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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources: Ministerial Decision 43/2026 Banning the Import of Live Birds from Some States

2026/43 43/2026

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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 birds and their products, derivatives, and waste from some states,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The import of live birds and their products, derivatives, and waste from the region of Catalonia in the Kingdom of Spain; the regions of Perth and Kinross in Scotland in the United Kingdom; the provinces of Isabela, Nueva Ecija, and Davao del Sur in the Republic of the Philippines; and the provinces of Podlaskie and Lubelskie in the Republic of Poland 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: 15 August 1447
Corresponding to: 3 February 2026

Dr Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al-Habsi
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources   

Published in Official Gazette 1634 issued on 8 February 2026.