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".Based on OIE reports, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) outbreaks have occurred in Dordogne, Finistère and Loir-et-Cher in France. In compliance with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) 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 Mayenne, Maine-Et-Loire, Vendée, Loire-Atlantique, Deux-Sèvres, Morbihan, Dordogne, Finistère and Loir-et-Cher in France into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.