G/SPS/N/SAU/469  
 
27 July 2022  
(22-5687) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture  
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):  Monkey and non-human primates  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; 
Cabo Verde; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; 
Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Eswatin i; Gabon; Ghana; 
Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; 
Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; 
Zambia ; Zimbabwe  
5. Title of the notified document:  The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has 
issued the Decision No. 380098/1291/1443 dated 19 July 2022 (20/12/1443 AH), entitled 
"Temporary ban on the importation of Monkey and Non -human Primates from African 
countries" . Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/SAU/22_4916_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Following the WOAH  reports, an outbreak  of Monkey Pox disease 
has occurred in the African countries. It is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of 
Saudi  Arabia to prevent the entry of the disease into the country. Therefore, the 
importation of monkey and non-human primates from African countries to the Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] prote ct territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  An outbreak of 
Monkey Pox disease was reported by official announcement of the World Organization for 
Animal Health ( WOAH ) in African countries . It urges the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi a to 
institute this emergency measure to prevent the entry of the dis ease into the country.  
9. 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) : Monkey Pox  G/SPS/N/SAU/469  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection 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 standa rd:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
19 July 2022 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture  
Livestock Risk Assessment Department  
Eastern Ring Road, E xit 12, Riyadh 11195  
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
Tel: +(966 11) 404 4292  
 +(966 11) 401 6666  
E-mail: anml.rsk@mewa.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.moa.gov.sa/public/portal  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture  
Livestock Risk Assessment Department  
Eastern Ring Road, Exit 12, Riyadh 11195  
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
Tel: +(966 11) 404 4292  
 +(966 11) 401 666 6 
E-mail: anml.rsk@mewa.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.moa.gov.sa/public/portal