G/SPS/N/SAU/224  
 
19 December 2016  
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Committee on Sa nitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : KINGDOM OF  SAUDI ARABIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Animal and Plant Quarantine Department, Ministry of 
Environment, Water a nd 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 birds, hatching eggs and one -day old chicks  
4. Regions or cou ntries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: Schleswig -Holstein, Mecklenburg -Vorpommern in 
Germany  
5. Title of the notified document : Notice of Ministry of Environment , Water and 
Agriculture, Decision No.  78032 dated 28 November 2016 (28/02/1438H) entitled 
"Temporary Ban of importation of Live Bird, Hatching Egg and One day Old Chick" 
originated from Schleswig -Holstein, Mecklenburg -Vorpommern in Germany . 
Language (s):  . Number of pages:    
6. Description of content: Following the OIE report , Ref. No. 46, Vol. 29 dated 
14 November 2016, which indicates that a HPAI outbreak has reoccurred in Germany,  it 
is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry  of HPAI 
disease into the country. Therefore, the import of live birds, hatching eggs and one -day 
old chicks from Schleswig -Holstein, Mecklenburg -Vorpommern in Germany to the 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[ ] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pest s.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: An outbreak of 
HPAI was re ported in Schleswig -Holstein, Mecklenburg -Vorpommern in Germany on 
14 November 2016 by official announcement of the World Organization for Animal 
Health (OIE) . This  urges the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to institute this emergency 
measure to prevent the entry of HPAI virus 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 (OI E) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Animal Terrestrial health code, 
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  [ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant internation al standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard :   
10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
28 November 2016  (28/02/1438 AH)  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  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  
Animal and Plant Quarantine Department  
Airport Road, Riyadh 11195  
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
Tel: +(966 11) 4044292  
 +(966 11) 4016666 Ext. 3074  
Fax: +(966 11) 4011323  
E-mail: ossam aalsaleh2@gmail.com  
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, W ater and Agriculture  
Animal and Plant Quarantine Department  
Airport Road, Riyadh 11195  
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
Tel: +(966 11) 4044292  
 +(966 11) 4016666 Ext. 3074  
Fax: +(966 11) 4011323  
E-mail: ossamaalsaleh2@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.moa.gov.sa/publ ic/portal