Notice of the Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture, Decision No. 33/1291/1439 dated 18 October 2017 (28/1/1439 H) entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of live shrimp for aquaculture purposes" from Cameron, Texas, United States of America

Following the OIE report, ref. No. 34, Vol. 30 dated 23 August 2017, which indicates that acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease has occurred in Cameron, Texas, United States of America, 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 shrimp for aquaculture purposes from Cameron, Texas, United States of America to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.