Notice of Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture, Decision No. 128193 dated 4 January 2017 (06/04/1438 H) entitled "Temporary Ban of importation of Live Bird, Hatching Egg and One day Old Chick" originated from Bulgaria

Following the OIE report, ref. No. 51, Vol. 29 dated 22 December 2016, which indicates that a High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak has reoccurred in Bulgaria, 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 Bulgaria to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.