Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 17262 dated 7 February 2023 entitled "Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Landes in France"

Following the WOAH report dated 27 January 2023, a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Landes 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 HPAI virus into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products from Landes 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 HPAI virus, as long as it conforms to the approved health requirements, and standards, with a health certificate issued by the official bodies in France to prove that the product is free from the virus).