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Veterinary quarantine and import controls · Regulatory layer

Cloven-hoofed animal import ban for Mpumalanga and Gansu

Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports of live cloven-hoofed animals and their products, derivatives and waste from Mpumalanga, South Africa, and Gansu, China. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.

Material typeMinisterial Decision
Legal branchVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Legal layerRegulatory layer
Source languageOfficial Arabic text
Review dateSeptember 13, 2026

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Document overview

Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports of live cloven-hoofed animals and their products, derivatives and waste from Mpumalanga, South Africa, and Gansu, China. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.

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Scope and exclusions

Applies to

Live cloven-hoofed animals and their products, derivatives and waste originating in Mpumalanga or Gansu.

Limitations and exclusions

Does not cover products and derivatives treated or heat-processed in accordance with the WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code. It does not replace other sanitary, veterinary, customs, permit or documentary requirements; later decisions require separate review.

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Official source

Ministerial Decision 160/2026 · issued 15 July 2026 · Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources

September 13, 2026

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This editorial overview explains the instrument's subject and scope but does not replace the authoritative Arabic text or the current consolidated version.

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