Equidae [EUR 2018/ 659]
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List of trading partners approved to export consignments of equidae and of semen, ova and embryos of equidae to Great Britain (a)
This document is published by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers and Welsh Ministers, in accordance with EUR 2018/659
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/659/contents
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ISO Code
Country
Code of 
Territory
Territory Description
SG
TARH
ReEnRH
ImpRH
ImpES
ImpRE_EBP
ImpSeRH
ImpSeRE
ImpSeEBP
ImpOE
TransEq
Specific Conditions
AE
United Arab Emirates
AE-0
Whole country
E
X
X
X
—
—
X
—
—
X
X
AR
Argentina
AR-0
Whole country
D
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
AU
Australia
AU-0
Whole country
A
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
BA
Bosnia and 
Herzegovina
BA-0
Whole country
B
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
BB
Barbados
BB-0
Whole country
D
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
BH
Bahrain
BH-0
Whole country
E
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
BM
Bermuda
BM-0
Whole country
D
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
BO
Bolivia
BO-0
Whole country
D
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
BR
Brazil
BR-0
Whole country
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
BR
Brazil
BR-1
The states of: Paraná 
and Rio de Janeiro
D
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
BY
Belarus
BY-0
Whole country
B
X
X
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
X
CA
Canada
CA-0
Whole country
C
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
—
X
CL
Chile
CL-0
Whole country
D
X
X
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
X
CN
China
CN-0
Whole country
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
CN
China
CN-1
The equine disease-
free zone in Conghua 
City, Guangzhou 
Municipality, 
Guangdong Province 
including the 
Biosecurity Highway 
Passage from and to 
the airport in 
Guangzhou and Hong 
Kong (see BOX 1 for 
details)
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X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
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Code of 
Territory
Territory Description
SG
TARH
ReEnRH
ImpRH
ImpES
ImpRE_EBP
ImpSeRH
ImpSeRE
ImpSeEBP
ImpOE
TransEq
Specific Conditions
CN
China
CN-2
The venue for the 
Global Champions 
Tour at the Expo 2010 
No 15 Parking Lot and 
the passage to the 
Shanghai Pudong 
International Airport in 
the northern part of the 
Pudong New area and 
the Eastern part of the 
Minhang District of the 
Metropolitan area of 
Shanghai (see BOX 1 
for details)
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—
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Only if certified in 
accordance with the 
model health 
certificate and 
declaration, in the 
form published by the 
appropriate authority 
from time to time.
CR
Costa Rica
CR-0
Whole country
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
CR
Costa Rica
CR-1
Metropolitan area of 
San José
D
—
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
CU
Cuba
CU-0
Whole country
D
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
DZ
Algeria
DZ-0
Whole country
E
X
X
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
X
EG
Egypt
EG-0
Whole country
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
EG
Egypt
EG-1
The Equine Disease 
Free Zone established 
at the Egyptian Armed 
Forces Veterinary 
Hospital at El Nasr 
road, across Al Ahly 
Club, Cairo, and the 
highway passage to 
Cairo International 
Airport (see BOX 2 for 
details)
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X
—
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
FK
Falkland Islands
FK-0
Whole country
A
X
X
X
—
X
—
—
—
—
X
GL
Greenland
GL-0
Whole country
A
X
X
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
X
HK
Hong Kong
HK-0
Whole country
G
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
IL
Israel (b)
IL-0
Whole country
E
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
—
—
X
JM
Jamaica
JM-0
Whole country
D
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
JO
Jordan
JO-0
Whole country
E
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
JP
Japan
JP-0
Whole country
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X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
KG
Kyrgyzstan
KG-0
Whole country
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
KG
Kyrgyzstan
KG-1
Region of Issyk-Kul
B
—
—
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
KR
South Korea
KR-0
Whole country
G
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
KW
Kuwait
KW-0
Whole country
E
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
LB
Lebanon
LB-0
Whole country
E
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
X
MA
Morocco
MA-0
Whole country
E
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
—
X
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ISO Code
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Code of 
Territory
Territory Description
SG
TARH
ReEnRH
ImpRH
ImpES
ImpRE_EBP
ImpSeRH
ImpSeRE
ImpSeEBP
ImpOE
TransEq
Specific Conditions
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Montenegro
ME-0
Whole country
B
X
X
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
X
MK
Republic of North 
Macedonia
MK-0
Whole country
B
X
X
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
X
MO
Macao
MO-0
Whole country
G
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
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MU
Mauritius
MU-0
Whole country
E
—
—
X
—
—
—
—
—
—
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MX
Mexico
MX-0
Whole country
C
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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Mexico
MX-1
Metropolitan area of 
Mexico-City
C
—
X
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
Only if certified in 
accordance with the 
model health 
certificate and 
declaration, in the 
form published by the 
appropriate authority 
from time to time.
