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 Andalusia in Spain
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Following the notification published by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Andalusia in Spain, 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 Andalusia in Spain.These measures include all measures taken in the issued emergency notification G/SPS/N/ARE/247 with one additional measure included the following:- Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from Andalusia in Spain 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 Andalusia in Spain and in compliance with Article 10.4.4, Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.