The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture lifts the temporary ban on the importation of live cattle originating from Romania

The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture issued the Decision No. 412279 dated 13 July 2014 (16/09/1435 AH) entitled "Temporary ban on importation of live cattle" originating from Romania. The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in the Decision No. 1439/1291/62 dated 5 November 2017 (16/02/1439 AH) entitled "Lifting the temporary ban imposed on the importation of live cattle, sheep and goats for slaughter originating from Romania", indicates that BSE and Scrapie diseases are under control in Romania.Based on the recommendation of a Saudi technical team which visited Romania, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture issued the Decision No. 1439/1291/62 dated 5 November 2017 to lift the ban on the import of live cattle, sheep and goats for slaughter from Romania to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under certain conditions stated in the aforementioned ministerial decision.