MX
Mexico
MX-2
The whole country 
except the States of 
Chiapas, Oaxaca, 
Tabasco, Campeche, 
Yucatan, Quintana 
Roo, Veracruz and 
Tamaulipas
C
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—
MY
Malaysia
MY-0
Whole country
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
MY
Malaysia
MY-1
Peninsula
G
—
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—
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—
—
—
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—
NZ
New Zealand
NZ-0
Whole country
A
X
X
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
X
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Oman
OM-0
Whole country
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X
X
X
—
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Peru
PE-0
Whole country
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—
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—
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Peru
PE-1
Region of Lima
D
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X
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—
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—
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—
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St. Pierre and 
Miquelon
PM-0
Whole country
A
—
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X
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X
—
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—
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Paraguay
PY-0
Whole country
D
X
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—
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Qatar
QA-0
Whole country
E
X
X
X
—
—
X
—
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—
X
RS
Serbia (C)
RS-0
Whole country
B
X
X
X
X
X
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RU
Russia
RU-0
Whole country
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—
—
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ISO Code
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Code of 
Territory
Territory Description
SG
TARH
ReEnRH
ImpRH
ImpES
ImpRE_EBP
ImpSeRH
ImpSeRE
ImpSeEBP
ImpOE
TransEq
Specific Conditions
RU
Russia
RU-1
Provinces of 
Kaliningrad, 
Arkhangelsk, Vologda, 
Murmansk, Leningrad, 
Novgorod, Pskov, 
Briansk, Vladimir, 
Ivanovo, Tver, Kaluga, 
Kostroma, Moskva, 
Orjol, Riasan, 
Smolensk, Tula, 
Jaroslavl, 
Nijninovgorod, Kirov, 
Belgorod, Voronesh, 
Kursk, Lipezk, Tambov, 
Astrahan, Volgograd, 
Penza, Saratov, 
Uljanovsk, Rostov, 
Orenburg, Perm and 
Kurgan
B
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X
X
X
—
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—
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RU
Russia
RU-2
Regions of Stavropol 
and Krasnodar
B
X
X
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
X
RU
Russia
RU-3
Republics of Karelia, 
Marij-El, Mordovia, 
Chuvachia, Kalmykia, 
Tatarstan, Dagestan, 
Kabardino-Balkaria, 
Severnaya Osetia, 
Ingushetia and 
Karachaevo- Cherkesia
B
X
X
X
X
X
—
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—
X
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Saudi Arabia
SA-0
Whole country
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—
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—
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—
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Saudi Arabia
SA-1
Whole country, except 
SA 2
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X
X
X
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Saudi Arabia
SA-2
Protection and 
surveillance zones in 
the provinces of Jizan, 
Asir and Najran as 
described in BOX 3
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Singapore
SG-0
Whole country
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X
X
X
—
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—
—
—
—
X
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Thailand
TH-0
Whole country
G
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
TN
Tunisia
TN-0
Whole country
E
X
X
X
X
X
—
—
—
—
X
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Turkey
TR-0
Whole country
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—
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—
—
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—
—
—
—
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Turkey
TR-1
Provinces of Ankara, 
Edirne, Istanbul, Izmir, 
Kirklareli and Tekirdag
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X
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—
—
—
—
—
—
X
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Ukraine
UA-0
Whole country
B
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
—
X
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United States
US-0
Whole country
C
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
UY
Uruguay
UY-0
Whole country
D
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X
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—
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South Africa
ZA-0
Whole country
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ISO Code
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Code of 
Territory
Territory Description
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TARH
ReEnRH
ImpRH
ImpES
ImpRE_EBP
ImpSeRH
ImpSeRE
ImpSeEBP
ImpOE
TransEq
Specific Conditions
ZA
South Africa
ZA-1
Metropolitan area of 
Cape-Town (see BOX 
4 for details)
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EUDN 2008/698
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Footnotes
a
b
c
Information Keys
Equidae Approval
—
Entry not authorised
X
Entry authorised
Equidae Approval Sanitary Group
A
Equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis
A+
Equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis (specific derogations for EU member States and Norway may be found in the appropriate health certificates)
B
Equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, dourine
C
Equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, vesicular stomatitis
D
Equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, dourine, Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis, vesicular stomatitis
E
Equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, dourine, African horse sickness
F
Equine infectious anaemia, dourine, African horse sickness
G
Equine infectious anaemia, equine viral arteritis, glanders, dourine, Japanese encephalitis
Where official regionalisation applies in accordance with Article 13(2)(a) of Directive 2009/156.
Hereafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem 
and the rest of the West Bank.
As defined in Article 135 of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part, and the Republic of 
Serbia, of the other part ( OJ L 278, 18.10.2013, p.16 ).
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Column Headers
TransEq
Equidae in Transit
ImpOE
Imports of ova and embryos of the equine species
ImpSeEBP
Imports of semen collected from equidae for breeding and production
ImpSeRE
Imports of semen collected from registered equidae
ImpSeRH
Imports of semen collected from registered horses
ImpRE_EBP
Imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production
ImpES
Imports of equidae for slaughter
ImpRH
Imports of registered horses
ReEnRH
Re-entry of registered horses after temporary export for racing, competition and cultural events
TARH
Temporary admission of registered horses
SG
Sanitary Group
Box 1
CN
China
CN- 1
CN
China
CN- 2
The specific equine disease-free zone in the Guangdong Province with the following delimitation:
Core zone - Equestrian site in Reshui Village, Lingkou Town of Conghua City with the surrounding area within a five km radius controlled by the road control post at State 
Highway 105;
Surveillance zone - All administrative divisions in Conghua City surrounding the core zone covering an area of 2 009 km2;
Protection zone - Outwards boundaries of the following contiguous administrative divisions surrounding the surveillance zone:
Baiyun District, Luogang District of Conghua City, Huadu District of Guangzhou City,
Zengcheng City,
administrative divisions in Qingcheng District of Qingyuan City, Fogang County,
Xinfeng County, Longmen County
Biosecurity highway passage:
From the equestrian site in the core zone to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport through to the State Highway 105, Jiebei Highway, airport expressway, including the 
equine exclusion zone of one km around Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou City;
From the equestrian site in the core zone to Shenzhen Huanggang Port at the border of China with Hong Kong through         State Highway 105, Jiebei highway, No. 2 north 
ring expressway and Guang-Shen highway with the equine exclusion zone on      both sides of that highway of at least one km width;
Pre-entry quarantine:
The quarantine facilities in the protection zone designated by the competent authority for the preparation of equidae from other parts of China for entry into the equine 
disease free zone.
Delimitation of the zone in the Metropolitan area of Shanghai:
Western boundary - Huangpu River from its estuary in the North to the bifurcation of the Dazhi River,
Southern boundary - from the bifurcation of the Huangpu River to the estuary of the Dazhi River in the East,
Northern and Eastern boundaries - Coast line.
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Box 2
EG
Egypt
EG- 1
Box 3
SA
Saudi Arabia
SA-1
SA
Saudi Arabia
SA-2
The Equine Disease Free Zone (EDFZ) of about 0,1 km2 size, established around the Egyptian Armed Forces Veterinary Hospital at El-Nasr Road, across Al Ahly Club, on 
the Eastern outskirts of Cairo, (localised at 30°04′19.6″N 31°21′16.5″E) and the passage of 10 km on the El-Nasr Road and the Airport Road to Cairo International Airport.
