G/SPS/N/PHL/440  
 
2 July 2019  
(19-4403) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  PHILIPPINES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture (DA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Plant-based feed products, categorized as medium risk, imported 
from African Swine Fever (ASF) infected countries  
4. Regions or countrie s likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Belgium ; Bulgaria ; Cambodia ; China ; Hong Kong, 
China ; Hungary ; Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Moldova, Republic of, 
Poland ; Romania ; Russian Federation ; Ukraine ; Viet Nam  
5. Title of the notified document:  Department of Agriculture Memorandum Circular 8 
Series of 2019  - Safeguard/ Biosecurity  Measures for Plant-based Feed Products, 
Categorized as Medium Risk, Imported from African Swine Fever (ASF) Infected 
Countries . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/PHL/19_3653_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Order implements safeguards/biosecurity measures for the 
importation of plant -based, medium risk feed products originating from ASF -infected 
countries.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  There are scientific 
findings that ASF can be transmitted through plant -based feed products.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapters 1.1, 4.3, 15.1 and 
Article  15.1.22 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2018  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM num ber):  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/PHL/440  
 
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  [X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
3 June 2019 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Office of the Director  
Policy Research Service  
Department of Agriculture  
Elliptical Road, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@gmail.com  
Website: http://spsissuances.da.gov.ph/  
 
or 
 
National Veterinary Quarantine Services  
Bureau of Animal Industry  
Visayas Avenue, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 920 0815  
Fax: +(632) 920 0916  
E-mail: nvqs_bai@yahoo.com  
 quarantine_bai@yahoo.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Office of the Director  
Policy Research Service  
Department of Agriculture  
Elliptical Road, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 926 7439  
Fax: +(632) 928 0590  
E-mail: spspilipinas@gmail.com  
Website : http://spsissuances.da.gov.ph/  
 
or 
 
National Veterinary Quarantine Services  
Bureau of Animal Industry  
Visayas Avenue, Diliman  
Quezon City  
Tel: +(632) 920 0815  
Fax: +(632) 920 0916  
E-mail: nvqs_bai@ya hoo.com  
 quarantine_bai@yahoo.com