Notice of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Decision No. 54035/79731/1440 dated 1 October 2018 (21/1/1440 H) entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of live Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) from Malaysia"

Following the OIE report, ref. No. 38 Vol. 31 dated 14 September 2018, which indicates that infectious myonecrosis disease has occurred in Malaysia, 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 Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) from Malaysia to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.