(a)  Delineation of the boundaries of the EDFZ:From the crossing of El-Nasr Road with El-Shaheed Ibrahim El-Shaikh Road (at 30°04′13.6″N 31°21′04.3″E) along the El-
Shaheed Ibrahim El- Shaikh Road for about 500 m to the North until the first junction with the Passage Inside Armed Forces, turning right and following the Passage for about 
100 m to the East, turning right again and following the Passage for 150 m to the South, turning left and following the Passage for 300 m to the East, turning right and 
following the Passage for 100 m to the South until El-Nasr Road, turning right and following El-Nasr Road for 300 m to South-West until opposite of the junction of El-Nasr 
Road with Hassan Ma'moon Road, turning right and following the Passage for 100 m to the North, turning left and following the Passage for 120 m to the West, turning left 
and following the Passage for 200 m to the South, turning right and following El- Nasr Road for 100 m to the West until the crossing of El-Nasr Road with El-Shaheed Ibrahim 
El-Shaikh Road.
(b)  Delineation of the boundaries of the pre-export quarantine area within the EDFZ:From the point opposite of the junction of El-Nasr Road with Hassan Ma'moon Road 
following the Passage for 100 m to the North, turning right and following the Passage for 250 m to the East, turning right and following the Passage for 50 m to the South until 
El-Nasr Road, turning right and following El-Nasr Road for 300 m to South-West until opposite of the junction of El-Nasr Road with Hassan Ma'moon Road.
Approved Quarantine stations:
1. Riyadh Airport
2. King Abdulaziz Race Track (Janadrijah)
Delimitation of the protection and surveillance zones established in accordance with points (a) and (b) of the second paragraph of Article 5(2) of Directive 2009/156/EC:
1.Province of Jizan
•   Protection zone - The whole province, except the part north of the road control post at Ash-Shuqaiq at road No 5 and north of road No 10;
•    Surveillance zone - The part of the province north of the road control post at Ash-Shuqaiq at road No 5, controlled by the road control post at Al Qahmah, and north of 
road No 10.
2.Province of Asir
•    Protection zone - The part of the province delineated by road No 10, between Ad Darb, Abha and Khamis-Mushayt to the north, except the equestrian clubs at their air 
and military bases, and the part of the province delineated to the north by road No 15 leading from Khamis-Mushayt through Jarash, Al Utfah and Dhahran Al Janoub to the 
border with the province of Najran, and, the part of the province delineated to the north by the road leading from Al Utfah through Al Fayd to Badr Al Janoub (Province of 
Najran);
•    Surveillance zone – The equestrian clubs at their air and military bases, the part of the province between the border of the protection zone and road No 209 from Ash-
Shuqaiq to the road control post Muhayil on road No 211, the part of the province between the control post on road No 10 south of Abha, the city of Abha and the road 
control post Ballasmer 65 km from Abha on road No 15 leading north, the part of the province between Khamis-Mushayt and the road control post 90 km from Abha on road 
No 255 to Samakh and the road control post at Yarah, 90 km from Abha, on road No 10 leading to Riyadh, and, the part of the province south of a virtual line between the 
road control post at Yarah on road No 10 and Khashm-Ghurab on road No 177 up to the border of the province of Najran.
3.Province of Najran
•     Protection zone - The part of the province delineated by the road from Al Utfah (province of Asir) to Badr Al Janoub and to As Sebt and from As Sebt along Wadi 
Habunah to the conjunction with road No 177 between Najran and Riyadh to the north and from this conjunction by road No 177 leading south to the conjunction with road No 
15 from Najran to Sharourah, and, the part of the province south of road No 15 between Najran and Sharourah and the border with the Yemen.
•     Surveillance zone - The part of the province south of a line between the road control post at Yarah, on road No 10, and Khashm-Ghurab, on road No 177, from the border 
of the province of Najran until the road control post at Khashm-Ghurab, 80 km from Najran, and west of road No 175 leading to Sharourah.
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Box 4
ZA
South Africa
ZA-1
Approved Quarantine stations:
1. Kenilworth Quarantine Station
Delimitation of the Metropolitan area of Cape-Town (ZA-1):
Northern boundary: Blaauwberg Road (M14);
Eastern boundary: Koeberg Road (M14), Plattekloof Road (M14), N7 Highway, N1 Highway and M5 Highway,
Southern boundary: Ottery Road, Prince George's Drive, Wetton Road, Riverstone Road, Tennant Road, Newlands Drive, Paradise Road, Union Drive, Rhodes Drive up to 
the Newslands Forestry station and across Echo Gorge of Table Mountain to Camps Bay;
Western boundary: Coastline from Camps Bay to Blaauwberg Road.
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