G/SPS/N/SAU/346  
 
14 March 2018  
(18-1568) 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:  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: Slovak Republic  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Ministry of Environment, Water and 
Agriculture, Decision No. 250/1291/1439 dated 4 March 2018 (16/06/1439H) entitled 
"Temporary ban on the importation of equine from the Slovak Republic" . Language(s): . 
Number of pages:  
6. Description of content: Following the OIE report, ref. No. 7, Vol. 31 dated 13 February 
2018, which indicates that equine infectious anaemia has occurred in the Slovak Republic, 
it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of the disease 
into the country. Therefore, the importation of equine from the Slovak Republic  to the 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.  
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: An outbre ak of 
equine infectious anaemia was reported by official announcement of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE) in the Slovak Republic. 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, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or relat ed text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Animal T errestrial Health Code, 
Chapter  12.5 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
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  Does this p roposed 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): 
4 March 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, f ax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
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  
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  
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