Notice of Executive Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 34149 dated 22 March 2018 (05/07/1439 AH) entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products" originating from Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan

Following the OIE report, Ref. No. 26122 dated 13 March 2018, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) outbreaks have occurred in Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan. In compliance with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of HPAI into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products (with the exception of processed poultry meat and egg products exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of avian influenza viruses) from Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.