Notice of Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture Decision No. 97894 dated 12 December 2016 (13/03/1438 AH) entitled "Temporary Ban of importation of Live Bird, Hatching Egg and One day Old Chick" originated from Tunisia.

Following the OIE report, Ref. No. 48, Vol. 29 dated 1 December 2016, which indicates that a HPAI outbreak has reoccurred in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.