G/SPS/N/SAU/341  
 
22 February 2018  
(18-1146) 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:  Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)  
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): Meat and meat products of sheep and goat  
4. Regions or countries likely to  be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: United Kingdom  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of administrative order of Saudi Food and Drug 
Authority Ref. No. 21497 dated 24 Jan uary 2017 (07/05/1439 AH) entitled "Lifting of the 
temporary ban on the importation of meat and meat products of sheep and goat 
originating from the United Kingdom" . Language(s): . Number of pages:  
6. Description of content: Lifting of the temporary ban on the importation of meat and 
meat products of goats and sheep from the United Kingdom to the Kingdom of 
Saudi  Arabia as outlined in the Minutes of the Health and Technical Requirements for the 
Import of Sheep and Goat Meat and their Products signed by SF DA and DEFRA.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] 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: The SFDA decided to 
lift the ban on the importation of meat and meat products of sheep and goat from the 
United Kingdom after reviewing the Minutes of the Health and Technical Requirements for 
the Import of Sheep and Goat Meat and their Products.  
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 f or Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrest rial Animal Health Code 
Chapter  11.4. and Chapter 14.8.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulatio n conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/SAU/341  
 
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  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): 
24 January 2017 (07/05/1439 AH)  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Saudi Food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unit (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 275 9222, ext. 3331  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 982 5 
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Saudi Food and Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unit (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 275 9222, ext. 3331  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825 
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa