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18 May 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 17 May 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United Arab Emirates . 
 
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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 Plovdiv in Bulgaria  
Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the 
outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Plovdiv in Bulgaria, the 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 Plovdiv in Bulgaria.  
These measures include all measures taken in the issued emergency notifications G/SPS/N/ARE/234 
and G/SPS/N/ARE/234/Add.1  with additional measure included the following:  
Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and th eir products from Plovdiv in Bulgaria that were 
produced after 2 April 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 the 
Bulgaria, and in compli ance 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  regulat ion 
[ ] 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:  
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
SPS Notification and Inquiry Point  
United Arab Emirates  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8472  
 +(971 4) 214 8495  
E-mail: uaesps@moccae.gov.ae  
 mmalherbaw@moccae.gov.ae  
 aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae  G/SPS/N/ARE/234/Add.2  
 
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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:  
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment  
SPS Notification and Inquiry Point  
United Arab Emirates  
Tel: +(971 4) 214 8472  
 +(971 4) 214 8495  
E-mail: uaesps@moccae.gov.ae  
 mmalherbaw@moccae.gov.ae  
 aaalmannaei@moccae.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.moccae.gov.ae  
 
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