Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 11808 dated 6 December 2022 entitled "Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Finistère, Mayenne and Côtes‑d'Armor in France"; Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 14527 dated 8 January 2023 entitled "Lifting temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Finistère in France"

Following the WOAH report dated 18 November 2022, a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) outbreak has occurred in Finistère, Mayenne and Côtes-d'Armor 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 into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products (with the exception of processed poultry meat and egg products exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of avian influenza viruses) from Finistère, Mayenne and Côtes-d'Armor in France to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.However, based on a WOAH report dated 20 December 2022, Finistère in France is in compliance with the WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4. The risk of importing poultry meat, eggs and their products from (Finistère) in France is negligible. Therefore, the temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products from Finistère in France has been lifted.