G/SPS/N/SAU/530  
4 March 2024 
(24-1973 ) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Saudi Food and Drug Authority  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Animal feeding stuffs (ICS code: 65.120)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Aquatic feed . Language(s):  Arabic . Number of 
pages:  24 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/SAU/24_01764_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This regulation specifies the requirements for feed for aquatic 
feed (fish and shrimp).  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal  Health Code, chapter number) : World Organization for Animal Health 
(WOAH). (2022). Diseases listed by the WOAH , Chapter 1.3. Aquatic Animal Health 
Code. https://www.woah.org/en/what -we-do/standards/codes -and-
manuals/aquatic -code-online -
access/?id=169&L=1&htmfile=chapitre_diseases_listed.htm  
[ ] International Plant Protec tion Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/SAU/530  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
• Nutrient Requirements of fish and shrimps, The National Academy Press revised 2011  
• FAO Aquaculture Feed and Fertilizer Resources Information System: 
http://www.fao.org/fishery/affris/feed -and-feed-ingredient -standards/en/  
• Aquatic Animal Products Import Health Standard: Aquatic Animal Products Ministry for 
Primary Industries, New Zealand (Item 2.8 Aquatic animal meal and aquatic animal oil, 
page 21)  
• WORLD ORGANISATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH. (2014). AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH 
CODE, Seventeenth Edition. ISBN 978 -92-9044-942-3. Website : http://www.oie.int . 
Retrieved from: 
https://www4.fisheries.go.th/local/file_document/20200417172944_1_file.PDF  
• Import Health Standard: Aquatic Animal Products. (2022). Aquatic Animal Products, 
Import Health Standard. Retrieved from: 
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/51229 -Aquatic -Animal -Products -Import -
health -standard  
• REGULATION (EC) No 1069/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT AND OF THE 
COUNCIL. Retrieved from: https://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:300:0001:0033:EN:PDF  
• WORLD ORGANISATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH (WAOH). (2014). AQUATIC ANIMAL 
HEALTH CODE. Seventeenth Edition. ISBN 978 -92-9044-942-3. Retrieved from: 
https://www.woah.org/en/what -we-do/standards/codes -and-manuals/aquatic -code-
online -access/  
• US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTU RE (USDA). 2022. Voluntary 2022 US National Animal 
Health Reporting System (NAHRS) Reportable Diseases, Infections, and Infestations 
List. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahrs/downloads/nlrad -nahrs -disease -
list.pdf  
• Bondad -Reantaso, M. G., McGladdery, S. E., East, I., & Subasinghe, R. P. (2001). Asia 
diagnostic guide to aq uatic animal diseases. Food and Agriculture Organization of the 
United Nations (FAO), the Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia -Pacific (NACA). 
https://www.fao.org/3/y1679e/y1679e.pdf  
• Egyptian Standard Specification CE: 3957/2005: Fish diets  
• Gulf Standard Specification MQS: 1072/2002 Standard specifications for raw feed 
materials, feed additives, and manufactured feed for farm animals and poultry)  
• Nutritional requireme nts of fish (Parts I and II): Academy of Scientific Research and 
Technology: Project to determine the nutritional requirements of fish under intensive 
environmental conditions: Arab Republic of Egypt (2007)  
• Egyptian Standard Specification CE: 4089/2008 Shr imp rations  
• Gulf Standard Specification MQS: 1072/2002 Standard specifications for raw feed 
materials, feed additives, and manufactured feed for farm animals and poultry  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 May 2024  
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 - Northern Ring Branch Road, Dist Unit number : 1 4904 Dist، Riyadh 6336  
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.s a 
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa  G/SPS/N/SAU/530  
 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [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 - Northern Ring Branch Road, Dist Unit number : 1 4904 Dist، Riyadh 6336  
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa