United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of all kinds of live ruminants and their untreated products and by-products from Sudan, in addition to ban the importation of ruminant's meat and its meat products from Red Sea State in Sudan.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 13 October 2019 concerning documented cases of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Sudan, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing Rift Valley fever virus through the imports of all kinds of live ruminants and their untreated products from Sudan. These measures include:

1. Temporary ban on the importation of all kinds of live ruminants and their untreated by-products, originating from Sudan;
2. Temporary ban on ruminant's meat and its untreated products from Red Sea State in Sudan, except heat-treated products derived from animals originated from Red Sea State in Sudan or have been slaughtered in a slaughterhouse located in the Red Sea State;

Consignments of ruminant's meat shipped from Red Sea State in Sudan before 17 October 2019 were permitted.

Products covered: All kinds of live ruminants and its by-products, untreated ruminants meat and its products

HS Codes: 0102,0104, 0106,0201,0204,0208 

Proposed date of adoption: NA

Proposed date of entry into force:  17 October 2019

Final date for comments: NA

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