Notice of Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Decision No.120290 dated 29 December 2016 (30/03/1438 H) entitled "Temporary Ban of importation of Live Bird, Hatching Egg and One day Old Chick" originated from Serbia.

Following the OIE report, ref. No. 51, Vol. 29 dated 16 December 2016, which indicates that a High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak has reoccurred in Serbia, 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 Serbia to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.