Notifications for Saudi Arabia (602 notifications)

Following the OIE report, ref. No. 48, Vol. 30 dated 24 November 2017, which indicates that Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy disease (BSE) has occurred in Spain, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of the disease into the country. Therefore, the importation of live cattle from Spain to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) issued the Decision No. 13566 dated 11 December 2017 (23/03/1439 AH), lifting the temporary ban of importation of chilled and frozen Atlantic salmon originating from Faroe Islands, Denmark. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) in the Decision No. 25234 dated 18 April 2017 (21/07/1438 HA) imposed a temporary ban of importation of chilled and frozen Atlantic salmon originating from Faroe Islands, Denmark, due to the outbreak of Infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) in Faroe Islands, Denmark. Based on OIE report No. 25323 dated 30 November 2017, Faroe Islands, Denmark is free from ISAV. In compliance with the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing chilled and frozen Atlantic salmon from the Faroe Islands, Denmark is negligible.

Lifting the temporary ban on the importation of live birds, hatching eggs and one-day old chicks originating from the Czech Republic, Mozambique and Romania.

The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture issued the Decision No. 178328 dated 9 March 2017 (10/06/1438 AH) entitled "Temporary Ban of Importation of Live Bird, Hatching Egg and One-day Old Chick" originating from Greece, due to the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Greece. The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has subsequently issued the Decision No. 1439/1291/123 dated 11 December 2017 (23/03/1439 AH), lifting the temporary ban on the importation of live birds, hatching eggs and one-day old chicks originating from Greece. Based on OIE reports in the last three months, HPAI has not been registered in Greece. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing live birds, hatching eggs and one-day old chicks from Greece is negligible.

Lifting of the temporary ban on the importation of meat and meat products of cattle, goats and sheep from Portugal to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under certain conditions.

This draft technical regulation concerns the inventory of prohibited and permitted substances as animal feed, including raw feed materials that are permitted as feed for farm animals and poultry. This standard does not include additives and feed mixtures.

This draft technical regulation applies to the sanitary conditions that must be met in protein processing plants for animal by-products of poultry slaughterhouses.

This draft technical regulation concerns the permissible excess in the analysis of feed samples and its concentrates.

This draft technical regulation applies to microbiological criteria to be achieved in feed products and feed materials, and does not include beneficial microbes such as bacteria and yeast.

This draft technical regulation concerns the requirements that must be met in compound feeds which are marketed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

This draft technical regulation concerns the substances that are permitted to be used as feed additives in processing of feed livestock and poultry, the conditions and percentages of addition, except veterinary medicines such as Coccidiosis and antibiotics.

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) issued the notice administrative order No. 10301 dated 21 November 2017, lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Landes, France. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) in the Notice of executive No. 15/37 dated 14 December 2015 (03/03/1437 AH) imposed a temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Landes, France, due to the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Landes, France. Based on OIE report No. 24993 dated 18 October 2017, France is free from HPAI. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing poultry meat, eggs and their products from France is negligible.

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) issued the notice administrative order No. 10301 dated 21 November 2017, lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Tarn, Lot-et-Garonne and Aveyron, France. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) in the Notice of executive No. 13369 dated 28 December 2016 (29/03/1438 AH) imposed a temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Tarn, Lot-et-Garonne and Aveyron, France, due to the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Tarn, Lot-et-Garonne and Aveyron, France. Based on OIE report No. 24993 dated 18 October 2017, France is free from HPAI. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing poultry meat, eggs and their products from France is negligible.

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) issued the notice administrative order No. 10301 dated 21 November 2017, lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Haute-Vienne, Gers and Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) in the Notice of executive No. 10551 dated 23 December 2015 (12/03/1437 AH) imposed a temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Haute-Vienne, Gers and Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, due to the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Haute-Vienne, Gers and Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. Based on OIE report No. 24993 dated 18 October 2017, France is free from HPAI. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing poultry meat, eggs and their products from France is negligible.

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) issued the notice administrative order No. 10301 dated 21 November 2017, lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Hautes-Pyrénées and Lot in France. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) in the Notice of executive No. 13305 dated 14 January 2016 (04/04/1437 AH) imposed a temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Hautes-Pyrénées and Lot in France, due to the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Hautes-Pyrénées and Lot in France. Based on OIE report No. 24993 dated 18 October 2017, France is free from HPAI. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing poultry meat, eggs and their products from France is negligible.

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) issued the notice administrative order No. 10301 dated 21 November 2017, lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Dordogne, France. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) in the Notice of executive No. 12/37 dated 9 December 2015 (27/02/1437 AH) imposed a temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Dordogne, France, due to the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Dordogne, France. Based on OIE report No. 24993 dated 18 October 2017, France is free from HPAI. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing poultry meat, eggs and their products from France is negligible.

This draft technical regulation is concerned with the general requirements for the handling, storage and transport of all edible types of crude and refined oils and fats.

This draft technical regulation is concerned with instant Arabic coffee and mix of instant Arabic coffee.

The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture issued the Decision No. 412279 dated 13 July 2014 (16/09/1435 AH) entitled "Temporary ban on importation of live cattle" originating from Romania. The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in the Decision No. 1439/1291/62 dated 5 November 2017 (16/02/1439 AH) entitled "Lifting the temporary ban imposed on the importation of live cattle, sheep and goats for slaughter originating from Romania", indicates that BSE and Scrapie diseases are under control in Romania.Based on the recommendation of a Saudi technical team which visited Romania, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture issued the Decision No. 1439/1291/62 dated 5 November 2017 to lift the ban on the import of live cattle, sheep and goats for slaughter from Romania to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under certain conditions stated in the aforementioned ministerial decision.

Following the OIE report, ref. No. 43, Vol. 30 dated 26 October 2017, which indicates that West Nile Fever disease has occurred in Spain, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of the disease into the country. Therefore, the importation of live birds from Spain to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is suspended.