Notice of Executive Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 13369 dated 28 December 2016 (29/03/1438 AH) entitled "Temporary ban of importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products" originated from Tarn, Lot-et-Garonne and Aveyron, France

Following the OIE report, Ref. No. 21946 dated 16 December 2016, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) outbreaks have occurred in Tam, Lot-et-Garonne and Aveyron, France. In compliance with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of HPAI into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products (with the exception of processed poultry meat and egg products exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of avian influenza viruses) from Tarn, Lot-et-Garonne and Aveyron, France to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.