G/SPS/N/PHL/487  
 
15 January 2021  
(21-0502) Page: 1/3 
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  
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):  HS Code: 0105 - Live poultry, "fowls of the species Gallus 
domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls"; HS Code: 0207 - Meat and edible 
offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls, 
fresh, chilled or frozen; HS Code: 0407 - Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked; 
HS Code: 04071 - Fertilised eggs for incubation; HS Code: 04072 - Other fresh eggs; 
HS Code: 040790 - Birds' eggs, in shell, preserved or cooked; HS Code: 05119 - Other  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document:  Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 3 
Series of 2021, Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds and their 
Products Including Poultry Meat, Day -old Chicks, Eggs and Seme n Originating from 
Netherlands . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/PHL/21_0450_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Order, signed on 11 January 2021, institutes the following 
emergency measures for the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products 
from Netherlands:  
1) Ban on the importation  of domestic and wild birds and their products, including poultry 
meat, day -old chicks, eggs and semen;  
2) Immediate suspension of the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance 
of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance for the above -stated 
commodities;  
3) All incoming poultry meat shipments with SPS import clearance issued on or before 
18 December 2020 will be allowed provided frozen poultry meat has a 
slaughter/process date of 21 days prior to the start of the first HPAI outbreak (on or 
before 8 October 2020). All shipments will be subject to veterinary quarantine rules 
and regulations;  
4) All shipments in transit after the official communication of this Order to the Dutch 
authorities shall be allowed regardless of the production date provi ded the products 
were not sourced from the following areas: (1) Gelderland  - Altfrost, Puiflijk, 
Terwolde; (2) Groningen  - Lutjegast; (3) Utrecht  - Hekendorp; (4) Friesland  - 
Witmarsum, Sint Annaparochie, Buitenpost; (5) Zuid-Holland  - Maasland;  
5) All other shipments accepted at the port of origin after the date of official 
communication to the Dutch authorities are therefore advised not to sail;  G/SPS/N/PHL/487  
 
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  6) Shipments which have not complied with the conditions set forth in Item 3 to Item 5 
shall be dealt with  per DA AO 9 s. 2010 Section VII.D;  
7) Importation of meat products of poultry is subject to the conditions provided in 
Articles 10.4.19, 10.4.20 and 10.4.26 of OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2019).  
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:  Based on the 
updated reports of Dr. Christia nne Bruschke, Chief Veterinary Officer, Agriculture, Nature 
and Food Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Hague, 
Netherlands to the World Organisation for Animal Health on 27 November and 9 and 
14 December 2020, there were additio nal outbreaks of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza in Utrecht, Friesland and Zuid -Holland, affecting birds.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number o f Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4 of the Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code (2019)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[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):  
Immediately.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Autho rity, [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  G/SPS/N/PHL/487  
 
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  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