Notifications for United Arab Emirates (378 notifications)

Following the Decree No. 322 of 2018 on the Regulation of the importation of plant hosts from countries that have recorded infections of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) which was notified and published by SPS notifications G/SPS/N/ARE/142/Add.1 and G/SPS/N/ARE/166, United Arab Emirates is applying an emergency measure to prevent the risk of entrance of the pest from China, Myanmar and Thailand. Therefore, the competent authority in affected countries should apply the phytosanitary measures described in the mentioned decree, and declare the measures in the phytosanitary certificate. Annex No. 4 of the list of countries, which have recorded infections of the autumn cluster insect (Spodoptera Frugiperda: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), has been updated.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 6 February 2019 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in the State of Kuwait, 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 the State of Kuwait. These measures include: 1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs, poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products originating from the State of Kuwait, except heat-treated products.

This draft technical regulation concerns the conditions that must be met in non-alcoholic beverages with stimulants such as caffeine and do not include athletes' drinks.

The second sentence of document G/SPS/N/ARE/139/Add.1, circulated on 7 January 2019, should read as follows: This follows the publishing of the Final report (Follow-up report No. 10) of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 12 December 2018, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Follow-up report No. 15 on 11 January 2019 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in the Rostovskaya Oblast province in the Russian Federation, 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 the Rostovskaya Oblast province in the Russian Federation, in addition to the previous provinces (Kurskaya Oblast, Astrakhanskaya Oblast, Respublika Kalmykiya, Kostromskaya Oblast and Voronezhskaya Oblast). These measures include: Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs, poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products originating from the Rostovskaya Oblast province in the Russian Federation, except heat-treated products.

The United Arab Emirates is lifting the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-product, day-old chicks, hatching eggs from Malaysia, and the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat and table eggs from Kelantan in Malaysia. This follows the publishing of the Final report (Follow-up report No. 4) of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Malaysia on 27 July 2018, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (final report) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in different districts in Bulgaria, 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 Bulgaria. These measures include: 1. Continues ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs originating from Bulgaria; 2. Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products from all districts in Bulgaria, except heat-treated products; 3. Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Bulgaria, before 12 September 2018 were permitted.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Follow-up report No. 14 on 6 November 2018 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in the Voronezhskaya Oblast province in the Russian Federation, 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 Voronezhskaya Oblast province in in the Russian Federation, in addition to the previous provinces (Kurskaya Oblast, Astrakhanskaya Oblast, Respublika Kalmykiya and Kostromskaya Oblast). These measures include: 1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs, poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products originating from the Voronezhskaya Oblast province in the Russian Federation, except heat-treated products.

This draft technical regulation applies to additives permitted for use in foodstuffs.

The United Arab Emirates is lifting the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-product, day-old chicks, hatching eggs from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat and table eggs from Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 19 December 2018. This follows the publishing of the Final report (Follow-up report No. 10) of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 19 December 2017, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

United Arab Emirates is lifting the ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated products including poultry meat, day-old chicks, hatching eggs and their by-products originating from Mexico. This follows the publishing of the Final report (Follow-up report No. 2) of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Mexico on 27 December 2018, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Mexico is now free from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza disease.

This draft technical regulation applies to Instant Coffee.

This draft technical regulation applies to the regulation that controls the nutritional labelling data, and it shall apply to all packaged food products, with the exception of the products mentioned in this regulation.

Following the Decree No. 322 of 2018 on the Regulation of the importation plant hosts from countries that have recorded infections of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) which was notified and published in SPS notification G/SPS/N/ARE/142/Add.1, United Arab Emirates is applying an emergency measure to prevent the risk of entrance of the pest from India and Yemen. Therefore, the competent authority in affected countries should apply the phytosanitary measures described in the mentioned decree, and declare the measures in the phytosanitary certificate. Annex No. 4 of the list of countries, which have recorded infections of the autumn cluster insect (Spodoptera Frugiperda: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), has been updated.

Please note that the document G/SPS/N/ARE/165 dated 24 October 2018 is null and void.

Please note that the document G/SPS/N/ARE/164 dated 24 October 2018 is null and void.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 1 October 2018 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 Bulgaria. These measures include: Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs originating from Bulgaria; Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products from Plovdiv, except heat-treated products; Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Plovdiv before 28 September 2018 were permitted.

The United Arab Emirates is lifting the ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-product, day-old chicks, hatching eggs from Italy, and the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat and table eggs from Veneto in Italy on 3 September 2018. This follows the publishing of the Final report (Follow-up report No. 40) of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Bulgaria on 2 August 2018, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

The United Arab Emirates is lifting the ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-product, day-old chicks, hatching eggs from Bulgaria, and the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat and table eggs from Dobrich in Bulgaria on 3 September 2018 .This follows the publishing of the Final report (Follow-up report No. 5) of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Bulgaria on 17 August 2018, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment hereby notifies that the draft decree concerning the regulation of the import of Live animals, their products (not fit for human consumption) and by-products, notified on 5 April 2017 by the World Trade Organization in document G/SPS/N/ARE/112, has been issued under No.335\2018 on 2 September 2018, which will enter into force upon its publication in the Official Journal.The exporting countries shall amend the health certificates for export of live animals, their products and by - products to UAE, within one year from the date of issue of this decree.