Conditions regarding to importing beef meat and beef meat products from countries recognised as having a BSE risk

The proposal of amendments to the existing conditions for importing conditions regarding to importing beef meat and beef meat products from countries recognised as having a BSE risk, notified in G/SPS/N/SAU/355 (27 June 2018) was adopted as SFDA administrative order No. 67579 dated 11 July 2019 (8/11/1440 H) taking into consideration the recommendations of the SFDA food safety committee and WTO Members comments. The implementation of this order should be coming into force after export country complies with:
1. Exported beef meat and beef meat products from countries recognised as having a BSE risk wishing to export to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia must be accompanied with a health certificate;
2. Procedure for lifting a temporary ban on the export of meats and their products to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia notification G/SPS/N/SAU/93/Add.2;
3. Procedures for approving foreign competent control authorities and establishments interested in exporting livestock meat and poultry meat and their products to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia notification G/SPS/N/SAU/92/Add.2.