The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture lifts the temporary ban on the importation of hatching eggs and one-day old chicks originating from Italy

The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture issued Decision No. 153132 dated 9 February 2017 (12/05/1438 HA) entitled "Temporary Ban of Importation of Live Bird, Hatching Egg and One-day Old Chick" originating from Italy, due to the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Italy. The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has subsequently issued Decision No. 1441/1291/91249 dated 7 October 2019 (08/02/1441 AH), lifting the temporary ban on the importation of hatching eggs and one-day old chicks originating from Italy.
Based on OIE reports in the last three months, HPAI has not been registered in Italy. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing hatching eggs and one-day old chicks from Italy is negligible.