G/SPS/N/SAU/422/Add.2  
 
19 August 2020  
(20-5651) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 17 August 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . 
 
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The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) lifts the temporary ban on the importation of poultry 
meat, eggs and their products originating from Poland  
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) issued Administrative Order Ref. No. 16428 dated 
16 January 2020 (21/05/1441 AH) entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs 
and their products originating from Lubelskie, Poland" due to the Outbreaks of HPAI. Also, on  
2 March  2020, SFDA has issued the Administrative Order No. 21250, Temporary ban on the 
importatio n of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from (Topola Osiedle, Przygodzice, 
ostrowski (3017), Wielkopolskie), (Ostrow Wielkopolski, Ostrow Wielkopolski, ostrowski (3017), 
Wielkopolskie), (Ferma Roscin, Mysliborz, mysliborski (3210), Zachodnio -Pomorskie), (Zalesie, 
Dabie, kolski (3009), Wielkopolskie), (Slaborowice, Ostrow Wielkopolski, ostrowski (3017), 
Wielkopolskie) and (Strupice, Chojnow, legnicki (0209), Dolnoslaskie) in Poland,  due to the Outbreaks 
of HPAI.  
The Saudi Food and Drug Authori ty (SFDA) has subsequently issued the administrative order 
No. 32823 dated 10 August  2020 (20/12/1441  AH), lifting the temporary ban on the importation of 
poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Lubelskie and   (Topola Osiedle, Przygodzice, 
ostrowski (3017), Wielkopolskie), (Ostrow Wielkopolski, Ostrow Wielkopolski, ostrowski (3017), 
Wielkopolskie), (Ferma Roscin, Mysliborz, mysliborski (3210), Zachodnio -Pomorskie), (Zalesie, 
Dabie, kolski (3009), Wielkopolskie), (Slaborowice, Ostrow Wielkopol ski, ostrowski (3017), 
Wielkopolskie) and (Strupice, Chojnow, legnicki (0209), Dolnoslaskie) in Poland.  
Based on OIE reports No. 34342 and 34338 dated 13 May  2020, Poland 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 Poland is negligible.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/SAU/20_4955_00_x. pdf 
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Modification of content and/or sco pe of previously notified regulation  
[X] Withdrawal of  regulation  
[ ] Change in period of application of measure  
[ ] Other:  G/SPS/N/SAU/422/Add.2  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
Saudi Food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist Uni t Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 275 9222, Ext. 3158  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa   
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Saudi Food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 275 9222, Ext. 3158  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa   
 
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