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22 October 2020  
(20-7302) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 21 October 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . 
 
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The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) lifts the temporary ban on the importation of poultry 
meat, eggs and their products originating from Ács, Komarom -Esztergom and Létavértes, Hajdu -Bihar 
in Hungary  
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) issued the Administrative Order of Saudi Food and Drug 
Authority Ref. No. 19356 dated 12 February 2020 (18/06/1441 AH) entitled "Temporary ban on the 
importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Ács, Komarom -Esztergom and 
Létavérte s, Hajdu -Bihar in Hungary". The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has subsequently 
issued the administrative order No. 5148 dated 11 October 2020  (24/02/1442 AH), lifting the 
temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products orig inating from Ács, 
Komarom -Esztergom and Létavértes, Hajdu -Bihar in Hungary.  
Based on OIE reports No. 33478 and 33479 dated 2 March 2020, Hungary is free from HPAI. 
In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importi ng poultry 
meat, eggs and their products from Hungary is negligible.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/SAU/20_6318_00_x.pdf  
This addendum concer ns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Modification of content and/or sco pe of previously notified regulation  
[X] Withdrawal of  regulation  
[ ] Change in period of application of measure  
[ ] Other:  
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 - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number ( 1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 3158  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa   G/SPS/N/SAU/428/Add.1  
 
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  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 - 4904 North Ring branch rd - Hitteen Dist Unit Number (1) - Riyadh 13513 - 7148 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 3158  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa   
 
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