WTO notification · SPS
Saudi ArabiaEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency
Official title
Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 17345 dated 28 October 2026 entitled 'Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Santa Catarina in Brazil'
Saudi Arabia notified this emergency SPS measure on 30 October 2026. Emergency measures can apply immediately.
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Poultry meat, eggs and their products
The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/SAU/640; it forwards comments to Saudi Arabia.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Following the WOAH report dated 19 October 2026, a Newcastle virus outbreak has occurred in Santa Catarina in Brazil. 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 Newcastle virus into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products from Santa Catarina in Brazil 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 Brazil prove that the product is free from the virus).
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