G/SPS/N/SAU/503  
2 May 2023  
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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:  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):  Poultry meat, eggs and their products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  France  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug 
Authority Ref. No. 24899 dated 2 May 2023 entitled "Lifting Temporary ban on the 
importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Gers, 
Pyrénées -Atlantiques, Landes, Maine -et-Loire, Vendée, Loire -Atlantique, Deux -Sèvres, 
Morbihan, Ain in France" . Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/SAU/23_9376_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Based on a WOAH report dated 26 April 2023, Gers, Pyrénées -
Atlantiques, Landes, Maine -et-Loire, Vendée, Loire -Atlantique, Deux -Sèvres, Morbihan, Ain 
in France are free from HPAI. In compliance with the WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing poultry meat, eggs and their products from Gers, 
Pyrénées -Atlantiques, Landes, Maine -et-Loire, Vendée, Loire -Atlantique, Deux -Sèvres, 
Morbihan, Ain in France is negligible.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The risk of importing 
poultry meat, eggs and their products from Gers, Pyrénées -Atlantiques, Landes, Maine -et-
Loire, Vendée, Loire -Atlantique, Deux -Sèvres, Morbihan, Ain in France is negligible.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identi fy 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) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
Chapter  10.4 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/SAU/503  
 
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  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:   
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):  
2 May 2023 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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 - Food Sector  
Contact person: Mohammed AL Huthiel  
SFDA - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext.: 3313  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa  
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 - Food Sector  
Contact person: Mohammed AL Huthiel  
SFDA - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext.: 3313  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa