Notice of Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture Decision No. 61167 dated 14 November 2016 (14/2/1438 H), entitled "Temporary ban of importation of live bird, hatching egg and one day-old chick originated from Békés and Csongrád in the Republic of Hungary".

Following the OIE report, Ref. No. 45, Vol. 29 dated 4 November 2016, which indicates that a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak has reoccurred in Békés and Csongrád, Hungary, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of HPAI disease into the country. Therefore, the import of live birds, hatching eggs and one day-old chicks from Békés and Csongrád, Hungary to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.