G/SPS/N/SAU/214  
 
21 Octob er 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 
Environment, Water an d 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  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the ex tent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners    
[X] Specific regions or countries: Togo 
5. Title of the notified document : Notice of Ministry of Environment, Water and 
Agriculture, Decision No . 11713 dated 10 October 2016 (9/1/1438H ) entitled 
"Temporary Ban of importation of Live Bird" originated from Togo . Language (s):  . 
Number of pages:    
6. Description of content: Following the OIE report (ref. No. 34, Vol. 29) dated 
24 August 2016, which indicates that HPAI outbreak has reoccurred in Togo, 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 live bird from Togo 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 in Togo was reported by official announcement of the World Organization for 
Animal Health (OIE)  on 24 August 2016 . It 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 internationa l 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 10.4  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  G/SPS/N/SAU/214  
 
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  [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): 
10 October 2016  (09/01/1438 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 Environment, Water and Agricult ure 
Animal and Plant Quarantine Department  
king Abd ul aziz road  
Tel: + (966 11) 4044292  
 + (966 11) 4016666, Ext. 3074  
Fax:+(966 11) 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 Environment, Water and Agriculture  
Animal and Plant Quarantine Department  
king Abd ul aziz road  
Tel: +(966 1) 40442 92 
 +(966 1) 4016666, Ext. 3074  
Fax: +(966 1) 4011323  
E-mail: ossamaalsaleh2@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.moa.gov.sa/public/portal