Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 16595 dated 31 January 2023 entitled "Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Pyrénées-Atlantiques in France"

Following the WOAH report dated 18 January 2023, a Newcastle disease virus outbreak has occurred in Pyrénées-Atlantiques in France. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.9, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of Newcastle disease virus into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products from Pyrénées-Atlantiques 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 Newcastle disease 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).