The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture lifts the temporary ban on the importation of equine originating from Netherlands and Switzerland

The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture issued the Decision No. 293/1291/1438 dated 30 July 2017 (7/11/1438H) entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of equine" from Netherlands and Switzerland, due to the outbreak of Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) in Netherlands and Switzerland. The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has subsequently issued the Decision No. 1439/1291/344 dated 18 April 2018 (02/08/1439 AH), lifting the temporary ban on the importation of equine originating from Netherlands and Switzerland.
Based on OIE reports in the last three months, EIA has not been registered in Netherlands and Switzerland. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 12.5, the risk of importing equine from Netherlands and Switzerland is negligible.