Notice of Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Decision No. 523768/79731/1440 dated 12 March 2019 (5/7/1440 H) entitled "Temporary Ban on the Importation of Live Birds, Hatching Egg and One-day Old Chick originating from Egypt"

Following the OIE report, ref. No. 10, Vol. 32 dated 6 March 2019, which indicates that High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak has occurred in Egypt, 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, hatching eggs and one-day old chicks from Egypt to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.