WTO notification · SPS
United Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait,Oman,Qatar,Saudi Arabia,YemenCorrected since it was notifiedEmergency
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Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 16506 dated 25 October 2026 entitled 'Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Wielkopolskie in Poland'
Bahrain issued a correction on 30 October 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/BHR/286. The measure was first notified on 26 October 2026.
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Poultry meat, eggs and their products
Following the WOAH report dated 19 October 2026, a Newcastle virus outbreak has occurred in Wielkopolskie in Poland. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.9, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of the HPAI virus into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products from Wielkopolskie in Poland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended (with the exception of processed poultry meat and egg products exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of the Newcastle virus, as long as it conforms with the approved health requirements, and standards, with a health certificate issued by the official bodies in Poland prove that the product is free from the virus).
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CorrigendumG/SPS/N/BHR/286/Corr.1Emergency measure
Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 16506 dated 25 October 2026 entitled 'Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Wielkopolskie in Poland'
Please note that the notification G/SPS/N/ARE/334, G/SPS/N/BHR/286, G/SPS/N/KWT/216, G/SPS/N/OMN/182, G/SPS/N/QAT/185, G/SPS/N/SAU/638, G/SPS/N/YEM/126 'Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 16506 dated 25 October 2026 entitled 'Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Wielkopolskie in Poland' dated 26 October 2026 was distributed erroneously and therefore should be considered null and void
Emergency notificationG/SPS/N/BHR/286Emergency measure
Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 16506 dated 25 October 2026 entitled 'Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Wielkopolskie in Poland'
Following the WOAH report dated 19 October 2026, a Newcastle virus outbreak has occurred in Wielkopolskie in Poland. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.9, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of the HPAI virus into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products from Wielkopolskie in Poland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended (with the exception of processed poultry meat and egg products exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of the Newcastle virus, as long as it conforms with the approved health requirements, and standards, with a health certificate issued by the official bodies in Poland prove that the product is free from the virus).
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