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WTO notification · SPS

Saudi ArabiaEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency

Animals; live – Saudi Arabia

Official title

Notice of Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture, Decision No. 481520631 dated 16 July 2026 (2/2/1448 H) entitled 'Lifting the temporary ban imposed on the importation of Live sheep, goats, cattle, and camels originating from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania'

Saudi Arabia notified this emergency SPS measure on 30 July 2026. Emergency measures can apply immediately.

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At a glance

Products

Live sheep, goats, cattle, and camels

HS codes
  • 01 · Animals; live
    • 0102 Live bovine animals
    • 0104 Live sheep and goats
    • 010613 Live camels and other camelids [Camelidae]
Notifying member
Saudi Arabia(Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of)
Status
Emergency measure, may already apply
Objectives
  • Animal health
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Emergency notifications (SPS)
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/SAU/619
Keywords
Animal health, Animal diseases

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
Not set in the notification
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/SAU/619; it forwards comments to Saudi Arabia.

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What the notification says

Saudi Arabia has lifted the temporary ban on the importation of live sheep, goats, cattle, and camels from Mauritania.

Sources

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