Notifications for Saudi Arabia (602 notifications)

Following the WOAH report dated 23 December 2022, a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) outbreak has occurred in Mazowieckie and Warmińsko-Mazurskie in Poland. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of HPAI into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products (with the exception of processed poultry meat and egg products exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of avian influenza viruses) from Mazowieckie and Warmińsko-Mazurskie in Poland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.

This draft technical regulation is applied to Hygienic regulations that must be available in food plants and their personnel. In 11 April 2017, Saudi Arabia on behalf of the GSO members notified WTO (SPS) about this Technical Regulation (G/SPS/N/ARE/113, G/SPS/N/BHR/168, G/SPS/N/KWT/16, G/SPS/N/OMN/67, G/SPS/N/QAT/71, G/SPS/N/SAU/267 and G/SPS/N/YEM/12). In this technical regulation, the GSO inserts an update in the:- Complementary references;- Definitions;- Requirements.

This draft technical regulation is applied to General Requirements for Transportation and Storage of Chilled and Frozen Foods.

This draft technical regulation is concerned with: 1.1 This Technical Regulation is concerned with the trans fat content in food products;2.1 This Technical Regulation applies to all food products intended for human consumption.

This draft technical regulation applies to minced red meat or minced chicken, and includes pure minced meat (red meat or minced chicken) and minced meat with added soybean products or milk protein products and suitable for human consumption.

This draft technical regulation applies to mortadella meat (luncheon) prepared from red meat or poultry meat or from a mixture of both and packed in any suitable packing material.

This draft technical regulation is applied to the general requirements for the transport and storage of foods (not chilled or not frozen), which are transported and stored at a temperature not exceeding 30 °C and do not, under normal circumstances, require their transportation by refrigeration and freezing.

This draft technical regulation applies to canned beef and mutton meat intended for human consumption, packed in hermetically sealed containers.

This draft technical regulation applies to coffee husks prepared for use as a raw material and intended for human consumption.

This draft technical regulation applies to cooked and uncooked, chilled, and frozen sausages and does not include dried, canned and poultry meat sausages.

This draft technical regulation applies to chilled or frozen meat kofta prepared from sheep, goats, beef or camel buffalo meats.

This draft technical regulation applies to pressed meat treated with salt solution and heat treated produced from chilled or frozen meat of beef or buffalo or camel or lamb or domesticated birds or rabbit meats free of bones, cartilages and tendons packed in suitable containers.

Saudi Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture has subsequently issued the Notice No. 1444/1291/79844 dated 16/03/1444H, 12 October 2022, for lifting the temporary ban on the importation of equine originated from Germany and Macedonia based on the WOAH Reports which indicated that no infections of Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) were recorded for a period of three months from the date of the last infection in Germany and Macedonia.

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) issued the Notice of Administrative Order No. 30229 dated 23 July 2022 entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Wielkopolskie in Poland". The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has subsequently issued the Notice Administrative Order No. 7760 dated 25 October 2022, lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Wielkopolskie in Poland based on the WOAH Report dated 19 September 2022, indicating that Wielkopolskie in Poland is free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI).

The addendum is regarding to unreadable words (in Arabic language) in health certificate forms due to a technical issue in the document. The document was fixed and uploaded again.

Following the WOAH report dated 19 September 2022, a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) outbreak has occurred in Łódzkie, Poland. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of HPAI into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products (with the exception of processed poultry meat and egg products exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of avian influenza viruses) from Łódzkie in Poland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.

This draft guide lays down the conditions and requirements for exporting food to the GCC countries, the GCC approved inspection and monitoring procedures, and the framework for applying this guide to shipments and consignments arriving at GCC points of entry.

Following the WOAH report dated 29 August 2022, a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) outbreak has occurred in Ain in France. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of HPAI into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products (with the exception of processed poultry meat and egg products exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of avian influenza viruses) from Ain in France to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.

Following the WOAH report dated 19 August 2022, a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) outbreak has occurred in Morbihan in France. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of HPAI into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products (with the exception of processed poultry meat and egg products exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of avian influenza viruses) from Morbihan in France to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.

Health certificate for exporting products of animal and vegetable origin to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.