbreak of 
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Pordenone Province in Italy, United Arab Emirates 
is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus through 
the imports of live birds and their products from Italy.  
These measures include all measures taken in the issued emergency notification G/SPS/N/ARE/230 
with one additional measure:  
− Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from the Friuli Venezia Giulia 
region that were  produced after 30 January 2021 are not allowed to be exported to the United 
Arab Emirates.  
This follows the publishing of the follow -up Reports of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Italy, and 
in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Modification of content and/or sco pe of previously notified regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of regulation  
[ ] Change in period of application of measure  
[ ] Other:  
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:  
SPS Notification and Enquiry Points  
United Arab Emirates  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8472  
 +(971 4) 214 8495  
E-mail: uaesps@moccae.gov.ae  
 mmalherbawi@moccae.gov.ae  
 aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae  G/SPS/N/ARE/230/Add.1  
 
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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:  
SPS Notification and Enquiry Points  
United Arab Emirates  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8472  
 +(971 4) 214 8495  
E-mail: uaesps@moccae.gov.ae  
 mmalherbawi@moccae.gov.ae  
 aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae  
 
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