Based on the Veterinary Quarantine Law promulgated by Royal Decree 45/2004,
the Executive Regulation of the Veterinary Quarantine Law issued by Ministerial Decision 107/2008,
and the recommendation of the competent veterinary entity regarding the prohibition of importing live birds and their products, derivatives, and residues from certain countries,
and in pursuance of public interest,
it is hereby decided
Article I
The import of live birds, their products, derivatives, and residues from the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the French Republic, the Republic of Ireland, the Republic of Ukraine, Scotland in the United Kingdom, and the Tehran Province in the Islamic Republic of Iran is hereby banned until the reason for the ban ceases to exist and a decision is issued in this regard. Products that are heat treated in accordance with the Terrestrial Animal Health Code issued by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) are excluded.
Article II
The competent entities shall implement this decision, each in their fields of competence.
Article III
This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
Issued on: 21 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442
Corresponding to: 5 January 2021
Dr Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al-Habsi
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources
Published in Official Gazette 1374 issued on 10 January 2021.