Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 3617 dated 11 September 2022 entitled "Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Ain in France"

Following the WOAH report dated 29 August 2022, a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) outbreak has occurred in Ain 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 Ain in France to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.