Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 12597 dated 16 September 2024 entitled “Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Finistère in France”

Following the WOAH report dated 6 September 2024, a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Finistère in France. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of the HPAI virus into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products from Finistère in France to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended (with the exception of processed poultry meat and egg products exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of the HPAI virus, as long as it conforms with the approved health requirements, and standards, with a health certificate issued by the official bodies in France prove that the product is free from the virus).