Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Mayenne, Maine-Et-Loire, Vendée, Loire-Atlantique, Deux-Sèvres, Morbihan, Dordogne, Finistère and Loir-et-Cher in France

Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has issued Ref. No. 20839 on 15 March 2022 (12/08/1443 AH) entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Mayenne, France". On 24 March 2022, SFDA has issued the Administrative Order Ref. No. 21618, entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Maine-Et-Loire, Vendée, Loire-Atlantique, Deux-Sèvres in France". On 20 April, SFDA has issued the Administrative Order Ref. No. 21618, entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Morbihan in France". On 24 May, SFDA has subsequently issued the Administrative Order Ref. No. 25763, entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Dordogne, Finistère and Loir-et-Cher in France".On 20 June 2022, SFDA has issued the Administrative Order Ref. No. 28500, entitled "Lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Finistère in France".Based on OIE reports, Finistère in France is free from HPAI. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing poultry meat, eggs and their products from Finistère in France is negligible.