The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture lifts the Temporary Ban of Importation of Live Equine from Uruguay

The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture issued the Decision No. 707852/1291/1440 dated 20 May 2019 entitled Temporary Ban of Importation of Live Equine from Uruguay, due to the outbreak of Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) in Uruguay. The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has subsequently issued the Decision No. 1441/1291/263723 dated 9 December 2019 (12/04/1441 AH), lifting the temporary ban on the importation of live equine originating from Uruguay.Based on OIE reports in the last three months, Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) has not been registered in Uruguay. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 12.5, the risk of importing live Equine from Uruguay is negligible.