Lifting temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-product, day-old chicks, hatching eggs from South Carolina state in United State of America
Addendum to Emergency Notification (SPS)
2020-08-20
G/SPS/N/ARE/202/Add.1
Description
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 South Carolina state in USA and continue of regulating the importation of poultry meat and table eggs and its non-heat-treated products according to the health certificate from all province in USA to the United Arab Emirates, accompanying the consignments for releasing purpose. This follows the publishing of the Follow-up report No. 8 (Final report) on 05/08/2020 of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in South Carolina state in USA , and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.
Keywords
Avian
Influenza;
Animal
diseases;
Food
safety;
Animal
health;
Human
health;
Pest-
or
Disease-
free
Regions
/
Regionalization;
Zoonoses;
Withdrawal
of
the
measure