Notifications for United Arab Emirates (378 notifications)

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.

The information contained in Item 6 of the document G/SPS/N/ARE/216 should read as follows:6. Description of content: Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Randers in Denmark, 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 Randers in Denmark.These measures include:- Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Denmark; - Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all regions in Denmark; - Continue to allow the importation of non heat-treated poultry meat and table eggs and their products according to the approved health certificates; - Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from Central Denmark Region (Midtjylland) that were produced after 25 October 2020 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 Denmark, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4. Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

Following the notifications published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Linköping in Sweden, 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 Linköping in Sweden.These measures include all measures taken in the issued emergency notification G/SPS/N/ARE/229 with one additional measure: - Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from Linköping County (Östergötland County) that were produced after 2 February 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 Sweden, 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) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Romania, 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 Romania.These measures include: 1) Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Romania to the United Arab Emirates; 2) Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products from Romania to the United Arab Emirates; 3) Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all county in Romania.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Estonia, 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 Estonia.These measures include: 1) Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Estonia to the United Arab Emirates; 2) Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products from Estonia to the United Arab Emirates; 3) Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all county in Estonia.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Pleven 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 Pleven in Bulgaria.These measures include: 1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Bulgaria to the United Arab Emirates; 2. Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products from Pleven in Bulgaria to the United Arab Emirates; 3. Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from Pleven in Bulgaria that were produced after 12 January 2021 are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates; 4. Consignments of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products from non-infected province in Bulgaria will be released according to the health certificate form for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate form for export of "table eggs and egg products" currently used, provided that the competent authorities in Bulgaria should send a health statement saying that the imported product(s) from areas where Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) has not been registered within a radius of 25 km around the farm/slaughterhouse/packing establishment the source of the products on at least for a period of not less than three months before production, and all necessary precautions have been taken to prevent the consignment from being in contact with any source of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI). This is to be done temporarily until the approval of the health certificate forms is completed between the two countries; 5. Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all provinces 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 Finland, 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 Finland.These measures include: 1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Finland to the United Arab Emirates; 2. Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products from Finland to the United Arab Emirates until the approval of the health certificate forms (health certificate for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate for export of "table eggs and egg products") are approved between the two countries; 3. Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all regions in Finland.

Following the notifications published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Poland, 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 Poland.These measures include:- Continue the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Poland until the health situation stabilizes;- Temporary ban on the importation of non-heat-treated poultry products (untreated meat and untreated egg products) from Poland;- Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from Poland.This follows the publishing of the follow-up reports of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Poland, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

Following the notifications published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in the United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom.These measures include:- Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs from the United Kingdom according to the requirements included in the veterinary health certificate for export of "live birds", the veterinary health certificate for export of "day-old chicks" and the veterinary health certificate for export of "hatching eggs" approved between the two countries;- Temporary ban on the importation of non-heat-treated poultry products (untreated meat and untreated egg products) from the United Kingdom;- Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from the United Kingdom.This follows the publishing of the follow-up reports of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the United Kingdom, 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) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Al Jahra in the State of Kuwait, 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 Al Jahra in the State of Kuwait.These measures include: 1) Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from the State of Kuwait to the United Arab Emirates;  2) Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from Al Jahra that were produced after 13 October 2020 are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates; 3) Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all cities in the State of Kuwait.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in South Bohemian in the Czech Republic, 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 South Bohemian in the Czech Republic.These measures include: 1) Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from the Czech Republic to the United Arab Emirates; 2) Regulating the import of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products according to the health certificate for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate for export of "table eggs and egg products" from the Czech Republic to the United Arab Emirates; 3) Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all areas in the Czech Republic; 4) Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from South Bohemian in the Czech Republic that were produced after 31 December 2020 are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates; 5) Consignments of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products from non infected areas in the Czech Republic will be released according to the health certificate form for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate form for export of "table eggs and egg products" currently used, provided that the competent authorities in the Czech Republic should send a health statement saying that the imported product(s) from areas where Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) has not been registered within a radius of 25 km around the farm/slaughterhouse/packing establishment the source of the products on at least for a period of not less than three months before production, and all necessary precautions have been taken to prevent the consignment from being in contact with any source of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI). This is to be done temporarily until the approval of the health certificate forms is completed between the two countries.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy, 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 the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy.These measures include: 1) Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Italy to the United Arab Emirates; 2) Regulating the import of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products according to the health certificate for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate for export of "table eggs and egg products" from Italy to the United Arab Emirates; 3) Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all regions in Italy; 4) Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from the Emilia-Romagna region that were produced after 1 January 2021 are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates; 5) Consignments of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products from non infected areas in Italy will be released according to the health certificate form for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate form for export of "table eggs and egg products" currently used, provided that the competent authorities in Italy should send a health statement saying that the imported product(s) from areas where Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) has not been registered within a radius of 25 km around the farm/slaughterhouse/packing establishment the source of the products on at least for a period of not less than three months before production, and all necessary precautions have been taken to prevent the consignment from being in contact with any source of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI). This is to be done temporarily until the approval of the health certificate forms is completed between the two countries.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in the Skåne County and the Kalmar County in Sweden, 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 the Skåne County and the Kalmar County in Sweden.These measures include: 1) Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Sweden to the United Arab Emirates; 2) Regulating the import of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products according to the health certificate for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate for export of "table eggs and egg products" from Sweden to the United Arab Emirates; 3) Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all counties in Sweden; 4) Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from the Skåne County and the Kalmar County that were produced after 27 December 2020 are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates; 5) Consignments of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products from non infected county in Sweden will be released according to the health certificate form for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate form for export of "table eggs and egg products" currently used, provided that the competent authorities in Sweden should send a health statement saying that the imported product(s) from areas where Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) has not been registered within a radius of 25 km around the farm/slaughterhouse/packing establishment the source of the products on at least for a period of not less than three months before production, and all necessary precautions have been taken to prevent the consignment from being in contact with any source of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI). This is to be done temporarily until the approval of the health certificate forms is completed between the two countries.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Trnava in the Slovak Republic, 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 Trnava in the Slovak Republic.These measures include: 1) Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from the Slovak Republic to the United Arab Emirates; 2) Regulating the import of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products according to the health certificate for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate for export of "table eggs and egg products" from the Slovak Republic to the United Arab Emirates; 3) Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all areas in the Slovak Republic; 4) Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from Trnava in the Slovak Republic that were produced after 1 January 2021 are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates; 5) Consignments of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products from non infected areas in the Slovak Republic will be released according to the health certificate form for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate form for export of "table eggs and egg products" currently used, provided that the competent authorities in the Slovak Republic should send a health statement saying that the imported product(s) from areas where Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) has not been registered within a radius of 25 km around the farm/slaughterhouse/packing establishment the source of the products on at least for a period of not less than three months before production, and all necessary precautions have been taken to prevent the consignment from being in contact with any source of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI). This is to be done temporarily until the approval of the health certificate forms is completed between the two countries.

Following the notifications published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in the United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom. These measures include:- Regulating the import of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs from the United Kingdom according to the requirements included in the veterinary health certificate for export of "live birds", the veterinary health certificate for export of "day-old chicks" and the veterinary health certificate for export of "hatching eggs" approved between the two countries; - Temporary ban on the importation of non-heat-treated poultry products (untreated meat and untreated egg products) from the United Kingdom (except Wales); - Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from the United Kingdom. This follows the publishing of the follow-up reports of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the United Kingdom, and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

Following the notifications published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands. These measures include: - Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Netherlands; - Temporary ban on the importation of non-heat-treated poultry products (untreated meat and untreated egg products) from Netherlands; - Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from Netherlands. This follows the publishing of the follow-up reports of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Netherlands, 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) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Komárom-Esztergom in Hungary, 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 Komárom-Esztergom in Hungary.These measures include: 1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Hungary to the United Arab Emirates; 2. Regulating the import of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products according to the health certificate for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate for export of "table eggs and egg products" from Hungary to the United Arab Emirates; 3. Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all regions in Hungary; 4. Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat from Komárom-Esztergom that were produced after 14 December 2020 are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates until the health certificate forms are agreed with the Hungary side.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Kaunas in Lithuania, 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 Kaunas in Lithuania. These measures include: 1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Lithuania to the United Arab Emirates, according to the requirements included in the veterinary health certificate for export of "live birds", the veterinary health certificate for export of "day old chicks" and the veterinary health certificate for export of "hatching eggs" approved between the two countries; 2. ReguRegulating the import of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products according to the health certificate for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate for export of "table eggs and egg products" from Lithuania to the United Arab Emirates; 3. Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all regions in Lithuania; 4. Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat from Kaunas that were produced after 10 November 2020 are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates until the health certificate forms are agreed with the Lithuanian side.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Occitanie region, Pays de la Loire region and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France, 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 Occitanie region, Pays de la Loire region and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France.These measures include: 1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Occitanie region, Pays de la Loire region and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France; 2. Regulating the import of poultry meat and table eggs and their non-heat treated products according to the health certificate for export of "meat and meat products" and the health certificate for export of "table eggs and egg products" from France to the United Arab Emirates; 3. Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all regions in France; 4. Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat from Occitanie region, Pays de la Loire region and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region that were produced after 22 November 2020 are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates until the health certificate forms are agreed with the French side.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in the United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom.These measures include:1- Continue to allow the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs from the United Kingdom, according to the agreed health certificates;2- Regulating the import of poultry meat and its non-heat-treated products according to the health certificate for exporting meat and meat products from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates, accompanying the consignments for releasing purpose;3- Regulating the import of table eggs and its non-heat-treated products according to the health certificate for exporting table eggs from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates, accompanying the consignments for releasing purpose;4- Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from the United Kingdom;5- Consignments of table eggs and poultry from Cheshire West, Chester and Herefordshire that were produced after 14 October 2020 (in addition to any area where the disease appears later) are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates until the health certificate forms are agreed with the British side; 6- Consignments of table eggs and poultry from Richmond that were produced after 28 November 2020 (in addition to any area where the disease appears later) are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates until the health certificate forms are agreed with the British side.