Implementing Regulations of The Agriculture Law
Art. 227Status unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture (mewa.gov.sa) — Rules Library
Unsafe agricultural sector resources or products shall be seized in the following cases:
1. If they are infected with a disease, pest, chemical or nuclear pollution, or any
contaminant which, if consumed, would endanger the health of humans, animals or
the environment;
2. If they are established or suspected to contain higher than permissible residues of
pesticides, veterinary preparations, chemicals, or microbial limits for agricultural
products;
3. If the external appearance of the products is spoiled, putrefied, decomposed or
changed;
4. If the products are handled in an unhealthy environment that renders the same unfit
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for consumption or harmful to health;
5. If the products are taken from a sick animal or an animal carrying a disease that
could endanger human health, or from an animal that had died before it was
slaughtered, or an animal that was slaughtered by a person without a valid health
certificate, or if the slaughtered animal came into contact with sick animals in the
event of communicable or epidemic diseases;
6. If the products are of unknown origin or do not bear a product label approved by the
competent agencies; and
7. If the resources or products are brought from a prohibited area pursuant to the disease
and pest eradication plans approved by the Ministry.
The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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