. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/SAU/2 
1 June 2010  
 (10-3030) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  SAUDI ARABIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Meat and meat by-products (chilled, frozen and processed), from cattle, goats, 
sheep and camelidae  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Republic of Korea, Japan and Mongolia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of executive order of Saudi Food and Drug 
Authority Ref. No. 53/31 dated 16 May 2010 entitled "Temporary Ban of the Importation 
of Meat and Meat By- Products (Chilled, Fro zen & Processed) from Cattle, Goats, Sheep 
and Camelidae " originated from the Republic of Korea, Japan and Mongolia  Language:  
Arabic  Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/SAU/10_2242_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Following the OIE reports, Ref. No. 9126, dated 9 April 2010, 
Ref. No. 9155 dated 20 April 2010 and Ref. No. 9210 dated 4 May 2010, they reported that 
the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak has occurre d in the Republic of Korea, Japan and 
Mongolia (respectively), it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of FMD disease into the country .  Therefore, the import of meat and meat 
by-products (chilled, frozen and pr ocessed) from cattle, goats, sheep and camelidae  from 
the affected areas to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.  
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:  An outbreak of Foot and 
Mouth Disease (FMD) was reported.  It started last 9 April 2010 in a cattle farm in the 
Republic of Korea, 20 April 2010 in a cattle fa rm in Japan, and 4 May 2010 in cattle, goats, 
sheep, camelidae  farms in Mongolia.  The Kingdom of  Saudi Arabia is instituting this 
emergency measure to prevent the entry of foot and mouth disease into the country. G/SPS/N/SAU/2 
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  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)   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None 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):  16 May 2010  
[ ] 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:   
SPS Enquiry point, Saudi food & Drug Authority  
SFDA – 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unit (1) –  Riyadh 13312 – 6288 Tel:  +(966 1) 275 9222, Ext. 3358 Fax:  +(966 1) 210 9825 
E-mail:  SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa 
Website:  http://www.sfda.gov.sa
 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
SPS Enquiry point, Saudi food & Drug Authority 
SFDA – 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unit (1) –  Riyadh 13312 – 6288 Tel:  +(966 1) 275 9222, Ext. 3358 
Fax:  +(966 1) 210 9825 
E-mail:  SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa Website:  http://www.sfda.gov.sa