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8 January 2020  
(20-0077) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 6 January 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . 
 
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The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture lifts the temporary ban on the importation 
of hatching eggs and one -day old chicks originating from India  
The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture issued  Decision No. 317660/79731/1440 
dated 25 December 2018 (18/04/1440 H) enti tled "Temporary Ban of Importation of Live Bird, 
Hatching Egg and One -day Old Chick" originating from India, due to the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic 
Avian Influenza (HPAI) in India. The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has subsequently 
issued Decision No. 1441/1291/301660 dated 25 December 2019 (28/04/1441 AH), lifting the 
temporary ban on the importation of live bird, hatching eggs and one -day old chicks originating from 
India.  
Based on OIE reports in the last three months, HPAI has not been  registered in India. In compliance 
with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing live bird, hatching 
eggs and one -day old chicks from India is negligible.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/SAU/20_0096_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 Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture  
Livestock Risk Assessment Department  
Eastern Ring Road, Exit 12, Riyadh 11195  
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
Tel: +(966 11) 4044292  
 +(966 11) 4016666  
E-mail: anml.rsk@mewa.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.moa.gov.sa/public/portal   
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