Live sheep and goats (HS Code: 0104), and live sheep (HS Code: 0104.10) and live goats (HS Code: 0104.20) and meat of sheep or goats (HS Code: 0204), except heat-treated meat

United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of live animals which include cloven-hoofed animals (goats and sheep currently) and their untreated by-product from Jordan.

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 14 March 2017 regarding the outbreak of FMD disease in Jordan, United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing FMD disease through the imports of live animals which include cloven-hoofed animals (goats and sheep currently) and their untreated by-product from Jordan. These measures include:

1.  Delisted Jordan from the list of allowed countries to import live animals which include cloven-hoofed animals (goats and sheep currently) until a consensus on the following conditions apply:

a.  Isolate animals for not less than 21 days prior to shipment, under the supervision of the governmental veterinary authority;

b.  All animals in isolation were subjected to diagnostic tests (by 3ABC ELISA) for checking of FMD infection from 7 to 14 days prior to shipment with a negative results;

c.  Include all the above procedures in the health certificate accompanying with the imported animals from Jordan;

2.  Temporary ban on the importation of live animals which include cloven-hoofed animals (goats and sheep currently) and their untreated by-product from Jordan.