G/SPS/N/SAU/471  
 
4 August 2022  
(22-5827) 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:  Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)  
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. 261 dated 2 August 2022 entitled "Lifting Temporary ban on the 
importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Loir -et-Cher, 
Dordogne, Pyrénées -Atlantiques, Landes, Morbihan, Mayenne in France" . Language(s):  
Arabic . Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/SAU/22_5123_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Based on a WOAH report dated 15 July 2022, Loir -et-Cher, 
Dordo gne, Pyrénées -Atlantiques, Landes, Morbihan, Mayenne 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 Loir -et-Cher, Dordogne, 
Pyrénées -Atlantiques, Landes, Morbihan, Mayenne in France is negligible.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest 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 Loir -et-Cher, Dordogne, Pyrénées -Atlantiques, 
Landes, Morbihan, Mayenne in France is negligible.  
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 
Anima l Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
Chapter  10.4 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/SAU/471  
 
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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 August 20 22 
[ ] 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  
SFDA - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 275 9222  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
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  
SFDA - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 275 9222  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa