Based on the Veterinary Quarantine Law issued 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 to ban the import of live animals with cloven hooves from some states,
and in pursuance of public interest,
it is hereby decided
Article I
The import of live animals with cloven hooves and their products, derivatives, and waste from Gauteng Province and KwaZulu-Natal Province in the Republic of South Africa, Lubombo Region in the Kingdom of Eswatini, Plateau Central Region and Centre Region in Burkina Faso, the Grande Comore Island in the Union of the Comoros, and the Ganja-Gazakh Region in the Republic of Azerbaijan is hereby banned, until the reason for the ban ceases and a decision is issued in this regard.
Products, derivatives, and waste that are heat treated or processed in accordance with the Terrestrial Animals Health Code issued by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE)/the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) are excluded.
Article II
The competent entities shall implement this decision, each in the fields of their mandates.
Article III
This decision must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.
Issued on: 12 Jumada Al-Thani 1447
Corresponding to: 3 December 2025
Dr Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al-Habsi
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources
Published in Official Gazette 1625 issued on 7 December 2025.