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Republic of the Philippines 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Elliptical Road, Dilitnan 
1100 Quezon City
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR
No. / P "
Series o f2022
SUBJECT: LIFTING THE BAN ON THE IMPORTATION OF PROCESSED ANIMAL
PROTEINS FROM ITALY
WHEREAS, the Department of Agriculture is mandated to regulate and control the 
manufacture, importation, labeling, advertising and sale of livestock and poultry feeds 
as per RA 1556 of 1956 (As amended by PD 7) to safeguard the health of the animals 
and the consumers;
WHEREAS, Processed Animal Protein (PAP) is an essential ingredient produced from 
Category 3  material that provides a local source of proteins for animal feeds;
WHEREAS, the Department of Agriculture issued Memorandum Order No. 06 on March 
8, 2019, restricting the entry of animal feeds of porcine origin from countries affected 
with African Swine fever (ASF);
WHEREAS, the temporary ban in the entry of live swine and their products, including 
pork meat, pig skin, processed animal proteins, and semen from Italy, was issued as per 
Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 05 (January 31, 2022) due to 
reported outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) in wild boars;
WHEREAS, the Italian authorities are interested to export PAP particularly 
pork/porcine meal, blood meal, among others, to the Philippines assuring that this 
commodity has undergone the necessary heat treatment sufficient to destroy the ASF 
virus;
WHEREAS, based on the Department of Agriculture Import Risk Assessment (IRA), the 
likelihood that ASF virus would enter the country through PAPs is assessed to be low 
while the likelihood of exposure of susceptible animals is estimated to be very low, 
since strict EU measures are in place, and the PAP has undergone a thermal treatment of 
at least > 130°C for 20 minutes. The overall risk estimate for ASF entry is low and risk 
management measures may be considered further to mitigate any possible risk for 
implementation;
WHEREAS, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code (TAHC) provides that ASF virus in meat is inactivated by heat treatment for 
at least 30 minutes at a minimum temperature of 70°C, which should be reached 
throughout the meat; or any equivalent heat treatment which has been demonstrated to 
inactivate ASF virus in meat;
NOW, THEREFORE, this Memorandum Circular is hereby issued, lifting the temporary 
ban on the importation of PAP from Italy. The following measures shall cover the 
importation of PAP:
1. Porcine PAPs have been processed in a facility approved for export purposes 
and that necessary precautions were taken to avoid contact of the product 
with any source of ASF virus.
2. Only processed animal proteins from by-products of animals fit for human 
consumption Category 3  materials following Article 10 EU Control Regulation 
1069/2009 and processed in accordance with WOAH, Codex and/or other 
international acceptable standards shall be exported to the Philippines.
3. The porcine PAPs shall be monitored through proper coordination and
All orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the 
provisions of this order are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.reporting from their corresponding exporters.
Done this day of P ({■Cnil'-tr  2022.
DOMN
Senior l :ure