The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture lifts the temporary ban on the importation of live birds, hatching eggs and one-day old chicks originating from India.

The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture issued the Decision No. 66740 dated 14 November 2016 (20/2/1438 AH) entitled "Temporary Ban of importation of Live Bird, Hatching Egg and One day Old Chick" originating from India, due to the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in India. The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has subsequently issued the Decision No. 1439/1291/3 dated 25 September 2017 (05/01/1439 AH), lifting the temporary ban on the importation of live birds, hatching eggs and one-day old chicks originating from India.Based on OIE reports in the previous three months, HPAI has not been registered in India. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing live birds, hatching eggs and one-day old chicks from India is negligible.