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17 December 2019  
(19-8750) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 16 December 2019, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . 
 
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The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture lifts the Temporary Ban of Importation of 
Live Equine from Uruguay  
The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture issued the Decision No. 707852/1291/1440 
dated 20 May 2019 entitled Temporary Ban of Importation of Live Equine from Ur uguay, due to the 
outbreak of Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) in Uruguay. The Ministry of Environment, Water and 
Agriculture has subsequently issued the Decision No. 1441/1291/263723 dated 9 December 2019 
(12/04/1441 AH), lifting the temporary ban on the i mportation of live equine originating from 
Uruguay.  
Based on OIE reports in the last three months, Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) has not been 
registered in Uruguay. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 12.5, the 
risk of impo rting live Equine from Uruguay is negligible.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/SAU/19_7239_00_x.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Modification of content and/or sco pe of previously notified regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of  regulation  
[ ] Change in period of application of measure  
[X] Other: Lifting of the import ban.  
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:  
  
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enq uiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture  
Livestock Risk Assessment Department  
King Abdel Aziz Road, Riyadh 11195  
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
Tel: +(966 11) 404 4292  
+(966 11) 401 6666  
E-mail: anml.rsk@mewa.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.moa.gov.sa/public/portal  
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