G/SPS/N/PHL/412/Add.1  
 
12 November 2019  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 12 November 2019, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of  the Philippines . 
 
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Department of Agriculture Memorandum Circular No. 12 Series of 2019 - Supplemental Provisions of 
the DA Memorandum Circular No. 12 S. 2017 "Importation Procedures for Live Animals into the 
Philippines"  
Pursuant to DA Memorandum Circular No. 12 dated 2 Jun e 2017, entitled "Importation Procedures 
for Live Animals into the Philippines", the following provisions are hereby issued for clarity:  
1. Live animals shall include Hatching eggs, Genetic Materials (Semen, Embryo and Ova);  
2. Wild animals shall include exotic birds, etc.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/PHL/19_6369_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publica tion or date of entry into force  
[X] Other: Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified regulation  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum ma y vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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  G/SPS/N/PHL/412/Add.1  
 
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  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  
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@yahoo.com  
 quarantine_bai@yahoo.com  
 
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