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 Netherlands.

The Saudi Ministry of Environment, water and agriculture issued the Decision No. 1438/1074/111 dated 24 May 2017, lifting the temporary ban on the importation of live birds, hatching eggs and one-day old chicks originating from Netherlands. The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in the Decision No. 89793 dated 6 December 2016 imposed a temporary ban on the importation of live birds, hatching eggs and one-day old chicks originating from Netherlands, due to the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Netherlands.Based on OIE reports in the last three months, HPAI has not been registered in Netherlands. 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 Netherlands is negligible.