G/SPS/N/SAU/430  
 
17 June 2020  
(20-4274) 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:  Germany  
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has 
issued the Decision No. 5415 78/1291/1441 dated 09/06/2020 (17/10/1441 H), entitled 
"Temporary ban on the importation of equine originating from Germany" . 
Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/SAU/20_3777_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Following the OIE report, ref. No. 23, Vol. 33 dated 
4 June 2020, which indicates that Equine infectious anaemia has occurred in Germany, it 
is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of the disease 
into the country. Therefor e, the importation of equine from Germany to the Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended. (The ban will be lifted automatically after three 
months from the final report).  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant p rotection, 
[ ] 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:  An outbreak of 
Equine infectious anaemia was reported by official announ cement of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) in Germany. This urges the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
to institute this emergency measure to prevent the entry of the disease into the country.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, ide ntify 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) : Animal Terrestrial Hea lth Code, 
Chapter 12.5  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/SAU/430  
 
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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):  
9 June 2020  
[ ] 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 Assessme nt Department  
Eastern Ring Road, Exit 12, Riyadh 11195  
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
Tel: +(966 11) 404 4292  
+(966 11) 401 6666  
E-mail: anml.rsk@mewa.gov.sa   
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, Water and Agriculture  
Livestock Risk Assessment Department  
Eastern Ring Road, Exit 12, Riyadh 11195  
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
Tel: +(966 11) 404 4292  
+(966 11) 401 6666  
E-mail: anml.rsk@mewa.gov.sa   
Website: http://www.moa.gov.sa/public/portal