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Notifying Member: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

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Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): All living animals, their products and their by-products

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X] All trading partners

[ ] Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: Ministerial resolution to revise the regulation of importing living animals, their products, and by-products, amending Ministerial Resolution No. 335 of 2018. Language(s): Arabic. Number of pages: 41

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/ARE/24_07316_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: The United Arab Emirates is distributing a draft ministerial resolution aimed at regulating the importation of live animals, their products, and by‑products. This new resolution will update Ministerial Resolution No. 335 of 2018, which previously governed these imports.

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Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):

[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number): Terrestrial Animal Health Code and Manual, Aquatic Animal Health Code and Manual

[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number):

[ ] None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[X] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

Ministerial Resolution No. 335 of 2018

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/ARE/24_07316_01_x.pdf

(available in Arabic)

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

[X] Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 24 December 2024

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 Enquiry Point

United Arab Emirates

E-mail: [email protected]

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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 Enquiry Point

United Arab Emirates

E-mail: [email protected]