G/SPS/N/SAU/479  
 
1 November 2022  
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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:  Livestock Risk Assessment Department, 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):  Equine  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Germany and Macedonia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Ministry of Environment, Water and 
Agriculture, Decision No. 79844/1291/1444 dated 16/03/1444H,  12 October  2022 entitled 
"Lifting the temporary ban imposed on importation of equine originated from Germany and 
Macedonia" . Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Saudi Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture has 
subsequently issued the Notice No. 1444/1291/79844 dated 16/03/1444H, 12 October  
2022, for lifting the temporary ban on the importation of equine originated from Germany 
and Macedonia based on the WOA H Reports which indicated  that no infections of Equine 
Infectious Anemia (EIA)  were recorded for a period of three months from the date of the 
last infection in Germany and Macedonia.  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  After the end of the 
Equine Infectious Anemia  (EIA) outbreak s in Germany and Macedonia, the importation of 
equine is allowed to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  
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) : Animal Terrestrial health code, 
Chapter  12.5 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/SAU/479  
 
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  [ ] 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):  
16/03/1444H, 12  October 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, Exit 12, Riyadh 11195  
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
Tel: +(966 1) 4044292  
 +(966 1) 4016666  
E-mail: anml.rsk@mewa.g ov.sa  
Website: http://www.mewa.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 1) 4044292  
 +(966 1) 4016666  
E-mail: anml.rsk@mewa.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.mewa.gov.sa/public/portal