G/SPS/N/SAU/412  
17 December 2019  
(19-8709) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARA BIA 
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):  Live Equine  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Austria  
5. Title of the notified document:  The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture 
has issued the Decision No. 1441/1291/263723 dated 9 December 2019 (12/04/1441 
AH), lifting the temporary ban on the importat ion of live equine originating from Austria . 
Language(s): Arabic . Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/SAU/19_7243_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is lifting the temporary ban on 
the importation of live equine originating from Austria.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or diseas e, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Based on OIE 
reports in the last three months, Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) has not been registered 
in Austria. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 12.5, the 
risk of importing live Equine from Austria is negligible.  G/SPS/N/SAU/403  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial numbe r 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 12.5  
[ ] 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):  9 
December 2019  (12/04/1441 AH)    
[ ] 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:   
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture  
Livestock Risk Assessment Departm ent 
King Abdel Aziz Road, Riyadh 11195  
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
Tel:      +(966 11) 4044292  
            +(966 11) 4016666  
E-mail: anml.rsk@mewa.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.moa.gov.sa/public/portal  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other b ody:  
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture  
Livestock Risk Assessment Department  
King Abdel Aziz Road, Riyadh 11195  
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
Tel:      +(966 11) 4044292  
            +(966 11) 4016666  
E-mail: anml.rsk@mewa.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.moa.gov.sa/public/portal