G/SPS/N/SAU/117  
 
22 July 2014  
(14-4231)  Page: 1/2  
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:  Animal and plant Quarantine Department, Ministry of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Live Cattle 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Romania  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Ministry of Agriculture Decision No.412279 
dated 13 July 2014 (16/09/1435 AH) entitled "Temporary ban of importation of Live cattle" originated from Romania  Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/SAU/14_3281_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Following the OIE report, ref. No.26, Vol.27(15456) dated 
20/06/2014, which indicates that Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Disease has 
occurred in Romania. It is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent 
the entry of the disease into the country. Therefore, the import of live cattle from 
Romania to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Bovine spongiform 
Encephalopathy Disease was reported by official announcement of the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE). Its occurrence on 20 June 2014 in Romania urges 
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to institute this emergency measure to prevent the entry of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Disease into the country. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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)   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None G/SPS/N/SAU/117 
 
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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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
13 July 2014.  (16/09/1435 AH)  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
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: alfadhls@hotmail.com Website: http://www.moa.gov.sa/public/portal  
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
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: alfadhls@hotmail.com 
Website: http://www.moa.gov.sa/public/portal