G/SPS/N/SAU/206  
 
24 August 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary 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 Agriculture  
3. Prod ucts 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 bird s, hatching egg s and one -day-old chick s 
4. Regions or countries likely to be aff ected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: Respublika Tyva, Russian Federation  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Ministry of Agriculture Decision No.  447319 
dated 3  August 2016 (29/10/1437H) entitled "Temporary Ban of Importation of Live 
Bird, Hatching Egg and One -day-Old Chick " originating from Respublika Tyva , Russia n 
Federation  Language(s):    Number of pages:   
6. Description of content: Following the OIE report  (ref. No. 1, V ol. 29 dated 
17 June 2016), which indicates that HPAI outbreak has reoccurred in Respublika Tyva , 
Russian Federation, i t is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent 
the entry of HPAI disease into the country. Therefore, the import of liv e birds, hatching 
eggs and one -day-old chick s from Respublika Tyva , Russia n Federation  into 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 in Respublika Tyva, Russian Federation was reported by official announcement to 
the W orld Organ ization for Animal Health (OIE) on 17 June  2016. The Kingdom of 
Saudi  Arabia institutes 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 (OIE)  (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Terrestrial Animal Health Code - 
Chapter 1.4 "T errestrial Animal health surveillance"  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number)   
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/SAU/206  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and wh y 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): 
8 August 2016 (05/11/1437 H)  
[ ] 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 Agriculture  
Animal and Plant Quarantine D epartment  
king Abd ul aziz road  
Tel:  (966 1) 4044292  
  (966 1) 4016666 Ext. 3074  
Fax: +(966 1) 4011323  
E-mail: ossamaalsaleh2@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 Agriculture  
Animal and Plant Quarantine Department  
king Abd ul aziz road  
Tel:  +(966 1) 4044292  
  +(966 1) 4016666 Ext. 3074  
Fax: +(966 1) 4011323  
E-mail: ossamaalsaleh2@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.moa.gov.sa/public/portal